They walked inside and instantly started working the room. I had to hand
it to them – there were good. They spoke to all the solicitors as they passed
them on their way to sit down and chat to the partners, each person looked
pleased to chat with them. I guessed that Bianca saved her wrath only for those
she saw as a threat somehow. If I didn’t know any better, I could be mistaken
for thinking she was a nice person after witnessing her here.
“So, what did I miss?” a male voice asked
low and close to my ear.
“Who the hell let you in here?” I asked
David, as I spun around, happily embracing him. I looked at my watch, “You’re
early!”
“I followed the sounds of frivolity when I
got here, and someone was kind enough not to check who was behind them when
they keyed their code in the door.”
“Very James Bond of you,” I told him,
impressed.
“And I’m here early because I didn’t want
to go to drinks at my work tonight,” he leaned in close and said behind his
hand, “let’s say things are a little awkward right now between me and the girl
I banged in the filing room last month.”
I shook my head good naturedly and turned
my attention back to Kayley and the others.
“Aren’t you going to introduce us to your
very attractive friend here?” asked Albina, giving David an approving once
over. He smiled his ‘yeah, I’m hot’ smile and ran his fingers through his
already messy hair to move it out of his eyes. I noticed Albina lick her lips
seductively at him.
A humourless laugh escaped my lips; this
always happens when other girls know that David, and I aren’t together. I
suddenly become their gateway to becoming a notch on David’s bed post – the
last time I checked I wasn’t a pimp, so I gave a general introduction and
excused myself to go and freshen up before I dragged David out of there to go
and check out Darling Harbour.
As I left the conference room, my breath
caught a little. Elliot was coming towards me. A smile crept over my lips but
froze when I saw his eyes drift over my shoulder to check if anyone was
looking.
“Are you leaving?” he asked looking at his
watch. “I thought you were staying a while.”
“Not just yet. I’m going to the bathroom to
freshen up before I go out with my friend.”
He looked nervously at the conference room
again, “Ok. I might see you in there.”
I nodded and went into the bathroom to
reapply my makeup and brush my hair. I wished I had brought some clubbing
clothes with me now too, but my work clothes would have to do for tonight.
I sighed as I looked at my reflection; I
was good at making myself look casually pretty, but I was terrible at getting
dressed up for nights out on the town - something my mother tried to coach me
on, and I of course fought her on. Although I wished I’d listened a bit more
now.
I returned to the conference room, a lump
forming in my throat when I saw Bianca flicking her hair while talking to
David, the last thing I needed was for David to do his usual hump and dash with
someone I worked with – especially Bianca, I could only imagine how nasty she’d
get if she felt used by him.
“Hey,” I interrupted as cheerily as I could
focusing on David, “You about ready to go?”
“Ah, yeah sure – but these guys are all
heading off to Pontoon soon. You want to wait and go with them? It’ll be fun
with a big group.”
“We’d love it if you came,” Bianca cooed at
me but touched David’s arm.
“Oh, I don’t…” I started to say before
Kayley bounced over and excitedly told me that she was so happy I was going to
Pontoon with them. I finished my sentence under my breath, “…think it was ever
my decision. So why not.”
“It’ll be good for you,” David murmured
near my ear.
“Just keep your hands off the girls I work
with,” I warned him.
“Why? You jealous?” he challenged me.
“No, I just don’t need you…”
“Hi, I’m Elliot,” Elliot stuck his hand out
in greeting towards
it to them – there were good. They spoke to all the solicitors as they passed
them on their way to sit down and chat to the partners, each person looked
pleased to chat with them. I guessed that Bianca saved her wrath only for those
she saw as a threat somehow. If I didn’t know any better, I could be mistaken
for thinking she was a nice person after witnessing her here.
“So, what did I miss?” a male voice asked
low and close to my ear.
“Who the hell let you in here?” I asked
David, as I spun around, happily embracing him. I looked at my watch, “You’re
early!”
“I followed the sounds of frivolity when I
got here, and someone was kind enough not to check who was behind them when
they keyed their code in the door.”
“Very James Bond of you,” I told him,
impressed.
“And I’m here early because I didn’t want
to go to drinks at my work tonight,” he leaned in close and said behind his
hand, “let’s say things are a little awkward right now between me and the girl
I banged in the filing room last month.”
I shook my head good naturedly and turned
my attention back to Kayley and the others.
“Aren’t you going to introduce us to your
very attractive friend here?” asked Albina, giving David an approving once
over. He smiled his ‘yeah, I’m hot’ smile and ran his fingers through his
already messy hair to move it out of his eyes. I noticed Albina lick her lips
seductively at him.
A humourless laugh escaped my lips; this
always happens when other girls know that David, and I aren’t together. I
suddenly become their gateway to becoming a notch on David’s bed post – the
last time I checked I wasn’t a pimp, so I gave a general introduction and
excused myself to go and freshen up before I dragged David out of there to go
and check out Darling Harbour.
As I left the conference room, my breath
caught a little. Elliot was coming towards me. A smile crept over my lips but
froze when I saw his eyes drift over my shoulder to check if anyone was
looking.
“Are you leaving?” he asked looking at his
watch. “I thought you were staying a while.”
“Not just yet. I’m going to the bathroom to
freshen up before I go out with my friend.”
He looked nervously at the conference room
again, “Ok. I might see you in there.”
I nodded and went into the bathroom to
reapply my makeup and brush my hair. I wished I had brought some clubbing
clothes with me now too, but my work clothes would have to do for tonight.
I sighed as I looked at my reflection; I
was good at making myself look casually pretty, but I was terrible at getting
dressed up for nights out on the town - something my mother tried to coach me
on, and I of course fought her on. Although I wished I’d listened a bit more
now.
I returned to the conference room, a lump
forming in my throat when I saw Bianca flicking her hair while talking to
David, the last thing I needed was for David to do his usual hump and dash with
someone I worked with – especially Bianca, I could only imagine how nasty she’d
get if she felt used by him.
“Hey,” I interrupted as cheerily as I could
focusing on David, “You about ready to go?”
“Ah, yeah sure – but these guys are all
heading off to Pontoon soon. You want to wait and go with them? It’ll be fun
with a big group.”
“We’d love it if you came,” Bianca cooed at
me but touched David’s arm.
“Oh, I don’t…” I started to say before
Kayley bounced over and excitedly told me that she was so happy I was going to
Pontoon with them. I finished my sentence under my breath, “…think it was ever
my decision. So why not.”
“It’ll be good for you,” David murmured
near my ear.
“Just keep your hands off the girls I work
with,” I warned him.
“Why? You jealous?” he challenged me.
“No, I just don’t need you…”
“Hi, I’m Elliot,” Elliot stuck his hand out
in greeting towards
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