Eli was in his office finishing up his last call for the day when he heard grumbling from his belly. He had not had lunch all day as he stared at the meal that Tory had brought in. His workload had prevented him from eating. He looked out at Tory, who was finishing up her day as well. She would be heading out soon and he had not had to opportunity to even speak to her.
But what would I even say?
Eli could not place it but, his day had lacked something. He had glanced out onto the rest of the floor, usually finding Tory hard at work. Today was different, appearing to have drifted into space. Ordinarily, this would have upset Eli, but her eyes lured him in. He could stare into her eyes unendingly. At that moment, he knew that she was what he was missi
