1. Taking Chances


    Date: 9/22/2015, Categories: Mature, Author: Sisyphus, Rating: 13, Source: LushStories

    liked that they could work efficiently, chat when there was no one waiting, or when both lawyers were away from the office. Often, they laughed at each other’s witty comments, but still, the office had a professional, relaxed atmosphere. “What’s up?” Gloria asked, when she noticed the smile on Catherine’s face and the perkier sound of her voice on the phone, or when she asked one of them about the forms they were working on. “You seem different. What’s up?” Gloria repeated. “Nothing’s up. It’s just such a nice autumn day.” “Right,” Gloria responded, sarcastically, narrowing her eyes and sensing that Catherine was feeling something unusual. “Did something happen at lunch? You were late and you’re never late.” “No, nothing happened at lunch. I was just enjoying the warm weather and how beautiful the leaves are this time of year,” she said, wondering what they would think if she told them she had been throwing piles of leaves over the head of a man she had just met. She almost said something, her excitement brimming over, but hesitated, uncertain, then decided not to, suddenly feeling she wanted to keep it to herself. Just then Mr. Bronson opened his door and asked Catherine for the Reginald Bosnovich file. “I’ll bring it right in,” she said, turning away from Gloria and going to the filing cabinet. As she searched the files, Catherine knew that Gloria was right, something was different. She found herself glancing at the clock, noticing it was two-thirty and she would be meeting ...
    Tom in two hours. She retrieved the file and closed the filing cabinet drawer, glancing at Gloria and feeling lighthearted as she walked into Mr. Bronson’s office. Later, when she walked into the busy Vinery Café and saw Tom at the rear table writing in his notebook, she took a deep breath, swallowed and made her way through the narrow space between tables, determined to enjoy a cup of coffee, or a glass of wine and nothing more. Still, she could not deny that this was such an unusual thing for her to do, and she tried controlling the fear and excitement that was rising and causing her to tremble. She swallowed another deep breath as she got closer. Tom glanced up just as she approached the table and closed his notebook on the pen and greeted her. “Well, here you are. How was your afternoon at work?” “Work was fine. How was your afternoon?” Catherine asked, as she took the seat across from him. “Fine. I went back to the park and continued writing then went back to my apartment which is actually just two blocks from here, before coming here to meet and get to know you better.” “Oh, you live nearby. You said you just moved in, isn’t that right?” “Yes, a few days ago,” he said, sounding almost as awkward as she was feeling. “So what would you like, coffee or a glass of wine?” “I should probably have coffee, but I think I would like a glass of Chablis. I haven’t had one in a long time.” Maybe that will relax me. What am I doing? “Chablis it will be. I will have a glass also.” He ...
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