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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.

That was a weird question to ask, given that he was friends with both of them. “As well as can be expected,” Audrey said.

Tim held her gaze, then he nodded and left. Hmm, those intense looks. Like he was attracted to her. But he was also getting closer to Colette. Keeping all options open. Which made her sad if he thought that either one of them would do. Or if it was just for making partner purposes. I’ll drive myself crazy trying to figure it out instead of getting my work done. Audrey turned back to work.

Chapter Twenty-Five

Chapter Twenty-Five

Audrey closed her apartment door and dropped her bag on the floor. Ten p.m. She shouldn’t have worked so late on a Sunday—now she’d be tired the rest of the week. But she’d wanted to accomplish as much as she could so she had more flexibility to be available if Jake called.

She should try that face mask cream—before it expired—and watch some TV to unwind before going to bed. She walked down the stairs to her bathroom. She splashed her face and opened the mirrored cabinet to find that cream. She hated that she felt compelled to buy products she would never use after listening to the facialist sales pitch. Shit! Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a black scurrying movement. Ugh! A huge water bug in the tub. And Pete and Eve were away this week for vacation. Okay, she could handle this. She just had to get the vacuum cleaner. She hurriedly backed out of the bathroom and closed the door, stuffing a towel under the door so that the sucker couldn’t crawl out into her bedroom.

Water bugs were at the top of the short list of things she hated about summer in New York. She grabbed the vacuum cleaner and rubber gloves from the closet. She pulled her socks up over her work pants so the bug couldn’t crawl up her legs. She pulled her hair into a ponytail and wrapped a scarf around her hair. She didn’t want it flying into her hair. She pulled on the rubber gloves. Ugh. Okay, she was going back in. She removed the towel. Holding the vacuum cleaner hose like a weapon, she gently opened the door and scanned the bathroom. It was still in the bathtub, its antennas moving back and forth.