have an
office in Cambridge, a branch of their business that personally handles the
people and companies who gave them their start. They have no intention of
shutting that branch down, ever.
The move was
drastic especially with the climate change. Leaving Alice and Ava was a whole
other dilemma for Aaron. They were so precious to him. He went home every weekend
just to spend time with them, when he was at school. They were so sad that he
was moving so far away. His home trips have been lacking so far, he hasn't been
back yet. He was so thankful for video calls, seeing their smiles and showing
him they got his random gifts that he sends to them.
He loved to spoil
them and they are good girls with good heads on their shoulders so far. Anna is
raising them to be thankful for everything they have. Just because they want
for nothing doesn't mean they shouldn't appreciate the little things. And they
don't keep things they don't use, they give any excess away about every six
months without any complaints.
He was leaned back
in his chair when he couldn't help it any longer. He texted Nia, quickly and
hit send before he changed his mind. He punched in Becca's extension.
"Talk to
me." She said through the speaker.
"Hey, Bec can
you bring in my schedule for this week so I can take a look at it?"
"Sure boss
man, be there in a sec."
Aaron shook his
head laughing. She was most definitely a character.
To his surprise
Nia texted back fairly quickly that she would check in with work and get back
to him.
That was enough to
make the already great day better. She didn't hesitate, that spoke volumes to
him. Maybe she felt the crazy vibes that he did too.
Putting a flash
drive in his PC, she asked, "Anything else?”
"No, that's
it. Thanks." he replied in kind, she bowed and exited his office. He
couldn't help but laugh at that.
He did some
stealthy maneuvering but cleared his schedule for the next day. Now to wait for
Nia to let him know if she was free. He felt like it may be too soon, but the
urge to see her again was just too strong.
This was so unlike
him really, Aaron was the confident, have anyone I want sort of guy and he
played the game like a pro. Never letting on so quickly that he was interested.
Or letting himself give in to any forever feeling like ‘love’ . His days of heart on the sleeve were long since behind him.
Aaron wasn't a
player per se, he hadn't had a girlfriend since freshman year at MIT. He tried
to do the casual thing but it got old real fast though his options never lacked.
He made his phone
calls and sent emails then went to what they'd deemed the lab to check on a few
things. His pocket panel was coming along nicely, all the diagnostics were
checking out just fine. A few glitches but it's to be expected with the design
that folded like a paper fan. He was actually happy with the progress and made
sure to give his tech crew a thumbs up.
When it was almost
five he ran out of things to do so he checked his phone again, nothing. He
sighed, hoping he didn't scare her off with his trying to spend time with her
so soon after they met. He could only hope she'd say yes.
Aaron grabbed his
things and stopped by Becca's desk to leave the flash drive, "Can you look
that over before you leave? I made some changes." he said with a wink.
"You sure you
don't wanna tell me about that goofy grin yet?" She replied with a mocking
smile.
"Nope"
he said shaking his head.
"You got it
boss man." She said and he grinned making his way outside.
Becca was a joker
she came with them from Cambridge, she was their first office manager and a
fellow graduate. Happy about the move she insisted to stay on with the guys. She
was from Katy, Texas so for her it was just coming home. He couldn't get used
to this humidity in the fall and the summers here, wow it was pretty stifling.
Popping the trunk
open he took out his gym