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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.

The phone rang again. It was her mom.

“I couldn’t sleep. I’m so happy you made it. But I also couldn’t imagine you not making it. You’ve worked so hard,” her mom said. “How do you feel?”

As she heard her mom’s warm voice on the other end, she almost cried. Maybe it was a release from all the tension. “Ecstatic, but also tired. And so, so relieved. I bought a Levain Bakery cookie to eat either to celebrate or as consolation, but I think I’ll freeze it and crash after this. I’m glad it’s the weekend and I have time to rest and process it all.”

“It’s good that you don’t have to work this weekend. Maybe you should take a spur-of-the-moment trip somewhere to celebrate.”

Is this my mom speaking?

“I’ve been thinking about what you said to me on that one call. About how dating Jake made you happier and made it easier to shrug off Malaburn’s barbs. It’s so easy in Paris to take these weekend trips to other countries. It’s amazing. You just fly two hours and you’re somewhere completely different. I guess I’m learning from you and as I live here about how it’s important to recharge. And especially for you now, after all this pressure and breaking up with Jake.”

“I’ll think about it tomorrow, after I’ve had a good night’s sleep. I feel like I haven’t slept well in ages. But I do agree with you.”

“You know, I worked so hard after your father died. I buried myself in work because that was how I dealt with the pain of his loss. And I was comforted by the words of the French literature that I studied. But there’s another lesson in your father’s death I should’ve recognized: you only have one life, and you should live it fully.”

“France is affecting you.”

“Well, I’m still learning not to let work swallow me up. But one way is to take the time to savor your successes.”

Chapter Fifty-Nine

Chapter Fifty-Nine

Audrey stared unseeing at the congratulatory bouquet of flowers from Max on her coffee table. Betty had just offered her a job as the Popflicks Associate General Counsel, reporting to Betty. She could hire her own team (a lawyer and a paralegal). That was why Sebastian had joined the meeting—to meet her and give his approval as to whether Betty could hire her. They’d been waiting until she made partner.

She’d been so surprised, she hoped she hadn’t given a bad impression. She’d told Betty that she would love to work for her, but she had to think about it because she’d just made partner. Betty had been understanding and told her to take some time to think this over.