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documents we need, to have you sign those forms, and to pay the retainer, but you've already done all that. As of now, you're set until I hear from your ex-wife's lawyer.”
Andrew handed her all of the signed forms and said, “Do you have a second to talk non-business?”
Diana's heart skipped a beat, but she hid it well with a smile and a nod.
“I actually have a confession to make. Jamie didn't tell me about you at the race. I saw you in the crowd when I was up on stage. You're... pretty distinctive.”
Usually calling someone 'pretty distinctive' would be a polite way of saying 'weird as hell', but that wasn't Andrew's intention. He wanted to say 'unforgettably beautiful', but was too much of a professional to hit on his lawyer.
Diana fiddled with her hands under the table unsure how to take the comment. With courage, she said, “I remember seeing you on stage too. You had quite the following there.”
Andrew's tan face turned a little red and he said, “Sorry about that. I used to play basketball at Kansas and a lot of them are alumni. It's hard to tell them I'm not interested without being rude. Most of those women are just like my ex-wife. Kristen wasn't exactly the sharpest knife...” Andrew paused for a moment in order to think of something less rude to say about his ex-wife. “It's amazing how some people can make you appreciate an intelligent woman.”
Although he wasn't dumb by any means, this comment made Diana think of Cale. Why didn't he answer his phone? The more Diana thought about him, the more she wanted him out of her mind. Luckily for her, the man sitting across from her made this rather easy, The more she talked to responsible, polished Andrew, the more Cale disappeared.

Cale arrived at Diana's office with grass-stained jeans, and a dirty, gray shirt, but no ring. He had spent the better part of the last few hours combing through the yards in Diana's neighborhood in a futile search.
As he walked down the hallway to Diana's office, Jenny stepped out, and was dumbfounded at the sight of him. “Cale!? What are you doing here? I thought you guys broke up?”
“Can I see her?”
“Are you sure she wants you here? What about the pact?”
“You don't know?”
“Don't know what?”
Cale didn't debate. Didn't weigh his opinions. If Diana wanted her pregnancy to be a secret, well too damn bad. “She's pregnant.”
Jenny put both of her hands on her mouth to stifle the cry of jubilation. Running at Cale, she gave him a big hug and cried, “Good job, buddy! Now just don't screw up for the next eighteen years and you're gold.”
While Jenny still had her arms around Cale, Jamie walked around the corner and said, “Hey Jenny, do you have any contact information for...” Noticing her hugging Cale, he stopped and said, “Oh, I'm terribly sorry. Excuse me.”
Jenny backed away and said, “It's alright Jamie, you can come in. This is Diana's...friend, Cale.”
Jamie stuck out his hand and said very properly, “How are you doing?” expecting Cale to reciprocate the question after giving some standard, meaningless answer like 'good'. No one ever gives an actual response to this question... except for Cale.
“I feel like I just got off the world's biggest roller coaster where every seat had a fist-sized dildo facing up. I like the suit, man. You have some real Tom Cruise Firm action going on.”
“Huh?”
“Ahh, you're too young for that reference, that movie probably came out before you were born.”
After he said that, an unusual observation hit Cale. This was the first time in his life he told someone 'it was before you were born' in regard to a pop culture reference. It made him feel old.
“Well I know Tom Cruise,” Jamie responded uneasily. As well as he knew Diana, he couldn't figure out how she was friends with someone like Cale. “I should probably get back to work. It was nice to meet you.”
“See you around, Tom Cruise,” Cale said as Jamie left. Turning back to Jenny, he asked, “Was