by Keya Jay
Part of Skylar—a really microscopic part—wanted to stop and see if Naveen was ok but there was no way she’d be happy with Skylar seeing her that way—yup that was Skylar’s reason—.
“Oh snicker-doodles you scared the fudge out of me,” Ava said as Skylar walked into her office.
“Did you make it out ok?” she asked as worry pinched her brows.
“Yea,” Skylar said as she slumped down into the chair across from Ava’s desk.
“Did you find anything?” she asked hesitantly.
“NO, I don’t think I found just anything I do believe I found everything I just wish I knew what to do with it,” Skylar huffed.
“Aw sweetie you’re smart you’ll figure it out,” Ava said as she collected some manila folders from her desk and stuck them into the crook of her arm.
“Now I’m off to see the wizard,” she joked. “If you need anything from me… which I can already tell you don’t…I’mma just go,” she said walking around Skylar and to the door.
“Skylar!”
Skylar jumped the moment he said her name. If she wondered why Ava was acting so weird before she left well she no longer wonder that because the reason was now standing right in her door frame.
“Come in Mr. Henderson,” Skylar said without looking back to see him come forward.
“I was told you were out,” she said as he took the seat Ava had just vacated.
“I was,” he said simply.
“Ok well you missed the meeting this morning,” she informed him trying to stay as relaxed as her frantically beating heart would allow her. Her rib cage is going to break with the impact of her heart slamming against it the way that it is.
“I wasn’t aware that there was a meeting,” he said looking at her as though he could see threw her, Skylar wasn’t worried though she knew she had the best poker face in the game.
“So what was so important about the meeting?”
“It was about the W.K.K the team decided that they’d take on the case all thanks to you,” she said with the fakest of smiles she could muster.
“Oh really and why is that?” he asked curiously.
“Because you’re not a good liar,” she surprised herself and him as well by saying.
Hank’s eyes narrowed as he inspected her.
“Is that so?” he asked as he leaned back in the chair and folded his hands over his slightly pudgy stomach.
“It’s so,” she said as she inspected every aspect of his round face without once moving her eyes to explore.
“You seem to think something my dear why don’t we stop skirting around the issue and you tell me what you’re thinking?”
“You first,” she said as she cocked her head to let him know she was every bit interested in what he had to say.
“I don’t like games Ms. Royce,” he said impatiently.
“It’s a pretty damn good thing I’m not in the mood to play any,” she countered. “But,” she said clapping her hands dramatically, “Seeing as though that’s all you plan to do I’d say this meeting is adjourned,” she said as she pushed to her feet and walked toward the door.
“Skylar!” Hank called from behind her causing her to stop at the door before crossing the thresh hold.
“Yes,” she said over her shoulder.
“Someone broke into my office today, do you have any idea who it might have been?” he asked.
“No, but I’m pretty sure it’s not classified as B and E if they had a key,” she said with a slight smile that was shielded from his shocked eyes as she walked away.