"Maybe"

So last night, I went to bed with my phone, having turned off all the lights. I held it up, drafting a reply, deleting it, then drafting another one. I wanted to indicate I'd come, but also I wanted a reply.

Eventually I replied with this:

Me @ 22:23 - How about I come see you Friday at about 11pm?

That's good. You specified a time this time and phrased it as a question.

I put my phone to the side, telling myself not to expect a reply, yet at the same time, waiting for the message tone was like throwing a grenade and waiting to hear the explosion. As I closed my eyes and tried to sleep, it went off.

Oh my god!

Naby @ 22:24 - Ok.. See we then..

Ok...maybe she means "we see then".

I wanted a bit more. What had just occurred seemed a bit 'plain'. I felt flirty...and maybe even a bit daring.

Me @ 22:25 - Miss me? :)

Not getting a reply to this would've been lethal.

Naby @ 22:26 - May be.. Kkk :-)

I smiled. I decided it was best to leave it at that. Now that I knew that "kkk" meant something like "hehehe", it was a good sign. However, the negativity and insecurity in me wondered if it was just a "gentle no". I dozed off to sleep thinking about it, but mostly gushing inside.

Woke up today and went to work, bought some food from Breadtop for breakfast. Bummed around a bit before heading off with Moira to do the list. The courtroom opened just as we got there, and things started almost immediately.

I was really surprised at how fast and nonchalant Moira was doing the matters. She didn't need help. She was completely competent. But part of me thought maybe she was going a bit extra hard to put on a show for me.

I did mention my two matters when the courtroom was pretty crowded.

We got through most of the matters before 11am, so had an early morning tea break. We went to the cafeteria for a coffee and we talked about the list. When conversation was dying, I thought it would be best revived by gossip, so we talked about our work and office politics. I learnt that she recently applied for a job at the SLA. I was kinda shocked. I never saw her staying here long term, but now? Damn. It'd be sad to lose someone as competent as her, but at the same time, I guess that narrows down the candidates for possible promotions.

We went back at noon and did a few more matters, and then headed back to the office at lunch. I returned by myself as there were only two matters left. At the very end, I said "that completes the list" and the mag said "you have a very soft voice or I'm going deaf. I think it's the first" lol.

I walked back to the office dragging my suitcase, relieved it was all over. I was tired, but spent my time writing up the files and following up on a few things. I left the office at about 6pm. I wanted to do something, maybe go for another walk. But it was raining so I just went home.

Thinking about the texts exchanged last night, I was in a more upbeat mood today. Seriously, last night I thought there was a chance that her "may be" meant "not really" or a polite way to avoid an answer. But thinking about it, with the "kkk" I was more confident it was flirty.

Feeling pretty good right now!