At the coffee break, I go to the break room to meet the others but I find only Neferu there. Even as a boss, I had the idea of continuing to take my break with the others so as not to lose the closeness I have with them. But today they are not there, at least they had to postpone their break because of the amount of work and Meredith is sick. I heard she got the flu but she's still coming in an hour so her pay won't go down this month. I haven't found anyone so determined after Neferu.
"I heard in the room that the boss you are negotiating with would be willing to give up a contract if you agree to invite her into your bed. All the girls talk about it, and I can tell you it's funny," she teased me while drinking her black coffee.
The girls of the gym never know how to keep quiet and even less when it comes to inventing lies straight from hell. I grimace.
"People like to talk and I see you do too. It's not real."
Neferu, who had put his coffee down, grabs it and we head out of the break room for the elevators. The day is intense today it must be said.
"And yet I've seen the way she looks at you," she smiles. "She's missing a gift wrap ribbon and she'll snatch you up in a second."
I grumble and roll my eyes. If I answer any more she'll never end it.
"How can you drink such a black coffee seriously?" I change the subject with a disgusted look. "It's so bitter."
"And you how can you ingest so much sugar in such a small cup?" she retorts, glancing at my coffee. "Don't you think about your future?"
"I live dangerously."
"Well, it looks like you," she grimaces. "Yuck."
"Are we talking about your strong coffee? It tastes as bad as your personality right now. You should think about putting something in it, everyone sticks their tongue out at it."
"The best things are not appreciated by the common people. Luxury is not something that is available to everyone and fortunately. However... you are cheap. When is the night with the boss coming?"
"The day you'll end up in a sex club", I say, pushing the button.
"Good thing I'm going there tonight then," Neferu waddles in a playful voice. "I can't wait for the recordings of you and the good woman!"
"Never! Att- What? Are you kidding me? Don't play that game with me."
"Who knows?" coos the woman with the mysterious look. "There are so few decent men around and I'm hormonal, you know? There's got to be someone good looking out there at least. You know the one on the corner?"
If there was, I don't know what I would have done. Except that it wasn't.
"I was convinced that the sex club you were talking about is Anubis?" I'm just chatting her up.
"No one said it couldn't be."
"Drink your coffee instead of talking nonsense. You're making my ears hot."
The elevator opens and closes on us.
The way is not very long, we both go to different floors and during this time, we do not fail to argue. Somehow it's there to enliven the life of the damn company and it's nice.
Then well my floor once the elevator is empty, as she disappears before me. I get out and surprisingly see Meredith who is already there. I head in her direction to ask her how she is doing (after all she still came), however the worried look on her face piques my interest. What's going on that the eternally laid back one is so tense on her cell phone?
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