Work Dinner

‘So how did it go', Adam asks immediately I take my seat next to him.

‘I would call it…’, I breath in deeply giving a dramatic pause.

‘A tremendous victory’, I end with a laugh and a little performers bow to the side.

He burst out laughing to the annoyance of the coworkers around us, one throws a glare my way and I stare her down,

She averts her eyes after a while glare shifting to a look o discomfort,

‘Ha, even the great Simon Valero had a hard time in a staring match against me so who are you?’ I laugh at her flustered look.

‘You see what I did there right’, I turn to Adam and point at the unfortunate coworker with my chin.

Adam nods, ‘even Si., Mr. Valero could not bear staring me down talk less of her', Adam laughs again.

‘I guess Bella's lessons paid off'

In his excitement Adam did not notice my almost use of Simon’s name and I hoped it stayed that way.

We both turn back to work the rest of the day passing by uneventful.

While I went to pick Ajax during lunc