Attached- Tsukishima Kei

6

"You look hot."

"I'm literally drenched in sweat right now. Weirdo."

"If you don't love me then just say so." I sulk, putting my head in my hands.

Kei quietly chuckles, squatting down between my legs and taking a swig of his water before peeling my hands away.

"Hi." He greets me and I can't help the smile that comes over my face.

"Hiya."

"Tsukishima-San! You should get back to practice now." Watabe quickly approaches us and my smile drops.

Kei looks up at her and then looks at the empty court.

"We're on a water break." He replies and she gulps, looking around for a moment.

"W-Well I meant that I'll help you practice right now by ourselves. You know, for extra practice." She smiles but Kei looks back at me and sits down on the floor between my legs.

"It's called a break for a reason." He sighs, laying his cheek on my thigh. "Dismissed."

My hand flies over my mouth in pure desperation to stifle a laugh at his use of vocabulary.

Once she sees this her eyes narrow at me and she stomps away.

"Dismissed? Really?" I chuckle quietly and he grins.

"It was funny." He shrugs, lifting his head more in order to take another drink. "I don't know why she's still trying with me. We're literally married." He sucks his teeth, standing up when the coach calls everyone in.

"Oh- I forgot to tell you." He turns to me and cups my cheeks. "She confessed to me before practice started. In front of literally everyone. I said no- obviously. But I wanted to tell you just so you know." He hums, leaning down to peck my lips before jogging off to meet with his team.

She confessed to him?

That's so...creepy. She knows he has a wife, he's been pushing her away and shutting down every attempt she's made to flirt with him, and yet she still makes an official confession? Then continues to flirt with him even after getting rejected?

This doesn't rub me the right way. Something feels so off.

Before I can think too in depth about it, my phone starts to vibrate in my purse. I quickly fish it out, seeing my boss's name displayed on the phone.

"Hello?" I answer.

"Athena-San! Good evening, I just wanted to call and see if you could come in tomorrow?" Koshiya asks and I squeeze my fists into a tight ball in front of my face, getting annoyed.

"Tomorrow is my only day off. I had plans." I reply sweetly, putting a hand over my face.

"Well, by the way you said 'had' I assume you're ditching them? Just for a few hours, I left a sticky note on a few things that came up and need to be done. Please, Athena. You're the only one I trust to get this done." He sighs and I feel like crying.

Why me? What did I ever do to deserve this?

"I'll give you a raise? And it'll also be considered overtime." He eggs me on once I don't respond and a small sigh escapes my lips.

"Koshiya-San. You're a cruel man." I sit up straight, pursing my lips as I watch Kei on the court. "Fine. If it's over 5 hours I refuse."

"That's the spirit! Don't worry, it'll be less than that. Nobody will be at the office so it'll be quiet too." He hums, shuffling with something on the other line. "Also, I was already thinking of giving you a raise before this."