Torrid Affair | LT ✔️

Chapter Seven: Disbelief

AUTHOR'S POV  

Andrea: "I will give Mr. Bourgeois the message. Thank you for calling. Goodbye". 

Andrea releases the call and since another one doesn't immediately come in like they seemed to be doing all morning she takes the opportunity to breathe deeply a few times as she runs her well manicured fingers through her thick, shoulder length hair. It's always busy like this in Bourgeois Law Firm but its beyond exhausting at times. She loves her job and she for sure loves Laurent as he's not only her boss but one of her closest friends, which in most cases would be a recipe for disaster, but it works well for them and she's very grateful. Suddenly Laurent comes walking through the door and greets her as well as Dave who sits across from Andrea and had been taking his fair share of calls too...

Laurent: "Good morning Andrea. Dave".

Dave: *smile* "Morning boss". 

Andrea: *sigh* "Good morning". 

Laurent: "You oki"?

Andrea: "I'm fine. The phones are just ringing off the hook and it's driving me a little crazy that's all". *chuckles*  

Laurent: *chuckles* "I see". 

Now hearing a certain tone to his voice even though he tried to laugh too the real question is whether or not Laurent is ok...

Andrea: *looks confused* "Are you alright"?

Laurent: "I'm good". *pause* "So walk with me, talk with me. Tell me what's on schedule for today".

Andrea: *smile* "Let's go". 

Laurent: "Dave hold down all the calls while Andrea is away please". 

Dave: "Sure thing boss". 

Walking directly next to Laurent Andrea begins to read his schedule...

Andrea: "At 10 am you have a conference call with Mr. Morris and I put a few hours between that before your next appointment since you have those briefs to review which have already been prepared and are waiting on your desk. Starting at 1 pm you have back to back consultations with potential clients...."

Now inside his office Laurent is taking his coat and suit jacket off to hang them up. Andrea finishes then takes her eyes off of her legal pad which contains the lengthy to do list and notices the look on Laurent's face. It's as if the weight of the world is on his shoulders and in a lot of ways it is...

Andrea: *sigh* "Ok Laurent. Talk to me". 

Not even looking at her Laurent just takes his seat as he replies...

Laurent: "What you mean"?

Andrea: "It's obvious that something or a lot is on your mind". *pause* "Are you and Larry ok"?

Laurent leans back in his chair then blows out a long and slow exhale before responding...

Laurent: "No. We're not oki". *pause* "All we do is fight now and it's all my fault". 

Andrea: "How"?

Laurent: "Because he's right. I take on more work so there's no time for us". *pause* "He does so much Andrea and he works now". 

Andrea: "Yeah I saw him last Saturday. I was out with my friend in the same shopping center of the store he works. He said he really likes it".

Laurent: "He did"? *sigh* "Oh my God. I haven't even asked him about his job and he's been there for weeks now".