AFTER I’ve returned to my desk, I headed to the pantry to get some coffee. I saw Andrea talking to Mark when I got there. There were other IT guys there too including Tristan. I greeted them all “Good morning,” before heading to the coffee machine. I picked a French vanilla coffee pod and headed to the pastry tray as I waited for my coffee to finish.
All of a sudden, Tristan was standing right next to me and said “Hey Luisa. I was wondering if I could invite you to dinner tonight.”
Luisa: “Uhm, sorry, I can’t.”
Tristan: “Why not?”
Luisa: “Uhm, I’m busy.”
Tristan: “Busy doing what?”
I couldn’t think of what to say and was thankful when one of the IT guys came and put his arm on Tristan’s shoulder and said “Come on Tristan, don’t pester Luisa. She already said no. How about going out w
