The New Guy (Office Aliens Book 2) by V.C. Lancaster

Author:V.C. Lancaster [Lancaster, V.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2017-08-01T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Maggie woke up under the covers and alone. She sighed as she blinked gritty eyes, sliding her legs over each other as she tried to find the best way to get up. The room was pitch black, but she felt like she had to get up for some reason, like something was missing. She was thirsty and she needed to pee. Her dress had twisted around her waist in the night and the sequins were jabbing her. She could feel that she hadn’t taken her makeup off, or she would rub her face.

The night before came flashing back to her. Ro. The fireworks. All those drinks. Ah.

She looked around, for all the good it did. She was in his bed, in his apartment, and he wasn’t. She had no idea what time it was or where her bag was so she could check her Gadgit. He must be somewhere else, waiting for her to get up so he could start his day.

She struggled up to sit on the edge of the bed, wobbling to her feet. At least she didn’t feel badly hung over. A shower, a drink and some food would fix her right up. She stumbled as she stepped on her shoe from the night before, cursing. She had no idea where the door was.

“Maggie?” called Ro from the hall, and the door opened.

“Can you put the lights on please?” she asked, her voice rough.

He whistled a few notes and a soft glow grew around the room. It still wasn’t bright but she could see. It made her wince and shield her eyes. She wanted to cover her face anyway. She didn’t want to see the wreckage of the night before, and she didn’t want him to see the wreck she was either. She didn’t want to face him. She knew she must look a nightmare after sleeping in her makeup.

She took a steadying breath and forced her hand down. “Hi,” she said, wincing and blinking as she looked at him. He looked clean and fresh in a black T-shirt and blue jeans. He’d obviously been awake for a while. “What time is it?”

“It’s a little after ten,” he told her. She estimated she’d had around seven hours’ sleep. Could have been worse. “Do you want anything?”

“Coffee,” she croaked, moving over to him so he could take her to the kitchen.

“Are you sure you wouldn’t rather have a cup of choba? It’s very beneficial for the body,” he teased.

“Honestly, don’t even joke about that right now,” she told him, laying her head on her arms as she sat at the table, trying to remember more of the details of the night before. He dug around in his cupboards. She felt like she could remember all of it, which was good. She tracked her movements from her apartment to his, seeing his eyes for the first time, to the Balin party, to the fireworks, then the parties upstairs, then back to his apartment, asking him to let her stay the night… She gasped and then groaned as she remembered drunkenly telling him she loved him.

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