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Over the next few days, Ava and Mat perfected the choreography of their secret. They would arrive to work together. Mat would wait in his car in the parking lot as Ava made her way to Floor 12, the excitement of the romance coursing through her. After half a unit, Mat would arrive. Ava would watch him step out of the elevator, remove his earbuds, swipe away notifications on his watch, take a Zing! Ginger-Turmeric Tonic from the Wellness Kitchen, and walk around the floor saying hello to each team. He’d make his way past Spirit, past Technical, past the Gay Tree, past the projector screens, which played time-lapsed videos of customers assembling Cozy Nesting Tables, and finally to Engineering, where he and Ava would pretend to discuss the Very Nice Box. Finally he’d arrive at Marketing,
