Purity And Cowardice #Wattys2018

22- I need you

I woke up smiling.

I rose from my bed, stretching my arms and fluffing out my tangled hair.

Sun rays infiltrated my window curtains, I got out of bed and opened my bedroom door. I made my way down to the balcony and opened it.

I grinned as the first sun rays of the summer season kissed my cheeks. The light warm air helped to keep my hair out of my face.

A knock on my loft's door brought me out of my trance.

I checked the time. 09:30 AM

I wasn't expecting anyone this morning. I had purposely taken the morning off work, just to not be bothered and sleep in.

I shrugged my shoulders and made my way to the door.

"Good morning! Sorry for dropping by unannounced, but I brought breakfast with me to make up for it, coffee too!" Aspyn happily singsonged, pushing me out of her way and heading straight to the kitchen.

"Oh please make yourself comfortable." I laughed sarcastically.

I hate when people visit me without asking first, but I was in such a good mood today that I didn't mind it. I think the smell of coffee and food helped too.

Oh, Aspyn, What would I do without you?

"I'll go freshen up and come back." I let Aspyn know, making my way to the bathroom and she nodded.

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I sipped on my coffee, letting out a weird sound of pleasure.

I plopped one of the pastries Aspyn brought with her in my mouth and sighed as the creamy delicious flavors hit my taste buds.

It made me nostalgic.

"I knew you'd like them, they're so tasty . I tried them at the opening of the new French patisserie last week."

"Now, I know where half of my paycheck will be going every month." I laughed and she joined me.

We ate and sipped our respective drinks in silence, enjoying the company of each other.

"I wanted to thank you." Aspyn broke the silence first.

"About what?" I curiously glanced at her, putting down my cup of coffee.

"About yesterday...um...Brandon and I are officially dating now, and we're exclusive." she announced, blushing a little and smiling like a little girl.

I stood up and gave her a hug. "Congratulations! That's amazing! I take it everything went well?"

"Yeah, I told him about my...um...slight issue and that it was the cause of my previous divorce, but he understood. He told me that it doesn't change his feelings towards me and that he'll be more than happy to share Alyssa with me." she laughed and tears of happiness escaped her beautiful eyes.

"Aw, I'm so happy for you Aspyn, don't make me cry!" I hugged her again, this time shedding a few tears with her too.

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"Here are the files you requested Miss Aubert." Aspyn said, as she placed the stack of paperwork on the conference table.

"Thank you."

I quickly reviewed the papers while simultaneously listening to the finance team presentation.

"This doesn't add up." I frowned.

A row of eyes fixated on me.

I was sitting at the head of the table, watching Evander, the new Intern in the finance department explain the powerpoint slides.