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"Oh, so that's where my headphones went! I was about to buy new ones!" Abigail was holding them up triumphantly and grinned at Taylor over her desk.

"And I found a candy bar too. Awesome."

Taylor made a grimace. "You're gross."

The two of them were cleaning out their desks. It was their last day as interns. From Monday on, Taylor would be at a different office, employed as a junior producer. Abigail would start her new job. There was a hint of sadness lingering in the atmosphere, but the two friends distracted themselves by joking around with each other.

Taylor had neatly packed her belongings into two bags, just waiting for Todrick to arrive and show her the new office. She was watching Abigail desperately trying to get a hold of the mess she had created within the last six months.

"How am I supposed to get all of this home? I only have one backpack" Abigail whined.

"Since when did I have two mugs here? Oh my God."

Taylor laughed. "I can take some of your stuff and give it to you next time."

Abigail fiddled with her nose-piercing. It had become a habit, Taylor noticed. She was still getting used to seeing her friend with it.

"Yeah, that would be great" Abigail smiled. The two had promised to keep in touch, no matter how busy life would get from now on. Abigail's new office was nowhere close to the Blaze office, but they would make it work.

The door opened and Todrick walked in, followed by Selena.

"Hey guys!" He greeted them cheerfully.

"How's it going?"

Selena looked around the room, then laughed. "One of them seems to be having a harder time getting organized than the other. I'm glad we're keeping the more organized one."

Taylor laughed, and Selena gave her a high five. Abigail tried to protest but was drowned out by the others' laughter. Defeated, she tried to push a stack of notes into her backpack.

"I'll show you your new office later, alright, Taylor? It's on another floor" Todrick said and sat down on a chair.

Taylor nodded and smiled at him. She was still a little intimidated in his presence, but she was starting to feel more comfortable. She would have to be now that she would work with him a lot more.

"I had a meeting with Karlie and her manager at the beginning of the week" Todrick continued and looked at Taylor.

"We talked about your upcoming series. I'm very happy she's getting more involved here at Blaze again. I'm sure you two make a great team."

Taylor simply nodded and smiled. Abigail winked at her from behind her desk.

"I was excited to hear about a lot of new ideas from her for her own channel, too. She said she wants to explore more topics of science and technology. You two have a visit to the planetarium at Central Park planned?"

"Yeah" Taylor nodded. She wished she could wipe the smug grin off Abigail's face, but was just glad her friend wasn't in Todrick's line of sight.

Selena stood in the room, observing the conversation. "Yeah, I really enjoyed the project you worked on with her, Todrick. She's going in a new direction, which I think is awesome." She smiled.

Taylor simply nodded along. There wasn't really a way for her to say that she already knew about everything Karlie, Todrick and Lily had talked about because she had gone to dinner with Karlie that evening.