197 The story about Rina and Jack 1 (2/2)

She was never picky about her clothes, but now she finds them too long, too short, too tight, too loose, too bright, too much and too less at the same time and she has nothing to wear!

Liz took a deep breath and decided to go shopping. She has three hours, and she is already downtown Seattle, streets are full of various stores, so it's totally doable.

But she can't go by herself because she will not find anything good in the sea of choices, and she could really use a second opinion. Ah, only if Brianna is here!

Liz remembered: Mia! She is home and available and… Mia is too sporty. Knowing Mia, she will advise her between a variety of shorts and t-shirts, and those are not appropriate for Liz's first appearance at the Alpha group.

But if not Mia, who else is there?

Liz's face lit up. There IS a lady who is free and available and willing, and she is classy and knows the Alpha group! Liz got her phone and made a call…

”Hi Sabrina, how are you? I need to do some shopping and I wondered if you can… You can? Great!...”

~ Seattle, the coffee shop on the 9th street ~

9:37 AM

”Thank you for dropping everything, Rina…”, Liz said when the two of them took a seat at the small table for two by the large display window which provides a great view of the busy street downtown Seattle.

”Thank you for calling me. Part of me thought that you will never call me to hang out. But let's drop the pleasantries and tell me what is the reason behind this shopping.”

”I'm going to meet Max today for lunch at the Alpha group and I have nothing to wear.”, Liz ended with a sour expression.

Sabrina's face lit up. ”You will pick him up from work for lunch?”

”I don't know if it's a pick-up or we will eat there.”, Liz admitted. ”Max told me to show up and he will take care of everything else. But I am nervous. It's my first time going there, and I want to leave a good impression.”

Sabrina smiled. ”Don't worry about it. I know just the place. Let's enjoy the coffee and the pastries and then we will take care of you. I know the place for your hair as well.”

Liz was happy to hear this.

They started chatting about random things and Liz apologized for the misunderstanding on Sunday. ”If I knew that Mia's first thought will be that I am kidnapped or dead, I would leave her a text. Because of this, everyone's Sunday was disrupted.”

Sabrina laughed. ”Don't worry about it, it was fun. I don't remember the last time I spent driving around Seattle. And I am sorry that we invaded your apartment. Everyone was worried and I totally forgot how it's inappropriate to get in without your permission.”

Liz thought about how this is a chance to bring up a topic… ”I hope that didn't disturb some intimate time between you and Jackson.”

Sabrina waved her hand dismissively. ”No. He is out for work.”

”On Sunday?” Liz didn't hide her curiosity.

”He has an odd work schedule.”

Liz pursed her lips before asking cautiously: ”Rina, I hope that I am not intruding but, is everything fine between the two of you?”

”Sure.”, Sabrina responded on a reflex and then paused. ”Is there a reason you are asking me that?”

Liz exhaled while silently scolding herself. What did she expect? That Sabrina will just spill it out? Spill out what? Does she even know that Jack is a cheater? Or should Liz talk about Jack making a move on her during their Hawaii weekend?

”Liz?”

Sabrina's voice pulled Liz out of her thoughts.

”What?”

”Is there a reason why you are asking me if things between me and Jack are fine?”, Sabrina repeated her question while carefully observing Liz's expression, like she is searching for something.

Liz realized that she already crossed some border. She squinted and asked timidly: ”If I say 'no', will you believe me?”

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