Circling the Truth

~Kaelen~

I watched her walk out.

Past the assistant, into the elevator, gone. The office was quiet again. I sat at my desk and looked at the door she had closed behind her and felt the smile arrive before I decided to let it.

She had come to me.

Without Jess, without preparation, without a meeting scheduled. She had driven to my office at seven PM and walked past my assistant and sat across from m