Please read part one of this little set before you read this... it's not vital but it introduces the characters a bit. At this point I was only thinking of instant gratification Hope you enjoy it! ~A
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Monday morning couldn't come fast enough. All weekend I caught myself daydreaming about Bryce, staring off into space and remembering... But I had to keep some level of focus when I went into work at noon on Monday. If Jen noticed I was distracted, she didn't say anything. We did our usual nod/shuffle thing, getting her stuff out of the way so she could take it upstairs and I could slide into the receptionist's desk.
I was on edge for easily an hour, hoping to see Bryce and at the same time hoping he wouldn't show up in the lobby. It'd be easy for him to avoid seeing me, since the lobby is in the center of a ring of offices/cubicles. Even to get to the bathroom, which is across the lobby from his desk, he could still go around. But finally he did come through, and I could tell he had to work to keep from grinning at me. I know my eyes were on him the entire time it took him to walk through the lobby here. He probably knew it too, and as such he didn't look up.
When he came back, though, he was watching me through the doorway while I was on the phone, and I happened to look up and catch his eyes on me. I faltered, fumbling over the words as I told the person on the phone our address. Not something hard to remember. But I had to apologize twice as I screwed up, because all information had suddenly been wiped out of my head, and all I could see was Bryce. He grinned and disappeared from view, making it easier for me to finish my call. Once he heard he hang up, however, he reappeared and came over to lean against the desk in front of me. "Sorry about that," he murmured quietly.
I blushed, smiling at him. "It wasn't your fault," I replied, trying not to look up and meet his eyes, since I knew I'd probably have the same problem all over again. I failed miserably.
He caught my eyes and held them. "I had trouble sleeping this weekend," he murmured, making me blush, but I couldn't look away. "I nearly crashed on my way home Friday night."