Chapter 45
The ringing sounds of phone calls haunted us for the rest of the day. We had to communicate with other departments and branches to ask for documents we needed immediately.
"Lauren?" Harper called from her office.
"Yes?" I replied walking towards her.
She motioned for me to sit. I sat timidly.
"Have you talked to Axel yet?"
"Oh, that." I twiddled my thumbs, "Uh, sorry, I haven't yet. I was finishing up some billings."
"Okay," she nodded. "Uh, please tell me when you talk to him. Maybe he can talk Katie out of this. I can't call him directly, you know; I'm too involved in the situation."
"Yeah, I understand. I'll call him later."
She nodded, "Okay. Let me know how it goes?"
"I will."
She stood from her seat; I stood too and took my leave.
Why do I always end up in situations like this?
Why am I always being forced to see him?
God, what did I do wrong? Have I sinned so much that I'm being punished?
By the end of the day, I was staring at my phone on the table – the screen showing Axel's phone number.
"Lauren, aren't you going home yet? We can continue this tomorrow."
I turned to see Cass putting her coat on.
"I'll go in a bit."
"Okay, I'll see you tomorrow."
"See you. Take care."
I looked at my phone again.
This is torture.
One more look and I realized I have no choice.
Ugh, I give up. What happens, happens.
I clicked on 'dial'.
It's dialing.
I put it on speaker mode and with every ring, I can hear my heart pounding in my ears.
Please don't pick up. Please don't pick up.
"Hello?"
Damnit.
I raised the phone to my ear, "Hi, this is Lauren."
"I know."
I inhaled a breath, "We need to talk."
There was a pause.
"Okay," he said finally. "Where do you want to meet?"
My eyes closed and my jaw tightened.
Why is it so hard to get rid of him in my life?
I exhaled, "Corrigan's. I'll meet you there at seven."
"Okay, I'll be there."
"Okay," I said then dropped the call before he could put in another word.
"Lauren, you're still here?"
I raised my head and saw Harper approaching the cubicles.
I stood, "Yeah, I just talked to Axel."
"Oh," she walked closer to me. "What did he say?"
"Um, I'll meet with him later to discuss in detail."
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How to Date an Asshole
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