Chapter 128
Before I even know it, I stand from my desk and quickly walk inside of Logan’s office. He immediately drops the piece of paper in his hand and gives me his full attention, his eyes focused on mine as I look down at him from in front of his desk. He leans back in his chair, the quiet squeak from the leather catching my attention. It roots me in reality.
“I would like to have the rest of the day off,” I immediately proclaim to him in a slightly stern tone.
“The rest of the day?” he asks with a perked up eyebrow, “but we just started.”
“Then I would like the rest of the day off,” I let out a huff of air, only the slightest bit annoyed that he did not immediately give
into my request.
“I can come with you, if you want,” he slightly lowers his voice. He moves to stand but I hold a hand out, gently shaking my
head.
“No, that’s okay. You have a lot to do here anyways. You will only fall behind if you come with me and we can’t let that happen,” I breathe out in a rush, stopping him in his tracks. “I’m going to go now.”
Without wasting another second, I turn on my heel in quickly exit his office before he can quickly gather my belongings from my desk, shoving everything inside of the large bag and head towards the elevator that sits just at the end of the hallway. I pressed the butto open, watching Logan step through his office doors just as the elevator closes.
and stop me or follow after me. I
ring with me every day to work, step inside as soon as the door is
I make my way through the public spaces of the building and find myself in front of the packs building, standing on the sidewalk. I turn around and look up at the windows. Counting the floors, I find the area in which Logan’s office is located, looking up at the window, covering my eyes from the bright sun.
Is he watching me right now? Is he wondering why I am taking the spontaneous day off, something that he has never known me to actually do or take. Logan knows that I take my work very seriously, never taking a break when it is not needed, but I can only sit here and hope that he understands why I must create distance between myself and his office, the one place that reminds me of my own personal dilemma that I find myself in.
I turned on my heel, ready to walk down the street and to my favorite café, that is just a couple minutes walk from here. As soon as I take a step, though, I feel somebody grab my hand, drawing me back to the place I originally started.
The person’s touch is not like Logan’s. The rough skin that I am used to is not the same against my hand. This person is much more supple and soft than he is. I slowly look up at the man who stands before me, my eyes meeting Michael’s.
“Michael? What are you doing here?” I ask, instinctually looking around to see if anyone is watching us.
“We need to talk, Emily,” he breathes out in a low voice. “Please.. my car is right over there.”
I begin to shake my head but then I realize that a scene may be exactly what he wants. I pull my hand back to my body, noticing a figure in Logan’s office window, and nod.
“Okay,” I hesitate to agree, forcing the words out of my mouth, “let’s talk.”
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