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Chapter 4

"What do you even call this? I mean… it's nonsense!" Evangeline ranted, flapping her arms at Ravel's file cabinet, the bottom drawer of which was home to his snacks and various pranking devices.

"It's not like I'm an expert," Ravel grumbled, checking the clock. It had been ten whole minutes since they started, and he already felt like dying. So he did the natural thing and crossed the room to the coffee machine.

"Get back over here," Evangeline instantly admonished.

"No. I'm the Grand Mage. I do what I want."

She rolled her eyes, and threw a file folder at him. It bounced off his arm and tipped his coffee mug.

"Thanks for that," he grumbled.

Evangeline smiled. "Any time. Back to work."

Ignoring her, Ravel poured himself another coffee. "Care to join me? I don't bite."

Evangeline sat on the desk, smoothing down her shirt. "No thanks. You might be diseased, I haven't decided yet."

Ravel put a hand to his chest dramatically. "A woman's cruelty. But I make an awesome cappuccino."

Grinning, Evangeline passed him the pot of sugar. "When you don't spill it on yourself, that is," she said.

Dumping three scoops of sugar into one mug, Ravel handed it over. "You never answered my question, you know."

"What question?"

"How've you been?"

Evangeline set down her mug after one sip. "Erskine, just because I work for you doesn't mean we're magically friends again. Or anything more."

Ravel frowned at her. "And why not?"

"Because I'm not easy."

The Mage looked confused, and Evangeline grinned. "I know what you were thinking in the cafeteria, and let me tell you, it's not going to happen."

Ravel grinned. "We'll just see about that."

Before she could reply, Ravel's phone rang.

"Yeah… wait- what? You're kidding me. No way. Uh-huh. Right on it."

He hung up and turned to Evangeline, a smile on his lips. "So where were we?"

"I was over here, and you were groveling for my love surruptitiously."

She turned her back, leaving Ravel frowning.

"You're not at all curious about that call?"

"No." Evangeline said through gritted teeth. Truth is she was dying to know.

She heard Ravel take a sip of his coffee. "I'm going to tell you anyways. Couple of spores from this new virus got loose."

Evangeline jumped, spinning around. "Seriously? Already? A disaster?"

Ravel shrugged. "This is a busy place. Don't think you can handle it?"

Evangeline planted her hands on her hips. "Oh, I know I can. But you've just proved that you can't, Mr. Fancy Pants Grand Mage."

Glaring at her, Ravel spun around and started flipping through a file.

Evangeline also flounced around and continued her organizing. Goodness she hated this job.

A few minutes of awkward silence went by, and then there was a knock at the door.

"Got it," Ravel and Evangeline said at the same time. They glared at each other.

"I'm the secretary," Evangeline defended herself.

"Which means I'm your boss," Ravel shot back.

Evangeline ignored him and pulled the door open. "Grand Mage's office," she said.

A very blonde woman was waiting outside. "Hi. I was hoping to see the Grand Mage?"

Evangeline peered closer. "Tanith?"

Tanith Low looked closer at Evangeline, and her face flickered to an unreadable emotion before she pasted a smile on her face. "Evie! It's been far too long!"

Evangeline smiled and stepped the rest of the way into the hall. "I've been getting that a lot."

Tanith smirked. "Yeah, never thought I'd see the day when you looked like that. What's with the skirt?"

"Oh cheers," Evangeline said, rolling her eyes.

"GET BACK IN HERE! WHAT COMES AFTER Q?"

"TAKE A PILL!"

The door of the office started to open into the hall, but Evangeline kicked it closed again. There was a clearly audible "OW!" that followed. "So what brings you here? Don't tell me Sanguine is back. Remember when he tried to get us to go out on that double date with him?" Evangeline laughed.

Tanith burst out giggling. "Oh gosh… how could I forget that…"

Ravel coughed and shoved at the door. "Excuse me…"

He was ignored.

"And that other time with the goblins… nasty little things. They stole your glasses and you couldn't tell up from down!" Tanith laughed.

"And then they almost ate you because my idiot brother and glasses-less me were on watch duty."

"You have a brother?" Ravel squawked.

That got both women's attention.

"Did I say brother? I meant… uh… hover," Evangeline said after a pause.

Ravel gave the door another shove and Evangeline pressed her back to it, determined not to let him have his way. "That makes no sense. Let me out!"

"OH WELL," Evangeline interrupted, grabbing Tanith by the arm and hauling her out the door.

"Where are you going?" Ravel demanded.

"Don't get your panties in a bunch. I'll be back in ten minutes."