@theanswerisno:
Wait, quick one before you leave…
@pancakesareelite:
Hm?
@theanswerisno:
I like that you call me Link.
Legend of Zelda was one of my dad’s favorite games
@theanswerisno:
Night, Pancakes
@pancakesareelite:
You shared something with me!
Don’t go now! Stay! Tell me more!
@theanswerisno:
Ha. Sleep well, xx
When I left the Gordon-Bettencourt empire, I also left behind a life that no longer suited me. And it was heartbreaking to see how many of my so-called friendships relied on my access to fame.
But maybe I was the problem? Douglas always said I was. And right now, the only person who liked spending time with me didn’t know me in real life.
It had been three weeks of working with Lincoln Carden, and while he could now occasionally look in my direction, we were still pulling up short when it came to chitchat.
So when Richard, a fortysomething-year-old senior engineer who smiled at me often, struck up a conversation, I was more than happy to engage.
He raised a steaming pot of coffee in my direction. “Want some?”
“Absolutely.” I grabbed a mug and extended it. “I need at leasttwo cups before I’m a functional human, three to function as an engineer.”
Richard chuckled as he filled my mug. My office humor was improving daily.
“Same here.” He set the pot back in the machine and added sugar to his coffee. “How’s the internship going? Which discipline are you enjoying the most?”
I grinned. “Roads.”
He made a show of rolling his eyes. “Roads. Who needs ’em?” He walked out of the kitchen, continuing the conversation. “That places you with Carden, doesn’t it?”
“Uh-huh.”
“Interesting.” Richard’s brows popped up. “You must be rather nervous about your evaluations.”
My heart rate doubled. “I’m terrified.”
“Carden is a tough one, but I guess you could ask your dad to buy Simucon if it doesn’t work out.”
I schooled my face, hoping it gave nothing away. The less Richard knew, the better, and there was no way I was about to offload my life’s drama on the nice man who always made an effort to greet me in the mornings.
Unlike my boss.
