Day 89: Tales Of Lawyer Comparison And Friday Fighting
Day 89: Tales Of Lawyer Comparison And Friday Fighting
Day 89 Of How To Move On From A Man — 1LD
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I’m Andie and my ex, Douglas, dumped me. This is my break-up, so to speak. Douglas is a power player in Melbourne, worth more than I could ever comprehend.
I have no idea why we broke up.
I work and live at 1 Lovelock Drive. There, my best friend James and I are building Highway, our unisex clothing line. Our two other best friends, GG and Sophia, are investors.
GG is dating Douglas’ brother. Awkward.
My friends have been acting strange since the breakup. Since things have changed, I’ve found papers in James’ briefcase outlining plans for an expensive office space for our business.
I’m thankful that it’s Friday.
More thankful than I care to admit.
Though it’s not like my problems vanish because it’s the weekend. I don’t subscribe to the common misconception about life. But knowing I could plausibly rest from the rollercoaster week without commentary or social judgement was some upside.
To get to the rest, you have to finish with your turmoil first.
A day in the office with James would be just the right amount of suffering, I figured. As soon as I sat at our dining room table, James filled me in on what was happening with his aunty and his old property.
“I have to go see some lawyers on Tuesday. In the city somewhere. Do you think they charge by the hour? Or is that a movie thing?”
I knew the answer from when GG went through her divorce.
Going to many consultations with her, I learned all about the process of dealing with a legal mind. To my surprise, James was asking me and not GG. Strange considering they were in co-hoots about so much.
“Yeah, they do. Don’t let them talk slow.”
We both laughed. Probably best to make light of this considering I didn’t want James to know I suspected, knew, what he was up to.
“Who are you going to see?”
It wasn’t like I knew any of the lawyers in town. Well, only two. GG’s divorce lawyer and Douglas’ main counsel. Though I only really knew the law firm and not the maim people he dealt with.
James pulled out his phone and start to fuss around on it. It looked like he was swiping in and out of apps. He accompanied his performance with grunting and frustrated sighs.
“I can’t find the name for the life of me.”
“No worries.”
I watched James put his phone down immediately and then pick up one of the letters from his aunt and hand it to me. I had seen it the other night, but I pretended to read it as I hadn’t. Knowing what it said, I asked James,
“Do you think there’s any chance of you winning this thing?”
“Barbie seems to think so. You’ll like this. She said I could do anything I set my mind to. What a peach.”
Did Barbie also mean you could screw over your friends too?
Go behind their back with a business they own and get away with it?
Part of me wanted to call Barbie and tell her everything that her baby boy was up to. But I didn’t have all the facts yet. The billboard? Sure it was big. There had to be more, though.
And I had to find out.
No, I would find out.
You’re reading The Andie Chronicles, the 2023 romance-fiction series from the 1 Lovelock Drive (1LD) universe.
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