Page 15 of Crossing Between

"By the way, Zoey," Varon pointed to a desk in the corner of his office where a large file cabinet had been before. "It's not your office, but that will be your desk for now until maintenance can get your office cleared out."

Oh. No. Close quarters every day with Varon? My panties were never going to survive. Granted, they were probably never going to when I was around Elias and Kenji. I was just screwed.

"That's...." I swallowed. "That's fantastic. Thank you, sir." I moved over to the desk and sat in the chair. It was extremely cushy like someone was wrapping me up in bubble wrap. "Oh, I like the chair."

"Good. I had it specially ordered for you. I've noticed you're a bit of a klutz. I figured you could at least be comfortable if you fall again." Varon's face was shut down but I just knew that his eyes were dancing in humor and laughter at me.

"You're a big softy under the scary glares aren't you?" My book bag made a soft thunk on the top of the desk as I smirked at my boss. "Very kind and sweet."

"Keep thinking that." Varon sat at his desk and began working on his laptop. "See how it goes for you, little one."

My whole body froze at being called little one. No one who had met me could call me little, but that name made my spine tingle and I bit my lower lip briefly as images flashed through my mind. Fuck me. I wanted my boss to take me over his desk, or mine, I wasn't picky, and put me in my place.

Oh. Wow.

I shook my head rapidly. I needed to stop. That was really out of nowhere. I had to remember he could smell when I was turned on. Gods, it was embarrassing to even think about.

"What should I be doing when I'm not with Kenji or Elias?" I had to distract myself.

"You'll need to document what you experienced when summoning a soul.

The laptop on your desk is already keyed to your biometrics.

Just open it. The program you'll use to notate in the cases you're helping with is called E-Cops.

Find Elias or Kenji, their case files for the one you've assisted with and create a separate folder under your name and the case number. "

"E-Cops? That seems so....well...lame." What was possessing me to give Varon lip? We weren't that close. It was only my first week on the job!

The vampire surprised me, though. He chuckled as he finally glanced over at me.

"I didn't name it. Blame it on the engineers.

Apparently they don't have a good imagination.

Now, file your paperwork and you can go home afterward since your partners seem to be a bit busy.

" He looked at the door just as it opened to the two men he'd just been talking about.

His nose screwed up as their smell filled the office.

"Dear Morgana. You two need to hit the showers and burn those fucking clothes. Get out of my office!"

"But boss," Kenji flashed a mischievous grin. "Don't you want our report?"

"OUT!" Varon roared and I slapped my ears with my hands.

"We'll report later, sir." Elias pushed Kenji out the door as he glanced at me. "We'll see you later, Zoey."

I waved as they closed the door. The smell was still prevalent and I had to fight not to gag. "Sir?"

"On it." Varon turned and opened his window. He turned on a fan that was in the corner of the room. "Those two amaze me sometimes and not in a good way." Varon laughed softly. "They are never boring at least."

"They work well together." I moved the laptop in front of me and opened it. "I've never had a new laptop." I was almost afraid to touch the keyboard but I had work to do.

"That's a standard issue laptop for the department, but if you don't have a personal laptop, we can get one for you as a signing bonus." Varon was busy typing away but my heart skipped a few beats at his offer.

A laptop at home would be amazing. I could do a lot of research on my family's history besides just relying on what I could find on the public library computers or from the book that my mom had given me.

"Please." I had to clear my throat from the emotion that got stuck there briefly. "I would appreciate it."

"Done. I'll have it on your desk on Monday." Varon didn't even look up.

Which was probably a good thing, otherwise I might have stood and tackled him before kissing him senseless. I still wanted to do that regardless.

"Now, get to your paperwork, Zoey. If you finish before the end of the day you can leave early for the weekend."

That was it. I was falling in love with my boss.