C50 A Big Fat One Or A Cunning One

Before I could answer, Alicia spoke up from behind me. “Devil?” She looked between us. “Why would he see a devil in our office?”

I couldn’t help laughing. But Chris wasn’t interested in joking. He folded his arms. “Which devil did you see?” Then he lowered his voice. “The big fat one or the cunning overbearing one?” That made me laugh even harder. Poor Alicia looked completely confused.

After calming down, I finally answered. “The big fat one.” Chris’s eyes widened. He immediately understood. But because Alicia was standing there, he didn’t ask any more questions.

Instead, he simply nodded. “Right. Brother, let’s go eat. Lunch will be over soon.” I was about to refuse and tell him I wasn’t hungry.

Before I could say anything, Alicia interrupted. She pointed directly at Chris. “You delayed my lunch.” Chris looked at her blankly. “And?” “And you owe me a favor for calling your brother.” She smiled proudly. “So you’re inviting me too.”

For a moment, nobody spoke. Then Chris rubbed his forehead. “Woman, don’t you have friends?” Alicia shook her head. “No.” “Us men eating with you would be strange,” Chris continued.

Still no reaction. Instead, Alicia crossed her arms. “Mr. Chambers, I’m a new intern.” Her voice sounded unusually firm. “I don’t have any friends here.”

Then she pointed at him. “So since I helped you, you owe me.” After saying that, she laughed. Neither of us expected that answer. The shy girl from earlier had suddenly become surprisingly bold.