Lead Counsel by Aurora Rey

Author:Aurora Rey [Rey, Aurora]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781635555288
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2018-06-30T16:00:00+00:00

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Despite running ahead of schedule on several fronts, Don managed to dump a ton of new work in Parker’s lap. Not that she minded the work, but Don had a way of making her feel less like a colleague and more like a hired gun. She’d hoped to leave that kind of boss behind when she left New York, but it seemed they were inescapable. Not for the first time, Parker thought about what it would be like to work for herself.

It didn’t help that Kyle came in to whine about Drake getting the better research assignments. By the time she talked him down in a way that wouldn’t make him insufferable, she was late to her mom’s doctor appointment. And an accident on St. Charles didn’t put her back in the office until four. Not that those things were Don’s fault, but the combination wore her patience dangerously thin.

Had the invitation to go out come from anyone but Elisa, she would have bailed so she could stay late at the office and get some work done. But it was Elisa, so at 5:30, she closed up shop and headed home to change. Giving herself only ten minutes to get ready kept her from spending too much time contemplating her look for the evening. She changed out of her suit into a pair of washed-out red shorts, a light blue chambray shirt, and her deck shoes.

When she pulled into Elisa’s driveway, she had a moment of panic that she’d underdressed. Elisa stepped out her front door in a dress with a geometric print, too short for work, but incredibly sexy. Parker jumped out of the driver’s seat and walked around the front of the car. “Did I go too casual?” she asked.

Elisa looked her up and down and offered a playful smile. “You’ll do.”

Hating that she needed the reassurance, Parker opened the passenger door. “I’m serious.”

“It’s casual.” Elisa gestured to herself. “I’m casual. We’re all good.”

Parker laughed at herself then. “I think New York messed with my fashion sense, at least when it comes to summer.”

“This place isn’t much more than a dive. Relax.”

Parker returned to the driver’s seat, realizing it was Elisa’s opinion she worried about, not her fellow bar patrons. “Relaxed. Promise.”

Once they were over the river, she followed Elisa’s directions to the Old Point. They parked on a side street and walked toward the bar. Although the sun was beginning to set, the air remained thick and hot. The heady fragrance of morning glories and bougainvillea wafted from the yards they passed. “Yeah, I’m glad I went with shorts.”

Elisa laughed. “Good. Let’s pop inside to say hi to Tess and grab a drink. Then we can think about food.”

“Sounds like a plan.”

Inside, the air was cooler, if not fully cool. Low lighting helped, and the crowd wasn’t too dense. Fans kept the air moving. Parker was taking in her surroundings when she heard Elisa’s name called. She turned in the direction of the voice and saw Tess waving enthusiastically.

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