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Chapter 11: Lunch Time Blues....Meant To Confuse

Amy sat at her desk playing with the pendant. David knocked on the door, and she quickly hid it in her drawer. "Come in."

"Hiya I thought that we could go out for lunch at this new sandwich shop round the corner." Amy stood up before she replied.

"Sure that sounds like fun." She kissed him quickly on the lips before heading for the door. He caught her hand and spun her round to face him, he reached a hand up to her neck.

"I want to see how the pendant looks on you again....where is it?" Amy looked away. "Did you take it off?" The confusion and hurt that filled his voice upset Amy.

"I didn't...."

"Amy you did, you took it off." He stepped back, releasing his hold on her.

"I didn't." Amy could see how upset he was and realised that what Bruce had said was true. She walked back to her desk and took the pendant out of the drawer. She handed it back to David. "The chain broke, it got caught and I didn't notice and it broke. I'm sorry I should have been more careful."

"You put it in your drawer?"

"I did have it on me, but I didn't want to lose it, so I put it in my drawer." David's face brightened a little and he took Amy by the hand.

"Come on lets go before lunch is over."

Their lunch had arrived and Amy was sitting on her own. David had disappeared soon after they had ordered, and hadn't given much of an explanation. Just as she was about to give up and go back to the courthouse she saw him in the distance. He ran upto the table with a massive grin on his face. "I have something for you."

"What?" She replied sulkily not looking up from her meal.

He stepped behind her and placed something around her neck. She looked down as he fiddled with something behind her. "There we go." She gasped.

"You fixed it."

"I went and bought a new chain. It's stronger than the last one. So hopefully you won't be able to break it."

Amy looked up at him and smiled. "Thank you." He leant down and kissed her. "Now we should eat, we don't have long left of lunch, and I am starving."

"Me too," he winked before sitting down.

They didn't talk as they ate, but exchanged many meaningful glances. When the bill arrived Amy tried to pay for her lunch but David threw his credit card at the waitress before Amy could even reach for her purse.

"David I said I would pay for it."

"And I said I would pay for it, and I have."

"But...."

"And you just weren't fast enough!" He took her hand in his and stared into her eyes, she couldn't help but smile. Out of the corner of her eye she saw her watch.

"Shit!" She jumped up.

"What?" David stood looking worried.

"I should have been back in court 10 minutes ago." Amy's face drained from all its colour. "I have to go."

"Amy are you ok?" David caught her hand.

"I'm, I'm fine." He stood up and grabbed her as she swayed.

"Amy what's wrong, you were fine a second ago." He held her tightly as he lowered her to a chair. He crouched beside her and looked up at her face. "Sweetie, if you really want to pay, you can pay." The familiar smile that he knew returned as she chuckled. "There we go," he gently caressed her cheek. "They can survive without you, if I ever get my damn credit card back we can leave." She stayed seated until the waitress returned.

Bruce had given her a hard time when she finally arrived and she had noticed the pain in his eyes when he had seen the pendant back around her neck. She sat in her office with her head in her hands. She was finding it harder than she thought to get on with her life and go back to the plutonic relationship she had with Bruce before. But she knew she would be having the same problems if she left David and went with Bruce. "Why is my life always so screwed up?" She muttered before leaving her chambers for the day, to get ready for her date with the one she had chosen.

Bruce had been angry at first when Amy arrived late. Then he was angry with David. Then he saw the pendant back around her neck. He felt like he was being suffocated and he found it almost impossible to hold back the tears as he watched her in court. She had slotted back into her routine and to him it looked like she was happy to forget what had happened between them. To move on and forget the sweetness they had shared. He had spent his lunchtime alone in her chambers, not knowing that she was out with David. He had wasted half of his lunch not eating, waiting for her. He had then gone out and bought something for her before spending the rest of it eating and trying not to be upset.

When court was done for the day Bruce walked Amy to her chambers.

"Amy, I have something to say to you."

"I know that you are angry at me, and I don't want to hear it. I was late, I know. I accepted it, now you accept it and get over it."

"I'm not...."

"Bruce just go home, leave me alone. I have to get ready to go out."

"Amy...."

"I don't want to hear it!"

"But Amy...."

"Bruce, just stop it." She grabbed her files and stormed out of her chambers. "You lock it." She ran all the way to the elevator not wanting to hear Bruce's rantings.

Bruce stood facing the door that Amy had stormed out of. He reached into his pocket and pulled out the gift he had wanted to give her. He looked at it and smiled before putting it back in his pocket as he left Amy's chambers, locking the door before he left. He made his way quickly to where he had parked his car, and raced over to her house.