to one another.”
“Did Todd propose?”
Laci laughed. “No way. He just wanted to move in together.”
“Ah!” Victoria said. She was starting to understand. Quietly, she said, “So you haven’t met anyone who turns your belly to butterflies and makes you distracted enough that you can’t work or study, you don’t stay awake nights staring at the ceiling and wondering what he’s doing. Is that an accurate assessment of your feelings?”
Laci raised one eyebrow at her sister. “That’s pretty much sums it up. I’m guessing you know that feeling since you are able to describe it so well.”
Victoria shrugged.
“Just tell me it wasn’t Barry that generates those feelings for you,” Laci pleaded, sitting up slightly from her reclining position.
Victoria couldn’t hold Laci’s gaze so she stood up and picked up the dress again. “Barry is very nice. I don’t know what you have against him.”
“ T he fact that he likes working more than he likes you is one of my major issues against him. You deserve a man who is chomping at the bit to get home to you. Do you ever sense that Barry is willing to dump a case he’s working on so he can rush to meet you somewhere for a date? Even a spur of the moment meeting?” Laci paused to let her words sink into Victoria ’s mind.
When Victoria was silent, Laci continued, “There’s also the fact that he has stood you up on more than one o ccasion with suspicious excuses. I’m not going into details on that one but suffice it to say that a neighbor’s sick dog is a little sketchy. I also don’t like the way he drinks when he’s at a function with you in a professional capacity. No, I ’m not particularly fond of him,” Laci said, plucking a pillow off of the top of Victoria ’s bed and hugging it to her stomach. “ But I don’t dislike him because of those reasons. I don’t trust him because of the afore mentioned list,” she said, her lawyer’s tone coming out. “ If you loved him, I’d embrace him simply because he makes you happy. The reason I don’t like him and don’t accept him as your main squeeze is because he doesn’t create those feelings you just mentioned in you.” Laci smiled slyly. “I’ll bet Mr. Hunk does, though.”
Victoria rolled her eyes but refused to appease Laci’s curiosity . “We need to get going or we’ll be late for our appointment at the spa,” she said and hung her new dress up in the closet. Grabbing Laci’s hands, she pulled her to her feet. “And you’ll find him. I’m sure of it.”
They spent the afternoon getting manicures, pedicures, facials and both received a massage. Victoria had her hair pulled up into a French twist, held in place by small pearl pins.
By the time Barry picked her up at seven that evening, she felt like a new woman. The expression in Barry’s eyes when he initially saw her was gratifying.
“Wow! You look fantastic,” he said. “This must be a pretty amazing shin dig for you to get all gussied up for it.”
“I’ve gotten dressed up for several of your company functions,” she said, maintaining her smile despite his whiny tone of voice. “You look very handsome in your tuxedo , by the way , ” she said before he could comment further about her dress.
Gener ally, Barry was a very nice man . Unfortunately, if he felt slighted in any way, or threatened, he became belligerent and obnoxious. It wasn’t a pretty picture. And not a very good scenario for an up and coming lawyer in the Washington , D.C. circles. Victoria hoped tonight wouldn’t be one of those nights. She’d only been with ATI and Thomas’s team for five months and she still felt like she was new. She hoped Barry wouldn’t embarrass her during the evening.
Victoria wanted the night to go smoothly. If Barry started drinking, she knew he had a tendency
“Did Todd propose?”
Laci laughed. “No way. He just wanted to move in together.”
“Ah!” Victoria said. She was starting to understand. Quietly, she said, “So you haven’t met anyone who turns your belly to butterflies and makes you distracted enough that you can’t work or study, you don’t stay awake nights staring at the ceiling and wondering what he’s doing. Is that an accurate assessment of your feelings?”
Laci raised one eyebrow at her sister. “That’s pretty much sums it up. I’m guessing you know that feeling since you are able to describe it so well.”
Victoria shrugged.
“Just tell me it wasn’t Barry that generates those feelings for you,” Laci pleaded, sitting up slightly from her reclining position.
Victoria couldn’t hold Laci’s gaze so she stood up and picked up the dress again. “Barry is very nice. I don’t know what you have against him.”
“ T he fact that he likes working more than he likes you is one of my major issues against him. You deserve a man who is chomping at the bit to get home to you. Do you ever sense that Barry is willing to dump a case he’s working on so he can rush to meet you somewhere for a date? Even a spur of the moment meeting?” Laci paused to let her words sink into Victoria ’s mind.
When Victoria was silent, Laci continued, “There’s also the fact that he has stood you up on more than one o ccasion with suspicious excuses. I’m not going into details on that one but suffice it to say that a neighbor’s sick dog is a little sketchy. I also don’t like the way he drinks when he’s at a function with you in a professional capacity. No, I ’m not particularly fond of him,” Laci said, plucking a pillow off of the top of Victoria ’s bed and hugging it to her stomach. “ But I don’t dislike him because of those reasons. I don’t trust him because of the afore mentioned list,” she said, her lawyer’s tone coming out. “ If you loved him, I’d embrace him simply because he makes you happy. The reason I don’t like him and don’t accept him as your main squeeze is because he doesn’t create those feelings you just mentioned in you.” Laci smiled slyly. “I’ll bet Mr. Hunk does, though.”
Victoria rolled her eyes but refused to appease Laci’s curiosity . “We need to get going or we’ll be late for our appointment at the spa,” she said and hung her new dress up in the closet. Grabbing Laci’s hands, she pulled her to her feet. “And you’ll find him. I’m sure of it.”
They spent the afternoon getting manicures, pedicures, facials and both received a massage. Victoria had her hair pulled up into a French twist, held in place by small pearl pins.
By the time Barry picked her up at seven that evening, she felt like a new woman. The expression in Barry’s eyes when he initially saw her was gratifying.
“Wow! You look fantastic,” he said. “This must be a pretty amazing shin dig for you to get all gussied up for it.”
“I’ve gotten dressed up for several of your company functions,” she said, maintaining her smile despite his whiny tone of voice. “You look very handsome in your tuxedo , by the way , ” she said before he could comment further about her dress.
Gener ally, Barry was a very nice man . Unfortunately, if he felt slighted in any way, or threatened, he became belligerent and obnoxious. It wasn’t a pretty picture. And not a very good scenario for an up and coming lawyer in the Washington , D.C. circles. Victoria hoped tonight wouldn’t be one of those nights. She’d only been with ATI and Thomas’s team for five months and she still felt like she was new. She hoped Barry wouldn’t embarrass her during the evening.
Victoria wanted the night to go smoothly. If Barry started drinking, she knew he had a tendency
Similar Books
