Coffee Breaks and Unspoken Glances
Done Pretending.
📍 Company Chat — late again
Elise Harrow
You ever think it’s strange… how some people orbit each other for years before they ever speak?
Alexander Quinn
Every day since we started talking.
Alexander Quinn
I think about it a lot, actually.
Alexander Quinn
I remember when you started.
Alexander Quinn
You wore gray every day for a month.
Alexander Quinn
You hated the coffee. You didn’t laugh in meetings unless someone really earned it.
Elise Harrow
I’m a mystery, huh?
Alexander Quinn
Just someone I noticed, even when I wasn’t supposed to.
Alexander Quinn
You notice things too, don’t you?
Elise Harrow
You don’t touch your phone when you’re in a room with people. You tap your pen when you’re trying not to say something.
And you look at me when you think I’m not watching.
📍 Boardroom — Post-meeting chaos
Everyone files out, chatting. Elise lingers, collecting her notes.
Alexander stays by the window, saying nothing. Just the two of them now.
Alexander Quinn
Your comment about the Ferris account — it cut through all the noise.
You were the only one not trying to impress the room.
Elise Harrow
That’s never really been my thing.
Alexander Quinn
You’re not the loudest voice in the room.
Alexander Quinn
But people listen when you speak.
Elise Harrow
You’re doing it again.
Elise Harrow
Looking at me when you think I’m not watching.
He doesn’t look away this time.
Alexander Quinn
This time, I don’t care if you see.
Her breath catches slightly.
Elise Harrow
Dangerous thing to say, Mr. Quinn.
Alexander Quinn
I’m done pretending this is just… coffee room glances and business reports.
Elise Harrow
So what is it then?
Alexander Quinn
I don’t know.
Alexander Quinn
But I know I think about you when I shouldn’t.
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Alucard
This story will stick with me for a long time.
2025-07-29
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