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What I know for sure is that I still feel very strongly for Emma, but is that enough?
Chapter Thirteen
Emma
This is probably how Icarus felt when he plummeted to Earth after flying too close to the Sun.
It’s so mind-warping to think that this time two days ago, I was in heaven. My whole life made sense. I felt good about my work and my relationship with Glen couldn’t have been better.
Today my life has done a complete 180 and I don’t know how to cope.
If not for the fact that I have to get up and go to work, I probably would be curled up in the fetal position crying in bed.
I’m back working atLight Consulting HQ. Although I have technically been at this branch for a little over three months, I haven’t actually worked at these offices.
My colleagues are nice enough. They’re actually making an effort to welcome me into the fold, but something still feels off. Everything feels so alien to me. It’s almost like I have been placed in someone else’s body.
I’m aware that this feeling is probably the kind of thing that will pass with time, but it’s a little difficult to deal with at the moment. Then on top of how I’m feeling about work is what’s going on with Glen.
Ever since he accused me of trying to destroy his company and I left, he hasn’t reached out. I’m assuming that means our relationship is over.
After what he said to me, I shouldn’t be mourning this relationship. However, for some reason, the end of this three-month relationship has hit me harder than the end of my decade-long relationship with Jerry.
How can that be?
The work day comes to an end and all I want to do is go home, but I can’t. I have plans to meet up with Sophie for drinks.
I would cancel on her, but I canceled our last two meetings to spend time with Glen. Knowing Sophie, if I cancel one more time, she would just turn up at my door. So it would be in my interest to go.
It’s a Friday evening, so the bar is crowded. When I walk in, I look around until I see Sophie waving at me from a two-top table.
I smile at her and walk toward her.
“How were you able to get a table all by yourself when it’s so busy?” I ask.
“I can be quite forceful when I want to be.” She winks.
I chuckle. “Don’t I know it…?” I take my jacket off, hang it over the back of my chair, sit down and place my purse in my lap.
“What’s wrong?” Sophie asks, her eyes assessing.
“What do you mean?” I try for a smile, and without even looking at my face I know it’s not a convincing one.
“Emma, I can tell something’s up. What’s going on?”
I sigh. “I’ve recently started thinking about maybe going back to California.”
Sophie’s eyes bulge. “What?”
“Yeah. I think I’m going to request to be transferred back. I know it’s not the best look to be jumping from branch to branch, but I think that’s what I need right now.”
Sophie purses her lips. “What did he do?”
I chuckle and lie through my teeth. “Nothing. He didn’t do anything.”
“Did he break up with you? Because if he did—”
“No, Sophie. He didn’t break up with me.”
