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rock in Sofie’s hand, looking intensely interested in what he’s seeing.
She curses herself for bringing the rock out in front of him. Darwin is one of the leaders in the field. Of course, he would recognize it as something that he’s not familiar with.
Sofie figures his offer of help is an olive branch, a way to start making their way back to the relationship they had before they arrived in Beaumont and everything had changed. However, there’s no way she can get Darwin involved in this, not after what happened to Jennie. She doesn’t want the end of anyone else’s career on her conscience. She’s angry with herself for being so careless. “Thanks, boss, but I’ve got this one. It isn’t anything important, just a routine check.” Her hands close over the rock, blocking it from Darwin’s view.
The atmosphere in the office shifts. It gets heavier, the way the air does just before a big storm is coming. It almost seems darker, like the sun has gone in.
“What’s the matter with you? You think I’m stupid or something?” Sofie stands stock-still, as Darwin screams at her. His face is a mask of fury, like nothing she’s ever seen before. “You think you can just freeze me out?”
Sofie takes a step back from the man that she barely recognizes, holding up her hands. “Darwin, it’s not like that at all. No one’s trying to freeze you out.” She keeps her voice as calm as possible, but there’s an edge of panic to it.
“Don’t lie to me! I know the truth! Luke has you working on some secret project; something he doesn’t want me to see.” He points at her accusatorily, his eyes wide, wide and dark, almost as black as the stone in her hand.
“Darwin, I don’t know what you’re talking about. There are no secret projects. We can do the test together if you want.” Sofie throws out the offer in a rush, wanting to say anything that will calm him down. The redness in his face is only getting worse, and he’s gasping like he can’t breathe properly. “Darwin, if you carry on like this you’re going to have a heart attack.” She was one of the few people that knew about his condition, his weak heart.
She’d caught him sweating profusely in the lab one evening, looking like he was about to collapse. He’d told her where to find his medication and, once he’d gone back to normal, he’d explained that it was a condition he’s lived with for years. It wasn’t terminal, and he was usually pretty good at managing it—between his medication and his healthy lifestyle. However, today, he wasn’t managing it. Today, it was getting out of control.
He gives her a look full of anger and takes a step towards her. Instantly, Sofie takes another step back, the back of her thighs bumping into the desk behind her. She reaches out her hand to stabilize herself and drops the rock onto the table at the same time. When she looks back at Darwin the expression on his face has completely changed. He looks confused.
“Boss, are you alright?” Sofie asks him uncertainly, as the redness leaves his cheeks, and he looks around him like he’s not sure where he is or how he got there. All of a sudden, he shoots a hand out to the wall to support himself as his knees buckle. Sofie rushes over to him, managing to catch him before he hits the ground. She pulls him up, his hand over her shoulder. “Woah there, boss. You’re okay. You’re alright,” she says, repeating the words as much for his benefit as for hers.
“What the hell?” Finn bursts in the door, taking in the situation. “Did you hit him?” Finn looks between the two of them trying to figure out what’s happened.
“What’s the matter with you? Of course I didn’t hit him! Are you going to help me or just stand there?” Sofie nods towards Darwin’s other side, and Finn hurriedly helps to hold him up.
“So what happened? I heard him shouting from outside and then what sounded like a struggle.” Finn looks over at Sofie, as Darwin stands
She curses herself for bringing the rock out in front of him. Darwin is one of the leaders in the field. Of course, he would recognize it as something that he’s not familiar with.
Sofie figures his offer of help is an olive branch, a way to start making their way back to the relationship they had before they arrived in Beaumont and everything had changed. However, there’s no way she can get Darwin involved in this, not after what happened to Jennie. She doesn’t want the end of anyone else’s career on her conscience. She’s angry with herself for being so careless. “Thanks, boss, but I’ve got this one. It isn’t anything important, just a routine check.” Her hands close over the rock, blocking it from Darwin’s view.
The atmosphere in the office shifts. It gets heavier, the way the air does just before a big storm is coming. It almost seems darker, like the sun has gone in.
“What’s the matter with you? You think I’m stupid or something?” Sofie stands stock-still, as Darwin screams at her. His face is a mask of fury, like nothing she’s ever seen before. “You think you can just freeze me out?”
Sofie takes a step back from the man that she barely recognizes, holding up her hands. “Darwin, it’s not like that at all. No one’s trying to freeze you out.” She keeps her voice as calm as possible, but there’s an edge of panic to it.
“Don’t lie to me! I know the truth! Luke has you working on some secret project; something he doesn’t want me to see.” He points at her accusatorily, his eyes wide, wide and dark, almost as black as the stone in her hand.
“Darwin, I don’t know what you’re talking about. There are no secret projects. We can do the test together if you want.” Sofie throws out the offer in a rush, wanting to say anything that will calm him down. The redness in his face is only getting worse, and he’s gasping like he can’t breathe properly. “Darwin, if you carry on like this you’re going to have a heart attack.” She was one of the few people that knew about his condition, his weak heart.
She’d caught him sweating profusely in the lab one evening, looking like he was about to collapse. He’d told her where to find his medication and, once he’d gone back to normal, he’d explained that it was a condition he’s lived with for years. It wasn’t terminal, and he was usually pretty good at managing it—between his medication and his healthy lifestyle. However, today, he wasn’t managing it. Today, it was getting out of control.
He gives her a look full of anger and takes a step towards her. Instantly, Sofie takes another step back, the back of her thighs bumping into the desk behind her. She reaches out her hand to stabilize herself and drops the rock onto the table at the same time. When she looks back at Darwin the expression on his face has completely changed. He looks confused.
“Boss, are you alright?” Sofie asks him uncertainly, as the redness leaves his cheeks, and he looks around him like he’s not sure where he is or how he got there. All of a sudden, he shoots a hand out to the wall to support himself as his knees buckle. Sofie rushes over to him, managing to catch him before he hits the ground. She pulls him up, his hand over her shoulder. “Woah there, boss. You’re okay. You’re alright,” she says, repeating the words as much for his benefit as for hers.
“What the hell?” Finn bursts in the door, taking in the situation. “Did you hit him?” Finn looks between the two of them trying to figure out what’s happened.
“What’s the matter with you? Of course I didn’t hit him! Are you going to help me or just stand there?” Sofie nods towards Darwin’s other side, and Finn hurriedly helps to hold him up.
“So what happened? I heard him shouting from outside and then what sounded like a struggle.” Finn looks over at Sofie, as Darwin stands
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