Chapter 637

“You should go,” Sabrina murmured to you as the pair of you left Carol’s office. The process of filling out the HR paperwork for the relationship disclosure form had been done in near silence as the old woman watched you gloomily.

You felt like there was stuff you and Sabrina needed to talk about, but you hadn’t expected her to need space - let alone ask for it dismissively like that. “What do you mean?” you asked. “What’s wrong?”

“Hmm?” Sabrina asked, then replayed the last thing she said in her mind and opened her eyes wide as she grabbed your arm. “Oh. No, not like that. Fuck, I’m just in my own head, John. Sorry. I meant... you should go.” Her tone shifted at the end, more ... lascivious.

Which was more confusing.

“What?” you asked. “Where am I going?”

“Where’s your phone?” Sabrina asked.

“Back in the conference room, I didn’t take it with me into the meeting because I thought it was going to be quick.”

Sabrina snorted, covering her mouth with the back of one hand. “OK, so ... you know what? Don’t go get it, this’ll be more fun.” She tugged you out of the hallway and towards the elevators. “Just trust me.”

“Obviously I trust you, but I still don’t know where I’m going,” you said. It was close enough to noon that you could probably leave right away with no issues - though the ‘keep your head down’ thing meant you probably shouldn’t leave early with Sabrina.

“You, baby,” she said, making you both smile a little at her being able to say that in the relative open at work now. “Are going down the street to the coffee shop. I’ll text Gemma and fill her in on all of this stuff. She might still be awake.”

“What am I doing at the coffee shop?” you asked.