Andy remembered coming home tired from work before her life became such a hurricane, but nothing could compare to the exhaustion she felt every day these days, whenever she set foot in the Vamcap mansion. Well, maybe she shouldn't be working so much overtime lately, but she needed to gather the evidence in the case against Alphonse, meet the immense business demand that Gabriel's company had, and now also plan a foolproof settlement for Lynn's divorce...
The only thing she was sure of was that skipping dinner for a day just so she could get some more sleep didn't seem like such a bad option, as her heavy eyes threatened to close.
“Aaron…” Andy heard the sound of Rose's muffled laughter as he passed the informal dining room, which was the one they used most “Stop it. Alec just went to bed. You know any noise outside and he might come bac
"Girl's night! I missed this so much! We haven’t done anything like this since college!” Harriet cheered, as she opened the door to her apartment to let Andy and Lynn in “Has it really been 3 years since we graduated? God, when did we stop being young and energetic?”“Young people, I don’t know, but I don’t remember us having energy even when we were freshmen and the subject of Criminal Law hadn’t yet consumed our soul.” Andy laughed, stretching after a long day at work “We've never stayed past midnight at any Brotherhood party, even the ones that, once in a million years, served acceptable food and not just vodka mixed with any liquid possible.”“I might have partied more if the apartment my grandmother rented for me back then didn’t have such a comfortable bed.” Lynn snorted,
"What do you mean?" Andy asked, confused about what she had just said about Gabriel.“Like I said, I really think he's a good person, but he can be pretty scary most of the time.” Lynn said, clearly intimidated just thinking about it. “I've never seen him in a business meeting or talking to people who owe him money, but everyone says it's scary. Furthermore, he always had a gloomy expression on his face when I met him. That’s been changing lately, but I’ve heard comments that in the office it’s still the same.”"That is true. I've seen him with a literally murderous look and I thought I was going to faint from fear. That’s because he was staring at Walter and not me.” Lynn added, however, upon seeing Andy's incredulous expression, she raised an eyebrow “Andy, there's no way you haven't noticed this unt
“And then, we realized that the stock was all right and she had confused the expiration date on the milk cartons.” Cameron said, making Andy laugh.“Jane really needs to get over this aversion to wearing glasses.”“Good luck convincing that old owl of that.” he joked, until the two stopped in front of the entrance to the Vamcap propert. “So… You're home. Hey, today was pretty cool, wasn’t it?” Cameron asked, with a hopeful smile.“Yeah…” she smiled, feeling guilty for not being able to say that with the same enthusiasm as him “You’re right.”It was the purest truth. Everything that night had been nice and... Nothing more. No matter how hard she tried, all the words that came
“I…” Gabriel seemed to be trying to apologize as he approached where she was sitting, although not even he seemed to be able to find the words that could justify the fact that he was there at that moment.“Of course you would be here chasing me.” she complained, even though she wasn't that surprised."Sorry." he sighed, standing before her with that guilty expression and slumped shoulders that made it difficult for her to imagine that he was the everyone-feared billionaire that Harriet and Lynn had told her about “I know I shouldn't be here, but... I paid a visit. I quickly went to the Institute this week and I heard Jane talking to her son about the two of you meeting and how she would love to have you as her daughter-in-law…”"And then? Did you think Cameron was da
“Great…” Andy laughed, without any humor “If forgetting me is something you can't do, then where does that leave us? Are you going to keep insisting on forcing yourself into my life, until I lose patience with you and start hating you again?”“No… That’s not what I want.” Gabriel sighed “But, I don't want to lie to you either. I don't want everything that happens between us to be in a distorted way. And most of all, I don't want to promise you something, only for you to find me walking close to you, or trying to intervene when I see you're in danger, like on your last two dates. Even if you decide you'll never forgive me... I can't imagine a scenario in which I would stop wanting to care for you.”"What do you mean by that?" she panted, frustrated. “That doesn't even make sense! If this is all your fault, then just go get help or live a little! You will get over it eventually. I was just a girl from
So a totally irrational and carnal part of Andy wanted to have sex with Gabriel.If the first step to solving a problem was admitting it existed, then she couldn't deny it, no matter how embarrassing it was. Well, there was nothing to be ashamed of, was there? She had researched some articles about how love and hate could become confused in the head of someone who had been through a traumatic episode and sexual desire certainly entered into that. It wasn't like she was blind, after all. Gabriel was very handsome since high school. And the bastard had had the audacity to become not only more attractive in the last ten years, but also sexy. He could easily star in the romantic or the naughty dreams of anyone who is even remotely attracted to men...But what the hell did fate have against her to do with the fact that the first guy to make her think about sex was h
“Half an hour to go, Andy.” Harriet warned her, placing her hand on her friend's shoulder, but Andy continued analyzing her many notes, which she had distributed on the table in that court waiting room.“Thank you, Harriet.” She took a deep breath, trying to expel the nervousness that was making her blood run cold, before starting to collect the papers from the table. “Tell the others that they can gather at the support lawyers' seat. It'll make a good impression on Judge Roberts if we're on time. I’ll be there in a minute.”“Uh… Also… I think there’s something you should see.” Harriet warned, clearly nervous."What happened?" Andy finally looked up, praying that Hazel hadn't caused some disaster so soon.
“The trial will begin.” the bailiff announced to everyone, as the judge now took the podium “All stand to receive Judge Roberts.”Sitting with her colleagues in the lawyers' seats, Andy ignored the murmurs of Alphonse's lawyers nearby and the venomous gaze of Hazel, who no longer seemed so busy pretending to cry, to strike the pose of a poor suffering wife. Instead of wasting his attention on them, Andy just followed the movements of her old college professor, who hadn't changed much after almost four years. She still had a stern expression, cold eyes and imposing posture. However, when their eyes suddenly met, Andy knew that she had recognized her, although Mrs. Roberts obviously wasn't going to show it or even give her any special treatment because of it.“Sit down.” Judge Roberts ordered, barely looking at the people who w