Spreadsheet for Two

In a sea of cubicles, fluorescent lighting, and endless Excel tabs, Ling Harper found comfort in formulas.

They didn't lie. They didn't flirt. They didn't make her heart skip or her palms sweat. They behaved exactly as expected-unlike the human variables that populated the rest of the office.

Especially Orm Langley.

Orm, with her sleek glasses and effortless confidence, was the kind of woman who looked like she belonged in glossy magazines, not the finance department of a mid-sized tech firm. She was stunning. Smart. Impossibly out of Ling's league.

And yet... every time their eyes met across the conference table, every time Orm smiled just a little too long, Ling's tidy cells and clean lines began to blur.

They were coworkers in different functions, existing in their own silos of silence, only speaking in short bursts during meetings or by the coffee machine. Neither of them loud. Neither of them bold. Closeted and cautious.

But sometimes, silence says more than words.

And sometimes, love starts with a glance... and grows between the lines of a spreadsheet.