Quality Assurance by Sasha L. Miller

Author:Sasha L. Miller [Miller, Sasha L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: M/M romance, paranormal, Paranormal Days
Publisher: Less Than Three Press, LLC
Published: 2014-06-17T16:00:00+00:00

Josh tried to quell his nerves as he walked into work, focusing on keeping a polite smile on his face instead of scowling as he took the stairs to the second floor. He had no reason to be nervous. There was nothing saying he'd run into Quinn today, or that he had anything to be worried about with regard to Quinn.

He probably had more to worry about from Elena. She'd want to know how his visit had gone, and she'd want lots of detail. That he'd avoided both her and Quinn all day yesterday meant nothing. Today was Friday, which meant there was bowling tonight. Since he'd avoided Elena the previous day, she'd probably invite Quinn and try to corner him today.

Thankfully, Steve had him helping remove old equipment from the server room and prepping for the upcoming reorganization. He'd be spending most of his day locked in a tiny, keypad-access-only room that had one phone, poor cell reception, and no terminal to check email at.

That meant he could feasibly avoid everyone and not add to Elena's no doubt already outlandish speculations about him and Quinn. He also wouldn't have to deal with Quinn being nervous around him or figure out what to say to him.

Josh paused at the top of the stairs to take a sip of his coffee before letting himself out of the stairwell and into the second floor lobby. Turning left, he wound his way through the maze of cubes until he reached his. He started up his computer first, and then set down his coffee and settled in his desk chair.

Fifteen minutes later, he was heading back down the stairs to the server room in the basement. The worst part of working in the server room, Josh thought sourly, was the strict no food or drink rule, which barred him from having his leisurely way with his coffee.

He paused on the first floor landing as the door opened, and of all people, Quinn stepped into the stairway. He was absorbed in a thick book that looked like one of the in-house training manuals, and Josh had to clear his throat to pull Quinn's head from the book and keep Quinn from running straight into him.

"Oh, sorry," Quinn said, snapping the manual shut. He blinked quickly a few times, then surprisingly, he smiled at Josh. "Hi."

"Hey," Josh said, confused but not upset that Quinn wasn't nervous around him. "I see you've recovered admirably."

"Recovered?" Quinn asked, smile slipping.

"You were sick," Josh prompted, kicking himself for bringing it up. Obviously the caffeine hadn't hit his brain yet.

"Oh, right!" Quinn said, nodding enthusiastically. "Yes, I'm feeling much better now, thank you."

"Cool," Josh said, giving Quinn a brief smile and finally realizing that Quinn was actually wearing a plaid shirt in the office. It was a decent plaid—understated blue-on-blue—but it was still plaid.

"Um, I should—" Quinn said, lifting his book. It was a training guide, to one of the more complicated report writers the company produced.

"Right, and I need to—" Josh said, pointing down.

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