Hell week hit and it hit hard. Takano was surviving completely off of caffeine and he was basically barely awake. Once a month this was his suffering. Barking orders and pulling all nighters in an office full of men who he knew for a fact just wanted to go home. This was the part of his job he hated.
As a result over the next few days, not a word came from him over the phone, infact, it was most likely left at home.
On top of it, he knew his boss was coming. Dammit Ikawa what the hell could he possibly want? He knew the offices were busy right now, could he just bug off until this week was over?!
“Remember guys! This Saturday is the company party! You can’t forget!” Sang his boss before he left. The whole office became filled with groans. Kisa even hit his head to the desk. Great, so they didn’t even get to relax this weekend they had to put their game faces on and pretend to be charming.
And Takano needed to find a date for it.
Dammit he was really pissed.
This did provide an opportunity, though…
When he got back home, with bags under his eyes and his heart in his throat, he pulled out a napkin with numbers scribbled on it. Tapping it into his phone, he sent one text.
“Hey. It’s Takano. Do you remember me?”
Audrey’s fingers moved nimbly as he typed in the newest chapter from the novel, a cat curled up in his lap and purring softly. He made a habit out of putting his phone on silent mode when he wrote in order to minimize distractions. An hour later, when he finished writing, he noticed he had received a text from an unknown number. His eyebrows were brought together in a curious expression. As he read the small letters, a darling smile formed on his lips and he released a soft chuckle.
“Of course I remember,” he mumbled, quickly tapping on his phone. He raised the phone to his ear and waited for a reply. When he heard the call being answered he voiced in a gentle tone: “I thought you forgot about me, to be honest.”