The young, successful attorney Izabel Camille has been sidelined by the calculating attorney Nicole. Nonetheless Izabel Camille manages to get a breakthrough in the company’s biggest case and she seems to be back on track. But then some very blue eyes get in her way...

Blue Eyes

Bam! The pile of papers hit her desk and instantly drew her attention away from the computer. On the other side of the desk Nicole was staring coolly at Izabel Camille. “The boss wants you to go over these papers before you go home. You are supposed to look for discrepancies. I don’t think you’ll find anything, but you still have to make sure. I hope you’ll enjoy yourself. Martin and I are busy preparing for the meeting tomorrow.” Nicole turned her back to Izabel Camille and wriggled out on her high heels. Izabel Camille moaned. It was already past five, and she had arranged to meet the girls at Café Cosmo in an hour. There was no way she was going to make it now. She cursed Nicole. Ever since she started at the law firm as a new business law attorney, Izabel Camille had been given all the boring assignments which never resulted in praise or recognition. Her boss hardly noticed her these days, although she had put in long hours and a lot of hard work to gain respect at the office. She was well aware that some people found it hard to deal with the fact that she was already a lawyer at her age, but she had found law school so fascinating that she had finished in record time. Normally people had quickly learned that she was hardworking and reliable resulting in them forgetting her age.  However, Nicole had hated her from the start. Had she wronged her in some way? Izabel Camille sighed while reaching for her cell phone. Sabrina answered immediately. ” What’s up hon, are you on your way?” Izabel Camille explained the situation and promised that she would meet up with them as soon as she could. Their regular meetings at Café Cosmo every Thursday night were fast becoming a tradition and Izabel Camille loved their getting together. She and her friends Sarah and Sabrina could chat endlessly. It would take hours before she could leave work.

She concentrated on the papers in front of her and with her usual methodical work approach she went to work. The pile seemed endless and was evidence in a case concerning embezzlement. Their client had owned a large investment company together with a partner, but the partner had killed himself and now their client was facing charges of embezzlement. The partner’s heirs had no doubts. A lot of money had vanished without any explanation, and they wanted their inheritance. Half way through the pile she noticed that a regular salary transaction had been returned but later that day it had been transferred again. She checked the name of the recipient and found out that that employee had stopped her employment that month. How come someone had kept paying out salary to non-existent employees? Izabel Camille was certain she was on to something and immediately she started comparing the list of employees to the list of salary transactions and an hour later it became clear to her. The client’s partner had been milking the company for huge sums of money for years by pretending to pay out salary to employees who in fact no longer were with the company.

Touchdown! She couldn’t wait to tell her boss in the morning, but right now she was about to own the night with her two friends. Izabel Camille took a quick look in the mirror.  Her brown eyes were shining and her golden skin was practically glowing. She took a comb and started combing her long blonde hair. Sabrina and Sarah often teased her and said she was a Spanish girl caught in a blonde girl’s body, and it was true that it was unusual to have brown eyes surrounded by black lashes and still be a blonde. A real blonde. She laughed and shook her head. First of all, she had to repair her looks after 12 hours of working. In the drawer she found a pair of long earrings shaped as teardrops. She changed her shirt to a slinky black top and her cleavage was discretely accentuated by a golden necklace. Finally her sensible shoes were swapped with a pair of unbelievable high heels that made her legs look as if they went on forever. She was grateful for her time working as a model which made her able to walk confidently in high heels. She had made extra money as a model while she was studying law. She would still occasionally take a modeling job to feel the intense atmosphere. Izabel Camille reached out for her lip gloss and looked at herself in the mirror. Not bad, she was now ready to conquer the night.

Sabrina and Sarah waved eagerly at her, as she stepped into Café Cosmo. They already had a mojito ready for her, and before she knew it, she had had a few while she explained how she had had a breakthrough in the case. Sarah was all smiles. ”Certainly this won’t amuse that Queen bitch Nicole. She probably was planning on running this case alone with the boss. It’s going to be hard to squeeze you out now.” Izabel Camille raised her glass and said. ”Let’s toast to bitches getting what they deserve.” Izabel Camille fell silent. On the other side of the bar, a hunk of a man was raising his glass too as if he was included in their toast. His eyes were incredibly blue, in fact so blue that she could tell easily in the dark. She smiled back. She just couldn’t help herself. It must be the Mojitos she thought. Sarah and Sabrina quickly noticed that something was going on between her and the man at the bar, and they were quick to wave him and his friends over. Izabel Camille was cold and warm at the same time, because Oliver, as he was called, was even more gorgeous up close. They started talking. He was funny and so were his friends. They used to be in the army together and a few times a year they met up and exchanged stories. They had Sarah, Sabrina and Izabel Camille in stitches. In the back of her head, she knew that she ought to call it a night. Tomorrow was another long day, but those eyes of his, they were so blue.

Shocking. Izabel Camille woke up in bed next to Oliver. With a smile she remembered how he had slowly undressed her. In the end she had had nothing on but her jewellery. It had been hot. She couldn’t remember the last time when it had been that great. Oliver was fast asleep and it was late. She had to rush home and try to sleep a little. In a few hours she had to be at work. Her head was aching. It had been insane to drink after such a long day at work. She looked at Oliver. She ought to wake him up and say goodbye, but she just couldn’t bring herself to do it. Not now. She had to be at work in three hours and she was one big mess. It was too important to get organized before going to work. Today was the day she was going to show what she was made of. She whispered goodbye and sneaked out. A few hours later she was back at work. Her figure hugging white shirt was a great contrast to her golden skin and the tailored grey business suit. The small floral earrings and her high heels gave her a feminine touch. She was ready to take them on. Izabel Camille knocked on the door and her boss said:”Enter”. As she stepped in, Nicole gave her a poisonous look. ”I think, I have found something we can use.” Nicole let out a condescending moan. ”This case is a little more complicated than the cases you are used to, so I suggest you stop wasting our time.” Izabel Camille deliberately ignored Nicole and handed her boss the papers. Her boss immediately understood what she had found. ”This is amazing. You really saved us in the nick of time. We had nothing to bring to the table today but now we can prove where the money has gone. I want you to join me at the preliminary meeting with the opponent’s lawyers. If we are lucky we can avoid a trial all together. Nicole, you will have to stay here and oversee the office. Izabel Camille are you ready to go? It’s Showtime!” Izabel Camille could feel Nicole’s eyes burning with hate  in her back as she was leaving the office. She suppressed a cry of joy. She was back in and was working on the biggest case the firm had had for years. The taxi stopped and they went into the reception at the large law firm Felix and Cullman. Her boss whispered. ”This is old money. This firm has all the most exclusive clients. It would really be a great victory if we can beat them.” The door to the meeting room opened and the two lawyers they were meeting with came out. ”Welcome, let’s get started”, the first lawyer said. The other one just nodded with his ice-cold blue eyes. Izabel Camille froze. She was standing in front of Oliver. He was the opposing lawyer in this case. Izabel Camille knew she was in trouble…

To be continued...