14 Presumptuous (1/2)

Alec had miraculously appeared on the last day of employment and cheered me on as I reviewed the draft and turned it in. I didn't see a peep of the obnoxious Mr. Butler, not even his shadow graced the ground floor. As half of the payment had already been made, I didn't have much worry of receiving the remainder of it, so I went back to the apartment, relaxed and happy that I had earned enough money to rent a good apartment. Safe to say, that the wages were beautifully high enough to entice me into working for a criminal psychologist for a week. Not a small amount at all.

I spent my days learning to cook better food and searching for prospective apartments. Yet it was hard to find a place that was comfortable and high security in Chicago at a low cost, especially if I wanted to live near my place of employment.

It was one of those days when my cell phone rang and I stared at it stunned, unwilling to pick up the phone. I couldn't see any reason why Seth Watson would call me in the morning when he was clearly supposed to be at work.

Regardless, I picked the phone up. He sounded breathless as he greeted me.

”How do you know Sebastian Butler?” was the first thing he said after.

”Uh…” Confused about why I was being interrogated so urgently I went with the truth. ”I translated some documents for him. Is there a problem?” I asked.

”No, no!” He reassured hurriedly. ”I didn't know you knew him so well!”

'So well?'

”What do you mean?” I asked, perplexed and a wee bit suspicious about what he thought our relationship was.

”Aren't you dating him?” Thunderstruck, I responded negatively immediately. I was so vicious that Seth remained speechless for a minute. ”Can you just explain why you are calling?” I coaxed him to give up information.

”Ah, Sebastian Butler said that he would take on a major case only if you are his assistant.”

I squinted my eyes trying to comprehend what was just told to me. Assistant? Me?

”I am not one of his students. Neither am I well versed in criminal justice procedures… I don't understand how I can help.” It was a valid concern. Moreover, I had not been asked to be his assistant before he declared it to everyone. Especially important to remember was that I had zero interest in getting tangled up with criminals and law enforcement.

”I don't know anything more! Just call him and figure it out!” He was obviously irritated with the whole affair, and probably wanted to be the assistant for this case, but the opportunity was robbed from him. I shrugged it off and decided to give the culprit a call before he spread any more rumors.

The phone rang twice before it was picked up, perfectly timed for someone who doesn't pick up calls without prior notice of said call.

”I thought I would never hear from you again, Miss Lewis. Were you presumptuous to think so?” I rolled my eyes.