Third Pov
Chris walks in with a cup of coffee. He frowns, eyeing Luthien, who stands by the window, looking into the distance in daze.
"Boss." he slurs, with a playful tone. He walks towards the desk and places the cup down. "Your coffee, " he adds.
He looks up, frowning as Luthien stands still, not even acknowledging him.
"Luthien?" He calls out, walking towards him as he places his arm against his shoulder, Luthien flinches, blinking his eyes as he looks at Chris, wide-eyed. "When did you get here?" Luthien mumbles, shrugging Chris's hand off of him.
Chris huffs, "Like a minute now. You were lost, to where?"
Luthein shrugs, "Nothing."
"As if it's nothing." Chris adds, crossing his arms as he leans against the window, looking at Luthien, "It's really nothing, I was just thinking about all this… feels so weird." Luthien mumbles, looking away.
Chris squints his eyes, "All this? As if, what significantly?"
Luthien grumbles, rolling his eyes, "You can't take anything for an answer. You need to be nosy." Saying that, he walks away from the window and walks to his desk, grabbing the cup as he sips, sitting in his chair.
"Of course, it's you… I need to know." Chris mumbles, walking to the front as he pulls the chair, sitting before Luthien.
"It's office time, not gossip time." Luthein raises his brow while Chris chuckles, shaking his head.
"Snarky." He mutters, looking at Luthien, "But, everyone is working… we can afford a little gossip." Chris adds, leaning towards the desk, grinning mischievously.
Luthien chokes on his coffee, looking at Chris in disbelief, "Makes me doubt my decision to hand you the secretary position." Chris laughs, shrugging, "This is me, and you still made me secretary. Don't act like it's new."
Chris teases Luthien, rolling his eyes. Luthien chuckles and shakes his head.
"You are such an ass." He mumbles.
Chris makes an offended look, but laughs.
"I thought you would want to know." Chris says, smirking, which gets Luthein to frown, growing curious about what is going through his friend's head.
"What?"
"I mean, there is new gossip. It involves, you-know-who." Chris says, snickering as he wiggles his brows. "Me?" Luthien asks.
Chris giggles, "A bit, but no, it's Sierra." Chris says, crossing his arms.
"Now what?" Luthien questions, placing the cup back on the desk as he leans forward, facing Chris with full concentration.
Chris throws a smug grin at how Luthien was showing interest, Luthien blinks his eyes and looks away, "Just say."
"There is a rumor that Sierra came here with her boyfriend… some said the man was handsome." Chris says, noticing how Luthien's frown deepens, "I know." He huffs, looking away, and Chris widens his eyes.
"You do?" He looks more astonished. "How?"
"I saw…them." He mumbles, looking away with a sigh.
Chris grins, "So if it's about her…you keep notice of everything, huh?"
Luthien gasps, "What? No!"
Chris wiggles his brows, "Like you don't. You were keeping an eye on her. Why? Jealous?" He adds, teasing Luthien.
Chris gasps, eyes wide as he grows serious, "You really are, aren't you?" He adds, noticing how silent and conflicted Luthien looked at his inquiry, Luthien looks away, sighing as he pushes his hair back, ruffling the perfectly styled, laid-back hair.
"Shut up." Luthien mutters, sighing again.
Chris presses his lips in a thin line, looking away, lost in his thoughts. Luthien's brow creases as he watches Chris, "What?"
"I mean…I don't know if I can say this, but…" Chris starts, even playing with his fingers against the desk, Luthien tilts his head, baffled.
"Just…say. It's not like anything has ever stopped that nosy mouth." Luthien says, chuckling while Chris gasps, offended, "Nosy mouth?" Chris smacks Luthien's arm, huffing as he rolls his eyes.
"I do care, that's what I do." Chris adds, huffing.
Luthien caresses his arm, giggling as he watches Chris throw a tantrum, "Okay, my bad." Luthien says, shrugging.
Chris makes an annoyed face, "I was just…wondering if you are planning on letting her go or…" He looks at Luthien, frowning. Luthien raises a brow, "Or?"
"You know…our desire when focused on someone... It's extreme. We call them mates, but now…it's different, she is a human? Mostly…is." Chris says.
Luthein groans, "I don't like where this is going."
Chris chuckles, "Of course, you wouldn't. It means you laid our bare."
Chris shrugs, smiling as he leans closer, "You know, I would totally ship you with her." He grins.
Luthien flicks his forehead, "Shut up. She already has someone."
Chris pouts, "I know. But…that's why I am asking, if you are gonna fight for her?" Luthien gasps, looking at him in disbelief, "I mean, she cares for you too. Don't look at me like that!" Chris huffs, feeling embarrassed.
"It's like you are asking me to go and steal her." Luthien says, shaking his head.
Chris chuckles awkwardly. "It did sound like that, huh?"
Luthien looks away, "But you like her." Luthien snaps his head back at Chris, who was grinning like he just didn't say that.
"Doesn't matter." He mumbles.
"It does." Chris whines, looking at the latter in disbelief.
Luthien was about to protest when they heard a knock, "Come in." Luthien says, going back to his cold, boss aura. Chris drags the chair back to the front, twirling as he looks at the door opening, Vier making his way inside.
"Morning, boss." Vier mumbles, bowing his head down while Chris waves his hand as Vier acknowledges with a smile, "What brings you here?" Luthien asks, leaning back on his chair, fingers intertwined.
Vier walks ahead, "This is the list of applicants… we will be holding an audition later after lunch." Vier says, watching Luthien. Chris leans forward, straining his neck to watch the list.
"Hmm, so?" Luthien asks, looking up at Vier.
"Um, we were wondering if you would want to be there for the selection." Vier asks, tilting his head.
Luthien rolls his eyes, "What will I even do there? You guys manage on your own." Luthien says, inching towards the desk, watching Chris flip the papers with the candidate's information form, I watch him, shaking my head.
Vier nods, "Okay, then." He heads towards the door.
Chris gasps, Luthien frowns looking at the paper but the face irked him to the point he was seeing blank.
"Wait, Vier." He calls out loud, unconscious, Vier turns around, confused, "I am coming, inform me when it's time."
Vier nods, smiling as he walks out.
I grit my teeth watching the face of the man, the same face that annoyed me.
"See, you like her." Chris adds, Luthien realized what he just did.
"And you want her." He continues, smirking.
Luthien gulps, cursing under his breath.