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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.

I found you an even better coloring book: Outside the Lines: An Artists’ Coloring Book for Giant Imaginations for relaxing when you finish writing briefs. I’m never going to see legal briefs in the same way. I hope nobody brings up a brief at my father’s next cocktail party.

I should probably buy this coloring book for Luna too.

And you might like this book for your collection.

Cheers,

Jake

She smiled. Yes! The flirtation is on! She hadn’t completely messed up. She was so relieved.

She looked at the coloring book. I’m not an “outside the lines” person. I’ve always stayed in the lines. Probably too much so—at least in my personal life. But she was flying counter to her usual approach now, pursuing this flirtation with Jake, and it was giving her more energy for work.

She read the book summary—she couldn’t wait to read it. Love in the Cookie Bakery even had cookie recipes. She’d bake Jake some cookies using the recipes in the book. That’s what she’d send back.

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Seventeen

Audrey moved around, trying to get comfortable in her office chair. The cushion seemed to have lost some supportive oomph with her non-stop sitting on it. Could you ask for seat cushions to be replaced?

She opened up the yellow inter-office folder. A note on vellum paper with flowery handwriting from Mrs. Whitaker greeted her. Mrs. Whitaker wanted to help plan the party. She had also written that the Whitakers were now gluten-free (and salt-free to lower Gene’s high blood pressure). Okay, hopefully Mrs. Whitaker could recommend a gluten-free, salt-free caterer, but she was concerned that Mrs. Whitaker seeking to help was going to add to the amount of work.

Winnie: You didn’t tell me about bus-dev conference event at Marriott tonight. Colette and Tim outside my door—excited about it.

Audrey: I wasn’t invited. Otherwise, I’d have told u.

Winne: Odd. ☹

Sad face indeed. If both Colette and Tim came back with potential clients, that’d be a real plus in their partnership bid and a real negative in hers. She didn’t understand why Hunter had not invited her—he could have just sent her alone as his guest if he had another commitment.

Winnie: Colette’s going as Hunter’s guest!?! What’s up with that? They just passed together.

That answered her question as to why he hadn’t invited her. But not in a good way.

It was time for some office gossip due diligence, so she decided to pop by Mary’s desk. Mary was Hunter’s assistant.

As she approached, Mary said, “Audrey, what are you doing here? You’re supposed to be at the Marriott event.” Then Mary’s eyes widened as she realized she’d said something wrong, and her face flushed.