Once in a Lifetime - Mavin Fanfic

Part 23

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Ray

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"Guys, just go the fuck home." Geoff's voice shook as he massaged his forehead with his strong fingers, his other arm leaned against his jet black desk and balanced all of his body weight onto his inked biceps. I gazed at Ryan, eyeing his uncomfortable posture as he sat in his chair. His legs were crossed and twisted and his hands gripped his legs. I watched his arms shake and flinch to Geoff's words, although he kept his face straight and focused.

"Are you alright Geoff?" I asked, seeing Geoff tear up, rubbing his eyes with his index finger. He pushed his body up and looked at me. His eyes were shot red, and showed stress.

"Yeah- Yeah I'm fine." Geoff's voice cracked with every word that left his mouth. I looked down into my bag, carefully packing up for the day without gaining too much attention. I stored away my phone away and zipped my bag closed. Ryan eyed me and copied in silence, hoisting his bag over his head, brushing the padded strap over his cinnamon hair. "Guess I should tell Gus that there are two new spots at Achievement Hunter."

"Geoff you need to calm down," Ryan carefully spoke, "You can't fire them because of personal reasons. You know that Gus wouldn't approve of that."

"I know," Geoff huffed, staring at the floor like a kid who was just denied candy, "Just go home guys. I'll figure this out."

Ryan motioned towards the door and I stood out of my chair and swung my backpack onto my shoulder. "Aren't you leaving too Jack?" I asked, turning back to my fellow coworker.

"I have a lot of work to do. I'll leave soon." Jack kept his eyes glued to the screen.

"Suit yourself." I muttered, and brushed past Ryan, who closed the door behind us. We made our way in silence through the large office, passing by close coworkers who were focused on their job. I noticed everybody we saw were muttering to each other, pointing towards or office. Matt harshly grabbed my shoulder, with Jeremy hovering behind him. I stopped and turned, glaring at him. His hands were clamped together, with his thumbs quickly moving around one another.

"What's up Matt?" I asked, recognizing he was uncomfortable.

"Everybody's wondering guys, was um... That Michael and Gavin in there?" Matt asked, his voice quavering.

"Yeah." I retorted, and felt Ryan's hand clutching onto mine, jerking me away. My feet tangled as the bitter tug pulled me towards the door. "What the hell Ryan?"

"Sorry" Ryan carefully let go of my hand, slowing his pace. "I just don't want to talk about what happened." he muttered, brushing through his hair with his fingers.

"Understood."

"I'm guessing you're coming over?" Ryan reached around me, holding onto my shoulder to guide me towards his car.

"After today, yes please." I sighed, allowing my body to relax into the side of Ryan's torso. We made our way to the familiar silver car, and climbed inside.

The car ride was stressfully quiet, other than a small number of shuffles or coughs. I could feel the pressure of the silent air push against the windows, stretching the glass out. Ryan sensed my uneasiness and rolled the two front windows down, allowing the hum of traffic fill the car's interior. Ryan drove down the popular street, humming to himself and tapping rhythmically on the steering wheel. I reached down and grabbed my phone from the bag that rested beside my leg, turning the screen on and sending a message to Gavin.

Fucking assholes. Sorry about them Vav. Come over tomorrow, and bring Michael.

"What are you doing?" Ryan peeked over at me while the stoplight shone red. I glanced back at him, pressing my thumb against the send button before tucking my phone away in my pocket.