Chapter60

I gave her a fake smile and left her office. *** The next day, I went to Heather's office. She blushed immediately I walked in. I decided to act normal, to show her that I just wanted to be her friend. "Hey Heather, what's up?" I said casually with a smile. She was surprised for some seconds but then smiled back. "I'm fine, Ace," she replied in a more comfortable manner. I sat down. "If I've done anything to annoy you, please forgive me. Friends aren't supposed to avoid each other, are they?" I asked playfully. She smiled again. "You're right. Sorry if I've been acting strange recently. I thought you were angry with me." "Me?? No. Ever since I got the post, I've been quite busy. Don't think we got a problem. Okay?" I smiled and she giggled. "Okay, sir," she replied playfully. There, we were back to normal. I hated awkwardness between us. "Now that things are clear, I wanna ask you something." "Yeah?" "There's this girl I like and I asked her out on a first date. But I'm c