“I could ask you the same question? You’ve kept her close? You never do that? Dude you practically stalked her?” He cut me a cool glare as we walked together from the lift and he smirked as his narrow lips came to a point.
“Wouldn’t you want to?” If only you knew what I wanted to do to her…
“Have you fucked her?” I cringed as I asked it and noticed that since the first time we were teenagers he blushed. He fucking blushed. So he hasn’t! A sense of relief flowed through me as he shook his head.
“No. I haven’t.” I almost felt triumphant as I left the building. Good. My mind was dancing.
“Well. You’ve lost your touch mate. I’m going shopping. I’ll see you at home.” He stared at me as I left him standing outside the office building.I got the feeling he knew there was something going on with her.
Holt - Thursday
The week seemed to fly by. I barely had any time to eat, let alone think but then that’s all I’d done. Think. Think about him. I folded my arms as I pushed thoughts of his big blue’s staring at me and glanced down at my phone to see a text message:
Conway: I didn’t mean to stand you up sweet cheeks.
I frowned and huffed as my fingers typed a reply.
Avaya:Sweet cheeks? :/ Please…
I pressed send and half smiled. If I knew him he’d be pissed by my sharp mouth but at this specific moment in time I didn’t really care. I continued to type away at my laptop trying my hardest to complete my dissertation. I yawned and felt the buzz in my pocket.
Conway: Yes sweet cheeks. Don’t be so angry I’ll make it up to you. Gig at Alfie’s on Friday night?
I laughed to myself, he did come in handy for some things and I shrugged.
Avaya:Fine. I’m doing it for Alfie not for you.
Conway: You’ve been requested by a fair few people. See you tomorrow night.
He really knew how to rub me the wrong way. I would be lying if I said I wasn’t relieved to hear from him, at least now I knew that he was okay. Maybe the hunk found him. I smiled at the thought of him and glanced at my mum who was tapping away at her keyboard. I frowned and threw my remote in her direction. She looked up, her wrinkles became deeper as she cut me an evil look.
“You’ve not been with it this week my love are you okay?” I loved how observant this woman was. I shrugged and closed my laptop.
“I’m alright. I think I’ve got a crush and I don’t know him.” She laughed and nodded as though she understood where I was coming from.
“Yeah there’s one like that in our office. Della swoons over him every time he walks in. I’m his PA.” I giggled and wrapped myself up in the blanket next to her.
“How do you cope!?” I giggled as she ruffled my thick hair.
“Professionalism Avaya. I have to behave. He’s very sharp.” I smiled and huffed.
“I know somebody similar.” I watched as she cocked her head to one side and grinned.
“They’re the best ones. At least you know where you stand.” I laughed to myself and flicked through the channels on the television. Nothing seemed remotely appealing.
“I’m not taking advice from you.” I felt her rest her arm around me as she snuggled next to me. For the first time this week I felt relaxed and I placed my head on the pillow that was resting on her lap. I couldn’t tell Nancy or Soph. God they’d never let it go. Imagine trying to explain him? He’s tall, has muscles on muscles, his jaws sharp, his eyes are sky blue, his hair rough and he smells like summer. I giggled to myself before I tried to switch my brain to something else.
“I have another gig tomorrow night. You wanna come?” She sighed and I knew that she was going to say no or that she had something important on that day but she surprised me.
“I’d love to. I’ll see if my boss will let me go early.” I smiled and nodded.
“Thanks mum.” She smiled down at me. Her face was soft and she ran her fingers through my hair as I closed my eyes. She worked too hard and when I meet her boss I’m going to kick him where it hurts the most. My mum was all I had and I loved her with every bone in my body. I watched as she flitted around the house and smelt her cooking. My stomach rumbled and I grinned before I made my way towards the kitchen where she stood cooking my favourite dinner.
“I made it especially now I know you’re staying in. I thought I’d make it a girly night.” I nodded approving of her food and heard the front door open.
“Fucking hell it’s freezing out there!” Soph slammed the door behind her and ran to cuddle my mum.
“Lena! I feel like I haven’t seen you for years!” I watched as they cuddled for a while and Nance made her way in too. She was smiling widely at us all.
“Is that cottage pie!?” She stuck her finger in the cooling pie and sucked the remnants off her finger and I smacked it away.
“Yeah and it’s mine now piss off.” I watched as she grinned and shrugged.
Vens - Friday
The twilight sun splashed through the large windows of the dingey office building, my heart was pounding in my chest. This was my first day at a ‘normal’ job. Jay sat straightening out his suit and was typing away on his laptop. I rolled my eyes in response to his normal daily
