All Chapters of Assistant To The Pablo Brothers: Chapter 41 - Chapter 44

AMARA'S POVOn Friday morning, I walked into the office at five to eight with a coffee in my hand and a plan to be efficient, quiet, and entirely unbothered.Our office was empty. Lorry's jacket wasn't on the chair. His laptop wasn't on the desk. I stood there for a second, frowning, then checked my phone. Nothing. No message, no note.I put my bag down and went to find him.I found him at the end of the corridor, in my old office, the one Sandra had taken. The door was wide open. Lorry sat in the visitor's chair with a stack of papers on his knee, and Sandra was perched on the edge of the desk beside him, close enough that her shoulder touched his, laughing at something he'd said.I stopped walking."Oh" Sandra said, spotting me. "Good morning, Amara. You're early"Lorry looked up. A flicker crossed his face, caught, as if I'd walked in on something he'd meant to explain. "Amara""What did i interrupt""Nothing we're revising the tender. We're finishing the last sections today""Her

AMARA'S POVOn Tuesday morning, I waited until Lorry had finished his first cup of coffee before I said it."I think I need my office back"He looked up from his screen. "Your office""My old one. Since Sandra's gone""That's what you're thinking about at nine in the morning""I've been thinking about it for a few days""Why""Because it's easier""Easier than what""Than this" I said, gesturing at the two desks"We work well together here" Lorry said. "I don't see why we'd change that""We do work well together. That's not the problem""Then what is""Things get awkward""Awkward how""You know how" I said, and he did, because I could see it land.He leaned back in his chair and studied me for a moment."Is this about last Friday" he asked."Not really, i just think we need privacy and...""Okay" he said, quietly. "If you need privacy, you'll have it. Take your old office. I'll have the desk moved this afternoon""Thank you""Don't thank me. Just don't hide in there""I won't""You wi