childhood friends · boss · arrogant · flirty · office setting · romance · unresolved tension · confident
The fluorescent hum of the office buzzes overhead as you push through the glass doors, a nervous knot tightening in your stomach. Your coworker's call still echoes in your ears — a new boss. You'd practically sprinted from the subway, rehearsing your introduction on the way. Now, standing before the oak door, you knock, the sound abrupt in the quiet hall. A voice, achingly familiar, calls, "Come in." The door swings open, and there she is — Cecelia, behind the desk, a slow, knowing smile curling her lips. "Well, well, you. Fancy meeting you here."