Li’s chair and she was nowhere to be found.
“Liora said she’d be back in a little bit,” he said with a friendly smile.
“Thanks.”
“Eden, right?” he asked.
I nodded briefly and fiddled subconsciously with my name tag. He was really hot, in a geeky kind of way. I mean if he lost those glasses he’d be absolutely stunning, but I kind of liked that look on him. Not that it would matter really. No matter how adorable he was, I wasn’t going to allow Li to set this up.
“I’m Simon,” he said.
“Hi Simon,” I replied.
“Hi Eden.”
He smiled.
I blushed.
God damn it.
“It’s nice to meet you. Li talks about you all the time,” he said politely.
“So, where are you from Simon?” I asked as I leaned back against the desk behind me. “Originally, I mean.”
“Australia. Sydney.”
I nodded and began to drum my fingers on the desk.
I suck at making conversation. Go away , I thought starting to feel somewhat miserable.
Simon cleared his throat and straightened himself up.
“Wow. Aren’t you a tall one?” I asked.
“No, not really. It could be that you’re small,” he teased with a smile. “Anyway Eden, it was a pleasure to meet you. I have to get back to work now. It took me so long to find this place that I wasted most of my lunch time on it.”
I smiled at him and nodded as he turned to leave. I couldn’t help but wonder what the purpose of this was since we didn’t really say much of anything to each other. Of course, it was mostly my fault because I just didn’t care. This time was the first time that I got flustered in a while though. And for that one reason, I thought I’d stop him.
“Hey, Simon?” I called out as I leaned out the door.
He turned around to see who was calling his name, then smiled when he saw it was me.
“Hey Eden!” he called back.
“Who’s um, who’s your boss at work?” I asked as I approached him.
“Liora.”
“Give me a sec,” I said to him, reaching into my pocket for my phone and sent Liora a text.
Hey Li. I get off in ten minutes. Any chance I can keep the Aussie for the rest of the afternoon? He missed out on lunch going on YOUR wild goose chase so I thought I would buy him some.
I tapped my foot while I waited for her to text me back.
“Everything okay?” Simon asked, glancing at his watch.
My phone vibrated and I looked down. I laughed and held up my phone.
Hold this up to Simon. I hereby order you to take the rest of the afternoon off, paid, and get something to eat. Don’t come back to work today or else!!! ~ L
He laughed. I turned my face to hide my smile when I saw his eyes light up. Something that simple and genuine turned my face red and I didn’t want him to notice.
“What’s for lunch then?” he asked, with a smile.
“I’ll figure it out once my replacement gets here,” I replied.
Nodding, he turned and followed me as I walked back into the video game store. I didn’t want to be awkward and quiet, so I decided to put him to work.
“Are you good with computers?” I asked, stepping behind the counter.
“Yes, I work in the systems department. Why?”
“This baby right here,” I said, tapping the register/computer on the left, “took a shit last week and I can’t get anyone out here to fix it. Want to give it a go?”
With one finger, he pushed his glasses up his face, and stepped behind the counter. I stood there for a moment while he hit the power on button, and leaned over the register/computer and got to work.
I spent the next ten minutes fixing the gift card display and shelving new stock. Magazines, video games, flyers. When my replacement wandered in, I smiled and greeted him. He raised an eyebrow at Simon and then back at me.
“Jeremy, this is Simon. He’s on loan to us from Li’s job. He’s fixing that old piece of crap. Simon, this is Jeremy, one of the best employees we have.”
Simon glanced up and smiled at Jeremy and they shook hands, before he returned to his work. I used
“Liora said she’d be back in a little bit,” he said with a friendly smile.
“Thanks.”
“Eden, right?” he asked.
I nodded briefly and fiddled subconsciously with my name tag. He was really hot, in a geeky kind of way. I mean if he lost those glasses he’d be absolutely stunning, but I kind of liked that look on him. Not that it would matter really. No matter how adorable he was, I wasn’t going to allow Li to set this up.
“I’m Simon,” he said.
“Hi Simon,” I replied.
“Hi Eden.”
He smiled.
I blushed.
God damn it.
“It’s nice to meet you. Li talks about you all the time,” he said politely.
“So, where are you from Simon?” I asked as I leaned back against the desk behind me. “Originally, I mean.”
“Australia. Sydney.”
I nodded and began to drum my fingers on the desk.
I suck at making conversation. Go away , I thought starting to feel somewhat miserable.
Simon cleared his throat and straightened himself up.
“Wow. Aren’t you a tall one?” I asked.
“No, not really. It could be that you’re small,” he teased with a smile. “Anyway Eden, it was a pleasure to meet you. I have to get back to work now. It took me so long to find this place that I wasted most of my lunch time on it.”
I smiled at him and nodded as he turned to leave. I couldn’t help but wonder what the purpose of this was since we didn’t really say much of anything to each other. Of course, it was mostly my fault because I just didn’t care. This time was the first time that I got flustered in a while though. And for that one reason, I thought I’d stop him.
“Hey, Simon?” I called out as I leaned out the door.
He turned around to see who was calling his name, then smiled when he saw it was me.
“Hey Eden!” he called back.
“Who’s um, who’s your boss at work?” I asked as I approached him.
“Liora.”
“Give me a sec,” I said to him, reaching into my pocket for my phone and sent Liora a text.
Hey Li. I get off in ten minutes. Any chance I can keep the Aussie for the rest of the afternoon? He missed out on lunch going on YOUR wild goose chase so I thought I would buy him some.
I tapped my foot while I waited for her to text me back.
“Everything okay?” Simon asked, glancing at his watch.
My phone vibrated and I looked down. I laughed and held up my phone.
Hold this up to Simon. I hereby order you to take the rest of the afternoon off, paid, and get something to eat. Don’t come back to work today or else!!! ~ L
He laughed. I turned my face to hide my smile when I saw his eyes light up. Something that simple and genuine turned my face red and I didn’t want him to notice.
“What’s for lunch then?” he asked, with a smile.
“I’ll figure it out once my replacement gets here,” I replied.
Nodding, he turned and followed me as I walked back into the video game store. I didn’t want to be awkward and quiet, so I decided to put him to work.
“Are you good with computers?” I asked, stepping behind the counter.
“Yes, I work in the systems department. Why?”
“This baby right here,” I said, tapping the register/computer on the left, “took a shit last week and I can’t get anyone out here to fix it. Want to give it a go?”
With one finger, he pushed his glasses up his face, and stepped behind the counter. I stood there for a moment while he hit the power on button, and leaned over the register/computer and got to work.
I spent the next ten minutes fixing the gift card display and shelving new stock. Magazines, video games, flyers. When my replacement wandered in, I smiled and greeted him. He raised an eyebrow at Simon and then back at me.
“Jeremy, this is Simon. He’s on loan to us from Li’s job. He’s fixing that old piece of crap. Simon, this is Jeremy, one of the best employees we have.”
Simon glanced up and smiled at Jeremy and they shook hands, before he returned to his work. I used
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