The Lawyer by Bright Alice

Author:Bright, Alice [Bright, Alice]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2014-03-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

“Elizabeth, can I see you for a moment, please?” I heard Alex calling me from his office, and I noticed for the first time that he had left his door ajar this morning. That was unusual, considering that he generally kept the door closed tightly and made it a point to almost slam the darn thing when he came inside in the mornings.

I stood quickly, smoothed my skirt, and entered his office with a smile. “Yes?” I asked meekly. I was still tired and worn out from the previous day’s events. My sleep had been fitful and although the motel was a cheap dump, it had offered me a quiet space to try to collect my thoughts and figure out how I felt about things. Despite the alone time I’d had, my eyes were still swollen from crying and I didn’t think my makeup was doing the best job of hiding the puffiness.

“Come in and have a seat,” Alex welcomed me from behind a huge stack of papers. I sat obediently and waited for him to say something. “I just wanted to apologize again for my hastiness yesterday. My father and I are dealing with a particularly demanding client who requires the utmost discretion.”

“It’s really fine, Alex,” I started. “It’s not that big of a deal.”

He held up a hand to stop me, though. “I think it is a big deal,” he said, “but I’d like to make it up to you. Would you be available to have dinner with me tonight?”

I silently ran through a breakdown of my classes and realized there was nothing to keep me from saying “no” to Alex tonight. “Sure,” I said after a moment. “That sounds lovely.”

“Are you sure Tim won’t mind? He’s quite welcome to along if he would like to.”

Ugh. Tim. I wondered for a second if I should pipe up to Alex about that, but it didn’t seem like an appropriate time. After all, was it really right to dump your relationship problems on your boss? Even though Alex was incredibly handsome and I had always been attracted to him, I didn’t want to play the damsel. Not today.

“No, he won’t mind and he can’t make it, but thank you for offering. That was kind of you,” I said cordially.

“Fantastic.” Alex nodded with satisfaction. “I’ll send a car to pick you up at 7.”

Darn! I had forgotten how weird Alex was about being polite. I didn’t want to tell him that I was living in the shabby motel a few blocks away. “That’s okay,” I said quickly, “I’ll meet you there.” Alex gave me a questioning look but finally nodded.

“All right, I was thinking of going to Lalla.”

Lalla? That was only the most delicious restaurant I’d ever eaten at. Their salads were exquisite, their steaks were divine, and their chicken? Out of this world. “I love that place!” I nearly squealed with excitement.

“Are you sure you don’t want a ride?” Alex queried. “It’s a bit out of your way.”

“No, that’s okay.

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