She walked frustratedly into her office building. Just a few minutes after getting settled at her desk, someone knocked on her door.
“Come in,” she said absently.

“Hey!” he said as he closed the door behind him, “Haven’t seen you in a week or two!”

“Oh hey Brad. Back from that business trip I see,” she was so emotionally unstable she was trying to keep her sentences short.

“Yeah..you okay though?” he noticed the tone in her voice.

“Yeah I’m fine..” Just hold it together..
He stepped closer to sit on her desk. “You sure?”

She paused for a moment, and then burst into tears.
“Ah hey what’s wrong?” he came around the desk. “Come here it’s okay,”
She stood up, and he wrapped his arms around her in a hug. But as they stood there, he placed his hand on her hair and whispered, “Shh, you’re okay,” She grapsed him so tightly. Brad had always been friendly to everyone, but with their history, was he just being friendly?

It came so natural to her to depend on him, to let him hold her for so long.