Swipe Right: A laugh out loud, totally uplifting romantic comedy by Stephie Chapman

Author:Stephie Chapman [Chapman, Stephie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hera Books
Published: 2020-05-15T00:00:00+00:00

Carlina

Happy new year, bitches! I wish you all a year of insanely good sex.

Mickey

Happy New Year everyone xx

Ollie

Happy New Year Fran. Hope you’re having a good one x

Tim

Poor man’s Cilla. Still laughing! HNY!

Chapter Nineteen

January

The office is bare without the Christmas decorations. The giant tree has been dismantled by the time I get in on Wednesday morning. Lexi and Ben carefully wrap the yellow and black company branded baubles in bubble wrap and return them to their box at the back of the stationery cupboard. The metallic smell of tinsel has gone. All the spray-on snow wiped off the windows.

Sinjin’s in first. New headphones on. Giant mug of tea. A tower of white toast with a very liberal helping of chocolate spread.

‘Merry happy new year,’ I say. He pulls his headphones down so they hang around his neck.

‘Same to you,’ he says. ‘Did you have a nice break?’

‘Yeah, good to relax, you know?’

‘Can you believe everyone is still talking about that thing that happened at the Christmas party?’ he asks, and my blood runs cold.

‘What do you mean, everyone’s talking about it? What thing?’ I ask. I’m trying to play it cool, but the words sound nervous and the stupid giggle I choke back definitely doesn’t help matters.

‘You know,’ Sinjin says, coyly. ‘That thing that everyone’s talking about.’

‘Oh,’ I croak, remembering the conversation I overheard in the kitchen. ‘Well. Quite honestly I’m surprised anyone still gives a shit. It was ages ago now.’

He stares at me for a couple of seconds and he looks like he’s thinking of some witty retort, but Carlina strides through the door and, thankfully, the moment swiftly passes.

‘Hey girl, hey,’ I call over, all pretend confidence.

‘Yooooouuuuuuu,’ she squeals, dumping her bag on her desk and enveloping me in a hug. ‘Happy new year! Did you have a good one? You did not respond to my midnight text. I thought for sure you would. Out of everyone I sent it to, I really thought, ah yeah, Fran will answer that.’

‘Sorry,’ I say. ‘I was going to, but then the networks got busy. You know how it is.’

‘I’m kidding,’ she says. ‘I don’t really give a fuck. Let’s get a coffee.’

There’s no one in the kitchen and we use this as an opportunity for a quick catch-up. She takes a packet of crumpets out of her bag and slots two into the toaster. When they’re done she pulls out a tub of butter, spreads it on her breakfast and returns it to the fridge whilst I make coffee.

‘Where are my manners? Did you want a couple of these?’ she asks, but I shake my head and tell her I had a muffin instead. ‘How was your break?’ she asks.

‘Nice thanks. I’ve decided to write a blog about dating for the site and I went for a drink with Ollie on Christmas day.’

She puts down her plate and stares at me. ‘You what?’ she asks.

‘After I broke up with Lucas and saw all that shit on his Facebook, I got the rage and emailed Maxine with an idea to write a dating blog.

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