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Greer placed our order and aited for the drinks to arrive

“I want to hear all about your first day Everything Hoas the clinic?” She leaned on the tabletop with her elbows

I moved back when the waitress placed the cosmos in front of us “It was mainly HR stuff all day and introductions Tons of paperwork There’s not much to tell”

“Did you get any cases? Any students?”

I shook my head “No, I think cases tomorrow and then students start next week At least I have a few days to get ht now I have more questions than answers I’m not the best mentor How can I teach when I can’t find my way around and clearly have no idea what shoes to wear?” I joked, but it didn’t feel light

I took a sip of t

he vodka drink It was refreshing with the twist of le on top

“But you said you wanted to teach” Greer looked puzzled “That’s the career ht? You wanted to use law in a different way”

“I do But everything’s so overwhel I wore those stupid shoes that basically broke every bone inmetro I spilled coffee on the campus shuttle, and I couldn’t find the clinic I went to three others before I wound up at the women’s center”

“Oh” She pulled the glass to her lips “That’s a rough start I’et better”

I sighed “It is But DC moves faster than I’m used to Maybe I’m not cut out for this I sound like the country mouse has le

“Hey, don’t say that You graduated top of your law class You’ve been at one of the best law firoing through the sah e moved here It takes time”

I bit my lip “I know I know, but it was a shitty day I wanted it to be e I wanted the kind of day that would tell ood reason”

“You ood reason” She eyed me

The guilt clinched the sides of s