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“I’m not a snitch.”
“Give me the names, and I’ll make sure no one mentions another thing to you.”
“No, because then they’re definitely going to think we’re sleeping together.”
He leans back in his chair wearing a damn smirk. “Exactly how so?”
“Because they’ll know that I came in here tattling, and if weweresleeping together,which we’renot, you would do anything for me whichwould be to fire them. Therefore, youcan’tdo it because then people willdefinitelythink we’re sleeping together.”
“But we’re not sleeping together.”
“They don’t know that.”
“Miss Evans.”
“I bet it was Theresa—or Julie. I bet she has some cameras in here, spying on—”
“Miss Evans—”
“If she did, she’d know we only got as far as second—”
“Fay!”
“What?”
“Nobody knows but you and me. As long as we keep it that way, you’ll be fine.”
I exhale a deep sigh. “Fine, but you better be right.”
“I am. Now, if you’re done here, I need to call that client back.”
“Yeah. Done.” He barely dismisses me, picking up his phone again. I turn to leave when he calls me back. “Yes?”
“Anyone crosses the line, I expect you to inform me.” I can’t tell if he’s being sincere or if it’s his lack of patience for office bullshit. I nod and leave his office.
The rest of the afternoon continues on painlessly. Theo is consumed with call after call. Around lunchtime, I bring him his lunch order, and he barely looks my way. When I sit back at my desk, I get an email notifying me that our working lunch is canceled. I avoid the breakroom in case of Julie sightings and eat my lunch at my desk. A call comes in, and I finish chewing and answer. “Mr. Monroe’s office.”
“Fable, honey, it’s Mom.”
“Mom, you know I can’t talk at work.”
“Well, I wouldn’t call you there if you returned my calls on your cell phone.” Yeah, it’s the freedom to be an adult and choose whether to call your parents back.
“I’ve been super busy.”
“You should never be too busy to call your parents.”
“Got it! So, what’s up?”
“Well, my book club has to bake cookies for a library fundraiser.”
“Wow, sounds super exciting.”Not.
“Yes, well. I mentioned how you were a chef—”
“Ama chef.”
“There’s going to be a judge. The winner receives a gift card to the Olive Garden in Times Square.”
