Kent
I put the phone down after the phone call with Indan. The bell had rung and so I knew someone had come in. I looked up from my desk to meet Mary's gaze. I'd expected that it would be some random customer.
My lips habitually shifted into a smile at her presence. "Mary?" A sense of guilt hit me, remembering that I was partially a reason for her no longer being a part of the library. I wished more than anything to spend the rest of work with her again. Remembering that she was unaware of the fact, restored the smile.
"Hi Kent." She waved with a bright grin as she approached me. It was almost as if the incident never happened.
I stepped out from my desk to walk to her. I couldn't control the hug I pulled her in.
"I'm so glad to see you here. It was such a long, boring afternoon." I s
