Chapter 49

Another tear fell, "I like you too." I confessed. He was the only person I've ever confessed my feelings to and it's not even in a good situation. It was the end of a friendship and relationship, not the beginning. "But?" he waited. "But I love my job, Seth. Do you know how hard it is for twenty-six-year olds to make partner in a law firm? I just made partner, I can't lose my job because I developed feelings for a prosecutor. Please understand." "I can't understand, Kari. I can't." "Both my parents are doctors. They wanted me to go to med school instead I wanted to me a lawyer like my uncle Gideon. They were disappointed. I can't disappoint my uncle too. He expects so much from me." He looked into my brown eyes, his green eyes a few shades darker than they were when he came. "What do you expect from yourself? Before you please anyone you must please yourself first. Tell me you're not happy when we are together?" Why was he asking me such a question especially when he knew the answ