Vanessa knew it was time to leave, as much of the cake was
gone. Steve spotted her across the room and made a “call me” gesture with his
hand. Then Sue came up and gave her a pretty fierce hug. When the woman
released her, she burst into tears and Vanessa had to go find her some tissues.
Later as she said he goodbyes to the rest of the staff, she wondered if Sue was
crying tears of sorrow or tears of joy, since the woman was getting a pretty
big promotion out of Vanessa’s departure.
She was
shaking Bob Vedt’s hand when she felt the shift in the room and knew that the
man Quest had returned. He stood by the elevators, dressed in a blue shirt and
Docker pants over sandals. His long brown hair combed back into a pony tail,
his beard trimmed to a point. She smiled already knowing that Security had no
idea that he was there. He smiled at her and she felt a surge of power like a
jolt of energy that sent thrills of energy through her blood and she knew the
time had come at last.
She
took one last look around and knew that this palce, this job had just been a
stopping point on her journey to something more. She wouldn’t miss the company
nor the people as much as she had thought a few weeks ago. She knew that they
wouldn’t miss her. She handed Bob her
drink and walked away without another glance. She was struck by the sudden
familiarity she had to the man who waited for her by the now open elevator.
Comfortable like they had been friends since childhood.
Together
they stood face to face in silence until she began to smile feeling the warmth
flood through her. She felt the blush follow soon after.
“Hi.”
Quest
returned her smile, a twinkle in his hazel eyes.
“Are
you ready?”
“I am
now.”
“Shall
we?” He gestured to the open elevators. He offered his arm.
“We
shall.”
Arm in
arm they entered the elevator leaving behind the life she had once known.
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