Wolfbane

Chapter 2

CHRIS

I couldn't believe what I did.
Anyone could have taken a picture and made everything even more weird and complicated between us.

Since I met Luna, she had kept a professional distance from everyone.  She is friendly and polite, but she always puts limits between us. All of us.
Today, I crossed the line over and over again.
Since I found out about her work offer in Paris, I haven't been myself around her. Is like I need to recover all of the time we waisted pretending we don't care. I know she feels it too. We had our moments. I know she felt it to.

- We are here, Mr. Chang-
I fucking hate when she calls me that way. I don't want to be Mr. Chang for her.
I just nodded.

We got off the car and into the elevator.
She was juggling with her coffee, her laptop, her backpack, and the keys.
I took the cup and the laptop from her hands. She looked up at me and smiled.
- Normally, I'm better at multitasking.- she said, saving the keys inside her backpack and retrieving her stuff from me.
I felt an emptiness out of nowhere. Like something was missing.
I look down at that something. I feel it in my heart when I see her.
She was looking down, waiting for the elevator to stop.
I know her next steps as I know my own routine. She will step out of the elevator and walk directly to the window. She will take the in the view before she takes her place on the kitchen counter.
The elevator stopped, and we stepped out. I stayed behind while she walked towards the window.
It was raining harder than when we arrived.

She took her hand to her chest and mumbled something I couldn't hear. She turned to face me, her eyes were glossy, like she was about to cry.
I pushed myself off the wall, but before I could encase her in my arm, she walked away saying - we have a lot of work.-

She set up her laptop on the counter and took her phone and the chargers out of her backpack.
She moves around with such ease. She knows what to do, where to go, and where everything was.
I stopped at the entrance to my office, doorknob in my hand, but I didn't want to go inside. I wanted to have her on my sight at all times.
-Do you need something, Mr. Chang?-
-You-
The words left my mouth before I could processed them.
We stared at each other. I should say something, anything.

She walked closer to me. All I could hear was the rain and my heartbeat.
She stood in front of me.
- Yes?- she said. I looked down into her big, brown eyes. Her cheeks were bright pink, and her lips were red and wet.
I should say something and put a stop to this. I should lock myself in my office all day, but instead...