Chapter 48
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He is my friend. He is a good man.
He wouldn't do anything to hurt me, he didn't have it in him to hurt anybody.
She wooed me.
But Seth didn't woo me. He tried to pursue me but had failed many times until I gave him.
Why did he try so many times?
'Because he knew you were on that case' a voice said from the back of my mind.
I shook the thought out of my head.
There was no way on earth Seth knew I was on that case.
Come on Kari be sensible. You slept with him the night before the first hearing.
I shook my head. That night was completely on me.
Seth wouldn't do anything to jeopardize my case, in fact, he said that we shouldn't even discuss when we were together.
I shook my head.
Seth is my friend and I liked him. I liked him a lot.
He's a prosecutor, Karishma.
He'll always be on the opposite team.
Let him go!
Do you want to end up heartbroken like Uncle Gideon?
End it!
I sigh and rest my head on the table. After a few minutes of thinking, I stood up from the chair.
I knew what I had to do and even if it hurts to do it.
I had to, he is a prosecutor and will always be.
I walked around my apartment not sure of what to do. He was going to be here any minute now and had no idea what I am going to say. I didn't want to stop whatever that was going between us, but I had to. He is a prosecutor. Prosecutors and defense lawyers have always been on the opposite team and will always be on the opposite team. I should end it before things get too complicated.
When I heard the knock on my door I sighed. I wasn't ready.
Get a grip Kari, you can do this.
I walked towards my apartment door and opened it.
There he was, looking handsome as ever. His blond hair neatly combed, and his signature smile plastered on his face. In his hands were a bunch of flowers. I couldn't help but smile a little, he brought me flowers. No one's ever brought be flowers before.
"Are you just going to stand there looking at me or are you going to invite me in?" I rolled my eyes and push the door wider, so he could enter. When he did, he smiled, "these are for you."
I brought the flowers to my nose and smell them, they were divine. I place the flowers on the small table then looked but into his green eyes.
The is going to be so much harder than I thought.
"Are you going to stand there staring or are you going to kiss me?" I looked in his beautiful eyes without saying anything. "It seems I'll just have to kiss you out of your daydream." He walked over and captured my lips with his. The kiss was soft yet so passionate. A tear slipped from my eyes and Seth noticed so he pulled away.
He lifted his head and wiped the tears away, "What's wrong?"
I shook my head. He offered me a small smile, "You can tell me, what's wrong?"
I know I can, but I don't want to.
I don't want this to end.
"Karishma, what's wrong?" he used my full name, and by the look on his face, it meant he was worried. "Kari, you can tell me." He said reassuring me.
"He saw us."
He frowned, "What are you talking about? Who saw us?"
"Gideon"
"Who's Gideon?" I could see the confused look in his eyes.
"He's my uncle and he's also my boss. Seth, he saw us in the courtroom and he told me to end it." I was delaying, and I know but it was just too hard. Seth had become one of my best friends and I spent most of my free time. What will I do without him in my life?
"What?" his brows furrow.
"We can't go on." I felt a next tear slipped out of my eyes. What the hell is going on? I never cry, especially over a man.
"What! Are you serious?" he was getting angry but who could blame him.
I nodded my head, "Yes, I am."
He shook his head and smile, "You're funny, very funny."
I frowned at him. Did he really think that I was joking? I wasn't the type to make a joke so believable that I cry in the act.
"I'm serious Seth. We have to stop seeing each other, my job is on the line."
He took a step from me not saying anything for a few seconds then when he spoke, his voice wasn't angry, it was the opposite. "Karishma you have tears coming from your eyes. It's obvious you don't want to end this, so why are you letting your job get in the way of what we share?"
I didn't answer, I didn't know how to.
My job has always been important to me and will always be. I've never put a man ahead of my career, why should I start now?
"Kari we've managed to separate our jobs from our relationship. Why the sudden change now? Why are going back to the very beginning? We went through all this already. Why are you trying to go back to the beginning?" he looked frustrated now.
I sighed. "That's the whole point, Seth. We would never work out. You're a District Attorney, you put criminals behind bars. I'm a Defence Attorney, I fight for criminals. We'll always be on the opposite team."
"We don't have to let our jobs get in the way. We can make this work."
I wish we could.
"We can't."
"I like you, Karishma." He rubbed his temples. "I like you a lot. You can't do this to yourself, to me, to us."
