Chapter 15

Claire

This was my first trip abroad since sophomore year when Jenny had taken me along to Italy with her. I had not had a honeymoon and Gerald and I had never taken a vacation. Jennifer had been so excited when I had told her that I was leaving for France.

I laughed as I remembered this, settling into my spacious business-class seat. Arthur pulled open the entertainment screen and began browsing a Netflix series to watch during the long flight.

“Do you want to watch in sync?” he asked with a smile when he caught me looking at his screen.

I shook my head, blushing. “I hadn’t meant to pry,” I said. I was very excited, not just to explore Paris but about the promise and potential that this trip might hold for my career.

Despite the scene that Christina had created, one of my new acquaintances from the party that night had shown up at the office with a proposal. Arthur had tabled it for now, but I was glad that my efforts had yielded fruit. It made me feel good about myself.

We dug into