Office Crush Gone Wrong

rstood

I decided to step ou

office, I found Carso

ed message, from just a minute ago, was an overly enthusiasti

n tiny, mortified steps,

expression utte

is you

. Oh no

age must have comp

lain..." I

on his heel, and retreated to hi

er dignity I had left, I wra

roach: redeeming myself thro

ical musings. A snippet from this novel, a quote from that poem-some celebrating life, others m

orts, Carson didn't re

ve blocked

ters, I tagged

es passed

message, "Oops! Accidenta

er, "This gloomy aesthetic

my?

agreed, "Your recent posts

ck, "You wouldn't understa

ols at the sight of a handsome g

d, "I'm just trying to chan

l media posts (or so I thought?), I decided to start there-s

damsel vibe is y

relentless teasing, I f

w, he probably saw me as some lovesick, bro

and grumpy, I dragged myself to

roject, and the client had speci

t in the corner, hop

ful," a colleague whispere

ancing at Carson at the head of the t

the receptionist brought i

ryone to eat before con

and discovered it was filled with sweet

od grumbled, "Why are they all s

ffers one kind," C

bakery only h

. His expression was calm

as overth

arm. "What were you up to last nigh

e tinged with melancholy.

ingly. "Don't overdo it. G

nother "take care of

n, my heart sk

look at Carson

a protein shake. "Here, dri

te places. Horrified by my own thoughts, I

startled everyone. An a

y amused gaze met mine, his lip

tely knew what

said, "I mean, it has a weird a