14 Days of Love (Sonic Style)

Chapter 11: Coffee Break

Krissie: Time to write this chapter. Today's ship is Geoffrey X Hershey! This is my sister's favorite Sonic shipping.

Disclaimer: I own nothing but my ideas.

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Geoffrey was filing paperwork. He skimmed the document and nodded. He spun in the chair and opened the filing cabinet. He found its spot and put it in. He had been stuck in this routine for a few hours now, but he didn't mind. He spun back to his desk and paused. There was now a coffee cup on his desk. He picked up the cup and sniffed.

The coffee smelled delicious. He could feel the heat radiating off of it. He only had one problem with it – he didn't make it and he was the only one at work right now.

His blue eyes scanned the room. Someone else was here. He opened the desk drawer and looked at his crossbow. He lifted the cup close to his face. It might've been drugged. If he pretended to drink it and go to sleep, then the intruder would come by him. He put the cup back on the corner of his desk. He laid his head down on the desk and closed his eyes.

Hershey the Cat walked back into the room. She had come in earlier to try to get a hang of being a Royal Secret Service member. Only she found Geoffrey St. John already at work. She clasped her cup in her hands, blowing on the coffee to cool it down. She gasped as she saw Geoffrey lying with his head on the desk.

She raced over to him, placing her cup on the corner of his desk. His eyes were closed, but he looked like he had just slumped over. Did he have a heart attack or something? He was about 40 something, so he was in the right age range to have one. Hershey placed her hand on his neck and was relieved to find a pulse. She started to lean him back in the chair but Geoffrey sprung up with his crossbow pointed at her.

Hershey screamed in terror.

"Hershey, what are you doing here?" He questioned.

"I came in early for work. When I saw you, I figured I'd make some coffee. It took me a while to find a second cup though, so I brought yours first." Hershey answered taking some calming breathes. "Are you alright?"

"Of course I am. Why wouldn't I be?" Geoffrey put his weapon away.

"You look like you had a heart attack and died at your desk." Hershey stated, picking up her cup. "I thought I would have to call an ambulance."

"Oh. I thought the coffee was poisoned, so I faked being unconscious and waited for the enemy. Which turned out to be nothing at all. My apologizes." Geoffrey went back to his paper work.

Hershey glared at him a little. "You're a strange one, Geoffrey."

Geoffrey chuckled. "The accent wasn't a clue?" He filed the document in his hands.

Hershey shrugged. "Want help organizing these files?" She picked up a document. She skimmed it and nodded. "This is about the irrigation systems in Knothole."

Geoffrey nodded as he opened the cabinet. "That goes right here." He thumbed through several sections in the cabinet before finding the right spot. "Hand it here." He held up his hand for the document.

Hershey brushed up against him and put the file away. "There you go." She smiled.

She was so close to Geoffrey that he could smell her shampoo. He instantly scooted away from her. He had no trouble admitting that she was beautiful. He, however, knew her history. Women who just got out of an abusive relationship tend to have a lot of problems. They would either seek out father figure like boyfriends or another abusive one if they started dating too soon. Geoffrey didn't want to be in a relationship where he had to be the father to his own girlfriend. He had been in plenty of those before and he was done with them.

"So how long have you been here?" Hershey asked, attempting to make small talk. She hadn't been working for the RSS all that long, but she hoped she could make a lot of friends. But it seemed her boss, Geoffrey, wasn't too thrilled about making friends with anyone.

"A while." Geoffrey answered, looking at another paper. "You are aware you don't have to be here for two more hours right?"

"I know." She nodded. "But I'm still new here. So I figured if I came in earlier I could get the hang of everything."

Geoffrey nodded. "There really isn't anything to do right now. Unless you want to go to some training by yourself."

"I could help you with the paper work." She suggested.

Geoffrey bit the inside of his cheek. He didn't want her to feel like a secretary. He needed to give her a task that would keep her out of his hair and be useful at the same time. "I've got this filing all worked out. Why don't you go work on your swimming? You got low marks during that test and one of our next missions might require you to swim. I'd rather you not drown while protecting the kingdom." He picked up another document and skimmed it.

Hershey deflated in her seat. She didn't want to go swimming. She hated water. Why didn't anyone get that?

Geoffrey looked up at her. He couldn't deny that she looked adorable when she pouted.

Make her breakfast. A voice inside his head told him. Ladies love a man who can cook for them.

Geoffrey bit the inside of his cheek, trying to shut the voice in his head up. It sounded like his parents. He continued on with his filing.

Come on! Ask her to dinner! Lunch at least. You know you want to. This one was mainly his father.

Geoffrey glared at the paper in his hands. "No thank you. I can't date my co-worker."

Why not? His mother's voice piped up. Your father and I were co-workers before we dated.

"That was different! I can't date her. She just got out of an abusive relationship." Geoffrey argued back in his mind.

So? His father asked. She seems to have gotten over it.

She did try to kill that sorry cunt with a rock. His mother answered.

She's more than ready to start dating again. Ian stated. You think she's hot. Ask her out. The worse that could happen is that she turns you down.

"No. No. No." Geoffrey denied. "I will not date her. I will not date her. I will not." He chanted in his mind. He hadn't noticed that Hershey had taken half of paperwork and began filing them. His parents continued to nag him in his head until the last of his paper work was filed. He picked up his cup on the corner of his desk and downed its entire contents in one gulp.

Hershey watched him with wide eyes. That coffee was still hot and he just drank it one gulp.

He got up and walked to the lunchroom. He poured himself another cup as he debated about what to do next.

Hershey entered the kitchen, holding her cup. "What are you thinking?" She asked.

Geoffrey arched an eyebrow at her. "Didn't you go to work on your swimming?"

"I helped you file the paperwork. You didn't noticed that half of your stack disappeared?" Hershey asked.

"No. I didn't." Geoffrey answered honestly. He had been too busy arguing with his parents in his head.

Hershey shook her head. "You really are strange, you know that."

Geoffrey smirked as he bowed to her. "I do now. Thank you so much for informing me."

Hershey bursted out with laughter at his mock bowing. Her laughter was infectious because Geoffrey started laughing too. The room filled with their laughter.

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Krissie: I finally got this story done! Yay! Between this and school work, I feel like my brain is a bit fried. So which shipping would you guys like to see next?