Book Two: Branch One Hundred and Seventy One

"Fancy seeing you here Thiago" Jeanne said as she saw him walk toward her table.

"I work here," he said with a small confused laugh.

"Oh you do, that's right" she said rolling her eyes and playfully hitting her head like she had forgotten. "But not in this room" she added.

"Yeah," he trailed off.

"What are you doing here? Do you need help from the marketing team?" she asked and he shook his head.

"I am here to see you" he said and she pointed to herself with wide eyes.

"Me?"

"Yes you" he said and she dropped her hands to the table, intertwining her fingers between themselves as she waited for him to speak.

"What's this about?" she asked when he stood there quietly while shifting his body weight from one foot to another.

"Can we see outside?" he asked pointing to the door.

"Outside?" she asked pointing to the same door. She looked around herself to see the stares of everyone around her as the h