everyone was being so damn cruel,” she finished, taking a huge
deep breath as I stared at her mutely.
“I
also told him that if he thought you’d quit, he should think again and then I
told Charlie it was nice to meet him because I didn’t want to burn that bridge.
I gave him my condolences that he appeared to have three dickwad brothers
before I carried on waitressing.”
Holy
fuck knuckles.
“What
did Lucas say?” I asked, noticing that she’d omitted his reaction from her
whole story which didn’t bode well.
“Nothing,
but he wasn’t happy. He just stood there with his mouth set in this stern line,
gazing down at me. It’s a shame because he’s really hot in a broody, menacing
kind of way. He watched me walk away and then before I left he grabbed me,
pulling me back onto the patio again. He’s one of those intense people who just drags the truth from you. He was looking at me so
intently and he asked how you were,” she said and I could tell he’d intimidated
her a little too, which was really unusual.
“What
did you tell him, Chas?” I asked, still flooded with a strange sense of panic.
“The truth. He looked
genuinely upset, Sis, really remorseful. Not in a ‘shit, I’m about to get sued’
way, but like he really cared about you. I don’t know; it was weird. Anyway, he
asked me to tell you he was sorry,” she smiled and I knew that wasn’t the end of
it.
“What
did you say?” I asked.
“I
said ‘tell her yourself.’”
“Oh
God, Chas, you have made this about a zillion times worse,” I sighed but she
wasn’t having it. I knew she wouldn’t.
“No
I haven’t. From where I’m standing, it couldn’t have got any worse. They wanted
you out and they needed to know the truth. Now they do and I think you’ll get
an apology,” she shrugged defiantly as I took myself off to bed, wondering if
she might be half right.
CHAPTER 6
After
a weekend spent replaying Chas’s conversation endlessly in my head, a sixth
birthday party that felt like it had broken my eardrums, a spot of shopping and
teaching Dex to tie his laces, it was time to face the music.
I
got myself ready on Monday morning, hugging him tightly and waking Chas for the
school run and my stomach was churning. A big part of me wanted to quit because
it seemed like the easiest option, but Chas was right. I had to sit tight and
see how this panned out. If they wanted rid of me, they could fire me with the
most amazing pay off that Mr Turnbull had written into my contract. I bet that
had raised a few eyebrows in the now chaotic HR Department.
He
wasn’t in. Melody was though and as she opened her mouth to speak, I wondered
if Chas was right and things had improved already. I didn’t think it for long.
“Did
you remove a recording machine from my desk on Friday?” she snapped.
“Yes,
I did the minutes for the meeting. I thought I’d do you a favour,” I smiled.
“Don’t
do it again,” she spat coldly as I sighed, returning to my desk and pulling out
a trashy gossip magazine, putting my feet up and snacking on a brunch bar.
Melody was staring at me wide eyed and stunned. I didn’t take Chas’s advice and
tell her to ‘go and fuck herself’. I just smiled and returned my gaze to the
magazine, thumbing slowly through the pages.
Charlie
came into the office at half past ten to see if Lucas was around, smirking as
he saw me with my feet on the desk, reading my magazine, when an idea popped
into my head. I was probably way off, but it was worth a shot. All I wanted was
some work to do.
“Can
I speak to you privately, Mr Hunter?” I asked, pulling my legs down from the
desk and smiling up at him as he smiled back, gesturing me into Lucas’s empty
office as I took a seat opposite him. I found it much easier to talk to
Charlie. “I heard the tape on Friday,” I started as he nodded.
“Yes,
your sister let me know,” he smirked. I ignored the comment.
“You
said that you were looking for a company
deep breath as I stared at her mutely.
“I
also told him that if he thought you’d quit, he should think again and then I
told Charlie it was nice to meet him because I didn’t want to burn that bridge.
I gave him my condolences that he appeared to have three dickwad brothers
before I carried on waitressing.”
Holy
fuck knuckles.
“What
did Lucas say?” I asked, noticing that she’d omitted his reaction from her
whole story which didn’t bode well.
“Nothing,
but he wasn’t happy. He just stood there with his mouth set in this stern line,
gazing down at me. It’s a shame because he’s really hot in a broody, menacing
kind of way. He watched me walk away and then before I left he grabbed me,
pulling me back onto the patio again. He’s one of those intense people who just drags the truth from you. He was looking at me so
intently and he asked how you were,” she said and I could tell he’d intimidated
her a little too, which was really unusual.
“What
did you tell him, Chas?” I asked, still flooded with a strange sense of panic.
“The truth. He looked
genuinely upset, Sis, really remorseful. Not in a ‘shit, I’m about to get sued’
way, but like he really cared about you. I don’t know; it was weird. Anyway, he
asked me to tell you he was sorry,” she smiled and I knew that wasn’t the end of
it.
“What
did you say?” I asked.
“I
said ‘tell her yourself.’”
“Oh
God, Chas, you have made this about a zillion times worse,” I sighed but she
wasn’t having it. I knew she wouldn’t.
“No
I haven’t. From where I’m standing, it couldn’t have got any worse. They wanted
you out and they needed to know the truth. Now they do and I think you’ll get
an apology,” she shrugged defiantly as I took myself off to bed, wondering if
she might be half right.
CHAPTER 6
After
a weekend spent replaying Chas’s conversation endlessly in my head, a sixth
birthday party that felt like it had broken my eardrums, a spot of shopping and
teaching Dex to tie his laces, it was time to face the music.
I
got myself ready on Monday morning, hugging him tightly and waking Chas for the
school run and my stomach was churning. A big part of me wanted to quit because
it seemed like the easiest option, but Chas was right. I had to sit tight and
see how this panned out. If they wanted rid of me, they could fire me with the
most amazing pay off that Mr Turnbull had written into my contract. I bet that
had raised a few eyebrows in the now chaotic HR Department.
He
wasn’t in. Melody was though and as she opened her mouth to speak, I wondered
if Chas was right and things had improved already. I didn’t think it for long.
“Did
you remove a recording machine from my desk on Friday?” she snapped.
“Yes,
I did the minutes for the meeting. I thought I’d do you a favour,” I smiled.
“Don’t
do it again,” she spat coldly as I sighed, returning to my desk and pulling out
a trashy gossip magazine, putting my feet up and snacking on a brunch bar.
Melody was staring at me wide eyed and stunned. I didn’t take Chas’s advice and
tell her to ‘go and fuck herself’. I just smiled and returned my gaze to the
magazine, thumbing slowly through the pages.
Charlie
came into the office at half past ten to see if Lucas was around, smirking as
he saw me with my feet on the desk, reading my magazine, when an idea popped
into my head. I was probably way off, but it was worth a shot. All I wanted was
some work to do.
“Can
I speak to you privately, Mr Hunter?” I asked, pulling my legs down from the
desk and smiling up at him as he smiled back, gesturing me into Lucas’s empty
office as I took a seat opposite him. I found it much easier to talk to
Charlie. “I heard the tape on Friday,” I started as he nodded.
“Yes,
your sister let me know,” he smirked. I ignored the comment.
“You
said that you were looking for a company
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