"Just me?" Noelle looked up, pointing at herself in surprise. "What about Arya?"

"She's got another project to keep an eye on!" Brian explained, giving Noelle a once-over. "Is that going to be a problem?"

"Not at all!" Noelle flashed a grin. "Why would there be any problems?"

"Great!" Brian tapped on Noelle's desk. "You're looking good-seems like you had a pretty good New Year's, huh?"

Noelle grinned. "Yeah, actually!" Setting aside the few downers, she had been having a decent time lately. "And you? How're you doing?"

She suddenly recalled the New Year's call to Teresa, where Brian's name came up. Teresa's voice had been all over the place, making Noelle wonder if something was brewing between her and Brian. However, she had known Brian long enough to know that reading him was not easy.

"Something on your mind?" Brian caught Noelle zoning out and asked, "Anything else?"

some stuff.

it!" Brian nodded. "Get

sight, Arya sidled up and gave Noelle's shoulder a nudge. "What was that all about

"Oh, it was nothing!"

head. "So, what's up? You

leaning in like she was about to share a secret. "Guess what? Our Mr. Parker's got

widened in surprise, and she could not help but sneak a peek towards Brian's office. "Mr. Parker's got a girlfriend? How'd you find that out?" If Brian was taken,

her lip, her face

matter? Not

sly grin. "You're not crushing on Mr. Parker, are you? She chuckled. "I gotta say, he

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are head over heels for him, so it'd be no shock if you were too. But..." Arya's

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