Page 129 of Love Not Qualified

Tristan

I’ll call you when the game is over

I smiled, rounding the corner and walked down the street toward my apartment after a day of work. I was goddamn tired after a long night in Tristan’s office, but thanks to the fact I’m in a very good relationship with the boss, I left two hours early before my program was done.

He left sooner than me to go to a football game with his brother and we agreed on meeting afterward. I was greedy already.

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okay. have fun *red heart emojis*

Because I still had a mile to walk, I dialed Merielle with a smile stretched on my lips. She picked up immediately.

“Hi, babe,” she sing-songed.

“Hi. What’s up with the good mood?”

There was a background noise and the sound of a door closing shut before she spoke. “I just got promoted! Your galis now a manager,” she announced in a whisper-shout before squealing.

“Oh my god, Merielle. That’s amazing,” I said. “You’re practically the boss now.”

She laughed. “I can’t wait to make Ginna wipe the floors with her tongue,” Merielle joked, but I knew she had something personal with that girl. It was mostly because she acted like a bitch twenty-four-seven so I couldn’t judge her for it.

Merielle had been working at the coffee shop for five years now and I was glad her boss saw the potential in her. She was devoted, smart, and hard-working. I couldn’t see why he didn’t promote her sooner, but I was glad she finally got what she deserved.

“I might have to go back,” she said. “But first tell me why didn’t you call last night? I thought you were working late and then stopping by, but you never did.”

A blush immediately crept upon my cheeks. I knew I was supposed to go to her place last night, but I was so caught up in Tristan that I forgot anything else about life.

“Oooh,” she said after I took too long to reply.

“What?” I asked, but I was already smiling.

“You banged the boss!”

“I did.” I giggled, the reminder of his hands on my body sending shivers down my spine.

“Ugh, finally. You were such a pain in the ass these past few days, always so jumpy at everything I said or did. I still don’t get why you had to torture yourself like that, but fine.”

I gasped. “What do you mean? I wasn’tjumpy.”

“Uhm? Do I have to remind you that one time when you screamed at me because I didn’t put cheese on your sandwich?”

“Okay, that was?—”

“Or that time I pissed you off because I kept fidgeting on the couch?”

I sighed. “Fine, I was a pain in the ass.” I laughed it off.

In my defense, I didn’t realize I was talking like that or that everything she did bothered me. But now, I was a new person.

“I’m sorry.” I placed my teeth over each other.

She pfted. “It’s okay, you were mad about not getting vitamin D when it was right next to you. We’ve all been through that.”

“God, Merielle. You have no goddamn filter.” I chuckled, massaging my temples.

“What did I say? I said‘vitamin D as in the one you’re getting from the sunshine? You’re a pervert, Hae.”

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