Chapter 7: Getting to work
Destiny's point of view: I woke up at eight lied down in my bed. I don't remember walking to my bed room only falling asleep next to Tenison again. Oh dang it I thought and stood up trying to walk to the door in a straight fashion. I walked out into the living room where Tenison sat on the couch wearing one of Adam's flannels acting like he was ready for work. "Tenison what are you wearing?" I asked. He looked up and said "your hair's a mess and I know that you need help today." "Don't you have your own job?" I asked. He looked away quickly. "I'll see what I can do." I said realizing that meant he got fired. I walked back into my room to get dressed. I came out in my white button down shirt, boot cut jeans and skin colored heels. "Ready?" I asked. His mouth was hanging open and I asked "or are you just going to catch flies?" While my cheeks tinted pink. He snapped his mouth shut and said "yea I'm ready." I yelled "Annabelle could you watch Jack please?" She came out of her room and said "he's sitting down watching a romantic comedy with me and enjoying it! Tenison I'm sorry to say but Jack's all mine now." She walked back inside and I grabbed my purse. "Come on worker boy, time to go visit the magazine company." I said opening the front door. When we were in the elevator I said "Jack said few days ago that you said that my eyes were beautiful, light and that I looked gorgeous. Why would you say that?" I asked. He kept his eyes on the ground and looked like he was going to fall over if I hadn't laughed and said "thanks for the eye's comment." He looked up and said "Y-you aren't going to say I'm stupid for saying those things?" "Why would anyone do that?" I asked. "Because when I tried to say something nice to my ex-girlfriend she shut me out." He said. "I can't believe that she shut out something that could make a girl so happy…a super sweet comment coming from her boyfriend." "I never got one of those when I was dating." I added quietly. He went to put his arm around me but the elevator doors opened up into the lobby. I walked out of the elevator and Tenison followed me out of the apartment building. "I wish I could do something about those jerks that dated you in the past." He said. "Its fine Tenison you don't need to do anything." I said. He put his arm around my shoulders playfully and said "no one messes with my best friend got it?" "Best friend?" I asked. He blushed and took his arm off me. "No, No, No I didn't mean it like that I mean it's nice to know you think of me as your best friend." I said wrapping his arm around my shoulders again but I got close enough to him to make him blush faintly but it might have just been how cold it was in New York. "Don't tell Annabelle this but you're my best friend, sure I have Annabelle but I have never connected with someone so well before." I whispered in his ear. His cheeks tinted a bit rosier and I knew it wasn't the cold. "I-I um well" He stuttered as I got a bit closer to see if he would snap. "Yeah Tenison?" I asked quietly. "Uh- y-yeah I have n-never connected with s-someone so w-well either." I started pulling back from him. He kept his arm wrapped around my shoulders till we got to the magazine company. "Hey Destiny you know you have to work till two right?" The lady at the front desk asked. "Of course I do I did the math Charlene." I said and walked Tenison to the elevator and angrily pushing the twelfth floor button. "She's so annoying" I whispered to Tenison. He laughed and said "I know she is very annoying."
Chapter 8: Iced coffee covered jacket
Destiny's point of view: After ten hours of working I slipped a ten dollar bill to Tenison and asked "could you please go across the street and buy me a coffee and one for yourself…you look so tired." He smiled and said "you look like you haven't slept in days." "Sure thing Destiny" he added and walked out of my office. "Be careful out there!" I called out. He waved bye and turned back around for the elevator. I heard someone knock on the door frame five minutes after Tenison left and I turned around to see my boss Henry. "Oh hey Henry come in." I said. "Hey Destiny who was that guy that walked out of the office just now?" He asked a bit skeptical. "Just my friend Tenison, he told me that he wanted to help out today since I have to work till two in the morning." I said. "It sounds like he just wanted to spend more time with you." Henry said. I flushed red and said "well that might not be the answer." "Well if it isn't I have the feeling that we should hook up next weekend say around nine?" He asked moving in closer to me. "E-excuse me? I asked panicky. He got really close and I felt like I was at Dionysus's dark blue bar again and the forty year old man was leaning in again. It was so quiet in the room to me that I heard someone's breath being caught. I watched as iced coffee was spilt all over Henry to be made to look like an accident. "Oh I am so sorry sir I guess I am just really clumsy today I actually knocked into a few polls and tripped a couple of times just walking to the building." Tenison said shrugging and held the second cup of coffee in his hand still. "Its fine" Henry seethed walking out of my office with iced coffee dripping off his coat. I closed the door and burst out laughing. I slid down the door laughing like a maniac and could barely breathe. Tenison stood in front of me chuckling and said "I can't believe I did that." I started calming down and said "thanks so much Tenison I started feeling like I was back in that bar and the forty year old man was Henry." He pulled me up and tried to hand me over the coffee in his hands. "You deserve the other coffee let's just say I owe you from spilling coffee all over my boss." I said going to sit down in my chair. "Oh no now I really feel terrible for accidently spilling iced coffee all over your boss!" Tenison said acting. I watched as he set the iced coffee on my table careful not to touch any of the magazine ideas I was working on. He handed me five dollars back and said "I heard Henry saying that stuff before I walked back in and I stole coffee from the lady at the front desk." "Tenison you are the best!" I said. He bowed and said "of course I am." He pushed the iced coffee towards me. I accepted the coffee and stuck a straw in it. He laughed when he heard the grumbling Henry walk down the hall.