Must be Santa (COMPLETED)

10

Wynter

I tiptoed down my flight of stairs, praying Nick would be gone by the time I finished dressing for the day. A heavy curse escapes my lips as I saw him leaning against the center island of my kitchen, drinking a cup of coffee. 

"Of course you're still here" I muttered, going to the fridge to make my own breakfast. He drank his coffee in silence, staring me down as I pulled out a carton of eggs.

"What?" I frowned, wondering for his prolonged gaze. A lazy smirk painted his full lips until he pushed himself up and grabbed his keys to go. 

"You're having a moment so I'm gonna head out."

"Goodbye!" I smiled, lifting my hand to wave him adieu. Just before he bent to grab his keys my phone vibrated. It was my mechanic.

"Hey Bob, what's up?"

"Hey, Wynter. So we are looking at your car. Everything is good except the engine. We have to keep it for a closer inspection so sadly, your car is going to take longer than expected. It has to stay in the shop for another day or two. Maybe a week"

"Great" I cursed, thinking of yet another inconvenience I was subjected to. Bob continued on for a few more minutes about car vocabulary I did not care to understand before I told him I had to go. Right before Nick opened the door to leave, I cleared my throat to stop him. He turned back around, questioning the reason for the interruption.

"So....that was my mechanic. Apparently, my car has to stay in the shop for three more days."

"Oh, bummer" Nick shrugged, turning again to leave. He didn't care to understand the gravity of my situation; I mean, I didn't expect him to anyways. 

"Well.. I mean... since you're leaving... do you mind taking me to work? Please?"

He rolled his eyes, throwing his keys into the air but remained silent. 

"I had my car in the shop but again, it won't be ready till the end of the week. I just need one ride today." I continued my sentiments, praying he would say yes. Trying to get a taxi would be impossible at this hour.

He looked me up and down, inspecting my figure as if he was assessing my judgment, and sighed. "Fine" he muttered, opening the door to leave.

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"Okay, the rental should be ready right as we finish work. I'll have the intern pick it up and have it parked and ready in the office lot"

"Thanks, Liz. I will see you soon." I said before ending the call. Nick and I drove in silence, his car revving along the empty highway; the sun had barely peaked out yet. The silence of the morning was a peaceful backdrop as I typed away, urgently answering all of my missed emails and texts.

"So this is what you do all day? Typing and texting?"

"Yep, but that should be no surprise to you, Nick. You seem to know every aspect of my life" I smirked, throwing a bit of shade at how he ran his empire.

"How can you enjoy life behind that screen?"

"The internet is a wonderful thing Santa. You should try it sometime." I chimed refusing to take my eyes off my screen.

Nicholas

The sun was just peaking from the white clouds of the sky. Specks of pink and red were bursting through the darkened sky, illuminating the road we were driving along.

"Look" I pointed, encouraging her to take in the beauty of the sky but she ignored me, still focused on her screen. I knew she wasn't listening to me; she was too engrossed in her business. I could say I murdered a child and she wouldn't even care.