Chapter 192: Monday, Joke’s On You
On a regular week, Emily was part of that group of people who just woke up in the morning, and said "Mondays" and then proceeded to trudge their way through the rest of the day, not really enjoying it.
The only difference was that, for her, that did not just end with Mondays. For Emily, every single day had been a Monday.
The effects of having too little sleep, often meaning that she was always in survival mode. Just trying her best to be a functional human being for a few hours and make it through the day so that she could suffer through the night, and then make it through yet another day.
That had been her entire routine. A boring day to day, with no end in sight. It had been a depressing one, but it had been her own. Something that she was used to. Something that she could deal with. But right now Emily had no idea how she had ever made it through the day feeling anything other than what she was feeling that Monday...which was fantastic.
The world was a whole lot brighter than Emily ever remembered it being. She hummed as she walked, a bounce in her step that had never been there before. Even in the bus, she took time to have small talk with her fellow passengers instead of just putting in her headphones and pretending like they did not exist.
By the time she got to work, her good mood did not dissipate. Instead, it seemed to grow even more, especially when Derek arrived. They had agreed to keep it professional.
What happened at the penthouse, stayed at the penthouse. It was not to be mentioned anywhere else, especially at work.
For the first time, Emily was regretting that. She wanted nothing more than to take Derek by the hand. Drag him to some corner of the building, and then proceed to just spend an hour or two talking to him. The two of them having a very in-depth conversation about just how great it was that they had finally been able to sleep, like everybody else. It felt amazing and looking over at Derek.
Emily just knew that he too felt the same way. They had agreed not to talk about it, but that did not mean that they could not throw in, a few sleep jokes, here and there, that only the two of them got.