She doesn't have a Boyfriend

Friday morning at Blahco. Robin is already working at his desk. It's two minutes before everyone's scheduled work time. Marian's desk is still empty. Robin has his headphones on when he turns and watches Aurora walk down the hallway and go to her office next door. She is stunning today, wearing a white crop top, black coat, and shorts. This time, Aurora sees Robin, smiles, and waves at him as she walks by. Robin waves for just a second and then returns to work. His cheeks blush.

The quiet is interrupted as Marian crashes through the door. Theo is striding in behind her. Marian drops her backpack quickly and she slumps down into her desk. Next, she looks at the clock which says 8:05. She mumbles, "Why am I always late?" Theo kisses her cheek, "See you later, Marian." She looks at Theo and smiles as she says "Goodbye." Theo walks out of the room with a big goofy grin. Marian frantically starts logging into her computer and the software they use for work. 

The two work like this until just before lunchtime. As the day goes on Marian catches Robin looking out the window hoping to see Aurora. Her office mate has a crush. This new information excites Marian. She had never known what type of person Robin liked. There was even a minute that she thought he was asexual. But it turns out, he is pretty basic and is interested in super pretty girls. Marian was much more interested in Robin now.

It's almost lunchtime, so Robin starts to prep for his lunch break. Marian figures this is the perfect time to talk to Robin about their plans tonight. She knows that Robin is a perfectionist about his time. Every day for lunch he sets an alarm on his phone to make sure he never overstays his lunch break. He usually went to the office cafeteria for lunch. Sometimes he brought food from home and ate in their office. Marian waits for his lunch alarm to go off. And after the alarm, Robin takes off his headphones. Marian asks him, "Robin, are you still up for celebratory drinks tonight?"

Robin looks confused, "You mean, dinner? Yes." Marian laughs at her mistake, "Sorry, I guess your dinner is my drink" Robin looks even more confused. "No, I am pretty sure my idea of dinner is everyone's idea of dinner," Robin questions now whether his decision to go out with Marian was a mistake. He was comfortable with the idea of going to dinner with her and perhaps Graham. Robin felt most comfortable in groups of three or fewer. Anything more than three was fine, but usually required a few days to recover.

Marian presses forward, ignoring the worried look going over Robin's face. "I am about to call Fatty Catty right now to make a reservation since it is a Friday night. How many people are coming?" Robin responded with, "Just Graham and myself" Marian is counting on her fingers and adds in the people she invited to join, "Plus me, Darrin, and Kris." And Robin finishes with the forgotten "And Theo, right? That makes six?" Marian gets six fingers up and says, "Oh yeah, Theo... You know the number six weirds me out."

Robin looks at Marian incredulously. He cannot believe that she is a grown adult. No educated person should believe in luck. Without scientific evidence to back up the belief. Robin gives Marian a look that makes all of his disdain very clear. Marian feels like she needs to defend against whatever Robin is thinking. She puts her arms on her hips and defends her belief, "Don't make fun of me. It's bad vibes in many cultures. We should ask someone else to join us."

Robin replies, "I only talk with you and Graham." Marian starts looking around and then gets a fantastic idea. She looks over in the direction of Aurora's office. "What about Aurora?" Marian smiles after she suggests this because she realizes she should have invited Aurora from the start. But Robin is not feeling it. "I don't think she wants to come have dinner to celebrate someone she doesn't even know," replies Robin. But Marian is convinced this is a good idea so she won't be dissuaded. "I know her a little bit." And Robin tries again to squash the plan by saying, "She probably has plans tonight."

Marian is now on a mission to bring Robin and Aurora together. And it will start when they get to know each other at this dinner. To make sure this happens Marian needs to invite Aurora. Marian ignores Robin's fears and decides to ask Aurora to come with them tonight. She says, "I am going to ask her to join us." With this, Marian goes to the office next door. She knocks on the door and Aurora comes out. Robin is watching this conversation happen through the window in his own office. He cannot believe Marian is doing this.

 Marian: Hey Aurora! Do you have plans tonight?

Aurora: Tonight? No, plans.

Marian: A couple of us are going to dinner, do you want to come?

Aurora: That sounds like fun!

Marian: Yeah, my office-mate, Robin is hitting his one-year mark with the company. We are going to celebrate!

Aurora: Oh, I don't want to crash someone else's party.

Marian: It's not a party, more like a few coworkers complaining about work.

Aurora: Well I don't know.

Marian: You don't have anything to complain about?

Aurora: Not really. 

Marian: Well then you can just join us while we eat and you can leave before we start bitching about work.

Aurora: That sounds fine. Count me in, I guess. I have been wanting to get to know my coworkers better. 

Marian: Excellent. We are all leaving for Fatty Catty after work. You can walk over with us.

Aurora: sounds great.

Marian: see you later.

At this point Marian walks back next door and reports to Robin that Aurora is in fact, coming tonight. Robins's face gets red as he looks back down at his computer. "Is seven people enough for you gypsy heart?" Marian smiles and says yes. As Marian is sitting down she adds "You're welcome." Robin looks confused and says, "For what? We haven't had dinner yet." And Marian cheekily replied, "No, I meant for Aurora." At the mention of her name, Robin gets even more embarrassed. But he does not like giving Marian anything to hold over him so he decides that denial is the safest route. He quips at Marian, "I don't know what you are talking about." He then tries to undercut her excitement completely with a, "She probably has a boyfriend anyway." 

Marian is not about to take defeat. She will show Robin exactly how easy it is to find out information if the person isn't afraid to ask. She looks at Robin and realizes he has launched a counterstrike against her powerful win of getting Aurora to come to the party. So Marian buckles down and goes in to defuse the second bomb that Robin just flung. She walks right back to Aurora acts all sweet and asks, "Hey, should we make a reservation for your boyfriend too?" Aurora responds nervously, "Boyfriend? No, I don't have one." At this, Marian walks triumphantly back into her office. She points at Robin excitedly. She looks at him and says, 'You are welcome, again!" Robin's face is bright red and he instinctively puts his headphones back on. Just as he does, Marian gives him a little wink. She knows he will be asking for her help with Aurora in the future after this demonstration. If there is one thing that Marian knows, if you want something you just need to ask.