Monster In Your Bed

Chapter 10

Minka was in her office that morning,correcting a bunch of test & research papers when she heard a knock on her door.She looked up to see it was Alana Bloom,a confused look playing on her face,what was she doing here?maybe wanted to use the printer or borrow some stationary.

"Hi" Alana smiled softly.

"Umm..hi" Minka replied warily, not knowing what else to say.

"How are you?" She asked.

"I'm good I guess, how about you?"

"Good"

A few seconds passed, & it was getting awkward.

"Can I help you with anything?" Minka asked as she continued correcting.

"I was actually here to say I'm sorry" Alana said "About Chrissy. I knew you two were rather close, & what happened to her was devastating. I could only imagine how you feel" She smiled warmly at Minka, confusing her. Why was she being so nice to her?

"thank you, I appreciate it" Minka gave her a quick smile,& Alana returned it with a warm one, but as she turned to leave Minka stopped her.

"Wait" She quickly said making Alana turn to her, raising a curious brow,

Minka sighed before talking "I'm the one who should be apologizing"

"Why?" Alana asked confused.

"i blamed my marriage problems on you" Minka admitted shamefully, Alana was still confused "I thought you were having an affair with my husband" She sighed.

Alana's eyes widened. She shocked & surprised, but she wasn't going to argue with the woman. She sympathized with her & the last thing she'd want is to fight with someone.

"I knew about that rumor that went around that you & Hannibal were in love back then,& judging by your closeness, I figured" She shrugged feeling horribly embarrassed, but she's done enough damage, so she might as well try to set the record. And judging by Alana's taken back reaction, it made her realize she wasn't fucking her husband,& was genuinely shocked by this.

"Well" Alana said, shaking her head then took a step forward taking a seat in one of the chairs in front of Minka's desk.

"I can assure you that we never had any romantic encounters, & we're also not having an affair. Hannibal is more of a mentor & a friend to me, nothing more" She smiled warmly at her, it was soft, reassuring & it made Minka believe she was being honest.

Alana being the kind, mature women she was handled this pretty calmly. She didn't blame the woman for thinking like that because the rumor was something that went around the psychiatric circle, & she was sure Hannibal's wife heard of it when she married him, or even before she did, so she didn't blame her for assuming something like that. Even though it was a far leap, it still made sense. Hannibal & her were pretty close, so any normal person would think that.

"I'm sorry" Minka repeated, not knowing what else to say. 

Alana just replied with a smile.

She then got up to leave & head back to her office, but before she stepped out the door, looking over her shoulder to Minka.

"Would you like to go grab a beer or a drink after work?"

"I'd love to" She smiled at Alana, who smiled back before walking out the office. Well, at least she did something right Minka thought to herself.