All Chapters of Shadows & Whispers: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

The walk to his office should have only taken about 10 seconds, but I dragged my feet slowly. I had no idea what I was about to walk in to. The nerves in me were nothing like I had ever felt before. My stomach was somersaulting, and my heart was in my mouth. I knocked lightly on the open door and shifted on the spot. “Come on in.” His soft tone of voice caught my attention. I looked up and saw a smile across his face. “Close the door please.” I nodded and stepped in. As I closed the door, he stood, walking over to the window. He closed the blinds also. I stood next to the door unsure what to do with myself. My heart started racing. Why would he close the blinds? I thought. He walked over to me, slowly closing the gap between us. “So, you think I'm good looking?” His voice dipped with enticement. I tried to swallow but my mouth was completely dry. I stepped backwards as he continued to close the gap between us. It only took a couple of steps until my back was against th

I only had 2 whiskeys last night, but they had left my mouth so dry this morning. I hate having too much caffeine throughout the day, but it was needed today. I grabbed my mug and headed to the kitchen. As I walked closer to the kitchen, I could hear people talking. I recognised the voices but didn’t know their names. “...You must think he’s hot. How do you managed to work around him every day without seeing it?” One of the cleaners said. I decided to hover in the hallway for a moment, I was intrigued to hear who else was in there. And selfishly, I wanted to hear what was said about me. “Like I said, he’s alright. I guess it depends on your type.” Erin replied. I smiled when I heard her voice. There was something about her that pulled me, I was even more interested now in hearing what was going to be said. “So, you don’t think he’s hot?” The other cleaner asked her. I held my breath awaiting her answer. They were not going to let her get away without answering. “I mean yeah,

I stepped into the room with Julian following close behind. Erin was on one of the seats closest to the door with a spare seat next to her. Paul had situated himself across the other side of the room. I moved to take a seat next to her. I had to be close in the hope it would give her some support, or maybe it was so her closeness was my support; I wasn’t entirely sure. “So, Damian, bring us up to speed on project Orion.” Paul requested. This was my opportunity to show them if I was any good. I reeled information and data from memory about various operations through the factory. This was my opportunity to introduce Erin and tell them all what I had done with the project. It was either going to go down well or not at all. This was the make or break moment. “Erin,” I paused and smiled at Erin, “is currently looking at pulling the data into one sheet with various outputs that will allow you all to select exactly what data you would like to enhance and investigate.” “And when do

The moment took us both by surprise. He released me partially but kept his hands on my upper arms. The touch was grounded but heady at the same time. “Uh-um.” There was someone at the door clearing their throat. It was Prue. I jumped backwards away from Damian. I was scared over the perception of what she was seeing. I grabbed my laptop and ran out. I heard her say something to Damian, but I didn’t hear what it was as I needed to get out of there. I grabbed my bag and threw my laptop in, without turning it off. I grabbed my phone and keys and was rushing down the corridor towards the exit when Prue caught up with me. “Erin, wait!” She called after me. I paused and waited for her. I couldn’t bring myself to look at her. I held my head in shame. I had no idea what she was thinking. “Look I don’t know what that was back there, and to be honest I don’t want to.” I looked at her in shock. I expect judgement from her. “Look, I'm not going to say anything to anyone. But Erin,

There were a lot more messages than I thought there would be. It appeared the photo of me and Jason really had stirred something up. I back tracked to find the last message in the chat that I had read earlier. The consensus of the chat was that we made a cute couple and that they both wanted the full details tomorrow on the whole date. The main question they wanted an answer to though was if there was going to be a second date. I replied with a simple note. I knew it would stir them up, but I didn’t have it in me to explain everything until the morning, I was shattered. ‘Second date confirmed. Date TBC.’ Just as I was about to place my phone down and shut my eyes, Jason’s name flashed up on my screen. ‘Thank you once again for an amazing evening. I would love to take you out again next week if you are free. No pressure though.’ I smiled. It was easy and carefree with Jason. ‘I’m sure I will be free. I will let you know based on work commitments as soon as possible. Than