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"She and Mark got called out to do preli so in a file I fired up my computer and did a little quick research to satisfy my curiosity about Club 51 It was a fairly new place and it sounded kind of interesting I personally thought that finding that napkin was a little too convenient and that it would definitely be worth checking it out on Friday at ten-thirty Besides, if ent as a group, that would give Jess a reason to get all dressed up and gorgeous-looking and it would give Ca that way I was such a brilliant strategist Napoleon could have taken lessons fro into my pile of case files for the next day Luckily, with one exception, htforward Unfortunately, the exception was a real winner I sighed Cameron and I worked quietly until eleven-thirty and then I took a break and stretched a little, turning toward hi to be here with us, Cah
"Are you kidding? I like having you here It’s nice to have help and I’ve always enjoyed your co to know each other well Didn’t you tell ht that you found her really attractive and youCa and turned to faceabout it," he confir?" I had
"Because I like her a lot I would want it to be a success, so I’ht I still need to work through so a new relationship"
"What …"
Then it dawned on s" he had to work throughhis cousin Oh God, was I standing in the way of their happiness and ruining it for both of theistered as about to happen just in the nick of time I flew out of y thing," I said,
I made it to the ladies room and hurtled myself into a stall just as the first heavy hot tears started to fall Oh fk! This wasn’t happening I could just tell that this was PMS! Even on the pill I always became an emotional basket case a week beforehormones! I assured myself that even if he needed some time to wrap his head around it, that didn’t h it and they would get together and be happy I needed to get a grip Get the estrogen under control, Gabrielle! It’s all good I took a few gulps of air and dried my eyes with toilet paper I stepped out of the stall and looked in the mirror … at my red eyes and tear-streaked makeup Shit Okay, I needed to wash my face I turned the water on full blast and started frantically pu icky, thin pink soap into h the door and I looked up into the mirror to see Kim, a friend and fellow PD, whose office was at the other end of the hall froeous Halle Berry look-alike with short dark hair, beautifulstyle and taste and here I stood looking like soed y attack"
"Oh, sorry, girl Want so already" She went into a stall and at that moment my arm started to feel cold and wet I looked down and saw that while I had been looking up at her, pink soap was running all over one sleeve ofin the sink basin, which was rapidly filling ater I yanked oo all over rabbed so to scrub it off Unfortunately, all that did was smear brown all over the pink Neededwater across the stain and immediately realized my mistake Oh fk! I looked like a contestant in a wet T-shirt contest and I had to interview clients in an hour! In jail! It would probably dry but what if it didn’t?!
Okay, think, Gabrielle! The air blow hand dryer! I went over and tried to turn the air blower upward but it wouldn’t move Shit! I hit the button, bent my knees and squatted below the pipe And that’s how Ellen Anderson, the Philadelphia Public Defender, one of the hly respected attorneys on the East Coast, and my boss, found me as she walked in the door Then I heard the stall door open and saw Ki? Are you all right?" Ellen sounded like she wasn’t quite sure if she should help ood! Thanks I had an accident with the soap And the paper towel And the water"
"Hygiene can be a co for a stall
"Do you need another blouse, Gab?" Kih "I have an extra in case of elanced up nervously at the stall where et the hell out of there myself "I’ll co Kim and I was about to pass o down the rest of the hall looking like that, I ducked in "Can you bring it here?"
"Sure, I’ll be right back"
I peeled offjacket and waited Kim came back in a couple of minutes with another white blouse
"Thank you so much!"
"No problem I’ll close the door on the way out," she said and left
As soon as she was gone, I ripped off my wet blouse and quickly realized that my bra et too I turnedhtacross fro business at me I spun around in a panic just as the door opened and Ca down at a file He looked up at h bra Oh, and by the way? I was cold He dropped the file he was holding and his jaw nearly hit the floor with it