stopping by.”
“Priorities,” I agreed wit h a smile, and Travis laughed.
“Actually , I need to write a review of that new bar that opened over on F Street. We had a freelancer covering a few things this week, but she unexpectedly had to go out of town for a family emergency . I’m trying to check out a few of the places on her list so we can keep on schedule .”
“I’d love to, but I’ve got to finish editing a few different pieces . I was supposed to have a review on my desk by 8:00 a.m., and they just sent it to me a few minutes ago. I need to get started on it ASAP. I’m also in the middle of writing a review of that art exhibit I saw over the weekend. There’s no way that I’ll get out of here early tonight .”
“How about you Travis?” Elizabeth asked. “I don’t think we’ve had an office happy hour yet since you arrived.”
“Maybe another tim e, when everyone can come,” he offered .
“ Yeah, we ’ll have to plan a happy hour that’s not last minute ,” Elizabeth said agreeabl y . “ I’ll let you guys know if this place I’m checking out tonight is any good —maybe I’ll drag my husband along with me. Back to work for now I guess. S e e you guys later.”
“Bye,” Travis and I said in unison. Marissa was still on the phone, but she glanced up to wave goodbye.
Travis lingered in the doorway a moment after Elizabeth left. My heart unexpectedly skipped a beat as I realized he was staying here just to talk to me. “Hey, let me know if you need any help with the write-up you’re doing. I loved that exhibit and r eally enjoyed walking around the gallery this weekend.”
“Me too,” I said with a smile. “If you want to take a look when I’m done, that’d be great. Maybe you can add something I missed.”
“I’m sure you covered it all,” he said politely , “but I’d love to read it. ”
“ Great , I’ll send it your way later on then. I’ve got to finish editing a few things first , so it probably won’t be until later this afternoon. ”
“ T hat’s fine. I’ll talk to you later then ,” Travis said, giving me a quick smile before turning to go.
“Bye , ” I called out , watching him leave. Marissa was laughing on the phone , and from the sound of things, her conversati o n was not even close to being over. I reluctantly logged back into my computer and quickly checked my email before getting back to work .
***
I was just finishing up around 6:30 that evening when Travis stopped by my office. “ Hey ,” I said with a smile as I looked up at him , quickly glancing back at my computer and clicking “ send ” to email the finished reviews to the web developers , who would post the m on our website first thing in the morning .
“ Hey, Maddy . Still finishing up ?” he asked, casually leaning against the doorframe. His coat was draped over his arm and his messenger bag s lung casually over his shoulder, but he didn’t look like he was in a big hurry to leave.
“ I was , but I actually just sent everything off . Thanks again for looking at that piece earlier.”
“Sure, no problem.”
“So what are you doing at the office this late ? You’re usually out of here earlier than this.”
“I was just trying to get caught up on a few things.”
“Right,” I said nodding. “Well hang o n a minute; I’ll walk out with you.”
“Sure thing,” he said with a smile. I logged off of my computer and grabbed my purse from beneath my desk. My cell phone started to ring just then, and I pulled it out of my bag , seeing that it was Brian calling. “My brother,” I said apologetically to Travis, not wanting to be rude and keep him waiting. “I’ll just be a sec.”
“Hey Brian ,” I said into the phone. “ I’m just heading out. Can I call you back in a little while?”
He said something unintelligible, and I figured that his voice breaking up was just the bad reception in the
“Priorities,” I agreed wit h a smile, and Travis laughed.
“Actually , I need to write a review of that new bar that opened over on F Street. We had a freelancer covering a few things this week, but she unexpectedly had to go out of town for a family emergency . I’m trying to check out a few of the places on her list so we can keep on schedule .”
“I’d love to, but I’ve got to finish editing a few different pieces . I was supposed to have a review on my desk by 8:00 a.m., and they just sent it to me a few minutes ago. I need to get started on it ASAP. I’m also in the middle of writing a review of that art exhibit I saw over the weekend. There’s no way that I’ll get out of here early tonight .”
“How about you Travis?” Elizabeth asked. “I don’t think we’ve had an office happy hour yet since you arrived.”
“Maybe another tim e, when everyone can come,” he offered .
“ Yeah, we ’ll have to plan a happy hour that’s not last minute ,” Elizabeth said agreeabl y . “ I’ll let you guys know if this place I’m checking out tonight is any good —maybe I’ll drag my husband along with me. Back to work for now I guess. S e e you guys later.”
“Bye,” Travis and I said in unison. Marissa was still on the phone, but she glanced up to wave goodbye.
Travis lingered in the doorway a moment after Elizabeth left. My heart unexpectedly skipped a beat as I realized he was staying here just to talk to me. “Hey, let me know if you need any help with the write-up you’re doing. I loved that exhibit and r eally enjoyed walking around the gallery this weekend.”
“Me too,” I said with a smile. “If you want to take a look when I’m done, that’d be great. Maybe you can add something I missed.”
“I’m sure you covered it all,” he said politely , “but I’d love to read it. ”
“ Great , I’ll send it your way later on then. I’ve got to finish editing a few things first , so it probably won’t be until later this afternoon. ”
“ T hat’s fine. I’ll talk to you later then ,” Travis said, giving me a quick smile before turning to go.
“Bye , ” I called out , watching him leave. Marissa was laughing on the phone , and from the sound of things, her conversati o n was not even close to being over. I reluctantly logged back into my computer and quickly checked my email before getting back to work .
***
I was just finishing up around 6:30 that evening when Travis stopped by my office. “ Hey ,” I said with a smile as I looked up at him , quickly glancing back at my computer and clicking “ send ” to email the finished reviews to the web developers , who would post the m on our website first thing in the morning .
“ Hey, Maddy . Still finishing up ?” he asked, casually leaning against the doorframe. His coat was draped over his arm and his messenger bag s lung casually over his shoulder, but he didn’t look like he was in a big hurry to leave.
“ I was , but I actually just sent everything off . Thanks again for looking at that piece earlier.”
“Sure, no problem.”
“So what are you doing at the office this late ? You’re usually out of here earlier than this.”
“I was just trying to get caught up on a few things.”
“Right,” I said nodding. “Well hang o n a minute; I’ll walk out with you.”
“Sure thing,” he said with a smile. I logged off of my computer and grabbed my purse from beneath my desk. My cell phone started to ring just then, and I pulled it out of my bag , seeing that it was Brian calling. “My brother,” I said apologetically to Travis, not wanting to be rude and keep him waiting. “I’ll just be a sec.”
“Hey Brian ,” I said into the phone. “ I’m just heading out. Can I call you back in a little while?”
He said something unintelligible, and I figured that his voice breaking up was just the bad reception in the
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