A/N: Happy new year! I hope everyone has an awesome 2018! Special shout out to my friend Tori who's been a HUGE help! Make sure you check out her Tumblr: Toripz, she has AMAZING writing skills, Y'all! This will be the first of many fanfics to come in 2018 for glee pairings. Please review (I can take criticism), and favorite if you want to see what happens next! Enjoy
It was a long and exhausting day at work. Two ongoing meetings, roughly thirty emails filled with complaints from customers, business opportunities offered, and my grandmother sending me emails for groceries... I wouldn't even guess as to how she found the work email. Now I will have to stop by the store and her house, before venturing home.
Heading out of my office, I collected my suitcase, jacket, and sunglasses; placing the shades on my head. Closing and locking the door behind me, I went to the break room to clock out.
My coworker, Mercedes, was in making another cup of coffee. "I have paperwork to do," she groaned, "It'll take forever."
"I thought all of the bosses left?" I asked as I typed my employee number into the clock.
"So did I." Mercedes replied, pouring coffee into her cup once the pot was ready. "Yet, Schuester asked me to do last minute paperwork for his conference with paid overtime"
"I would stay for that amount, too. They're working our asses off lately. More than usual for this big project," I turned around to smile at her. "Good luck, I'll see you in the morning." Waving goodbye, I walked towards the elevators.
I was in the middle of texting when the elevators opened after waiting a few minutes. Pressing the "LL" button to the parking garage, I relaxed against the back wall. Looking at my phone, I paid no attention as the elevator stopped on a different floor. Looking up, I saw my workplace enemy, Finn Hudson. I stared a moment before blinking at him, a grimace enveloping my features.
"Kurt," Finn greeted me. "Didn't think you still had a job"
"Finn, I never imagined you'd make it past training." I smirked, giving him the same tone of voice. He had been nothing but evil to me all this time. Part of me hated his guts and the other half seemed shamefully attracted to him, not that'd I would ever admit to it. Half of me wished those soft lips of his would press against mine, while the other half wanted him to be shipped off far away.
"Well, you of all people know how I love to disappoint the haters." He laughs.
"You started this shit, ever since we met you've been an obnoxious and cruel dick!"
"Indeed I have," Finn nods as he sets his suitcase down, a sly grin spreading across his face. "You're nothing but a joke to this company."
I folded my arms across my chest, making myself small while simultaneously giving the bastard a wide berth, my eyes staying on him. "Excuse me?"
"Working long hours doesn't deserve praise, it wastes time, I make this company money. You simply do what you do best, be useless."
I laughed. "No, honey, I've been here longer. You're a newbie as far as I'm concerned." I moved closer to the taller man, still holding my suitcase, and never losing eye contact with him. "Just like I told you the very first day we met, I know everything about everyone." I warned, jabbing a finger into his chest before walking my index and middle fingers up his body to his shoulder, brushing off some dust from his shirt.
"What could you possibly know about me, Hummel?" He growled low, his voice soft and husky, threatening even.
"Well, people are great at gossiping in this company. I happen to have insights on every floor in this building. Everyone talks, given the right… bribe." I was determined to not show that his presence had caught me off guard, and it was becoming easier.
"What could anyone tell you about me!?" His voice wavered, signifying distress. I could tell he was becoming angry, his features reddening slightly as he began to lose his composure.
"That you're secretly in love with me." I whispered, both a little frightened and aroused in an odd mixture.
Finn's face went blank, his expression empty, almost like a mannequin. "You don't know anything! Whoever gave you that information was lying." He hissed defensively.
We were staring at each other, the elevator coming to a jolting halt on the third floor. The lights went out only to be replaced by red emergency lights moments later; in the seconds between the lights going out and the emergency lights coming on, I could barely see my hand in front of my face but felt Finn's warm breath on my skin behind me.
To be continued...