Chapter 23 She Needs To Be As Convincing As Possible

• They stayed in each other's arms for what seemed like forever until Mara remembered that her man was waiting and broke the embrace.
• "Look," she said taking Angela's hands in hers. "I'm all confused now and I just can't think of anything, but I will surely come up with something as soon as possible... before Monday. Don't worry, boss. Everything will be okay. We'll get out of this together and you'll be stronger for it." And then she hugged her again and held her even tighter than she had done before. From the way her shoulders were shaking, she knew her boss was crying and she couldn't help but shed a few tears herself as she felt the older woman cry on her shoulder.
• "I'll get in touch, okay?", Mara said when they'd finally dried their eyes and recovered their composure. Angela nodded in understanding. Her heart was full with gratitude, but she just couldn't voice it out. All she could do was grab Mara once more for a tight hug.