Have a Good Day at Work--Sparia
Beep. Beep. Beeeep. Spencer Hastings groaned and resisted the urge to hit snooze. Five am was way too early to wake up, but her boss was insisting that she be in by six. Most people thought Spencer would be a morning person, but that was more Melissa territory. She turned over, hoping for a quick snuggle with her girlfriend before getting up, but was puzzled by the empty space next to her.
“Aria?” she called.
“I’m in the kitchen!” Aria replied. Spencer pulled on a pair of shorts that had been discarded on the floor and went to join her girlfriend in the kitchen. She raised an eyebrow at the sight in front of her.
“What are you doing?” she asked in amusement.
“I’m making you breakfast. I know it’s a big day for you at work, and I knew you’d probably skip breakfast since it’s so early,” she explained. Spencer’s heart warmed as she was reminded again why she adored this woman.
“You are amazing,” she said. Aria smiled.
“Go take a shower. This will be ready when you get out,” she said. Not needing any more encouragement, Spencer hopped in the shower and rushed through her morning routine. By the time she returned to the kitchen, Aria was plating breakfast.
“Eggs, bacon, and pancakes. Enjoy,” she said, pushing a plate in front of Spencer. The brunette smiled as she inhaled the scent of bacon.
“You didn’t have to do this,” she said. Aria shrugged.
“Just because I don’t eat meat doesn’t mean I won’t cook it for you now and then,” she said. Spencer rolled her eyes.
“I didn’t mean that, though I do appreciate it. I meant you didn’t have to do any of it. I know how much you hate to get up before eight. I could have just grabbed a banana on my way,” she said. Aria smiled and poured Spencer a cup of coffee.
“I know I didn’t have to. I wanted to. Besides, you’re not going to win over this client by eating a banana for breakfast. It’s the most important meal of the day, you know,” she joked. Spencer rolled her eyes again.
“Be careful or you’re going to end up with screwed up eyes for your big meeting,” Aria warned. Spencer resisted the urge to roll her eyes again.
“You’re such a mom sometimes,” she said. Aria snorted.
“So tell me again about this client and why it’s so important for you to go in at this ungodly hour,” she said.
“Potential client,” Spencer reminded her. “He’s suing one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the United States. They’re responsible for putting an under-tested drug on the market, which led to over five hundred deaths.”
“But why the six a.m. meeting?” Aria asked, cutting off Spencer before she could go into the nitty gritty boring details. Spencer raised an eyebrow, knowing exactly what her girlfriend was doing.
“He’s not in the US right now. The pharmaceutical company threatened him, and he thinks they’re the ones who ran him off the road a couple months ago. He left the country after that. Anyway, since my boss is trying to woo the guy, we’re working on his schedule,” she explained. Aria frowned.
“Is this safe? If this company is willing to try to kill someone to keep their secret…” she trailed off, thinking back to the days of dealing with A. Spencer shook her head.
“Honestly, I think the guy’s paranoid. I’m sure they did threaten him, but I doubt they actually tried to kill him. It was probably just some accident, and he’s making things up in his head. The company has so much money, they don’t need to worry about one guy suing them.”
Aria’s frown deepened.
“I don’t understand. Why is your boss so eager to get this client?” she asked.
“It would bring in a lot of money, and according to her, it wouldn’t be much work. She’s convinced that the company will settle almost immediately.”
“Who is this client? If he’s suing for damages how does he have so much money to pay you with?” Aria asked.
“Without all of the lawyer mumbo jumbo?” Spencer asked. Aria nodded.
“I don’t actually know who the client is yet. It’s been top secret. But apparently, he’s loaded.”
Aria still wasn’t sure if she understood completely, but she decided not to ask. Noticing Spencer’s plate was empty, she picked it up and put it in the sink.
“I have to get ready to go. Thank you so much for making breakfast,” Spencer said, kissing Aria on the cheek. The short brunette raised an eyebrow.
“I got up before five and all I get is a kiss on the cheek?” she asked, pretending to pout. Spencer laughed and kissed her lips.
“I’ll thank you later properly,” she promised. Aria wiggled her eyebrows suggestively.
“You look ridiculous when you do that,” Spencer told her. Aria laughed.
“What time do you think you’ll be home?” she asked. Spencer shrugged, checking her briefcase to make sure she had all of the necessary documents.
“Hopefully by six. I’ll call if it’s going to be later than that. I thought I’d bring home takeout, if it’s all right with you,” she said.
“Sure, Chinese?” she asked. Spencer nodded.
“What are you doing today?”
“Well, as soon as you leave, I’m going back to bed. I have a meeting with my editor at one, and then I planned to spend the rest of the afternoon writing,” she said. Spencer nodded, mostly to herself.
“All right. Well, I have to go, so you can go back to bed now, sleepyhead. I’ll see you later,” she said, kissing her girlfriend goodbye. Aria rolled her eyes.
“You’d be in bed too if you had the option,” she muttered. Spencer raised an eyebrow.
“What was that?” she asked in mock anger. Aria gave her an innocent look, her eyes going wider than usual.
“Have a good day at work! I’ll see you later!”
With one final eye roll, Spencer left for work, wishing she could fast forward through the rest of her day until she could get home to give her girlfriend a proper thank you.