change of heart

chapter two

•spanish dictionary:
-pequitas—> freckles

before the accident
"You know, sometimes I forget that you're the adult in the room."

Cretin.

I wouldn't talk to the dork if it weren't because we were work buddies but Lincoln sure knew how to press my buttons. It was almost as if it were his goal in life, besides chasing after the unrequited love of Donna, but hey, if it keeps him productive what better way to spend his time than by giving me attention.

"Ha-ha." I finally attack at him, a bit sarcastically too to add effect.

"I'm serious, when I walked into the room to check on Ally, I thought you two switched places."

I give him a narrowed look, not liking his humor one bit.

"I find that hard to believe."

Lincoln chuckles, trying to lighten up my mood but I ignore him as much as possible before he starts to tap my arm continuously like he does purposefully to grab my attention and eliminate every one of my last remaining brain cells.

"What?" I stammer, not exactly wanting to yell at him or else I'd receive a warning for the third time this same month.

"How exactly did you get your Ph.D again?"

I smile forcefully at him, a bit grim to be exact, but I hide my obvious vexation. "I would tell ya but I don't feel like it."

He simply snickers, "Okay, I won't bother you for the rest of the night."

"Just the night?" I whine, clicking away on my computer.

I take a peek at him, noticing him shake his head with a grin on his face.

"I'll go get us coffee." For once Lincoln says something smart and I don't argue with him.

While he leaves for a moment, I continue checking my emails and looking through my notifications until I hear my phone vibrate next to me.

I peek down at the number, a small smile on my face.

Will
Hey, we won't be able to hangout tonight. I got a last minute call for work.

I sigh, my smile quick to fade as I shut off my phone and return my attention to the screen. It's been a while since Will and I have actually been out together or on a real date. He will usually makes plans with me but bail out last minute even though my job makes a bit more hours than his but I still managed to make time away from my agenda.

I puff air, spinning around in my chair as I think of new plans for the rest of my evening. It's also been a fat minute since I've had quality time for myself. I should just go on a date with myself since William cancelled but then again, do I really want to spend an entire night with insufferable little me?

I'd go hysterical.

I groan, sounding like baby Nina from today's appointment. "You alright?"

I turn to look at Vivi, flashing her a thumbs up with a lollipop in my mouth now.

"When do you get off?" She asks curiously, still looking at her computer screen.

I remove the lollipop so I can speak clearly, "Eight sharp but I got to stay a bit to work on some filing."

Viv nods in understanding, "Let's order some Chinese and pick it up."

"Sure." I say cheerfully, returning to my work that I've been purposely avoiding at all costs. I hated doing paperwork and filing, it was my pet peeve.