You Never Knew

Chapter 15

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Wave time

Both me and Joacim stare at our phones. 

"Again?", I ask. 

"Complaining about spending time with me?"

I frown at him as the next text rolls in. 

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High-five with strangers.
As a team, you have one hour 
to high-five as many strangers
as you can. Take a selfie together
with the stranger as you preform
the high-five. No other than 
team members are allowed to take
the photo. Bonus points if both 
team members are in the photo. 
Wave away!

We both look at each other before standing up. 

"I'm charming – you take the photos!" He leans down and gives Jenna a kiss on the cheek. "Sorry babe, gotta run!"

They smile warmly at each other before I clear my throat. 

He looks at me sideways. "Right! Ready?"

I nod and he gets started. 

"High-five!" He works his way through the guests, and the staff, of the café. I run behind him, trying to keep up as I snap pictures of each high-five.

Once we have caught every single one, we run towards the door. 

"Call me!", Jenna says. 

Both me and Joacim answer her in the same breath.

"Always!"

"Promise!"

I glare him down. "You better keep running."

He smirks widely at me. "Down-town, here I come!"

A little over an hour later we stand by James' desk as he transfers our pictures onto his computer. 

"Wow, you guys snagged a lot of people!"

"What can I say, we make a good team." He smiles cheekily at me. 

I lean on the desk. "True. But mostly we got so many because you are such a flirt!"

"You say that like it's a bad thing..." Joacim gives me his best bedroom eyes. 

"Urk! You do remember climbing of my best friend this morning?"

James, who had just taken a large sip from his water bottle, sprays it all over his screen. 

"You did what?!" Surprised, he stares at Joacim.

I slap my hand down at the desk. "Thank you! See, that's the normal reaction to you two hooking up!"

"Oh, don't be like that. I know you enjoyed the view." His eyes glisten with mischief as he smiles at me. "Admit it - you liked the sight off me, naked and wet in your bathroom."

"Well, I am only human after all..."

"Just say the words and we can continue our nude interaction from this morning."

"I don't recall..." I look over his shoulder and freeze. Finn is standing right behind him, face twisted with anger and deceit.

"Finn..." My voice broken and thin. 

"I came by to work on the report for France, but it seems that you have kept yourself busy." His voice is ice-cold. 

Joacim turns towards him. "Don't be like that Summers, we were just..."

"I've heard enough." Finn rapidly walks off. 

Joacim looks at me, confused and entertained. "So - there is something going on between you and...?"