Page 145 of The Rules Of Attraction
Chapter 26
Alex
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It was the week of the case and I was a mess.
The damn case was in three days, on Friday.
Every time I thought about it my stomach churned.
I went to see my father first thing this morning. He’d messaged me last night, requesting my presence.
He lifted his head from the paperwork he was going through and smiled.
“Morning son.” The smile grew.
Lately, my father had greeted me the way he did Preston. With respect.
I’d worked my whole life just to earn that. I had to admit it felt good.
“Hey. You okay?”
“Perfect. Just wanted to see how you are.”
“I’m fine.” It was a half lie. If I was referring to Summer then I was off in the heavens, high of on love happy. But, my feeling about work were a whole other story.
“Good. I’m glad, and proud.”
Proud.
My father had never said that to me. Not when I graduated from high school with the highest GPA of my year, which was higher than Marc’s. Not when I finished at Princeton with firms begging to take me, and not when I won my first case.
Which, I might add was so difficult and complex that no one else wanted it. It was cast off to me as the newbie at the time. It involved high tech embezzlement. I was the prosecuting attorney and everyone thought I’d end up making a fool of myself.
I really thought my father would have been proud of me then but he’d just given me a pat on the back.
“it’s nice to hear that.”
“I am, you’ve really changed a lot and it’s shown me how much you want to be part of the partnership. I just wanted to have a one to one with you and see if everything’s set for Friday.”
“All set.” I nodded.
“Good. There are a few cases I’d like you to take. We’ll book in time to talk about them.” He nodded and smiled. “I thought I’d give you the heads up now so you can plan. Senior partners are busy people. I suspect you’ll be rushed off your feet.”
My breathing stilled. Senior partner, wow. He was talking about me.
I couldn’t resist the smile that inched up my face.
“I’m ready for it.”
“Looks like you are. It’ll be an honor to pass the torch to you” He nodded and smiled.
Excitement at the achievement looming before me made my whole being tingle, showing me how badly I wanted the position.
“Thanks. It means a lot.”
“You’re more than welcome.”
