The Last Laugh

Chapter 28 - A Laugh

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Days flew by. I did my best to be discrete with Christina and Sawyer. Both had clearly fallen for me but I

confused them a little. They thought I was attracted to them but whenever they made attempts to get

close to me physically, I would always find a way to stop them. With time, I began to realise that at a

point they would suspect me of something because how could I woo them, yet avoid them. I had to be

careful.

The flying days soon changed to weeks.

I entered the elevator while at work one day. I was on my way to the last floor to get some files from

Aiden.

There were about five other people people with me. The elevator was a little congested and so I went

to its end to lean against its wall.

There was silence as we all patiently waited.

The elevator stopped at some point to get other people. I hoped some people that were already in the

elevator would leave.

To my surprise, when the door opened, no one left the elevator but three more entered, Heather was

amongst them. I felt my heart skip a beat. I'd totally forgotten she was to return to work that particular

day.

She was the first to enter and made her way through the people to find a spot where she could stand.

She ended up standing right in front of me. She hadn't noticed me.

The two other people entered. Now the elevator was fully congested or tight. No one could really move

freely.

The two extra people who'd entered had stood in front of Heather, causing her to step back.

I could clearly feel her behind rub against me. I knew she knew but she had no choice. Not to get make

uncomfortable, I acted like everything was okay and even greeted her.

"Good afternoon, Miss Heather." I said in a low voice, not to get anyone's attention.

She turned a little, and when she saw who I was, she reddened and quickly faced her front.

"G- good morning, Ace."

"Welcome back."

"Thanks."

Heather's POV:

Gosh, I couldn't wait for that elevator to reach the last floor. I was so uncomfortable.

There was this fat lady right in front of me that pushed me back a little against Ace. I would've preferred

a total stranger. I wasn't used to Ace very well and I wasn't at all very comfortable around him either.

I felt the bulge in his pants through his trousers, rubbing against my behind and it made things even

more awkward. The elevator was so congested that even when I tried to adjust or change position, I

would end up rubbing myself against him. I decided to stand still until I reached the second to the last

floor.

After some minutes, to my relief, the elevator stopped on my floor.

I quickly made my way out.

As I walked away, I turned to look at him. I saw amusement linger in his eyes and a little smirk on his

lips as the elevator doors closed once again.

I closed my eyes for some seconds before reopening them and heading for the archives.

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Ace's POV:

I smiled to myself, trying my best not to laugh after Heather had left the elevator. Oh, how I loved her.

She hadn't changed one bit. She was still the naïve, beautiful, shy and kinda clumsy little Heather of

high meadows. I hoped I hadn't scared her.

I was happy she was back though. Even if she seemed to be slightly intimidated by me, I would try my

best to be her friend.

The elevator stopped at the last floor and I went to meet Aiden.

About thirty minutes later, I was done with Aiden and headed for the elevator once again. Luckily, when

the door opened this time, there was no one. I entered it.

At a point it stopped at the second to the last floor and when its door opened, it was Heather. She was

laughing with someone as she stepped in. She hadn't seen me while she entered cause she was

looking out at the person she was laughing with.

"Yeah. Later." she laughed.

When she turned to look at where she was going, she saw me standing there at a corner.

She panicked a little and the smile on her face faded. She turned on her heel to leave but she missed

her step and fell.

"AH!" she exclaimed and fell while the door closed in front of her.

"Oh! Sorry!" slightly amused I quickly helped her up, "Are you alright?" I asked trying not to laugh. She

looked at me, her face red.

"Ye– yeah." she quickly got out of my grip and went to stand at the other corner of the elevator. I stood

in my own corner in silence.

At a moment, a few seconds after I'd help her up, she looked at me and I looked at her. I was still very

amused.

All of a sudden, she burst out in a cute laugh. I joined her and we both laughed endlessly.

"Oh my gosh, I am so ridiculous!" she exclaimed through her laughs.

We both laughed some more. After a long laugh, we quieted down and there was silence once again.

She looked at me a big smile. I smiled back.

"Promise not to tell anyone." she giggled.

"I promise." I smiled.

"You better." she joked as the elevator door opened on our floor, "See– see you later." she said shyly

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Damn. Was this my lucky day or what?

I came out and watched her go. I smiled to myself and headed for my own office. She was even more

beautiful when she laughed. That cute little giggle of hers hadn't changed.

I secretly hoped that that little incident would change her impression about me. I hoped she wouldn't be

intimidated anymore.

I hoped she would talk to me the way she talked to everyone else or to her friends.