-You can't tell anyone promise?-

~Chapter 6~

-Andy's POV-
I wake up on time today I open my eyes to see my arms wrapped around my wife's waist and her back pressed against me I hear light breathing coming from the other side of the bed, she rolls over to rest her head on my chest as she opens her eye and smiles. We both take a moment to enjoy each other's warm embrace then we get up and start making the bed as we did every morning but this one was different as bad as it may sound whilst making the bed and indulging in the same boring conversation with my wife about how I have to pick up Jacob from school tonight because he's staying late my mind can't help but concentrate on her. I feel terrible for not telling her about Laurie and Jacob I did wanna share that part of my life with her but just not yet I just had to get to know her first I had no idea what was so special about her but I knew I had to meet her that day I saw her in the courtroom for the first time. Something about her is so fascinating she's like a drug and I don't ever wanna admit this out loud but I'm addicted and now I know her I crave more constantly her personality and character intrigues me and I'm determined to know more. But I must remember that I have to be careful with her for more reasons than I probably know I just gotta remember to be sensitive with her I hurt her feelings badly my heart completely ached for her when I saw the tears that threatened to and eventually escape her eyes without her even realising after our last conversation before she left.

That was three days ago and we haven't spoken since I tried and tried to get her to talk to me but despite my best efforts, it was making things worse so I just gave up her hatred for me grew and things got so bad she won't even look at me.
"Andy !" Laurie yells
"What ?" I reply
"Did you listen to any of that ?" She asks
"Yeah of course I did" I lied
"So then you agree ?" She continues
I stay silent knowing full well she had caught me lying.
"If you didn't hear me the first time just say don't bother lying" She scowls
"Sorry I'm just really out of it today I apologise honey" I walk over to her side of the bed and kiss her on the cheek we head downstairs to the kitchen and start making breakfast and hesitate to wake our son just yet.
"So what I was saying upstairs was don't you think Isabelle was being slightly erratic the other night ?"
I was hesitant and I thought thoroughly about what I was to say back to that I wanted to defend Isabelle but I didn't want to look suspicious to Laurie I mean after all I don't know what this is with me and Isabelle so I don't wanna risk my marriage if she doesn't feel the same. It was like she was reading my mind did she know I was thinking about Isabelle? Did I say anything I was thinking out loud?
"Well honey erratic isn't the word I would use but her behaviour was strange I promise you she isn't usually like that I don't know why she was being so strange" That was a complete lie I knew exactly what was wrong and it was all my fault.

I then made it to work to see Isabelle floating around everyone's desks placing at least a dozen case files on top of the dozens of case files that were already there I had no new information on Ben's murder or no information on any potential suspects as she made sure my nose was kept out of that too and boy she went to extreme lengths to make sure I found out nothing new about Ben's case she told everyone in our offices to keep any Rifkin murder case info as far away from me as possible. I knew that if I didn't get some work done or progress made on this case soon that I was gonna get fired and I couldn't let a stupid little thing between me and a coworker affect my job performance I wasn't gonna let it happen
"Hey, Isabelle so I was wondering..." I began as she started to walk away from me following the same routine as she had been for the last few days which consisted of ignoring my existence
"Isabelle !" I chased after her
"Isabelle so I was wondering if we could go to Ben's school today to talk to some of the kids see what they know"
She carried on walking and I stood there for a moment before continuing to follow her
"Isabelle !" I yell
Still nothing so I grab her arm and drag her into my office and slam the door shut behind us I press her back against the door and let go of my hold on her arm.
"Stop ignoring me please" I beg
She looks the other way so I grab her chin and force her focus onto me she grabs my hand that's gripped to her chin and yanks it back to my side.
"Ya know I could get you in trouble for harassment and assault? Just because you're my boss doesn't mean the rules don't apply" She states
"And why should I talk to you after what you did to me you asshole" She continues
"I know I know I know I'm sorry"
"No Andrew! I'm sorry isn't gonna cut it"
"I like it when you call me Andrew" I tease
"Shut up and let me do the talking. First off stop being like most men around here and thinking with your dick rather than your head because I see you as quite the intelligent man and at the moment you're not showing me that. Second, whatever this is it's over because I don't fuck married men"
"I never asked you to fuck me" I say
"Yeah but you were going to"
"No, I wasn't"
"But do you want to ?" She asks
"I mean.." I reply
"See this is what I'm talking about! I tested you just then and you failed !" She yells
"This" she gestures between the both of us "Is over okay it was never a thing, to begin with, so can we just forget we ever kissed and never speak outside of work" She opens the door to leave and in the spur of the moment I grab her arm and say "Well you're pissed off about something still so just say it"
"Yeah, maybe  I am pissed off but so what ?"She yells
"Ok so let's talk about it"
"Oh so now you wanna talk about it! You could have talked about this with me before we kissed you could have told me you're married! To very a beautiful woman who doesn't deserve to be cheated on !" She roars
I see people walking by the door and starting to stare the louder she got.
"Close the door Isabelle you're making a scene" I instruct
"Happily!" She walks out and slams the door behind her