A/N Very short piece (with tons of author's notes XD) on a prompt given to me by kyuu, one of the lovely people in the CoAi Discord server! The prompt is from a confession in which a couple hides their relationship in the office where both of them have been accepted for work. Just search "My boyfriend and I were coworkers and we let management believe we are a new office romance" XD

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Search "My boyfriend and I were coworkers and we let management believe we are a new office romance".

The lab is quiet, except for the constant clicking of keys and mouse clicks, and the quiet whirring of machines. At odd times, a clink of metal joins in the white noise. When the woman, Miyano Shiho, types, her bracelet tinkles against her desk. And, when it does, she frowns-she'd usually smile, but if she did right now, she can just imagine the smug look on the face of that one detective who gave her the trinket.

She doesn't really have to imagine, though. Sneaking a peek to her left, she finds the detective, Shinichi Kudo, leaning against her table with that smug look on his face, eyes focused on her bracelet. And, of course, he notices her looking, making him smile wider.

She trains her eyes back on her monitor. She says, "Aren't you busy, Kudo-san?"

He replies, "Yeah, I'll be leaving in a few minutes."

"Take care, then."

"Will do."

He straightens up his posture and adjusts his clothes. He prepares to leave, but before doing so, greets everyone with a resounding, "Good job today, everyone!"

The moment the door closes behind him, Shiho's colleagues swivel their chairs towards her, all of them with those knowing looks on their faces. Her direct superior breaks the tension with a squeal, "He totally likes you!"

Collective squeals from the women and hoots from the men go off, and Shiho sighs.

Of course, he likes me. He's my boyfriend. Not that any of you know. Or would know.

She replies, though, "My table's just the one closest to the door."

"Right, of course, anything you say, red-faced dear!" More squeals. Laughter.

If Shiho could combust spontaneously, she would. She thinks, at least Shinichi isn't here to see. She sighs inwardly this time. She shouldn't have suggested to hide their relationship. If only she knew how much this lab craves for workplace romance!

She counts off the days in her head. Just two more weeks of this teasing...

She hopes they can keep the secret until then.

But, for sure, she'll tell him later that hovering over her is not helping them any! In fact, maybe she'll mail him now...

A/N I'll be very busy in the following months… But I'll still be posting a fic on the 27th of October! (Cookies for you if you know why! ...Though do people still give virtual cookies? XD) The fic is done, but the date is important! XD

I'll try to read reviews (since I haven't done so for ages! Thank you, lovely reviewers! You keep me writing! :D), and I do hope I could find the time to write your requests! :D

In the meantime, if you could read (and review!) Momo Cicerone's fics, that would be perfect! I'm sure it will be a treat for her as much as it is a treat for you, dearest reader!