Chapter 13
The interview was going well. I was gel for the interview I had done days ago as it had been good. The man the company’s HR department looked and asked in the andale meeting. He explained that the main neponsibility for the sale wax do act as a first line for questions about most things inginding internal matters. He reassured me that I didn’t need to kaw everything. They had an excellent knowledge batht wai nidy to use. When we ended the meeting Licht good. I had been able to answer all of his questions and it felt more like a wonversation that an interogation. I had the got an answer to the questions I had about the role and the company. To be honest, this job would be a godsend if I maged to get it. It paid well, it had beeha that included healhoon and I could work from home. I was goneled both to Hunter and his form client for get me the chance. Hunter had been amazing aloud. I needed to do something to share my appreciation. But after he had given me eight months of sest, everything I thought of seemed petty in comparison. I ended up in the same place laboys ended up baking lick compare to what he had geven me, but it won a start. By the time my phone dinged with a message from Harter I had everything meady
HT’es parking outside and wil be up in two minuten,
Duded at my phone and my temën genre higeen when I found a knock at the deer. As Twalked into the hallway i had mind myell that this won’t a date, despite the butterflies in my stenach. Hander was orig over to discuss hurines and I needed to stop acting like a schoolgirl with a rush. 1 stil checked myself in the minor as I passed it and sighed at the fact that I wasn’t athena 1 should be. But at least looked well put together. I thecked the peephole to make it was Hunter outside the door and then unchained all the locks and spened the door.
“H. Conte on in,” Itald him and these det
“Thank you. How are your feet?” he asked as he walked inside with a warm treike. I won a lost come. I was the schoolgirl that was crushing hard the the hot teacher. It was inappropriate în
“Much better. Well wrapped up.” I said, I did my best to let it she that it was soll hurting, especially if I was sitting up for longer periods of time, when I stood up the would split and han the hell “Do you want some mollel”
“I would low some if it’s not too much trouble,” he said
“No, Tim in need of a fix myself,” I said as we walked into the kishen. As Trade the coffe I expected Hunter to take a seat at the small kitchen table, but he stood not far from me and made mall talk. When I opened the cabinet to lake eat the cups and plates he took them from me and walked over to the table and set it. I just watched him in surprise.
“What?” he asked when he talked me boling
“Nothing” 1 said and hinded him a platter with cookies and common bus. We at down at the table and Hunter seas just about to start talking when he took a cookie, broke off a piece and put at in meth. The mearen was ansest canal. His eyes grew big and whatever he had intended to say was last as he looked been the cookie and me. He swallowed and took a hiour of the sweet treat. And a sigh that was halfway to a moun caped him.
“These an aing,” he told me
“Thank you. It’s dark chocolate and orange cookies. They are a little on th
are a little on the adult vide, but I love the a
“”Telly amazing” he agreed and took another. I loved seeing people enjoy the things baked so I wan happy with sitting back, sipping coffee and watching Hunter go for his thirt cookie. I was in no
I didn’t feel the need to ask him why he had conse. I guessed he would get to it or the I would like. Truth be told, I wonjoying being in his company more than I should. After he had downed his fourth cookie, making the most alluring sounds of appreciačke, he drank some coffee and cleared thi thood. “You have made me lose my train al thought completely with those cookies. if that was what you were planting on selling in your bakery, you would have been an instant success, held me. Then he got a look of shock on his face. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to bring
That was insensitive of me, he apologized. I word my hand at him.
“It’s hem. And thank you. It’s nice hero who isn’t my best friend say it,” I told him and led at hm. He red and united back
“As much as I would (the to sit and stuff my face with codes, we need to talk about a few things.” Thane it was. We had arrived at the topic for today much sooner than I would have liked, just an predicted. I put nodded and leaned my elbows on the table. Humter looked indecisive for a moment. It won’t a look that muted him or one I had been expecting. He always seemed to know what to do. “Tim not sam of you want to know this or not, but I think you are better off knowing,” he started
“Lapier, in ray situation inkomation is always good. Even if it is infatuation I won’t be happy about,” I agreed without knowing what he was taking about. He nodded.
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“I had a chat with hire. I was hoping to come imponibility for paiting you in this situation. But I don’t think that will happen.” He looked truly defeated as he said it.
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“Why are you sorry?” I asked in sagitan..
“He’s my son. I can’t and why he has done His and why he refuses resporučulty be tha.” Hunter vold me. I could see how but he was by all at this. Lcould tell hin things I had buried about Simon home set years beng man. I would help him understand
fuck down. The answers he gave me, they juni don’t hide any sensu. Ta sorry, I think I have to take some of the thing. But it would abo han him. Steen would nest in half the man Harden was, and I didn’t abate Home’s view that it was ho fault. And I thin ́t want to break his heart woe than it had lady bown broken by his son.
“It’s not your fault. Saven is a grown man, makes his own chairs and heads that deply and locked into the coffed as he would find the he was Janking for thing,
“Why did you?” asked.
“Because I could see how much it ha
it hurt you and marry Sinary dil thul, 1 sad
“il you tell me it’s not my fault, it certainly your,” He said with contin. I modded.
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“No. I dragged myself into it. Or rather Simens tiem made me go looking for him and his action put you in a place where I needed to help you,” he objected.
eah, it . Hunter agreed. We sat in silence for a while.
“Well I’m sorry you were disappened, and I appreciate you telling me. But I never expected help from him. So don’t worry about my feelings,” I finally said. He looked at me and nodded. I wondered if that was all. He had said sey needed to talk about a few things. But maybe this whole ma with Simon counted as a few things?
“Mi company’s contacts reached out to Alsakov,” Hanber said. My eyes shot up to find his. “He agreed to a meeting to discuss things.”
I
“In two days. He demands that you be there.” The way the muscles in Hunter’s jaws stiffened it looked like he would have objected to it if he had a choice. He didn’t tell me how little choice I had in the matter, he didn’t need to. 1 vither showed up the talk was off. I nodded slowly.
