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thought sighing deeply.
“What you so deep in thought about?” Jackie queried as she walked by. Chrissalyn caught herself and told her nothing. “Nice flowers,” she said again giving the woman a sly look. “Devon has good taste,” she added calmly. Chrissalyn blushed slightly. She hadn’t told anyone they were dating, but she knew sooner or later it would get through the work grapevine. “Girl, Devon is fine, and he’s a nice guy, so I think you made a good choice,” Jackie told her laughing at her discomfort. “Oh, did you hear bout miss thang?” she asked nodding toward Alisha and Kina’s space, Chrissalyn told her no.
“Seems someone filed a complaint about how she talked to a couple of the clients that called in, and she got wrote up,” Jackie told Chrissalyn as a light went on in her head. Of course , she thought as Jackie left and returned to her own desk, she thinks I’m the one who told on her . She sighed deeply knowing that once again she was going to be the culprit in something she was otherwise completely innocent about.
“Can I ever catch a break?” she mumbled aloud.
“What’s wrong Chriss?” Lathan asked.
She hadn’t seen him walk up and his presence startled her. “Nothing, just griping again,” she returned not wanting to get into a conversation about Alisha.
“Those are nice,” he told her nodding toward the flowers. “Devon send them?” he questioned and she told him yes. Lathan grunted noncommittal before speaking again. “Can we go to lunch today?” he asked calmly never taking his eyes from her.
Chrissalyn was surprised. Normally, they didn’t do anything to draw attention to their friendship or cause drama for him with Alisha. Where was he going with this , she wondered as she answered him.
“Yeah, that would be okay I guess,” she replied and he smiled telling her they would leave at one.
What’s on his mind, Chrissalyn wondered for a few moments before returning to her work. The email came shortly afterwards. ‘You need to stop being a snitch and mind your own business’ it read. It’d come from Kina’s email, but she was pretty sure Alisha was the sender. Chrissalyn immediately deleted the message and turned up her headphones.
*****
Lathan was watching Chrissalyn closely as they enjoyed lunch. He’d been careful to bring her here to Harrigan’s far away from the job and anyone who might disturb them. It was a combination sports bar and grill with excellent food which Lathan enjoyed each time he came, today being no exception.
“Can I ask you something?” Lathan began and Chrissalyn looked up.
“Sure, you know that,” she replied amiably.
He sighed lightly. Okay. Here we go , he thought as he spoke. “Why are you with Devon? I mean on the real?” he asked and Chrissalyn gave him a perplexed look.
“Why would you ask me that?” she threw back, this time she was the one watching him closely.
“Because I’m curious obviously,” he replied evasively.
She didn’t answer right away and he thought she might not, when she finally spoke. “I actually like Devon, and he makes me happy .”
“Are you in love with him?” Lathan asked plainly, scared to death of the answer.
“No, I don’t know him well enough yet to say that,” Chrissalyn replied calmly.
Lathan seemed to think about her answer for a moment, when she spoke again.
“Are you in love with Alisha?” she threw at him and he immediately frowned.
“No, but you already knew that,” he replied becoming defensive.
It was what he did whenever she brought up his significant other, Chrissalyn noticed and she wanted to know why.
“So why are you with her, I mean really,” she asked throwing his own question back in his lap.
Lathan was getting angry. This wasn’t the way the conversation was supposed to be going. He took a deep breath and looked at her again. “I want to talk about you and Devon,” he told her, his tone suggesting any other subject was off
“What you so deep in thought about?” Jackie queried as she walked by. Chrissalyn caught herself and told her nothing. “Nice flowers,” she said again giving the woman a sly look. “Devon has good taste,” she added calmly. Chrissalyn blushed slightly. She hadn’t told anyone they were dating, but she knew sooner or later it would get through the work grapevine. “Girl, Devon is fine, and he’s a nice guy, so I think you made a good choice,” Jackie told her laughing at her discomfort. “Oh, did you hear bout miss thang?” she asked nodding toward Alisha and Kina’s space, Chrissalyn told her no.
“Seems someone filed a complaint about how she talked to a couple of the clients that called in, and she got wrote up,” Jackie told Chrissalyn as a light went on in her head. Of course , she thought as Jackie left and returned to her own desk, she thinks I’m the one who told on her . She sighed deeply knowing that once again she was going to be the culprit in something she was otherwise completely innocent about.
“Can I ever catch a break?” she mumbled aloud.
“What’s wrong Chriss?” Lathan asked.
She hadn’t seen him walk up and his presence startled her. “Nothing, just griping again,” she returned not wanting to get into a conversation about Alisha.
“Those are nice,” he told her nodding toward the flowers. “Devon send them?” he questioned and she told him yes. Lathan grunted noncommittal before speaking again. “Can we go to lunch today?” he asked calmly never taking his eyes from her.
Chrissalyn was surprised. Normally, they didn’t do anything to draw attention to their friendship or cause drama for him with Alisha. Where was he going with this , she wondered as she answered him.
“Yeah, that would be okay I guess,” she replied and he smiled telling her they would leave at one.
What’s on his mind, Chrissalyn wondered for a few moments before returning to her work. The email came shortly afterwards. ‘You need to stop being a snitch and mind your own business’ it read. It’d come from Kina’s email, but she was pretty sure Alisha was the sender. Chrissalyn immediately deleted the message and turned up her headphones.
*****
Lathan was watching Chrissalyn closely as they enjoyed lunch. He’d been careful to bring her here to Harrigan’s far away from the job and anyone who might disturb them. It was a combination sports bar and grill with excellent food which Lathan enjoyed each time he came, today being no exception.
“Can I ask you something?” Lathan began and Chrissalyn looked up.
“Sure, you know that,” she replied amiably.
He sighed lightly. Okay. Here we go , he thought as he spoke. “Why are you with Devon? I mean on the real?” he asked and Chrissalyn gave him a perplexed look.
“Why would you ask me that?” she threw back, this time she was the one watching him closely.
“Because I’m curious obviously,” he replied evasively.
She didn’t answer right away and he thought she might not, when she finally spoke. “I actually like Devon, and he makes me happy .”
“Are you in love with him?” Lathan asked plainly, scared to death of the answer.
“No, I don’t know him well enough yet to say that,” Chrissalyn replied calmly.
Lathan seemed to think about her answer for a moment, when she spoke again.
“Are you in love with Alisha?” she threw at him and he immediately frowned.
“No, but you already knew that,” he replied becoming defensive.
It was what he did whenever she brought up his significant other, Chrissalyn noticed and she wanted to know why.
“So why are you with her, I mean really,” she asked throwing his own question back in his lap.
Lathan was getting angry. This wasn’t the way the conversation was supposed to be going. He took a deep breath and looked at her again. “I want to talk about you and Devon,” he told her, his tone suggesting any other subject was off
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