First Attempt

Chapter Seven

Elijah

I close the door as i leave her office. I then walk toward my desk and i hear a certain idiot call out my name.

"Psssshhhhhh, Elijah. Here, come here" Ben whispered.

There i see Ben, in the kitchen. I roll my eyes and walk over to him.

"Can you be more obvious?"

He squints his eyes, looked me up and down "Don't give me that, woman. Tell me what she wanted from you".

His eyes became all soft and puppylike. I swear, this guy.

I sighed "She asked me if i could assist her on a case and i said yes. That's it"

His eye grew big "Damn, girl. You made an impression. Proud of you, sweetie" he says as he wipes a fake tear away.

"You're an idiot" i said and poured myself a cup of coffee.

Then i realize i still gotta cancel dinner with Jason "Shit".

I grab my phone.

"What's up, sweetie?" Ben asked.

I unlock my phone "Gotta cancel dinner with Jason. Cause the case" i say half while focussing on the text message i'm typing out for Jason.

Elijah

Hey, Jason
I'm sorry, but i can't make it tonight. This one case can't wait
Raincheck?

Aaaaaaand send. There. Did it.

"Poor Jason. Why does he even bother. I mean anyone can see that you're not into him. You think i can swoop in?" Ben says with a chuckle.

"That obvious. i was gonna make it clear tonight. Next time, i guess" I say while taking a sip of my coffee.
God, i love coffee. Anyway, yes. I have to make it clear, fast. Can't just do it via text, that's a bit rude.

"Oh, Ben, i mean. You can always try" i say with a grin.

......

Ah, the case file. Let's see what this is about. The case file reads "R. Johnson"

Two hours went by..

Hmm, i see where it went wrong. We're gonna fix this. I then look up at my phone. And i see a missed call and a text. I look at the text..

Jason

Hey, too bad.
If you can't come to the dinner then i'll bring it over to you. I'll be there in 20

My eyes grew big. What, he is coming? 20 minutes.. what time is it, when did he sent this.. i then hear someone approach me. I look up my desk. I see her, a smile appears on my face. There's someone next to her, Jason. I don't know what my face looks like right now..

"Elijah!" Jason yelled with a big bright smile and showed me the bag with food.

Ugh, i'm such an asshole.

I got up from my chair "H.. hey. I just read your message. Was about to call you"

Nia stood there, looking at us both, then faced me.

"I found your date outside, looking for you" she said with small smile.

Date.. i did not like the sound of that. Before i could talk..

"I will be heading to my office, can you bring me the data that you've got out of the file later?"

"Ah, yes. I will" i replied. She walked away after waving off Jason.

Jason, now standing next to me.
"Hey, i'm sorry. I tried calling you, but i finally found you and i got food. Let's go eat it" he looked at me and still had this smile on his face.

A brief silence followed.
"That's okay. I was getting hungry anyway" i said. He is here, face to face. Great moment to tell him..

"I'm happy. I really wanted to see you today" he said.

Fml. Bandaid. Rip it.

"Jason, i need to tell you something" we're now seated at my desk. He looks at me, worried. He knows..

"Jaso-" i then got cut off.

"Please, don't say it" he said with his head lowered. "Please, don't"

I'm horrible, is what i want to say, but i would be even worse for continuing this. Never force yourself to do something you don't want to or feel!

After giving myself that peptalk, i continue.

"Jason, i'm sorry. I have to tell you this. I can't see you romantically, i'm sorry. I can only see you as a friend" silence..

I stay quiet to give him his time to digest this information. I can't believe i'm doing this at the office, with the manager right across from us.

Jason lifts up his head. Sighs.

"I can't really say i didn't expect this. It still hurts tho. But thank you for being upfront about it. One of the reasons i started liking you" he said with a defeated smile.

It's better this way..

"I don't know if i could handle being friends with you.. i better get going. Enjoy the food" he gets up, still showing his defeated smile and walks away.

And i just sat there. Letting him walk away. That went well.. right?

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