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Olivia’s eyes rolled. “He already knows the answer. It’s a test for me.”
“Oh.” Shalom chuckled as she handed Olivia the papers. “If you want me to… maybe I could help.”
“I should say no but I really need the help.”
“I got you. Let’s go inside.”
“Thanks… uh…”
“Shalom.”
Shalom placed her arm around Olivia’s shoulders and led her back into the conference room, and I hated it, but her being so kind and warm and helpful made my dick hard—and my heart soft. She didn’t sound like the woman who would talk to me as cruelly as she did in that letter… even if it was years ago. Not wanting to get too deep, I went to the breakroom to give them space. I didn’t need anything making me look at Shalom in a different light.
My plan was to rest my mind before heading home so I could decompress before bed, but all I ended up doing was staring at the wall until Shalom came in.
“Hey, I was looking for you.”
“Were you able to help Olivia?” I asked as I stood.
It took her a second to process my question before her body relaxed and she smiled. “You saw that?”
“Yeah, but I wanted to give you two some space.”
“I was able to help. She’s good now.”
With a nod, I slowly walked over to her. Closing the distance between us, I put my hands in my pockets to avoid touching her. Looking down at her made me envision looking down at her while she was in my bed. She smelled good—clean and fresh, pure soap—like she’d just gotten out of the shower, but we’d been here for half a day.
For a few seconds, she avoided my eyes. When Shalom finally looked up at me, I told her, “That was a really nice thing you did for her.”
“It was nothing. I knew it would take me no time to go through those papers.”
“Still.”
She swallowed hard and looked away. “Well… I just wanted to find you and let you know I was about to go.”
“I’ll walk you out.”
“Oh, that’s not necessary, Mecca.”
Ignoring her, I opened the revolving door and waited for her to walk out. We walked and took the elevator in silence. There were a million things I wanted to say, to ask, but I kept quiet. It made me feel fluttery things in my stomach when she unlocked her door but leaned against it.
She wasn’t in a rush to get away from me.
“Today was good,” she rambled. “We got a lot done. I’ll go through my notes and put together some files for you.”
“Cool, thanks.”
She nodded, looking everywhere but at me. The sight amused me. Stepping closer, I reached behind her to open the door. Shalom pulled in a deep breath and braced herself with one hand on my chest.
“I was just opening the door for you, Lom.”
“Oh.” Her laugh was nervous as she pulled her armpit-length hair behind her ear. “Thanks.”
My free arm went to the other side of her, locking her in, and I’m not exactly sure why. I wanted her to leave. Ineededher to leave. But those fluttery things in my stomach wanted her to stay.
“I-I can’t get in with you in the way.”
“Yeah, sorry about that.”
