Smoke

Chapter 7

I'm sat at my desk and I can't think of anything else apart from him.

The question that is bouncing around my mind at the moment is are we actually in a relationship now or was that just a one time thing? I'm so confused but I can't ask him about it because I'm pretty sure he's with a client. Plus, should I even be wanting a relationship in the workplace? Oh, I don't know.

All this thinking has made me tired. I need to go down to the canteen to get a coffee.

I stand up and walk towards my door. I open it, walk through and close it behind me. Benedict's office is right next to mine. As I walk past, I see that his door is open slightly. That's odd...I think to myself. He never does that. I push the door open a little more and peer round the corner.

He's sat at his desk with his elbows on the desk, hands intertwined and his head resting on them. He looks to be in deep thought. I knock on the door.

"Fuck off" He groans without moving a muscle.

"It's me. I just wondered if you-" he cuts me off.

"Izzy?" He says, turning to look at me.

"Yeah?" I say and giggle.

"Sorry, I thought you were someone else..." says Benedict.

"No its okay, I understand. I get like that sometimes. Did you want a hot beverage?" I ask.

"Coffee. Black no sugar, please." He replies.

"Sure." I say and smile. "I'll be back soon."

"Actually, no. I'll come with you." Benedict says as he stands and takes his place beside me before we walk out into the hallway and walk into the elevator.

Benedict presses the button and the doors close. I can't help thinking about what happened this morning, but a deep voice breaks me from my thoughts.

"Izzy?" I hesitate for a second.

"Yeah?" I reply.

"I...oh. I've forgotten what I was going to say. Sorry."

I giggle. "Don't worry about it."

We stand in silence for a few seconds before it hits me...

"Benedict, shouldn't we have gotten to the ground floor by now?"

His eyes widened. "Oh fuck no...please God NO!" He shouts and kicks the door.

"Hey!! What are you doing?!" I shout back and drag him away from the door. I look up into his angered eyes. "Why are you so angry?"

"I have really bad claustrophobia." He says as tears start to form in his eyes.

I hug him tight. "It's okay. It's going to be okay." I kiss him on the cheek and let go.

I press the alarm button to let people know that we're in here. Then, I sit down and invite Benedict to sit down with me.

I hug him again. "It's going to be okay." I say again.

"Okay." He replies and hugs me back.

Sorry this took so long, I had really bad writers block and I couldn't think of anything to write. That's also why it's so short so sorry!! It'll be better next time. :)