Clara
I'm keeping some documents inside my bag when my phone vibrates on the desk.
I look at the screen, my heart jumps a little.
Ethan... I open the message.
"I want to invite you to dinner."
My lips curl on their own.
I can't help it.
I bite the corner of my lip slightly as I write the answer.
"Okay."
The answer comes almost immediately.
"Do I pick you up at your work?"
My fingers hesitate for a second on the screen.
But I finally write.
"Yes."
Three dots appear.
Then another message.
"Well... I'm already out."
I frown.
Outside? My eyes read the message again.
Already out? My heart suddenly flutters.
I feel that strange tingle in my stomach, the one that comes when something takes me by surprise.
I grab my bag quickly. I leave the office, walk down the hallway, and
