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"Hey quit laughing," Chris protested. "I worked hard over that breakfast." Then he couldn't help but laugh himself.
"I'm sorry, Chris, it was really sweet of you to try," Lori told him, bent down and picked up cat. "Angel, that wasn't very nice, baby!"
"Some Angel!" Chris remarked looking upon the black cat with disdain.
"Well, he is one, most of the time," Lori chuckled then asked, "who was on the phone?"
"Your boss," Chris noticed she paled when he said it. "He was upset because we forget to call you off yesterday and today."
"Do I still have a job?" Lori asked while in fear of finding out the answer.
"Yes, you do but he said you need to come in and fill out some forms," Chris told her. "I'll take you by after breakfast if you like."
Lori breathed a sigh of relief, "Thanks Chris, I appreciate that. Let me help you clean up now."
"No! I can handle it," Chris scolded and pointed to the living room. "You go sit down and rest; you shouldn't be on that leg too much yet, woman."
"Yes sir," Lori gave him a mock salute and did as she'd been bidden.
"Why'd you name him Angel, anyhow?" Chris called after her.
"Oh, it's simple. I named him after the character on the television show," Lori giggled. "So when he's bad; I call him, Angelus."
"That's fits perfectly," Chris replied. "I've watched that show myself a few times. OK, well, give me a few minutes and I'll have breakfast ready in no time."
A short while later, Lori had eaten, changed, and they were pulling into the Lotus Bank parking lot.
"You ready?" Chris looked at her.
"Yeah," She breathed.
"Look, I'm going to be right there with you," Chris grabbed her hand and gave it a quick squeeze. "Why do you work for this jerk, anyway?"
"You know, Chris. I haven't a clue," Lori realized aloud and simultaneously made a decision. "It's isn't worth it; I'm going to march in there and tell him I quit."
"Good for you," Chris smiled. "I'll help you until you find another job."
"Oh wait a minute," Lori thought out loud. "I can't quit. I need the insurance for the baby."
"Don't worry about that," Chris told her. "I told you before I can help with that. After all, it's my kid too."
"Thanks Chris," Lori replied with a smile. "Let's get this done."
A scant five minutes later....
"What do you mean 'you're quitting'?" Luke regarded Lori in utter astonishment.
"I'm tired of the way you treat us," Lori told him fiercely. "We bust our butts for you everyday but we never get a thank you. Well, quite frankly, Mr. Danners, I don't need this job anymore and I quit!"
"Well, I see," Mr. Danners replied. "We'll send your last paycheck to you in the mail. Goodbye Ms. Ford, I must say I'm truly sorry to see you go. Goodbye Ms. Ford, I wish you well in whatever you do."
And that was that, Chris led Lori out and they left without a single look backwards. Her former coworkers looked on in shock. Mr. Danners came out of the office and told them the news. Then he told them for the first time in their memory that they were all doing good jobs and he would try to give them all raises this year.
Meanwhile, out in the truck...
"I can't believe I just did that!" Lori exclaimed. "It felt so...liberating...but seriously I don't know what I want to do now."
"Move in with me," Chris told her quietly.
"I can't Chris, it's too soon," Lori shook her head sadly. "Look, I'm enjoying being around you, really I am but I'm just not ready for that kind of commitment."
"No strings Lori," Chris told her. "Look, you can have your own room and everything. If you don't like it, you can always move back and I will not stop you. I don't want you to be alone."
Lori realized sadly, that he was all she had. Her family had disowned her and she was alone in the big city of Union. Besides, he made her feel...loved. She realized she had already fallen for him. And besides that, she'd no longer have to figure out how to pay the rent.
"No strings?" Lori looked at him.
"No strings," He confirmed. 'Give me a chance, Lori. You won't regret this; I promise,' he thought as he answered her.
"OK," Lori gave him her answer.
"Hey quit laughing," Chris protested. "I worked hard over that breakfast." Then he couldn't help but laugh himself.
"I'm sorry, Chris, it was really sweet of you to try," Lori told him, bent down and picked up cat. "Angel, that wasn't very nice, baby!"
"Some Angel!" Chris remarked looking upon the black cat with disdain.
"Well, he is one, most of the time," Lori chuckled then asked, "who was on the phone?"
"Your boss," Chris noticed she paled when he said it. "He was upset because we forget to call you off yesterday and today."
"Do I still have a job?" Lori asked while in fear of finding out the answer.
"Yes, you do but he said you need to come in and fill out some forms," Chris told her. "I'll take you by after breakfast if you like."
Lori breathed a sigh of relief, "Thanks Chris, I appreciate that. Let me help you clean up now."
"No! I can handle it," Chris scolded and pointed to the living room. "You go sit down and rest; you shouldn't be on that leg too much yet, woman."
"Yes sir," Lori gave him a mock salute and did as she'd been bidden.
"Why'd you name him Angel, anyhow?" Chris called after her.
"Oh, it's simple. I named him after the character on the television show," Lori giggled. "So when he's bad; I call him, Angelus."
"That's fits perfectly," Chris replied. "I've watched that show myself a few times. OK, well, give me a few minutes and I'll have breakfast ready in no time."
A short while later, Lori had eaten, changed, and they were pulling into the Lotus Bank parking lot.
"You ready?" Chris looked at her.
"Yeah," She breathed.
"Look, I'm going to be right there with you," Chris grabbed her hand and gave it a quick squeeze. "Why do you work for this jerk, anyway?"
"You know, Chris. I haven't a clue," Lori realized aloud and simultaneously made a decision. "It's isn't worth it; I'm going to march in there and tell him I quit."
"Good for you," Chris smiled. "I'll help you until you find another job."
"Oh wait a minute," Lori thought out loud. "I can't quit. I need the insurance for the baby."
"Don't worry about that," Chris told her. "I told you before I can help with that. After all, it's my kid too."
"Thanks Chris," Lori replied with a smile. "Let's get this done."
A scant five minutes later....
"What do you mean 'you're quitting'?" Luke regarded Lori in utter astonishment.
"I'm tired of the way you treat us," Lori told him fiercely. "We bust our butts for you everyday but we never get a thank you. Well, quite frankly, Mr. Danners, I don't need this job anymore and I quit!"
"Well, I see," Mr. Danners replied. "We'll send your last paycheck to you in the mail. Goodbye Ms. Ford, I must say I'm truly sorry to see you go. Goodbye Ms. Ford, I wish you well in whatever you do."
And that was that, Chris led Lori out and they left without a single look backwards. Her former coworkers looked on in shock. Mr. Danners came out of the office and told them the news. Then he told them for the first time in their memory that they were all doing good jobs and he would try to give them all raises this year.
Meanwhile, out in the truck...
"I can't believe I just did that!" Lori exclaimed. "It felt so...liberating...but seriously I don't know what I want to do now."
"Move in with me," Chris told her quietly.
"I can't Chris, it's too soon," Lori shook her head sadly. "Look, I'm enjoying being around you, really I am but I'm just not ready for that kind of commitment."
"No strings Lori," Chris told her. "Look, you can have your own room and everything. If you don't like it, you can always move back and I will not stop you. I don't want you to be alone."
Lori realized sadly, that he was all she had. Her family had disowned her and she was alone in the big city of Union. Besides, he made her feel...loved. She realized she had already fallen for him. And besides that, she'd no longer have to figure out how to pay the rent.
"No strings?" Lori looked at him.
"No strings," He confirmed. 'Give me a chance, Lori. You won't regret this; I promise,' he thought as he answered her.
"OK," Lori gave him her answer.