One Little Letter: A Bad Boy, Second Chance Romance (Office Escapades Book 1) by Robin Edwards

Author:Robin Edwards [Edwards, Robin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Second Chances Press
Published: 2017-03-18T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

Adele’s second Friday at The Chronicle was coming to an end when Chuck found her making chamomile tea in the staff kitchen. “How are things going with Ingrid?” he asked, pouring himself a coffee from the urn. “Everything all right?”

“Yeah, everything is going great,” Adele smiled at him.

Chuck nodded. “I’m honestly pretty impressed that you haven’t asked to be assigned to someone else yet. Ingrid can be hard to work with one-on-one.”

Adele shrugged. “We’ve hit our stride, don’t worry. I’m actually really enjoying it.”

“Good, I’m glad to hear it.” Chuck didn’t seem that pleased. “But you know…you can always come to me if you have any problems.”

“And what kind of problems would I have?”

Chuck looked back at Ingrid’s office and threw up his arms. “God knows,” he replied. “If she tries to talk you into doing some undercover reporting in a Hell’s Angels’ gang or something and you don’t know how to say no. With Ingrid, nothing is too crazy.”

Adele chuckled. “Don’t worry. The craziest thing we’ve done so far is going for lunch.”

“To be honest,” Chuck said, “for Ingrid, willingly going to lunch with a co-worker is actually pretty insane.”

Adele laughed again, picking up the two mugs of tea. “She just needs a little cajoling is all. She’s not so tough.”

“If you say so,” Chuck replied dubiously. He eyed the mugs Adele was carrying. “Did you make one for her too?”

“Yeah. Is that so terrible?”

“No. I just mean she’s not going to drink it. That’s herbal tea.”

“Like I said, Chuck. She just needs a little cajoling. She’ll drink it.”

“I’m starting to think you’re some kind of hypnotist or witch or something,” Chuck said.

Still laughing, Adele left to take Ingrid the tea.

“Thanks,” said Ingrid as Adele set the mug on her desk. “You were right, you know. After that conversation, we had the other day I bought a box of this stuff, and I’ve been drinking it before bed every night. I haven’t even needed my sleeping pills – half the time I nod off right on the couch.”

Adele nodded. “Chamomile’s superb for helping people relax.”

“Plus it is way cheaper than prescription meds, that’s for sure,” Ingrid smiled as she sipped her tea. “I thought we should get out of the office next week after the next edition has gone to print. Maybe Wednesday we could go to a city hall meeting and do some tedious old-school reporting?”

“You sure do know how to show a girl a good time. I’d love to,” Adele grinned.

Ingrid had recently begun to appreciate how expressive Adele’s eyes were. Large and honey-coloured, they caught the light no matter how dim the room was. When she smiled, they crinkled in the corners, making her look younger than she was.

“Then it’s a date,” said Ingrid, without thinking.

Adele raised a cheeky eyebrow. “You gonna take me out to dinner after then?”

Ingrid swallowed. “Sure,” she said, clearing her throat. “Somewhere cheap so I can afford the amount of food you eat.”

Her intern laughed, throwing her head back. “Fair enough,” she replied when she’d caught her breath.

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