you can’t deny it. I don’t want you to get hurt. You have feelings for this guy and he’s too busy off being hot Irish photographer guy all over the world. Do you know if he thinks he’s taken? Because I see you taking this thing seriously but he’s still oh-so-very-casual.”
“How do you know what he is or isn’t? I share with you, yes, but you’re extrapolating out all sorts of stuff I’ve never said. As for him thinking he’s taken? He’s not seeing anyone else. It’s an unspoken thing but it’s clear. I’m not in love, Anh. I’m in like and whether you think it’s true or not, I am too busy to deal. I need to go home and study right now.”
She grabbed her bag and shrugged into her sweater. This was a conversation she’d had enough times and it wasn’t a road she wanted to go down again. She loved Anh but enough was enough and she didn’t want to get into an argument over it.
October had snuck up on them and the air was crisp but not yet too cold. School would be over in a little over a month and then she’d start bar prep classes in the evenings in January and take the bar exam in February.
In truth, it felt as if her entire life had been focused on these next few months. She spent nearly every waking moment working, studying or sitting in class, so she should have been too busy to miss Eamon. But she wasn’t. She’d totally lied to Anh but she wasn’t ready to face it just yet. She just couldn’t. So she told herself and everyone else that she was too rushed to think about anything and tried not to. Despite the fact that she’d had three summer courses, had worked and had managed to even start studying for the bar exam, she felt his absence. He’d come up for the weekend before she’d gone back for the fall semester but that had been a month before already.
They’d been playing phone tag for the last two weeks but he’d traveled quite a bit and she was always in the middle of something. She missed hearing his voice, so much so that she played his voicemails back just to hear him say her name. In her low moments she wondered if he missed her as much. Gah! This was precisely why she didn’t want to be in a relationship.
“Stop thinking about it for now,” Anh said, knowing Caitlin was fibbing but letting her. “Let me walk you downstairs.”
They small talked while waiting for the elevator and on the way down. Anh chided her about eating right. Caitlin knew Anh worried that she was just a booty call to Eamon, she didn’t know him so it wasn’t that unbelievable that she’d think so. But Caitlin knew it wasn’t that at all. He may not love her, but she wasn’t just some woman he fucked from time to time either.
Once they were out on the street Anh stopped her. “Don’t tell anyone else but,” Anh looked around and lowered her voice, “I’ve got you an interview. You wouldn’t be coming on in the same 3L hiring process, this would be different. But your grades are spectacular, your work has been amazing and you’ve got a lot of influence behind you with your recommendations. With you taking the bar exam early, I think you have a real chance at this spot.”
Caitlin hugged her friend. “Thank you so much! I appreciate it. I won’t let you down, I swear.” Anh was one of the most senior AAGs in the office, her opinion would mean a lot. But they’d also look at other things so she’d have to shine her ass off. Or something to that effect anyway.
“November fifth. You’ll need to come into the office here. First there’ll be a panel and if they like you, you’ll go to another round. They’re interviewing three other people as well. But you can do this, I know you can.”
“I will, I promise. Thank you again. Thank you for all your support and for believing in me.”
Anh shook her head, smiling. “Honey, of course I believe in you. Who wouldn’t? Look at you. Go home and eat something please. Or I’m going to sic Vittorio on you.”
On air, she practically
“How do you know what he is or isn’t? I share with you, yes, but you’re extrapolating out all sorts of stuff I’ve never said. As for him thinking he’s taken? He’s not seeing anyone else. It’s an unspoken thing but it’s clear. I’m not in love, Anh. I’m in like and whether you think it’s true or not, I am too busy to deal. I need to go home and study right now.”
She grabbed her bag and shrugged into her sweater. This was a conversation she’d had enough times and it wasn’t a road she wanted to go down again. She loved Anh but enough was enough and she didn’t want to get into an argument over it.
October had snuck up on them and the air was crisp but not yet too cold. School would be over in a little over a month and then she’d start bar prep classes in the evenings in January and take the bar exam in February.
In truth, it felt as if her entire life had been focused on these next few months. She spent nearly every waking moment working, studying or sitting in class, so she should have been too busy to miss Eamon. But she wasn’t. She’d totally lied to Anh but she wasn’t ready to face it just yet. She just couldn’t. So she told herself and everyone else that she was too rushed to think about anything and tried not to. Despite the fact that she’d had three summer courses, had worked and had managed to even start studying for the bar exam, she felt his absence. He’d come up for the weekend before she’d gone back for the fall semester but that had been a month before already.
They’d been playing phone tag for the last two weeks but he’d traveled quite a bit and she was always in the middle of something. She missed hearing his voice, so much so that she played his voicemails back just to hear him say her name. In her low moments she wondered if he missed her as much. Gah! This was precisely why she didn’t want to be in a relationship.
“Stop thinking about it for now,” Anh said, knowing Caitlin was fibbing but letting her. “Let me walk you downstairs.”
They small talked while waiting for the elevator and on the way down. Anh chided her about eating right. Caitlin knew Anh worried that she was just a booty call to Eamon, she didn’t know him so it wasn’t that unbelievable that she’d think so. But Caitlin knew it wasn’t that at all. He may not love her, but she wasn’t just some woman he fucked from time to time either.
Once they were out on the street Anh stopped her. “Don’t tell anyone else but,” Anh looked around and lowered her voice, “I’ve got you an interview. You wouldn’t be coming on in the same 3L hiring process, this would be different. But your grades are spectacular, your work has been amazing and you’ve got a lot of influence behind you with your recommendations. With you taking the bar exam early, I think you have a real chance at this spot.”
Caitlin hugged her friend. “Thank you so much! I appreciate it. I won’t let you down, I swear.” Anh was one of the most senior AAGs in the office, her opinion would mean a lot. But they’d also look at other things so she’d have to shine her ass off. Or something to that effect anyway.
“November fifth. You’ll need to come into the office here. First there’ll be a panel and if they like you, you’ll go to another round. They’re interviewing three other people as well. But you can do this, I know you can.”
“I will, I promise. Thank you again. Thank you for all your support and for believing in me.”
Anh shook her head, smiling. “Honey, of course I believe in you. Who wouldn’t? Look at you. Go home and eat something please. Or I’m going to sic Vittorio on you.”
On air, she practically
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