Watching Her

Chapter 10

"Morning Lucy!" Tammy said as she popped up from behind the grey desk divider.

Lucy grinned as she made her way into the office "Morning Tam!" she then took a large gulp from her McDonalds coffee cup, desperate to remove the lingering taste of the last cigarette from her mouth. She then removed her jacket and settled down on her chair. She looked up at Tammy still leaning on the office divider. "You okay Tam?"

"Yeah..." Tammy looked down as Lucy wiggled her mouse to bring her computer alive, she then loudly sniffed the air and Lucy looked up pensively "...Oh is that a new perfume?"

Lucy relaxed "Yeah, well, it was actually my grandmothers, goodness knows how old it is, but I found it in an old drawer, and there was some left. It is really sweet and fragrant, it almost takes me back to being a child!"

"Great, there is nothing scary overnight in the emails this morning."

Lucy rolled her eyes and smiled "That's a relief!"

"Do you want another coffee?" Tammy asked as she headed towards the kitchen carrying her white mug.

"Nah, I've got this one, thanks!" Lucy lifted to McDonalds cup and took a gulp and watched Tammy stride off towards the kitchen.

As she turned to focus on her computer, which still hadn't come to life and all she could see was her face reflected in the computer screen, she frowned and wiggled the mouse yet again and then looked up as Simon walked past, she got the noticeable smell of a freshly smoked cigarette permeating off him. Her nose unusually followed Simon as he walked past, he stopped and looked back at her.

"You okay Lucy, do you need anything from me?" he asked as she stared at him.

"Oh, I would...sorry, in a daydream, I need more coffee." She said and took a gulp "Have a good day Si!" she grinned and nervously waved before cursing and hiding behind her computer. She nearly said she would like a cigarette...

Tammy walked back carrying her mug in both hands "That's better warm the fingers up before attacking the keyboard." Lucy nodded and twiddled with the end of her hair. "Are you going to come out with us this evening?"

Lucy nodded "Yeah, why not, nothing on telly tonight is there!"

"There is nothing ever interesting on Telly!"

"Are we jeansing or dressing up tonight?" Lucy asked as Tammy sat down behind the divider.

"Oh, thinking we could dress up a little, got a new top and skirt last weekend!" Tammy stated, her voice appearing as if from nowhere.

Lucy nodded to herself as she stared at the blue homescreen on her computer and typed in her password. "Great, are we meeting at eight as usual?"

"Yeah, why not!"

"Wonderful..." Lucy replied as she lost her train of thought as she started to read her emails "Oh hell Mr Halliwell has emailed a snotty complaint again."

Tammy laughed "Have fun hon!"