“Who is he?”
“It doesn’t matter.” She sat down at her desk, but her skittering eyes and wringing hands let me know that was untrue. Whoever this person was had left her frazzled.
“Elizabeth.” I walked up to her and knelt beside her chair. I needed to see her face when she answered. “Are you in trouble?”
Again, she shook her head. “No. He’s just an irritation, and I want him to leave me alone.” She inhaled deeply, finding someof her calm, and the light energy that generally surrounded her returned. “But thank you. Anyway… you mentioned speaking to Mr. Anders?”
I wanted to know more, but it was none of my business. “Yeah.” I took a seat at my desk. “He was being petty, and I’ve seen to it.”
“Oh.” Her voice was so soft. “You didn’t have to do that.”
I took a beat and thought of how I’d phrase the next bit. “Unfortunately, he’s going to keep testing you, and I think it’s because he’s testing me.”
She popped up, her head sticking above the divider. That little frown returned. “That’s not fair.”
“I’m sorry.”
“No. It’s not fair to you either,” she grumbled, her eyes darkening with anger. “I’m sick of these petty men in power. You deserve that promotion, and if it’s up to me to be better, then I’ll be better.” She let out another little grumble and spun around to face her computer.
I turned my focus back to my laptop, actively trying not to think about how cute she looked when she was angry.
I lifted my headset, trying to straighten my thoughts, but her voice carried over to me.
“Lincoln?”
“Hmm?”
She wheeled sideways to the end of the divider and looked at me. “Will you help me become as good as you are?”
The seriousness of her voice and the blush on her cheeks sent heat flowing through me. “Impossible,” I teased, “but I’ll try.”
She disappeared again, and I heard her chuckle.
Wretched divider. It ruined my view.
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ELIZABETH
[65 weeks ago]
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