Thread: Intra-Office Relations

That odd feeling had remained in her as the hours progressed. Christine was testing her to be on her own and deal with this and had gone back to her desk which was directly across from Lila's. Should she had any questions or need help with someone, Christine would help but for the most part, Lila was fine on her own, having really gotten the hang of it quite fast. It was pretty simple. Kind of mundane, but hey, a job was a job and in this case, Lila was simply thankful they hired her when she had showed zero experience in the area, having been working in the food industry since she had turned eighteen, going from restaurant to restaurant, back and forth as either a hostess or a waitress. The last place she worked at was P.F. Chang's as a waitress, one of their best ones too. As the day progressed on slowly, her mind had drifted back to that very awkward encounter with the man that Christine said was named Daniel, or as everyone called him Danny. She didn't bother asking her about the guy. It was her first day and aside from work, the first thing she would ask is about the weird guy who came down to probably check out the new girl? Yeah, that's what every new employee wanted to ask the person who was training them. It seemed like a bad impression to her. She was here to work, make money and make new friendships but not the bad kinds and to her, intra-office relations was like the best way to go down in the history of the company provided that type of relationship spiraled down badly. Talk about garnering a really bad reputation. Quite presumptuous, don't think Lila? Her subconscious, her inner workings and ultimate bitch-troll, chimed in, causing Lila to mentally roll her eyes at her. It's not like that. She thought to herself, shaking her head slightly as she did her work, finding her current thoughts to be distraction as her pen hovered over a document, not doing anything. He wouldn't even see you that way. There are far more beautiful women this world. You're a hobbit... It was harsh but also true. She didn't necessarily find herself attractive, being rather plain and nothing glamorous to her or even special. Sure, it was clear that there was a distinctive beauty hidden beneath her plain style and fashion, but it wouldn't be seen at first glance. At least that's what her mother said. She wasn't traditionally beautiful and ultimately, it'd be her bubbly and compassionate personality that would make her beautiful. So the way Lila took that was she wasn't beautiful on the outside but beautiful on the inside. What she would give to be both, rather than one or the other. Delilah? Christine asked, pulling her out of her mental reverie. It caused Lila to look up from her work and at the woman across from her. Hmm? Are you okay? She asked, raising a brow. Oh yeah, just um...thinking. She smiled bashfully before looking down again and continued with her work, her pen hovering over the document before actually moving, writing. The next time her name was said, it nearly startled her as she had gotten so deep into her work and documents that Chelsea had just given her. But she remained calm though her heart had started beating fast. For as she looked up to see the origin of the voice that spoke her name, she saw the same man from earlier. Daniel. No, Danny. As he leaned in, she found her back glued to the back of her chair and she blinked her eyes a few time. Oh, talk about awkward. Seemed they both had it in them because the awkward tension was so thick, it'd need to be cut with an extra large and strong knife maybe a sword or even a machete. Christine was watching them speculatively. Uh, hi. She spoke softly but her eyes were currently trying to look anywhere but at him before her. Especially with how he leaned down to her, his hands leaning against her desk. Bubble invasion. As he began to speak, her eyebrow raised and her eyes somehow landed on him, just looking at him and taking in all he said. Her teeth had captured her lower lip in her nervousness. She wasnt used to men talking to her at all really. She had no male friends. All friends she had were female. She was weird around men. The only men she wasnt weird or awkward around were the men in her family, her dad and older brother to be specific. She was used to them, and used to the men in her family. But this man before, well she was just a quaking bubble of nervousness about ready to explode. Then his offer came and she just looked surprised, way too surprised. Her eyes glanced to Christine who was watching them with slight amusement and her reaction to his office didn't give much away. Accepting an offer to coffee and getting to know each other wasn't bad, right? Innocent, really. Her hazel eyes fell back onto the man before her and she nodded slowly. Sure. Her voice nearly squeaked and she had to berate herself mentally for seeming a little over interested. Coffee would be nice. She shrugged her shoulders mildly. Just say when.