A happy Beta

He could've but even though she was a good-looking young woman, he never found Tracy attractive enough for him to lay with.

Eleanor responded positively, "Hmm." She lied because she didn't want to start anything she wasn't ready to answer.

She knew Tracy had sent Bobbi to warn her to stay away from Alan.

Speaking of Bobbi, why hadn't she seen her today? Tracy walked to her office when she could have sent Bobbi. Eleanor had two options: either Bobbi didn't show up for work or Tracy came up to see Alan instead.

 

 Alan and Eleanor were both wearing silly grins throughout the day.

They exchanged text messages and love emojis, and each notification made them laugh like teenagers.

And when Alan suggested going out to eat, she declined, fearing that the other workers would gossip.