Chapter 102 – The Meeting

Bartholomew hesitantly sits in his car, trying to build the courage to get out and head into the café. “You can do this” he says to himself. “She’s an old college friend. She’s not the crazy woman that didn’t know when to leave you alone” he chuckles realising the irony Simone was talking about. ‘Difference is; I backed off when she said no; most of the time’ he tells himself. ‘Claudia; or should I use her real name; Claire did not.’

“It’s now or never” he says, getting out of his car.

“Bart” a blonde woman calls out waving him over to the table she was sitting at. “Over here.”

“Claudia” Bartholomew smiles, taking a seat opposite her. “How have you been?”

“No hug?” Claudia says, getting out of her chair. “It’s been a long time, you could a least give me a hug.”

Bartholomew taps a beat on the table before standing up, putting his arms out inviting Claudia to put her arms around him. “It has been a long time” Bartholomew says, taking his seat again. “I see you are still hacking into pl