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When we reached my car, he put me down. “Are you okay to drive?”
“Yes, of course.”
“Okay, be careful.”
It was such a normal couple thing to say that it made me smile. “I will.” I pulled him to me for one last goodbye kiss, and then I drove home because he’d asked me to.
Chapter 42 – Denver
“Is this another relationship update?” Marcel asked without even looking up at me.
I’d been visiting his office a lot lately in the past month, both to collaborate on our new events program, and to pick his brain on Sadie-related matters. We might call them relationship updates, but really, he just gave excellent advice.
“Sort of?” I shut the door behind me. “Would it be possible to get the dodgeball room later today when no one else would be there?”
Marcel stared at me and raised an eyebrow. “We don’t have anything against employees dating, but reserving rooms is taking things a little too far.”
I grinned. “Yeah, nothing like that.” I just had an idea. Any time I could find little ways to tell Sadie exactly how I felt about her, I did them.
Marcel pulled up a screen and looked at it. “How much time do you need?”
“A half hour?”
“All right. Four to four thirty. I’m going to give you a key. I want this back. Also, that room has windows. Lots of them.”
“Actually, I’m okay with spectators watching from outside. They may want to see this.”
Marcel shook his head. “Good luck, dude. And really, I’m super happy for you. Happy employees do good work. You’re killing it at hosting events. I think it’s your thing.”
“I think so too.” It was like BFFing, only without the secrecy, and I could help out anyone I wanted to. When Sadie left her programming cave long enough to come out with me to events, they were even better.
I headed back to my desk and called Sadie on her office line. “Hey, meet me in front of the dodgeball room at four.”
“Denver, we can’t keep sneaking off. Marcel likes you, but he doesn’t like you that much.”
“Wow, you sound just like him. I know because I just got his permission. No sneaking required, but just as fun.”
“You are shameless.” She laughed. “Okay, see you at four, partner.”
I got back to work, whistling a happy tune to myself until I got a kick to my chair from Rob. I still shared an office with him and Wendy. It was a lot less fun without Sadie next to me, but I was glad she was where she’d always hoped to be, learning everything she could about the algorithm and how to improve it.
At three minutes to four, I headed down to the dodgeball room and tested the key Marcel gave me. Yep, it let me lock it from the inside. I gathered up all the dodgeballs and put them into a line in the middle of the floor.
When I saw Sadie pass by the window, I went out to retrieve her, locking the room behind us.
“What are you doing?” She acted all shocked until we were away from the windows, and then she dropped all pretenses and pushed me against the cushioned wall and kissed me like the hypocrite she was. Can’t keep sneaking off, my foot. Half the time, she was the instigator.
“Sadie.” I laughed and pressed a kiss to her forehead. “Sadie. You’re going to get me in so much trouble.”
“I know. I’m sorry.” She didn’t seem very sorry as she directed my mouth back to where she wanted it. Marcel was going to kill us. I was pretty sure every angle of this room could be seen if a person craned their neck. Plus, they had cameras.
When I finally found the will to care, I put her at arm’s length. “Go stand behind the ball lineup for me.”
“Okay.” She walked over, watching as I put myself across from her on the other side of the balls. I held my arms out, and then stuck them behind my back.
“Take your best shot.”
“What do you mean?” She still thought this was some kind of ninja trick. Yep, that was me. Perfecting my roundhouse kick just to keep our war going.
