Chapter 27

"You're here in one piece, so I assume the weekend went well,." Julia teases, sitting down in my office. For it being early on a Monday morning, she's as stunning as ever. Her fair, blonde hair is tied into a tidy bun on top of her head, eyes bright and defined with mascara dragged through her lashes. She taps her wedding ring against the ceramic mug in her hands, waiting for me to share the more intimate details of my weekend away.

"You know, it went a lot better than I anticipated. I'm glad you encouraged me to go." I smile at her as I unpack my work bags. "But," I raise a finger at her. "I am not going to tell you that you were right."

"I still can't believe you two are together, It's taking me some time to process this." She rolls her eyes and laughs. "But you two seem like a good pair, I thought so right at the beginning."

"Oh trust me, I'm still processing too." I scoff. "But, I don't know, something about it just seems right." I shrug. "It's like he knows me and understands