A/N: sasuke definitely comes up with roundabout ways to spend time w hinata
he has a massive crush on her but is in denial, or can't say it
like if this were an office au, he calls her into the conference room to go over some project the company has been working on
he strategically calls her in right before her lunch break
and he has all this fucking food laid out…. but it's just him and hinata, and he wasn't exactly sure what she liked to eat so he purchased the whole menu lmao
"Come in, I was just about to have lunch." He's sitting at the head of the table and pretends to act super casual, leaning back into the ergonomic chair.
Hinata eyed the feast on the table.
A wide variety of take out items was spread out on the long table of the conference room. Disposable containers with dishes like pasta, stir fry, and sushi took up a majority of the space; she would barely be able to tetris her documents amongst all the food. The litany of appetizers and main courses and desserts teased her senses and the emptiness in her stomach became magnified tenfold.
Was this how CEOs regularly ate? She reasoned that her boss could certainly afford it, even if it seemed a bit excessive.
"Wow, that's quite the lunch," was stated in a friendly, neutral manner.
"Yes it appears I ordered too much…" Sasuke cleared his throat, "Have you eaten yet?"
He knew damn well that she hadn't, so when she shook her head, he smoothly followed up with, "Why don't you join me?"
The turkey and spinach sandwich she quickly threw together this morning paled in comparison to the banquet in front of her, making her quick to agree.
"Sure," she smiled, "It is almost lunch time and I know Ino and Kiba are also about to go on break so if you wanted to invi-"
"No no, I think there's only enough for two," he was quick to interrupt. While Yamanaka and Inuzuka were good employees, sometimes their personalities grated on his nerves. He already had one energetic loud mouth that followed him at his heels.
Besides, he didn't want anyone to get in between their… er, meeting.
"… Okay, Uchiha-san…" She fought to keep the skepticism out of her tone, cautious of offending him due to his generous offer and his status as her boss.
"Sasuke," he insisted. "You can just call me Sasuke."