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The OA blinks unsteadily. “There’s a lot to do for the sports day.”
I sigh and rub the bridge of my nose. I told Nova not to rush things, but she insisted on announcing the event sooner rather than later.
‘We have to capitalize on this moment. Fifteen seconds of fame can turn into fifteen million if we time it right.’
“Would you like me to leave a message?” Rochelle asks, breaking me from my thoughts.
“No, that’s fine. Thanks.”
The office assistant gives me a pitiful look. I guess I must seem like a puppy left out in the rain.
So what?
I miss Nova.
Slipping a hand into my pocket, I walk listlessly to the elevator. I’ve been busy too. I had improvements to make on my kinetic batteries and shuttling Rowan to and from art school was like a second job. But two days without seeing Nova’s face? That’s a first.
Before, she would have stopped by the lab to talk things over with me. Lately, our communication has devolved into phone calls and nothing else.
Did I scare her off that night? Is that why she’s putting so much distance between us?
I head downstairs but, rather than leave, I hang around the cafeteria, hoping that Nova will return to the office while I’m here. I can pretend to bump into her or something. Make up an excuse.
Since when do I have to make up an excuse just to see her?
I sip my coffee, pull my hat lower and check the time on my phone.
Just then, Rochelle and a few others from HR waltz into the cafeteria.
“Did Mr. Harrison stop by the office again?”
“Yeah.” Rochelle tosses her hair. “He’s always hanging around the boss.”
“You think that’s how he got his director position? By kissing up to Nova?”
“It certainly looks that way to me,” Rochelle says.
“I heard Mr. Harrison’s, like, the pickiest inventor at Vision Tech. The guys in the lab are always complaining about how bossy he is. They say he acts like he owns the place.”
Rochelle laughs. “Do you see how he dresses? And have you seen his car? Would the owner of the company drive a pickup that’s about to bite the dust? It’s not him. I bet he’s just one of the guys who are in love with Nova.”
“She does have a lot of admirers. Mr. Roberts is always flirting with her.”
I pull my fingers into fists. That damn Mr. Roberts. I would have fired him long ago if he wasn’t so good at his job.
“Mr. Harrison’s a lot hotter than Mr. Roberts,” Rochelle says.
I puff out my chest.
“But he’s a lot more annoying too,” she adds.
My chest deflates like one of those dying inflatable balloons.
“Every time he stops by, Nova has to drop everything and look after him,” Rochelle complains. “He’s so high maintenance.”
The women twitter.
I scowl and take note of their faces.Pay cuts for all of you.
