She got in work early the next morning. Even earlier than usual. It wasn't for any reason, apart from the fact she had woken up early and not been able to get back to sleep. She couldn't wait until Phil came in.
She didn't have to wait too long. He was uncharacteristically early, getting in before anyone else. He took the opportunity to speak to her alone, before he had to start some real work. Well, before she started real work and he pretended.
'I really enjoyed last night' he said, as she allowed him into her office.
'Me too' she agreed, with a gentle smile playing on her lips.
'Good. It just felt to me like we were back to normal. I don't know about you…' he prompted.
'Yes it was lovely.' She was kind of hoping this was leading somewhere.
'I'm glad we could go back to that. I thought I might have ruined it all.'
'No not at all. It was a really beautiful night. I really enjoyed it.'
'I'm so glad we're back to being us, you know, more than best friends. The way it used to be before I messed it up. It's a really fitting goodbye gift.' His phone began to ring. 'Sorry, I really have to get this, it's Kate.' He shut the door behind him and made his way back to his desk. It's a good job he didn't give her a chance to speak, as she didn't know what she would have said.
Goodbye? Surely last night had changed everything. Part of the reason she hadn't been able to get back to sleep this morning was because last night had been playing on her mind. She had assumed that the kiss last night had meant more than goodbye. To her it had meant he felt the same way for her as she felt for him. To her it had meant there was a future for them, together. A kiss like that didn't just mean goodbye.
Thanks for reading. More chapters up on Monday. There's nine in total so I could have it all up by Wednesday. RnR