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Chapters (68)
  1. Partner Pursuit
  2. Copyright
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Chapter One
  6. Chapter Two
  7. Chapter Three
  8. Chapter Four
  9. Chapter Five
  10. Chapter Six
  11. Chapter Seven
  12. Re: Whitaker retirement party
  13. Chapter Nine
  14. Chapter Ten
  15. Chapter Eleven
  16. Chapter Twelve
  17. Chapter Thirteen
  18. Chapter Fourteen
  19. Chapter Fifteen
  20. Chapter Sixteen
  21. Chapter Seventeen
  22. Chapter Eighteen
  23. Chapter Nineteen
  24. Chapter Twenty
  25. Friday, New York City
  26. Chapter Twenty-Two
  27. Chapter Twenty-Three
  28. Chapter Twenty-Four
  29. Chapter Twenty-Five
  30. Chapter Twenty-Six
  31. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  32. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  33. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  34. Chapter Thirty
  35. Chapter Thirty-One
  36. Chapter Thirty-Two
  37. Chapter Thirty-Three
  38. Chapter Thirty-Four
  39. Chapter Thirty-Five
  40. Chapter Thirty-Six
  41. Subject: Deposition of Plaintiff in James case
  42. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  43. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  44. Subject: Mentors Found
  45. Chapter Forty-One
  46. Chapter Forty-Two
  47. Chapter Forty-Three
  48. Chapter Forty-Four
  49. Jake: While you’re stuck at work, think about this: I thought you might want to do a yoga session while I’m surfing in Santa Teresa. Should I book?
  50. Chapter Forty-Six
  51. Chapter Forty-Seven
  52. Chapter Forty-Eight
  53. Chapter Forty-Nine
  54. Chapter Fifty
  55. Chapter Fifty-One
  56. Chapter Fifty-Two
  57. Chapter Fifty-Three
  58. Chapter Fifty-Four
  59. Chapter Fifty-Five
  60. Chapter Fifty-Six
  61. Chapter Fifty-Seven
  62. Chapter Fifty-Eight
  63. Chapter Fifty-Nine
  64. Chapter Sixty
  65. Chapter Sixty-One
  66. About the Author
  67. Acknowledgements
  68. On any top-ten list of best Sunday plans, today’s brunch with my former crush and his new girlfriend would rank number eleven … hundred. Times five. But I couldn’t say no. We’re still friends.

“You’re making excuses for him.” Colette held open the door. “I used to hate it when my mom made excuses for my dad.”

Audrey wasn’t sure how to respond. It wasn’t fair to compare Jake to a deadbeat cheating dad. She suddenly had a memory of her mom crying after her dad died. “I hated it when my mom cried after my dad died. I feel bad now that she felt she had to hide her crying because it scared me.”

Colette looked surprised. As she should be. I can’t believe I just shared that with Colette.

“I guess what I’m saying is that there’s a lot of emotion and past history in relationships, and sometimes that needs to be expressed or at least addressed,” Audrey said.

“Like the way you tried to figure out another reason for why Pierre was suing?”

“Yes,” Audrey said, glad to get on less emotionally fraught territory.

“Did you ever find out anything?”

“Mrs. Rothman called me today because she tracked down Pierre’s wife in France. His wife suspects he filed the lawsuit as revenge for her request for divorce, to alienate her friends. That’s all confidential still.”

“Wow, I hadn’t expected that, as you know,” Colette said and she laughed, shrugging. “I really need to tap into my French roots in my next case.”

Times like these, she really liked Colette. Audrey smiled. She wasn’t sure she and Colette would ever be close friends, but these were baby steps.

Chapter Fifty-Eight

Chapter Fifty-Eight

T onight was the night. The partners were voting. Her stomach was churning and thoughts kept circling round and round: what if she didn’t make it? After losing Jake? After all these years of hard work? She’d gone home because if she didn’t make it, she didn’t want to do a walk of shame through the hallways of the firm. Tim and Colette were also waiting for the decision at home. Tim said he would text her when he heard, if it was good news.

Eve and Winnie had offered to hang out with her, but she was too nervous to be with people.

What was she going to say if Hunter called to say she hadn’t made it? Maybe she should write something so she was prepared. No, she couldn’t do that now; she’d just have to wing it and get off the phone as quickly as possible.

She paced around her apartment. The meeting was taking forever.