His fingers brushed against mine as we walked, and I jumped at the sudden contact. I glanced up at him, but he wasn’t really looking at me, so I told myself it hadn’t been intentional.
“I’m glad to hear that. What are your plans for the rest of the night?” he asked casually as we approached my cube, and I shrugged.
“I still have a lot of unpacking to do.”
He glanced at me, a small mischievous smile playing on his lips.
“That doesn’t sound like much fun.”
“No, but it needs to get done.” I laughed, rubbing the back of my neck as we paused before my walkway.
Jay was staring at me with that strange look on his face that I could never quite pin down.
“Want to hang out for a bit?” he asked tentatively, and I blinked, my heart pounding in my chest.
“H-hang out? And do what?”
He shrugged, sliding his hands into his pockets. “Wanna come over and play Stardew Valley or something?”
“Stardew Valley?” I asked, unable to stop myself from smiling. I would have never pegged Jay as a cozy gamer. He looked more like a Call of Duty kind of guy.
“Sure. I’m working through Shane’s events right now. I just hit six hearts yesterday.” His mouth quirked. “Dude isdark,let me tell you.”
I pushed my glasses up my nose and glanced around the street nervously.
“Is that…allowed?Like… won’t people think it’s weird if I go to your cube after hours?”
Jay shrugged again. “You’re free to do whatever you want until 10pm.” Without removing his hands from his pockets, he leaned in closer to me. Close enough that I could smell his spicy cologne, and I shivered.
“I promise to get you home in time for curfew, Milo.”
There it was again. That tender way he sometimes said my name.
My-loh.
His voice dropped to that soft, velvety tone that always made my toes curl, and I swallowed so hard I was sure he heard it.
“U-uhm.”
Bad idea! Say no. Sayno!
“I would love to play Stardew Valley with you.”
Shit! Dammit, Milo!
The smile that spread on his face was so genuine and beautiful that I couldn’t feel bad about my clear inability to keep a professional distance from my insanely attractive boss.
My boss!
That I had acrushon!
I was such an idiot.
Why did I say yes!?
“Excellent,” he hummed, straightening up. “Let’s go.”
And before I knew what was happening, I was following Jay into his cube to…hang out.
