The Laws of Love

Chapter 6

“Yes, the truth is yes.

“Well, when that exists, I can't settle for someone who makes me smile. I guess that makes me picky. Not in physical or sentimental terms... It doesn't matter if he's blond, dark, or bald; if he goes to the gym or weighs a hundred kilos, as long as he can get me out of my boxes. Don't you agree with me? In the end I will have to create it from artificial intelligence. He would be intelligent and mysterious, and he would not spend the whole night praising my virtues.

The elevator bell cut through his fantasy.

“Does matters. In the end it will turn out that I do have too much time to dream about that wonderful HE. The summary is: what if I find it and reject it because it's not capable of hooking me, or I can't recognize that it's made for me? In other words... What if Prince Charming appears in disguise?

Yvonne looked at her funny.

"What could he dress up as?"

“I don't know... From the devil, for example. It would be horrible to find him and not recognize him because someone broke his heart and he is incapable of being himself, or because he is not the type to show himself as he is... Arg , how difficult. If it all comes down to probabilities, I'm lost. Remove all married men, gay men, and platonic crushes; to those who would never notice me because I'm not their type, those who are bastards... I would have four cats left. There are too many people in the world for me to be lucky enough to find my second soul mate.

“Second? Who is the first...? Oh Caleb.

“Obvious. He smiled and got out of the elevator. That Caleb who's not going to like that I'm here talking about impossible romances instead of what I'm here to do.

Actually, Caleb wouldn't care what he was doing because he was blindly confident in his talent. Not in vain had he chosen her as the majority partner of the firm in which they put their name, when Neal Delfino, the lawyer in charge, retired and decided to leave his empire in the hands of the most capable. Caleb was that man, the one who would maintain his client base and his prestige. For years he was her co”counsel, and after that, an enviable minority partner. Even with only seven years of work behind him, he showed that his skills far exceeded that of anyone else.

Caleb had counted on her to revamp the place and become the first law firm headed by young lawyers; not only because they had a special relationship that made them one person, but because they formed almost at the same time and together they were stronger than separately.

Besides because they loved each other in a way no one else understood, and they couldn't live without each other.

"Not that he was going to find out." Even if you were flirting with his biggest enemy he would miss it. That man would forgive you a murder.

Yvonne didn't wait for Yuri to roll her eyes and continued, stopping at the first counter they came to.

“Going back to the topic one last time before getting into the case...

“Wait.

He turned to the secretary at the counter, who found it hard to tear her eyes from her fingernails.

“This is Victoria Palermo's office? I'm Yuri Sandoval, we have a meeting now, at half past eight. To handle the divorce from the Campbells.

“One moment, please.

Yuri took advantage of the secretary's occupation to look at Yvonne.

I don't think you should lose hope.

"I've been hopeless since I was a teenager. I've never felt anything intense for a man, Yvonne. I'm not made for love, that's all,” she summed up, camouflaging her disappointment with a simple smile. At some point he had to face it.

"Maybe you're looking in the wrong place." Haven't you thought about trying something... different?

Yuri slung her bag over her shoulder and looked at her questioningly.

“Different? Do you mean internet dating or something? It's true that it's booming, but I don't see myself chatting with strangers or taking photos of them in a thong. I mean, it could be fun…” he laughed. He stopped laughing when he received a strange look from the secretary, who was holding the phone to her ear. She cleared her throat and turned a little more towards Yvonne so she wouldn't hear her. But it would heat them up for nothing, don't you think? I mean... I can't imagine staying with someone just to give them a striptease . To avoid situations as violent as that, it is better not to give the wrong impression. Although imagine it. I have always wanted to do a striptease . You must feel powerful, and sexy ...

"Actually, I didn't mean Internet dating, just a change of… A more radical change."

"Raise the age limit, you say?" I thought so. Maybe the perfect man is fifty and a bull. Or not, maybe he's just fat. The truth is that I don't care about my physique. The men who have best kissed me have not been exactly handsome.

“No, nothing to do with the age limit. It is rather...

"Yeah, I know what you're saying. You'd have to stop dating at work, right? It would be very different to meet someone who wasn't a lawyer, or for that matter, a Caucasian. I've never dated a Latino, or an Asian, or a mulatto... Do you think I'm a bit racist? “I doubt”. In Miami there is everything, I cannot use as an excuse what is the most abundant...

"You can go into the conference room," the secretary interrupted, gesturing down the hall with her perfect fingernails. There he will be waiting for her.

“Great, thanks.

He nodded his head and went to the place he had pointed to. Yvonne followed her, this time sticking to her.

"Let's put the subject aside for a while." Do you have my professional phone connected...? Perfect, so the calls don't hang up while you return. Thank you very much for interrupting Roberto and accompanying me, really. You've given me time to practice telling him that I'd rather we stay friends.

Yvonne outlined a smile that oscillated between admiration and resignation.

“It doesn't matter. I know it makes you nervous to face such a big firm. If you need anything, you can call me on my personal mobile. Oh, and don't come back too late; remember that today you have lunch with Delfino.

“Certain! I almost forget it. What would I do without you? She sighed dramatically. He gave her a brief hug and winked. So much talking about men, when I should fall in love with you. Wish me luck.