Carlos was taken off-guard, but he merely gave the other a contemplative frown before reaching out to comply. “Uh… alright,” he said.
“Oh,
okay,” she said with a sigh of relief. “I just wanted to make sure I
wasn’t going to get you in trouble or anything,” she explained. “That’d
be a terrible first impression for me to make, I would feel… so bad.”Carlos shook his head again. “No, no, you’re okay,” he
promised. “I’m basically my own boss, and it’s pretty great.” He took a sip of
his coffee and smiled at her.“Yeah, it… It is pretty liberating, huh?” she said, a slight edge to her voice now. Her heart was beating just a little bit faster as she remembered what it was like to have superiors in her workplace. She much preferred what she was doing now. Much preferred not fearing everything and deciding what she was going to do each day. She blinked quickly and looked away, her eyes eventually finding her cup before she took a long sip. “It’s good…” she whispered.
Carlos was a little confused since she took so long to
respond. “The tea?” he asked her. “Or being your own boss?”
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