Capítulo 5: Chapter 4
"You get to what!?" Eric said from his seat in the conference room.
"We're doing surveys at another company," you grinned. You had stopped off in the Intern's shared conference room/bullpen to pick up some extra pens and the phone charger you kept at work.
"This is so unfair. Why the hell do you get to do stuff and we don't?" Eric demanded.
"Because he got here first," Gemma said, waving Eric off like the annoying drone he was. "My question is why you and Sabrina get to go together."
Gemma was equal parts beautiful and smart. She'd just completed a semester abroad at the local State university and had decided to do a summer internship here as well before heading back to Australia. Gemma was the kind of girl you expected to be on a beach taking pictures for Instagram - fit-but-curved body, apple cheeks and a perfect tan, brilliant teeth, and platinum blonde hair that she folded into a neat braid for work. She often wore business slacks or pencil skirts that went halfway down her shins, and simple blouses that were just tight enough to show off her form without being considered scandalous.
To be honest, Gemma would have been the walking Wet Dream of the office intern pool if it wasn't for Sabrina's natural charm and charisma. Sabrina just had a way about her that ingratiated her to people, and while she wasn't as aggressively beautiful as Gemma, she had that all-American attitude and confidence without being overbearing.
"Sabrina came in right after Eric and helped me out finding files for Garrison, so we delivered them together," you said.
"What the hell, dude. Why didn't you get me to help you?" Eric asked.
"You didn't ask or offer. Besides, even if I had asked you, you would have just laughed it off," you said.
"Not if I knew there was a reward like this," he scoffed.
"I think that's the point of a reward," Gemma said. "You earn them by being a good worker and a good person, Eric. Not just because you want them."
"Whatever," Eric said. "Fine. Leave me and Gemma and Andy to do all the real work. We'll make sure to leave your shares waiting for you."
"You do that," you sighed. "Later."
Eric grunted. Gemma smiled, just a touch of jealousy in her expression, but she waved and gave a little wink.
That wink would have carried you on cloud nine all day on any other day. Instead, you barely registered it as you left the intern bullpen with your messenger bag slung over your shoulder and headed towards the elevator.
"Got everything?" Sabrina asked as you met her there.
"Yup," you said. "Eric is super jealous."
"Hah, good," Sabrina laughed. "Maybe he'll put in a little more work instead of checking his phone all the time. He is obsessed with Hinge."
The elevator dinged and opened, and Andy came stumbling out. Andy was the kind of tall, shaggy-haired kid who you assumed was either going to drop out of school to go become a tech mogul, or drop out of school to become a burnout in whatever bumfuck suburb he'd rolled out of. Unfortunately for him, it was looking more and more like it was the latter.
"Hey guys," Andy said, then put a hand to his mouth and stifled a burp. He looked like shit, with dark rings under his eyes and slightly pale. "Am I late?"
"Five minutes," you said, checking the time on your phone. "Not as bad as yesterday."
"Anyone been looking for me? I had a rough morning."
"Not yet," Sabrina said. "Try not to throw up on your way back there."
"Nice," he said, and offered a raised hand for a high five.
You winced, but couldn't leave him hanging with that expectant, idiot look on his face. You slapped his hand, which was unfortunately weak-fingered for a guy offering the high five, and you and Sabrina moved past him into the elevator.
Andy was halfway around the corner, and the elevator doors were closing, when he stopped and blinked, then looked back at you. "Hey, where are y-"
The doors shut, cutting him off.
"That guy really needs to get his shit together," Sabrina said.
"How many times do you think Gemma is going to have to wake him up today?" you asked.
She made a show of pondering for a moment, pursing her lips to the side and tapping her cheek.
God, she's cute, you thought.
"Hmm, I'm thinking three times this morning, then five this afternoon unless they move him somewhere else in the office. That room gets so warm in the afternoon."
"I was thinking four total, but only because he leaves work sick by lunch," you said.
"Ooh, good point."
The elevator reached the ground floor quickly and you two walked out.
"Hey, Becks," Sabrina said to the secretary. "Guess what? John and I get to go do some work outside the office!"
The secretary, who until now you weren't even sure had a name since she was so unengaged from you every day, looked up and her usually stony expression flickered into a smile. "Hey, that's great, Sabrina. Congratulations. You too, John."
Sabrina waved as you two left the building and stepped out onto the downtown street. It was only 9:30, but the sidewalks were busy and the summer sun was already well on its way to turning this into a hellishly hot day.
"That might be the first time she's ever even looked at me," you said.
"Who? Becks? Aw, she's so sweet though," Sabrina said.
"Yeah, maybe to you," you said. "I say hello to her every morning and she never even looks at me."
"Well, come on," John said. "Maybe we just need to work on your Secretary-whispering."
You two headed off, winding your way through downtown towards the Benthouse building.
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