The coffee sat in front of the two, for some time they just sat quietly. “Did you eat something last night Clara?”
“Hmm?”
Clara was absolutely blanked out at the moment, a week, it’s been an entire week, nor did she bring up what happened between her and this guy to anyone, or planned on it. “He still hasn’t signed the papers, has he?”
“No,” her voice died down, and her thoughts about the cheating incident subsided. “You look better than before, I was worried.”
“Worried? Why would you worry about me? I’m just your client..”
It wasn’t like she meant it to come out like that, but it did, this coffee meet up wasn’t just because she was a client, this wasn’t about being a client, “if I so happened to just, I don’t know, forget about him and get another account for my money wouldn’t that be possible?”
“I mean yes, if, but what about your husband then?”
“I can’t do it, he won’t sign the papers, and if I take him to court I’d be spending money that I don’t have. I just want to..get out of the marriage, but I don’t wish to take this as far-”
“Clara, like I asked before, are you ready to leave him?”
“Of course I am, I haven’t had sex in three years, I need some relief.”
To Clara, three years was too long, she had more sex in high school! But last week, the car sex, she was now no longer thinking about anything else at the moment. Her face heated up, she couldn’t stop thinking about the hot car sex. “You lied to me and your Father about a happy life.”
She hissed, “n-no, I just kind of slightly lied? I mean there’s nothing really much to say about it, I was tossed around a lot.”
“You weren’t adopted? Ever?”
“No, um, nobody wanted me..”
Clara tipped her glasses up on her face again, “I was born with some health problems, most people want a baby who is healthy. I mean I was healthy, but not healthy.”
“May I ask what was wrong with you?”
“Just some complications on breathing, that’s all. Nothing serious.”
Clara felt the mood drying off into a hot sun or some weird awkward moment that just didn’t seem to go away. “So, you really are okay now?”
“Yes, after a couple of surgeries, I’m great..”
“Clara, do you mind if I ask..did anything bad..happen to you?”
Her coffee was now sitting longer than that awkward moment a second ago. Her mind was trying to pull herself up to answer the woman’s questions, but she didn’t understand why she cared so much. This woman, along with her husband, had decided to just give her away. It wasn’t like Clara could understand truely why these questions kept popping up out of nowhere making her feel utterly uncomfortable. “I was bullied,” that’s all Clara said, no continuation after that. Really they had nothing to say to each other. Clara felt like she wanted to get to know her own Mother, but she was a little twenty years late. “So you have a cane?” Finally, Clara brought up something that she could answer. “You noticed. Well I was in Iraq, that’s where I got this.”
“Oh..”
“No, it’s okay, I mean if you want to hear some stories about my time serving, I’m okay to share that with you.”
The waiter came over before June could start gabbing away with her stories, “would you both like another cup?”
They sadly looked into their full cups, “no I think we are just fine sir,” June waved the guy away, noticing that his main attention was on Clara. She didn’t notice though. Her outfit was very questionable, it was like she was trying to put herself out there. Not to mention she didn’t have her ring on, the first time June met Clara, she had that ring on. Instead of going straight back to the long, long stories, the woman just stared at her, waiting for Clara to notice the stare.
Clara chose a green dress, showed a lot of cleavage, and her hair was tied back into a messy bun, to top that off she had flower patterns in her dress! She was most likely trying for something? Maybe to catch someone’s attention?
“So? What’s with this flirty vibe from you Clara?”
“Flirty?” Her voice cracked, but her eyes traveled down to her chest and then her thighs, maybe choosing a short dress wasn’t appropriate she thought. “Who did you dress up for?”
“Well, um, I am sorry if it’s bothering you, but I wanted to go out today, looking like a free woman.”
Only because the young woman slept with an older guy who had nice abs-
Saying the right thing, got June grinning ear to ear, “I’m happy to hear that your attitude has changed since I saw you last week.”
“Yes, it has, really, has.”
“Is it some..guy?”
Clara kept blushing, it was hard to hide it, she looked like her young self again, it was like life pumped its way back into her veins. “I may have had a one night stand, in my car,” she couldn’t help but laugh at herself. “Really??”
“Well this cop, he kind of..got off duty, and he did a lot more than just pay for my parking meter.”
“Wait, cop?”
“Yes..from that night I went for that walk and never returned to the restaurant.”
“So he just creepily waits for you?”
“Well he did, I didn’t get his name because he said his next shift was starting, plus people were starting to..wonder about-”
“Was he at least safe with you?”...