Page 12 of Fritillaria (Fortune Records Omegaverse #5)

Chapter 12

I vy

This coffee machine is so slow, I can understand why most people just walk to Rosie’s for a nicer brew these days. I’ve been meaning to try it but I really haven’t had the time.

I barely got any sleep last night, so I just got up early to come in. I don’t know why I bothered though, because everything I am writing is barely mediocre.

The door clicks shut and I look up to see Matilda come into the break room and make a beeline for me.

Shit.

I really need to just start working from home.

“Hey, Ivy.” Matilda tucks a strand of hair behind her ear nervously. “Could we please talk in private?”

“I don’t think that’s a good idea.”

“Please?” Her golden eyes are shiny as she looks up at me, and it takes everything in me to deny her. But it’s for the best.

“Listen, I know what you want to talk about. I appreciate what this must mean for you and Aspis, but you have to remember that I am a Human. I’m just not held down by the same responses that you are, and I’m sorry about it, I am. But I don’t have space for a relationship in my life right now.”

I look away like a coward, not waiting to see her reaction. My coffee is in my hands, creamer forgotten, as I escape back to my studio.