As she leant forward to pick up the empty cup, her pendant hanging from her neck swung towards Robin - it glittered joyfully. Robyn could see with this closer look, that it was a small silver tree.
"How lovely" Robyn remarked genuinely.
Charley touched it affectionately - "Thank you, it reminds me of home".
The door opened with its usual swish, and Calvin briskly walked in - this time with an arm hugging a stack of folders.
"There" he said almost proudly, as he parked the pile in front of Robyn.
He really did look like someone very pleased with himself. The folders were bulging at the sides with hundreds of documents within. They seemed to emanate importance, dressed with the authority that a folder naturally carries. Truth be known, these papers were worth untold sums in research dollars and patents to come.
He then pushed it closer, as though she might have missed seeing the pile the first time.
Robyn thought that Calvin looked quite young to her in this moment - enthusiasm refreshed his veneer of business, and this vibrant man appealed to her even more.
She smiled back in grateful acknowledgement of being entrusted with something he obviously thought very special.
- Gabriel Brunsdon, AZLANDER: NEVER ENDINGS: Second Chances
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