A Connection?

On the afternoon, with the weekend just around the corner, the office are filled with a casual energy. Scarlet and Alejandro were wrapping up a presentation, finalizing details for a client meeting scheduled for the following week. As they closed their computers, Alejandro looked at Scarlet, a smile playing on his lips.

"Great work, Scarlet. We make a pretty good team," he said, his eyes holding a warmth that sent a flutter through her chest.

"Yeah, we do," she replied, attempting to mask the sudden nervousness that gripped her.

As they walked out of the office together, Scarlet felt a subtle shift in the atmosphere. The air was charged with unspoken words, and she couldn't shake the feeling that something was changing, something she couldn't quite grasp.

"Hey Scarlet, are you going home? Where's Melissa?" Jace startled Scarlet with his sudden appearance. Distracted by him, she subsconsiously look at where Alejandro is. Seeing him walking away without saying any words cause her unidentified emotions.

"Scarlet" she looks irritated at Jace.

"You know, can you please get lost. I don't know where Melissa is, okay? So can you please get out of my sight?" after saying that she storms off the bathroom leaving Jace in confusion.

In the bathroom, at the front of the mirror, Scarlet reach for her phone to call Melissa.

"Oh, I'm almost done. Where are you?" Melissa says after answering her call.

"I'm in the bathroom, I met Jace, and he's looking for you." she said.

"Oh gosh, that man is really annoying. What should I do? He might be waiting for me outside." Melissa sounds distress.

Scarlet sighs. "Don't worry, I'll check if he's still on the lobby." she said.

"Okay, make sure you distract him. I'll go straight at the parking lot. See me there."

"Okay, okay" then she drops the call.

Scarlet walks out the bathroom to go to the lobby. She saw Jace talking with Alejandro, wait why is he still here? Didn't he leave earlier? Scarlet thinks on her mind.

She approached the two to distract Jace. Alejandro noticed her first whilst the other is still talking about something.

"Scarlet is still here, probably Melissa too." Scarlet immediately looks at Alejandro angrily. Alejandro raise his brow confused.

"Why are you still here? I thought you already leave?" Scarlet ask.

"Why? Am I not allowed to go back? I left my wallet on my desk." Alejandro explained.

"Whatever Alejandro" Scarlet looks at Jace who's observing them.

"What? Do you have something to say Jace?" Scarlet ask him.

Jace just shakes his head then smile. "Nope, it's just you two looks like a couple fighting over some nonsense things" then he chuckles a bit.

Scarlet froze, she can't look at Alejandro because of embarrassment. She didn't hear any objection from him.

For her defense, she acts unaffected. "Whatever Jace, just get lost. Melissa already leave the building 20 minutes ago. So you're just wasting your time waiting here." Alejandro looks at her confusingly, as he knows that she is lying.

"What? Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Jace was shock so he quickly left hoping to catch up with Melissa. That left her with him awkwardly.

"What was that Scarlet? You lied to him?" Alejandro broke the silent between them.

"And so? He is annoying and he's bugging my friend. He's a creep, okay?." she doesn't know why she is arguing with him.

"Still you lied Scarlet, that is not very nice to do." She didn't answer because of annoyance. She don't know why, but she doesn't want to fight him.

"Anyways let's go. I'll get you a cab."

"No thanks, Melissa is still on the parking lot. I'll go with her" Alejandro shakes his head, she saw disappointment at him and she's annoyed because she is affected.

"Okay, suit yourself. I'm going now" Scarlet can't mutter any words while Alejandro is walking away from her.

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