Gabenath Oneshots [Discontinued And Completed]

The In Love With Your Boss Club

Nathalie and Penny were both lucky to have a day off let alone on the same day but when they saw each other across the cafe they knew they had to catch up with each other.

“It’s so great to see you again!” Penny exclaimed. 

“Yes, I feel like we haven't seen each other since high school,” Nathalie said. 

Conversation flowed naturally between them, as it did between old friends. Until the topic of their relationship status was brought up.

“Let me guess, you're still in love with Gabriel Agreste?” Penny asked.

“Only if you still love Jagged Stone,” Nathalie said.

“At least he's not widowed,” Penny pointed out.

“Because being divorced with two kids is that much better?” Nathalie asked sarcastically. 

“Gabriel has a son too!” Penny added. 

Nathalie let her voice simmer down, “we are helpless,” she said.

“Just like back in high school,” Penny agreed. 

“Forever in love with oblivious men,” Nathalie said and took a sip of her drink.

“Who we now work for,” Penny frowned. 

“We might as well start an ‘in love with your boss club’,” Nathalie said though her voice held a lot of sarcasm. 

“At least we both have a chance,” Penny said, “I mean they are both single.”

“Yeah,” Nathalie agreed tentatively thinking of Emilie’s body in the basement.

“You think if we went out with each other again as we did in high school that it would make them jealous?” Penny asked. 

Nathalie shrugged, “are you asking me out?” 

“Only if you'd liked to be my girlfriend?” Penny replied with a smirk.

Nathalie leaned over the table and gave Penny a quick kiss. It was something she had felt used to in high school and the feelings of their lips together hadn't changed much. Though it was never a magical feeling, it never really excited sparks in either of them but it took away the feeling of loneliness they often felt.

They knew they were both selfish but they both needed a distraction, they knew their relationship came with a terms and conditions list that was miles long and that they both knew despite never reading it through. That was the thing when you were helplessly in love with your boss, there was nothing that either felt like they could do, but they took comfort in each other, that familiar feeling that they had longed for. 

“Can I get done early on Friday?” Nathalie tentatively asked Gabriel.

“Of course, Nathalie, you certainly do enough where you can have an evening to yourself.”

“Actually, sir, I’m going on a date,” Nathalie said hoping it would spark some jealousy in him.

“Oh,” Gabriel said surprised, “who is the lucky one?”

“Penny Rolling, actually.”

“Jagged Stone’s assistant?”

“Yes, that's the one.”

“Didn’t you two date back in high school?” Gabriel asked thinking back to that time together. 

“Yes, we did, we rekindled some of our sparks I guess,” Nathalie explained. 

“Well, be sure to have a good time,” Gabriel said.

Nathalie frowned but immediately resumed a neutral expression that she held before, “thank you, sir.”