“I know.”
He smiled faintly.
“Good.”
I smiled back.
“Thank you.”
“You don’t have to thank me.”
“I do.”
He shook his head.
“You’ve been with the company for almost two years. You’re good at what you do. We want you here.”
The words caught me slightly off guard.
I looked at him.
“We?”
“The team.”
He clarified.
“Your team wants you here.”
Something warm spread through my chest.
It wasn’t a dramatic feeling.
It didn’t erase the pain.
But it helped.
“I missed them too.”
“Then go back to work.”
I smiled.
“That sounds like an order.”
“It is.”
I laughed softly.
“Good.”
He glanced at the folder in my hands.
“Was there something else?”
I immediately remembered why I had come.
“Yes.”
I placed the folder on his desk.
“I wanted to let you know that I’m officially back. An
