Back to doubles for a bit :) Thank you for reading and indulging in this with me! Also, FFn is a lying liar about word count. Not that anyone would be mad if I slipped in a few extra words haha but they've all been capped at 100, scout's honor!
27.
It sobers me.
Reality crushing this moment.
I push him back.
"We shouldn't."
My chest heaves. I slide off my desk, smoothing a hand down my skirt, adjusting my blouse.
I'm frazzled.
He wipes a hand over his mouth, faint red lipstick smeared around his lips.
"You don't want this," he states, searching my face.
"We can't," I merely say again. Not here, I think. But don't voice it.
Rejection flashes in his defeated gaze.
I reach past him to turn on my light.
The elevator dings, murmured chatter filtering through the space.
Edward opens his mouth, pauses, then leaves.
28.
He kissed me.
My focus is fucked. I fix my lipstick, then spend the next hour replaying everything he said.
He sees me.
He thinks about me.
He wants… me?
Yet it's been my choice we don't know each other?
It doesn't add up.
He hardly fucking speaks whenever I'm around.
Until recently, that is.
Maybe he's messing with me. Fed me some lines or something.
Lauren knocks on my door, reminding me about our weekly team meeting.
I follow her through the office, my eyes immediately finding him when I walk into the room.
He doesn't look at me.