Chapter Eleven
She heard footsteps nearing the office, so she turned in the direction of the door and saw Will entering.
"Are you ready?" he asked with no sign of impatience in his voice. It was her last day after all, she needed to take a proper goodbye from the place.
"You mean to walk out the door of the firm I've worked for my whole life?" she sounded a little sad, despite the fact that she was excited about the new firm, the new responsibility, but it was still hard to leave something important behind, "Give me a few more minutes."
"I'm taking those to the car," he replied, pointing to the boxes on the table and stepped inside to approach them.
"Will?"
"Hm?" he took a box into his hands and looked at her.
"Tell me that I'm doing something insane that I should just be content with what I have and live the life I lived before," she didn't want to over dramatize the situation, but she needed to hear something reassuring from him at that moment to help her walk out that door with her head high and possibly without tears in her eyes.
He put down the box again and moved closer to her.
"You're doing something brave, something you've always wanted to do. This is a new beginning for you and I know that you're going to do a fabulous job."
He knew exactly what she wanted to hear and she was more than grateful for his words.
"I know that I wouldn't be able to do this without you," she smiled at him and reached out her hand in his direction, which he took and stepped right in front of her.
"Nonsense, you'd already be on the top without me, I've been holding you back."
"Don't say that, you've made my life complete, I wouldn't trade what we have for anything in the world."
She was sure he'd already known this, but she needed him to hear it again and she was glad to see him smile as he folded his arms around her and pulled her close.
"This firm won't be the same without you, I won't be the same without you, I'll miss you each and every day."
His confession might have sounded pathetic, but she felt the exact same way, so she couldn't blame him for saying it out loud.
"We can tell each other each and every night how much we miss one another."
He replied with a passionate kiss, leaving no doubt that he supported the idea.
"I'll see you in the car," he said after he let go off her and took the boxes into his hands.
"I'll be there in a few minutes."
"Just take your time."
She took a look around for the last time, trying to bring every memory with her. An important part of her life was over that night, tomorrow she was going to start a new chapter in a bigger and nicer office that she'd furnished to her own taste. She loved her new home already it was just hard to say goodbye.
When she was finally on her way out she found her assistant still working at her desk.
"Tomorrow's going to be a big day for both of us," she smiled at the young woman.
She was glad Evelyn had accepted her job offer and would accompany her to the new firm. She needed someone she could trust to be on her side and they'd worked well together so far, it had been one of her earliest decisions to win her for herself.
"I'm ready. David will be here soon to help me with my things and then we're out of here," she sounded relieved and Diane was glad to see one of them being all positive about this change in their lives.
"You should bring him to the party tomorrow," she suggested, since she hadn't had the chance to meet Evelyn's fiancé yet and the office-warming party seemed like a good opportunity.
"He doesn't really like these gatherings."
"Tell him I insist," she replied, kind of using the boss card for the first time, which made her feel just a little happier.
"I will," she smiled, obviously appreciating her attentiveness.
"See you tomorrow."
"Have a good night."
"You too."
She took a quick look back at the corridor then walked to the elevators and as she stepped inside she started to smile. It wasn't such a sad day after all, because it held the promise of tomorrow.
