Chapter 102 - Big thoughts (2/2)

'Bridgette, silly woman who openly harasses any man she finds attractive.' Sarah let out a chuckle when she remembered how Bridgette embarrassed herself in front of Jeff. It was nice to feel support when Bridgette bashed Evalina for being sneaky. But she can't be too careless. As much as she feels that Bridgette is a good person, she needs to remember all those people who had her trust in the past and betrayed it…

Sarah's mood worsened when she remembered Evalina. If she is only after Aiden, that is one thing that Sarah can handle. But she is messing with her work also. Mistakes at work could become a big deal, Sarah can't afford to be careless. Sarah never dealt with a woman like that, so she reminded herself that she needs to think carefully before acting. Evalina needs to go out of her private life, and to stop messing with her work. 'Can I accomplish that without doing too much damage to Evalina? I don't want her to lose her job, but is there any other option?'

Tomorrow they will go back to Fairfield, and she will get to meet with Vivian. 'I wonder how is she doing? Is she over Gabriel?' It's probably not enough time for Vivian to get over him, it will be a process. Vivian didn't reach out to Sarah recently, but she is ready to be there for her friend if needed.

Projects... 'I will finish them quickly if I focus... but I want to spend time compiling data on Philip and Mimi.' Philip and Mimi are another headache-inducing topic for Sarah. She wants to expose them, and she is confident that Aiden wants her to leave things alone... but she can't. 'If he does not know about it, he will not nag.'

Sarah was startled out of her thoughts when she noticed Aiden taking a seat on a lounging chair next to her. He was wearing pajama bottoms and a dark t-shirt on top, his wet messy hair told her that he just showered. 'He probably woke up when I got out of the bed.'

”I was hungry”, she explained herself.

”You can always order food.” He looked at the ice cream in her hands.

”I was just a bit hungry, not enough to order.”

”Really?” He leaned closer to see that she finished more than half of pint.

Sarah was spacing out and eating ice cream without noticing how much she ate. ”Uhm... I was thinking over things, so didn't notice how much ice cream I ate.” She was embarrassed and kept the ice cream on the ground.

He took the ice cream and observed. ”Based on this, it was some serious thinking.” He took a spoonful of ice cream in his mouth.

Sarah remembered that just when he came, she was thinking how she will hide things from him. 'What's up with his timing?' She cleared her throat, ”Yes. It was serious. Big thoughts about the future.” She noticed that she got his attention. 'Oh, I was careless and said too much.' She was never good at lying and didn't like doing it. Few times she lied in the past it was always messy, and soon she would forget her made up story and get in trouble.

Just as she feared, he asked about it. ”Why don't you share those thoughts with me?”

She cleared her throat few times. ”I just started thinking about it. It's not ready to be shared yet. When I figure it out, I will tell you... You must be hungry, right? Order some food for both of us, anything is fine. I will go and shower now.” She stood up and quickly went toward the bedroom.

Aiden was looking after her. He could tell that she is hiding something, but he will not press the matter. 'She will tell me when she is ready.' He stood up and went to get his phone to order food.

When Sarah closed bathroom door, she sighed in relief, 'Messy, but effective... I hope.' She started the shower.