Chapter 08 β After Hours
The weekend passed, as most others did, uneventfully. The lesson that had been issued to Mindy on Friday night was still fresh in my mind as I headed to the office on Monday morning. As I sat there for the day and tried to concentrate on my work, I could not shake the images of Brooke and Leslie in my head. They really did a number on me and I wondered what Mindy was thinking of our game now.
I was startled at how fast the day went by. I was grinding through a boring presentation that was due in the next few weeks when my phone rang around 5pm.
"Hello," I answered casually.
"What time will you be home," Penny's lovely voice asked pleasantly from the other end of the phone.
"I'm not sure," I admitted, thinking of all the things I had not gotten accomplished that day. "It could be a late one tonight."
"Ok," was all Penny said in response before hanging up.
I put the receiver down and returned to the project in front of me. One by one, the members of my department said goodnight and headed home. I noticed it was after 7pm when the last of them waved and headed for the parking lot. I concentrated on my presentation for a while longer, until there was a knock at my door.
I was floored when I looked up and saw Penny standing in the doorway of my office. She was dressed down, wearing a faded 49ers t-shirt and jeans with her ballet flats. Her hair was up and she looked adorable. I immediately became nervous because Penny never visited me at work before.
"Are you ok," I asked hurriedly.
"I'm fine," she giggled. "I just stopped by to see you."