Lucky Coincidence // Stuart Twombly

XI

The Quidditch match had been a thrilling experience so far. Team blue had not accomplished in scoring any more goals and Team red had scored seven times. It was a tie. 

An air horn sounded through the air and the next second, a guy in a tight, golden suit ran onto the field. A tennis ball was attached to a string that was connected to the guy's butt. 

He danced weirdly and nearly fell to the ground as both Team Blue and Team Red started the chase to grab the tennis ball. That way, they would end the game and gain 150 points. 

Right as Nick and Billy reached for the ball, Graham caught up to them and yanked their brooms backward, causing them to drop to the ground. 

Sid, the referee, was busy aiding Zach, the chubby guy on Graham's team who had apparently been injured during the game, so he wasn't able to pay attention. 

Graham launched himself into the air and dropped on the Snitch, collecting the ball in the process. 

Lara lowered her head. The blue team had won. The red team had worked so hard to win. They had been so close. 

The Snitch walked by and Lara recognized him as one of her colleagues from the call center where she worked when she first started at Google. "You okay?" Lara asked him. He smiled painfully. 

"The Snitch is fine," He said and Lara offered him a sympathetic smile. She patted his shoulder before she approached the Red Team. 

"Hey, guys," She softly said, placing her hand on Stuart's back. "You did an amazing job out there. This is the first time I've seen you come together as a team." 

"I'm proud of you," Nick nodded. He proudly patted everyone on their shoulder, including Lara. 

The team split up. Stuart went with Lara as she walked back to Chetty. He had his arm wrapped around her waist. "You know, for someone who never works out, you did great," She stated. 

"Oh, really? Why thank you," He playfully grinned, earning one of his girlfriend's gleeful giggles. 

The pair reached Roger Chetty. "Good match, Chetty," Lara smiled broadly. 

"They lost," Chetty stated. 

"That is true, but they got as close as the other team. I think that deserves some credit," Lara defended the team with a shrug.

"They still lost." Chetty couldn't help but show a little smile. 

The two heads of the internship had been formal for the first two weeks, but after a while, they had started to joke off with each other. 

Lara rolled her eyes. "Well, I'm gonna go home. I'll see you on Monday. Have a good weekend, Chetty." She waved her colleague goodbye before she walked off with Stuart trailing behind her.  

"That guy scares me," Her boyfriend muttered when they had reached a safe distance. 

Lara turned to him with an amused smile. "Why?" 

"I don't know. He just looks at us like we're nothing and he could just throw us out of this program at any point," He shrugged. Lara chuckled lightly.

"Well, that's not going to happen. Even if he wanted to kick you out, he'd have to have the full support of everyone on the management team and believe me, under no circumstances, I'd kick you from the program," She smiled. 

He grinned and pressed a kiss to her temple before the pair went to the car. As Lara started the engine, the phone started ringing. Lara pressed the green button. "Hi, Dad," She chimed.