What was happening to me?
“Are you okay?” he asked.
“I shouldn’t have done that,” I said.
Tickling a man to tears was too far even for me.
“Oh, I’ll… I’ll be going then,” he said then put on his shirt, “Thank you.” He bowed a little and stepped out.
Wait… Did he look sad?
I waited for a while before leaving. I walked out and Alyson was also leaving. She looked at me and there was annoyance.
"You couldn't help yourself could you," she picked up her bag and walked out, "Good night, Aria."
Nick
What was I thinking?! On my first day of work, I had my first kiss with no one other than my colleague who might I mention, is my boss.
I yelled in the pillow as soon as I got home.
“Shutthe fuckup!”Hunteryelledfromthelivingroom. Ithinkthiswouldbeagood time to mention how Hunter and I met.
Six yearsago, akidtookmylunch moneyandsaid he’d giveitback.Classicbullying case. The strange thing was that this ‘bully’ looked for me the following day and gave me back the lunch money with a little extra on it.
That‘bully’wasHunter. Misunderstoodbecausehe couldbe harsh mostofthe time but ultra-reliable. He was a freelance writer. At the moment, we were sharing a one-room apartment and although it was his place, he let me stay in the bedroom.
“So, were you caught?” he asked as he walked into the room with a popsicle in his mouth.
“No,” I groaned.
“Tch, then what is it?!”
“I… I kissed a girl,” I said.
His popsicle fell to the ground and he stared at me with shock in his eyes.
The shock turned into a full smile and he screamed, “Hell, yeahhhh!”
“Would you two knock it off?!” the neighbor yelled.
“Sorry Mrs. Williams,” we apologized.
“Hold, don’t move,” he rushed out and returned with a bottle, “I know you’re too young to drink…”
“I'm nineteen." I interrupted.
"But we'll make an exception tonight!" he said as he opened it and poured in a cup. I took a sip, "This is grape juice."
"Shut up and drink you lady killer," he said and took a gulp, "Gah… so how did it happen?"
I took a deep breath and narrated everything. He stopped drinking at one point in the story. When I was done he was lost.
"Wait, wait, wait, you're working with the Aria Wolfe?" he asked.
"That's the part you're concerned about?" I sighed. "Other people had the same reaction in the office when I said I didn't know."
"Bruh, she's the CEO of Wolf Pack, she's a millionaire, stacked and super attractive," he shook his head, "she was on the news yesterday before you left for the interview."