Going Down: The Elevator Series by Katherine Stevens

Author:Katherine Stevens [Stevens, Katherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: Katherine Stevens
Published: 2016-06-19T21:00:00+00:00

Cici vs. The Pie

“I can’t believe you made her box up all those smashed cakes. What in the hell are you going to do with them?” Maggie drove at her normal speed, just shy of breaking the sound barrier. She was intermittently glanced at the road while checking her phone, scanning through radio stations, and touching up her eye makeup. I always put my affairs in order before I set foot in her car.

“I paid for them; I wasn’t leaving them there. I’ll take them up to the office or something. I’m sure someone will eat them.”

“My money is on Barry. I saw that guy eat two leftover cakes once. It was oddly hypnotic and horrifying at the same time.” Maggie dodged a motorcycle at the last possible second, slipping between two large trucks.

“Jesus Christ,” I mumbled under my breath. Riding with Maggie made me temporarily more religious than the pope. I doubted the pope cursed, but he’d also never ridden with my best friend, so I couldn’t say for certain. Even saints had their limits.

***

By the time I got home and showered twice to remove the snack cakes from every orifice of my body, Saturday was a bust. I hoped to see Cole and finish what we started, but it wasn’t in the cards for us. He couldn’t meet up Sunday because one of the guys from work invited him out to watch some sports thing. That obviously left me out. It might raise suspicions if I tagged along and sat on his lap with my tongue down his throat.

I didn’t think I’d ever been so happy to see a Monday in my life. I was still avoiding the elevator, but I didn’t mind the hike up the stairs. The exercise was good for me, and at some point my lungs might stop collapsing halfway up. I got my second wind when I rounded the corner to see three young female employees surrounding Cole’s desk. This was past the point of ridiculous. They looked like buzzards circling a limping zebra. I didn’t think of myself as a jealous or possessive person, but he was mine and no one else was touching him.

I suppose I might be a skosh possessive.

“Ladies,” I said, approaching Cole’s desk. My voice came out so authoritative even I didn’t recognize it at first.

All three muttered their greetings while rebuttoning the top buttons of their blouses. My initial reaction was to pity them for being so doleful around a coworker, but then I realized I might not be in the best position to judge. I would think about that later. Much later.

“Cole,” I said in my least assertive voice. “There is a matter of a very delicate nature that must be addressed immediately. My office, please. Ladies, I’m sure you can find a better place to not get any work done.”

Cole jumped up, rounded his desk, and left the assemblage of swooning female employees in his wake. I hoped this meant he was as eager to see me as I was him.

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