Things had settled down for a brief time after Andy's confrontation. Angela's days consisted of working, followed by going to visit Dwight, where he would name all of the plants on his farm and lay with his arms around her under the stars.
Michael broke her concentration.
"Attention people. Today is international pancake day so we are all leaving an hour early."
Stanley cheered with extreme enthusiasm.
Angela sighed to herself. She would not be leaving work early just because it was some food celebration. That would place her one hour behind tomorrow's schedule.
She carried on typing, muttering to herself about how silly some people were.
She was stuck into her work when she vaguely was aware of people slowly leaving. First Pam, followed by Stanley, Andy and the rest of the office.
Dwight sat alone, buried in his work, stealing glances across the room.
The both of them worked in silence, the sound of keyboard tapping and phone calls comforting.
5pm finally hit and Angela sighed with relief, for now this meant she would be spending the night with Dwight. She gathered her things and gracefully walked to his desk.
She smiled down at him as he sat on his chair, engrossed in his work.
He finally noticed her presence and jumped slightly.
"Oh, hi Monkey. Im just going to finish business with this client and I'll meet you at home. I told Mose to feed Sprinkles, so you won't need to."
She smiled at his kindness.
"I'll see you at home then."
He looked up in admiration, to smile at her.
The elevator doors opened as Angela walked to the exit. The cool breeze made her shiver in her thin cardigan.
Walking over to her car, she balanced her things on the bonnet as she tried to retrieve her keys.
A tall figure suddenly appeared behind her and she gasped.
Andy stood unnaturally still, his eyes livid.
"Geez, Andy!" Angela exclaimed in fright at his surprise.
He closed the distance between them.
"Of course you stayed back at work with HIM!" He spat.
Angela's heart quickened in anxiety.
"I..I.." She stammered in fear.
Strong hands violently grabbed her arms and she exhaled as her back was violently shoved against the building wall.
"You dare dump me?! You whore!"
Andy shouted in her face, slamming her back against the wall a second time.
Tears ran down her face as she felt the bruising from his grip and desperately tried to breathe in between sobs.
Andy pulled her close to him, preparing another slam into the wall.
Instantly, a large fist knocked Andy from his grip. He stumbled backwards a few paces.
Dwight quickly stood in front of a sobbing Angela, his expression furious.
He stormed over to Andy, picking him up by his collar and landing a solid punch to his face.
"YOU EVER, TOUCH HER AGAIN AND I WILL KILL YOU WITH MY BARE HANDS!"
Angela had never seen Dwight so fearsome. She cowered against the wall, freezing cold and covered in bruises.
Andy spluttered blood before clumsily pushing past Dwight and escaping into his car.
Dwight was by Angela's side instantly.
She sobbed.
"Monkey, Monkey. Hey I'm here, It's just you need to tell me where he hurt you. "
Dwight scanned her small body, searching for injuries.
She cried harder as he gently embraced her, scooping her up and carrying her gently to his car.
"Come on, let's go back to my house and I'll take care of you. You're safe now, Monkey."
Angela's sobs slowly subsided as she sat in the warm car of her lover, feeling slightly less cold and in pain as she glanced up at his face, driving to his home.
