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Chapter 36: Truce?

“What are YOU doing here?” Jane asked, as she reached the front door of the bakery, suspicious of Arthur before he uttered a simple greeting.

“I’m picking up a friend that I carpool with, if you must know.” Arthur responded gruffly, to mirror her initial hostile mood and frosty, cold tone.

“Hmmph,” she grunted, not satisfied with the answer, yet also not able to find fault with it. Along with the career role of corporate litigation attorney, she also excelled in the vocation of ice queen.

“But since you’re here and I’m early, would you care to have a seat and talk?” he inquired, trying to put Jane as much at ease as possible.

“Alright. I’m here and you’re here. What do you want to discuss? I can’t help with any of those American bar topics, though.”

“No, Jane. I’ve got it covered. I spent a year and two summers studying. This is basically a review. I wanted to talk about something else. Something personal. Something important; very important.”