Change of Heart

She rose from her knees to walk to the door and pulled it open to find Royal standing there with a concerned look on his face.

“Are you okay?”

“Yes, why?”

“I was sure I heard you talking to yourself. I was worried I had upset you, pushing you so far.”

She shook her head and held up her phone, “talking to Nyx.”

“Nyx?”

“My best friend. My only friend really, outside of work colleagues. We’ve known each other since kindergarten. She’s working on a project this weekend because her boss didn’t want her to go on a date.” She threw Nyx under the bus instead of confessing it was she who had called her. “She’s pissed off.”

Royal frowned, “is he sexually harassing her? Does she need help?”

She laughed and shook her head, “no. She’ll deal with it. He asked her out once. She shot him down. Since then, he hasn’t asked again. He told her a year ago it was up to her to make the next move and he hasn’t put any pressure on her since. However, he sabotages her dates. Shows up where she’s at, loo