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Twenty-Three
Amethyst
“How did it go?”
Davit was waiting when I returned home, and after saying good-bye to Erik, I turned to him.
“It went,” I responded.
He frowned, then came over to me and pulled me into a strong hug.
I hadn’t known I’d needed that, but being in his arms grounded me, reminded me of what was important.
“Now let’s try that again. How did it go?”
“The usual. He wanted something from me.”
“What?” Davit asked.
“He asked me to sign some papers. And I think he thought it was going to be much harder than it was,” I said.
“Why?”
As he asked, he led me to the couch and sat me down. Then he handed me a bottle of water, waited until I had drunk what he deemed a sufficient amount, and then nodded for me to continue.
“Just a feeling. He had his whole power suit thing going. He looked like he was ready to turn on the charm, or try to persuade me.”
“But he didn’t have to?” Davit said.
“No. It wasn’t necessary,” I said.
“Why not?”
“Because it doesn’t matter. I’m happy to give him whatever he wants. That will be it, though, because I don’t know if I can tolerate him again.”
He didn’t say anything, and I studied him for a long moment.
“But that doesn’t surprise you,” I said.
It wasn’t a question.
Davit hadn’t said anything, but that he had relented about me meeting my father, and alone, told me that he knew more about the situation than he initially let on. I decided not to be annoyed by that, but now I wanted to know everything.
“I have suspicions,” he said.
“I know you well enough to know that if you have suspicions, you investigate them.”
“I did.”
“So what is it?” I asked.
“Did you read the papers he gave you?”
“No,” I said. When he frowned, I shrugged. “It doesn’t matter.”
“Still, it’s not the practice to sign things without reading them,” he said.
“I’ll make sure to remember that advice, counselor. Now can you get to it?” I smiled to take any sting out of my words, though I doubted he was offended.
