Continuing to stare down at my phone, I contemplated what would be an appropriate response. I decided to go with something safe and simple, quickly pushing send before I could overthink it any longer.
Piper
Nothing much.
That was a lie if I had ever written one. I hurried and typed out another text to lessen my lie.
Piper
Thinking mainly about work.
That was mostly true. I was thinking about work. Zeke was part of my work. Keeping things professional between us was part of my work. Hoping to not lose my job because I might be having some feelings for a hockey player on my team was definitely thinking about work.
Zeke
Boring. I could think of several things better for you to think about.
I rolled my eyes even though he couldn’t see me.
Piper
Oh, yeah? Do I even want to know what these several things are?
Zeke
They’re pretty amazing things, but if you don’t want to hear them, I’ll keep them to myself.
He was such a tease.
Piper
You’ve piqued my interest.
Zeke
It seems like I’ve been doing that a lot lately.
Piper
I’m not acknowledging that comment.
Zeke
Okay, are you ready for the first one?
Piper
I hope I don’t regret this.
Zeke
The first thing that is better to think about than work is…
The Zeke Man.
I chuckled softly. He could not be serious. But of course he was.
Piper
