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happened last week?” Jane knew then that they would never be friends.
“We both overheard the woman say that you were training your replacement.”
Jen smiled. “No lawyer needs two assistants even if he is a partner. But that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s me that will be leaving.”
Jane gave her a surprised look. So she really was trying to take all the credit for the work. They were both competing for the same job…only Tim had already offered it to her and she had already accepted it. She didn’t think Jen realized this and she didn’t feel one bit bad that the other girl had had it first. All she ever did was complain and Jane actually really enjoyed what she was doing. She had no intentions of mentioning what she already knew. But she did intend to watch her back very closely.
“I think I’ll take a break.” She stood up and went to Tim’s door, knocking lightly.
“Come in.” He looked up. “Jane. Sorry I haven’t had much time to check on you. How’s everything going?”
“It’s fine. Thank you.” Jane’s eyes swept over Tim’s new shorter haircut amazed that she hadn’t realized how attractive he was before this. Now that he wasn’t sheathed in shaggy white hair she had to reconsider his age. Maybe he actually wasn’t yet fifty. He was big the way a man should be and tall and she could tell by the size of his arms that he was very strong. It was obvious that he had the means to take care of himself as well as a family and it was so sad that he had lost his pretty wife. She found herself wondering if he had children. She felt bad for him.
He cleared his throat, waiting for her to say what she wanted. She quickly began to speak. “Oh, I just wanted to tell you that I’m going to take a short break and wanted to know if you needed me for anything.”
“No, Jane. I know we haven’t talked about breaks and lunches. It’s just been so busy this week but tomorrow I won’t have court and things will be a bit more normal. When things get busy like this I might ask you to bring me something back or order lunch, but if I do that I will treat you as well, okay?”
She nodded and smiled. “Yes. That’s fine. Did you want me to bring you something back from the canteen?”
“No, but thanks for asking.”
As she closed his door, Jen flashed her a disgusted look which Jane tried to ignore though it still made her stomach drop. She grabbed the book of poems and headed for the elevators. As she left the work area she felt slightly relieved. Jane hadn’t even realized that the tension had started getting to her.
She pressed the down button on the elevator and heard someone’s whispered comment.
“…she dresses like that because she lives in a convent.”
Someone snickered and Jane glanced behind her. Three women were glancing in her direction but straightened when they saw her look.
“…did she hear us?!”
“I don’t know…”
Jane got into the elevator and jammed the button for the lobby. Her ears were ringing and she felt sick to her stomach. She smoothed down her skirt and fought back stinging tears. They cared so much about how people looked here. But her clothes were clean even if they had come out of the donation bin at the school.
There was a pavilion that she’d seen while walking to and from the bus stop. There were stone benches that didn’t look very comfortable, but they were beneath pergolas draped in sculptured flowering vines. Jane headed in that direction not sure if she would take a seat on the bench or continue walking until she got to her bus stop.
Her feet carried her to the bench and she sat down. She took in a shaky breath and tried to smile to herself. The stinging in her eyes faded. She had a degree, a job in a prestigious law firm, she was the assistant to one of the partners who routinely treated her to lunch, she had a true friend in Dhakiya and soon she would have
“We both overheard the woman say that you were training your replacement.”
Jen smiled. “No lawyer needs two assistants even if he is a partner. But that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s me that will be leaving.”
Jane gave her a surprised look. So she really was trying to take all the credit for the work. They were both competing for the same job…only Tim had already offered it to her and she had already accepted it. She didn’t think Jen realized this and she didn’t feel one bit bad that the other girl had had it first. All she ever did was complain and Jane actually really enjoyed what she was doing. She had no intentions of mentioning what she already knew. But she did intend to watch her back very closely.
“I think I’ll take a break.” She stood up and went to Tim’s door, knocking lightly.
“Come in.” He looked up. “Jane. Sorry I haven’t had much time to check on you. How’s everything going?”
“It’s fine. Thank you.” Jane’s eyes swept over Tim’s new shorter haircut amazed that she hadn’t realized how attractive he was before this. Now that he wasn’t sheathed in shaggy white hair she had to reconsider his age. Maybe he actually wasn’t yet fifty. He was big the way a man should be and tall and she could tell by the size of his arms that he was very strong. It was obvious that he had the means to take care of himself as well as a family and it was so sad that he had lost his pretty wife. She found herself wondering if he had children. She felt bad for him.
He cleared his throat, waiting for her to say what she wanted. She quickly began to speak. “Oh, I just wanted to tell you that I’m going to take a short break and wanted to know if you needed me for anything.”
“No, Jane. I know we haven’t talked about breaks and lunches. It’s just been so busy this week but tomorrow I won’t have court and things will be a bit more normal. When things get busy like this I might ask you to bring me something back or order lunch, but if I do that I will treat you as well, okay?”
She nodded and smiled. “Yes. That’s fine. Did you want me to bring you something back from the canteen?”
“No, but thanks for asking.”
As she closed his door, Jen flashed her a disgusted look which Jane tried to ignore though it still made her stomach drop. She grabbed the book of poems and headed for the elevators. As she left the work area she felt slightly relieved. Jane hadn’t even realized that the tension had started getting to her.
She pressed the down button on the elevator and heard someone’s whispered comment.
“…she dresses like that because she lives in a convent.”
Someone snickered and Jane glanced behind her. Three women were glancing in her direction but straightened when they saw her look.
“…did she hear us?!”
“I don’t know…”
Jane got into the elevator and jammed the button for the lobby. Her ears were ringing and she felt sick to her stomach. She smoothed down her skirt and fought back stinging tears. They cared so much about how people looked here. But her clothes were clean even if they had come out of the donation bin at the school.
There was a pavilion that she’d seen while walking to and from the bus stop. There were stone benches that didn’t look very comfortable, but they were beneath pergolas draped in sculptured flowering vines. Jane headed in that direction not sure if she would take a seat on the bench or continue walking until she got to her bus stop.
Her feet carried her to the bench and she sat down. She took in a shaky breath and tried to smile to herself. The stinging in her eyes faded. She had a degree, a job in a prestigious law firm, she was the assistant to one of the partners who routinely treated her to lunch, she had a true friend in Dhakiya and soon she would have
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