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Pure Obsession (Finn) - Chapter Five
Date: 10/9/2014, Categories: Reluctance, Author: SITTING, Rating: 20, Source: LushStories
had some positive impact on my life. My mind was already going through the figures, the number of tables, how many diners, how much they’d spend on average, whether that could cover the costs. And even if it didn’t, even if I failed, what did it matter? It would at least be a learning experience, a life lesson, something to do instead of inverting back into myself and falling into bad habits. I reached into my pocket, my hand closing around my phone. There were people going by, knocking into me and yet I didn’t care. I tapped in the number before I had time to change my mind and closed my eyes, shutting out the world as it began to ring. *** Alessandra and I met again, more than two years later. It was at a fundraiser for the LBC, and I was dragged there by my mother, whose phone calls I’d eventually answered. Life had changed, but she still wanted to be part of it, and I couldn’t deny her that much. Things were going well, but not too well to worry about. The restaurant had finally taken off; after months of delays and renovations, the doors were open and the evenings were always incredibly busy. I’d finally got a reliable team together, and we worked efficiently, all of us loving the way things were going. The fundraiser was boring. Boring people who wore diamonds and cufflinks and were my ideal customers. I gave them the number to book tables, even dictated directions to one guy when I felt a hand on my arm, and turned to see Alessandra. She was frowning at me, unspoken ...