Sorry that I updated late! Anyway, here's the next two chapters! - Element
"Markus, do you mind if I stay in your office for a little bit? Doctor Rousseau is being as wonderful as ever," Valerie sighed, walking in.
"Hm? Oh, yeah, Val, you can come in," Markus said.
"Something wrong?"
"Oh, nothing. I guess I'm not used to being at Concordia after being at Montgomery Memorial for so long," Markus sighed, continuing his paperwork with a slight frown on his face.
"I see..." Valerie said, sitting down on Markus's desk and looking at the now open door.
"Hey, could you close the door, Val? There's a draft coming in, and I don't want anyone coming in and bothering me," Markus asked.
"I'm not sure how you could get bothered by a draft when we were in Alaska only a couple weeks ago," Valerie commented.
"Then could you close the door so Rousseau doesn't come in? He doesn't just bother you, you know."
"Right," Valerie said, scooting off of Markus's desk and closing the door. Afterwards, she went back and sat on the desk in the same spot she was in earlier. The quiet whirring of electricity filled the silence between them, along with the scratching of pen against paper. Markus finished his paperwork, then sighed, looking out the window.
"Hey, Val."
"Yes, Markus?"
"Do you mind staying like this for a while? Just being partners?"
"No, I don't mind. Why?"
"It's just...I want to be more than partners, but I don't want to date-"
"You mean you want to be friends?"
"Yeah. Friends."