Allison's POV
The next morning, I woke up with a sore throat. I got up and chugged some water, hoping that would help, but it hurt to swallow and did little to alleviate the pain.
Great...
When I got to work, I felt worse. Reneé was already there, typing away on her computer. When she saw me, she stood up and came around to the front of her desk, handing me a hot chocolate.
"Good morning, ma'am. Here's your usual hot cocoa, extra marshmallows. Just the way you like it."
She's not wrong there. I drank one every morning at work. I hate coffee, but I love hot chocolate, especially with marshmallows, even though I would drink it without them as well.
"Thank you, Reneé." I took the cup and headed for my office. "I'm not feeling well today. So, could you please hold all calls unless they
