Page 109 of Change My Mind
“We should revisit this conversation later, Adrienne,” he said. He didn’t wait for me to respond before he left my office.
“I know it’s a faff, but it might be worth you flagging him to the appropriate people. It might not amount to much, but at the very least, you could change the location of your office.” She sounded apologetic.
I sighed. “I know. I should. I will. Thanks for coming.”
“Always. I feel like I owe you an apology. I pushed you towards that, and now we have this whole disaster.” She gestured vaguely.
“Not your fault. We didn’t have a crystal ball.”
Becky nodded slowly as her eyes zeroed in on something. “Did you know you have a hickey on your collarbone?” she asked.
I reached for the spot and covered it with my hands. Eli had really done a number on the area because even though I was hardly touching it, I could feel how tender it was.
I made a mental note to return this particular favour.
“Yes, I do. I didn’t think it was that bad. By the time I realised, I didn’t have enough time to locate a roll neck jumper.”
I would have if I hadn’t drained Eli dry with a blow job and left myself with barely twenty minutes to get ready and out of the flat.
“So, date night with Eli went well then?” Becky waggled her eyebrows. I rolled my eyes.
“We had a lovely dinner that stretched into a lovely weekend, yes.”
“Did you know that Eli had a possessive side to him?”
A bark of a laugh escaped me. “Bex, we’ve been having sex for months. I for sure knew he had this in him.”
“You’ve what?” Becky exclaimed.
“Do you not know the whole story?” I asked, confused. I hadn’t requested it stay locked in the vault after I told Clara the whole story, so I assumed the twins would know by now.
“What the fuck is the whole story? How have I been kept so out of the loop? You know I like juicy details.”
“It was by no means intentional. I thought word would have gotten back to you by now. But, sure, I can give you the full story over lunch. Don’t you have somewhere to be in the next fifteen minutes?”
Becky checked her watch, and it was her turn to swear.
“Yes, I do. I have to give a lecture on the Roman Empire, which is ironic because I will be thinking about nothing else except the fact that you seemed to catch feelings for your former nemesis turned situationship.”
“We went with friends with benefits,” I said with a shrug.
“Say no more. Tell me everything all at once. You will spare no details.” She pointed a finger at me before she left.
Sixty-Four
ELI
It was funny how I knew the exact moment Addie walked into Vivi’s. I wasn’t facing the dining area when it happened; I was half hanging out of the fridge as I grabbed some butter, but I could tell when she was in.
As I handed Kayla the butter for her dough, I walked over to the pass and looked out at the dining room. My eyes were immediately drawn to the Henry/Harris/Holloway table, where Addie was unwrapping her scarf and draping it over the chair as she sat opposite Clara, who had been here when I arrived for work, surrounded by empty plates.
Darren appeared in front of me, a smile on his face.
“I can cover you for five minutes.”
He didn’t have to tell me twice.
Clara noticed me first, a smirk breaking out on her face, which made Addie turn around. My breath stuttered in my chest as she looked at me. The light in the room made her eyes look like early morning grass, and her smile was bright.
