Emily POV
I must have paced at least a thousand times before I finally summoned enough courage to call Austin. He picked on the second ring.
"Emily?" he sounded sleepy.
"Hi Austin," I said cheerfully "I hope this is not a bad time to call?".
"Of course it is," I heard him sigh "This is like 6 am and I am trying to sleep,".
"Oh!" I gasped "I am so sorry about that. Please forgive me, I guess I would have to call during the day when you have woken up,".
"It's no use now," he sighed again "Why did you call? What happened?".
"Well, I know what I am about to say is not part of your jurisdiction as my legal advisor but I don't know any other person to tell and...".
"Just cut to the chase, Emily," he interrupted.
"Okay," I cleared my throat "My role has been given to someone else,
