Chapter 17

The following day, I go to work and try to forget that unexplainable moment that happened with my boss. I tried making sense of what happened and why he behaved that way but kept coming up blank. I could not get any sleep last night because of him, and I hope today at work I won’t have a lot to do. I am already feeling tired, and my day just started.

I stop at Starbucks to get coffee on my way to work. I feel like drinking coffee not made by me today. I join the queue once I enter the coffee shop and wait for my turn. I use my phone to pass the time on the line. 

“Eleanor,” A voice says from in front of me. I raise my head up, and a smile graces my lips once I see who called my name.

“Alex,” I say, smiling. I am actually happy to see him. We have been talking a lot on the phone since the day I sent him a thank you message for the flowers. He is actually a really fun person to chat with. “How are you doing?” 

“I am good, and you?”

“I am good to