Note: Yup, another post Humbug fic. :)
Everyone had gone home, and Granger had decided to surprise Hetty at work. They were enjoying a drink when Granger said something very unexpected:
'I love you, Henrietta.'
Hetty almost spat out her drink.
'Wait, say that again. You love me?' She sputtered.
'I always have in some way. You being at my side when I needed a friend reminded me of it.' He replied. 'Do you feel the same about me?'
Silence.
'I um, I need a moment!'. Then Hetty ran off to the bathroom.
'Great, I've blown it! Every other time a woman has fled like that to the bathroom, it's to sneak out the back window and never date me again.' Granger thought, worried.
15 minutes later, Hetty came back.
'You came back! Usually when women flee like that, it means they're sneaking out the window and never going to speak to me again.' He said.
Chuckle. '1st off, we don't have a back window in the bathroom. 2Nd, I've thought long and hard about it, and I have something for you.' Then she walked over to him, and kissed him on the cheek!
'I love you too, Owen.'
Then he returned her sweetness with a kiss of his own.
'Too much?'
Smiling. 'Not at all!' Then she kissed him back.