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‎Checking my watch,I realized I had spent almost twenty minutes here . I had to leave before Leonard comes to check up on me. Standing up on my feet,I went to the mirror and saw how miserable I was . My eyes were all swollen now. How was I going to face him now ?He would definitely know I had cried.

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‎I opened the tap and washed my face which had at least made my face look better but he would still notice. That I was sure of it.

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‎Thinking of what to do,someone entered and I turned my head to the other direction. He passed by me and went to pee. Once he was done,he came closer to me to wash his hands and I gave him space to do that making sure he didn't see my face because it would be very degrading and embarrassing if he saw a man crying in the men's washroom.

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‎ "Can you pass me a paper towel please?"he requested since I was near the the box of paper towels which was hanged on the wall. I took one out of the box and handed to him . I noticed he looked at me suspiciously since I gave the paper towel to him in a weird way.

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‎"Dr. Light?"he said and I was stiff in shock and fear that he mentioned my name which only meant that he knew me. To make matters worse ,I recognized that voice anywhere as it was no other person than Dr.Conner ,Cas's assistant. What was he doing here? Was he here for the party as well? That's the only reasonable explanation for him to be here.

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‎With no other choice,I turned and faced him as his expression changed once he saw me. He stared at me for awhile and I saw worry in his eyes which I knew was feigned.  How could I let someone I was superior to in my workplace see me in such a state plus,weren't on good terms. He must be gloating in his head by now.

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‎"What a coincidence in meeting you here." I said breaking the silence between us.

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‎"Yeah,my friends invited me to this launching party and I'm guessing you are also here because of that."he said and I nodded.

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‎"Okay see you later."I said as I headed towards the door to leave but he held my hand to stop me. The physical contact he made ,ignited something in me which made me feel uncomfortable.

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‎"Are you alright ?"he asked and I could sense genuine care and worry in his tone.Did he really care or was just being a hypocrite? I wanted to say I was perfectly fine but that would be like a drunk man saying he wasn't drunk. An obvious lie.So I decided to make something believable up.

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‎"Something not so good came up at home."I lied.

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‎"Is it your grandpa? Should I drive you to the hospital?"he said making an attempt to leave to the hospital but I stopped him. I never knew he was kind and caring like this. Behind his arrogant and annoying behavior,there was such personality.Quite shocking.

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‎"No need to go to the hospital,my grandpa is perfectly fine. It's something else I don't want to talk about. "I explained to him and he nodded.

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‎"Would you like me to drop you home?"he asked and I was once again surprised. Cas would never believe me if I told her ,her ever rude and narcissistic assistant was kind to me today. Or was it because he was saw me like this and he had pity? That might be the case.

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‎You don't have to,I brought my car but thanks I really appreciate it."I said and he nodded as I turned to leave but he held my hand and stopped me again. What again did he want from me? I was a little angry now.

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‎"What now?"I asked with a hint of anger in my tone which he noticed.

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‎"You look miserable now,sorry to say and I think you wouldn't want people to notice you in this state. How about you take these sunglasses and wear them to cover your puffed eyes?"he suggested thoughtfully as he brought out a pair of black sunglasses from his pocket. I was completely at a loss now. Was it the same Aiden Conner that I knew or this one in front of me was his doppelganger ?I felt really happy that he had come up with this idea for it would really help me. My perspective of him had completely changed now.

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‎"That would really help "I said as I smiled to him and he smiled back.He gave me the black shades and I took them ,wore it and stared at myself in the mirror. My swollen eyes were now hidden and no one would notice I had ever cried.I looked back at him with gratitude.

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‎"Thank you."I said.

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‎"Happy to help."he said and I nodded.

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‎"I will return it to you tomorrow ."I said.

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‎"I will be waiting."he said and I nodded.

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‎"I will take my leave then. See you tomorrow bye."I said .

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‎"Okay bye."he responded and with that, I exited the washroom heading to my table. I saw Leonard sitting there look at his watch with a worried expression and my heart that was still aching,ached more to another degree. 

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‎He saw me once I got near and his worried expression turned into relief.

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‎"You really took long there.Is everything okay?"he asked once I sat down. If I hadn't realized he had a girlfriend,I would have misinterpreted his question as a sign of care and love but I now knew it was all just to show courtesy and culturedness. I didn't blame him though,it wasn't his fault that I liked him and mistook any act of kindness for love.

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‎"I'm really sorry,I had an upset stomach."I lied.

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‎"Oh okay,are you feeling better now?"he asked and I nodded. He gave me a confused look as to why I was suddenly wearing dark shades but I pretended not to notice.

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‎"I have to go. My grandpa needs my help with something."I said and he starred at me. It seemed I caught him off guard.

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‎"Is everything okay?"he asked.

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‎"No need to worry,he just has problems with the sink."I lied and he nodded.I stood up ready to pack my things and leave.

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‎"Would you like me to give you a ride?"he asked.

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‎"No thanks,I brought my car. Thank you for the meal. I had fun. Tell  Gabriel it was a pleasure meeting him."I said.

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‎"No need to thank me it's my gift to you for you representing in the IHC.I will inform Gabriel."he replied.

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‎"Okay then,I'm leaving,see you tomorrow at work."I said.

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‎"Yeah see you."he said and I nodded my head. I then turned and made my way to the exit not turning back. I soon reached the room I first entered. Making my way out of the building,I  reached the parking lot,entered my car and all the emotions and tears I had held back for a while came rushing back. I screamed my heart out in the car and  hit my head with the stirring wheel. The pain was really eating me whole.

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‎LEONARD'S POV.

‎I was completely disappointed and sad when Christopher said he had to leave right after he came back from the washroom. We hadn't spent the great time together  I hoped we would. The conversation we had was only work related and I didn't get to know if he had feelings for me or not. Was I not attractive enough or he wasn't into men generally. I sighed as I thought of him. I had started to become impatient. He would soon go to New York for the IHC . I had to get another chance to be with him alone again and confess my feelings to him.

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‎CHRISTOPHER'S POV.

‎I had calmed down a bit and decided to go home. I really needed Cas now or else I wasn't sure how I was going to deal with all this pain, hurt and disappointment alone. I started the car and headed home.

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‎*Happiest girl*by Blackpink playing.

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‎My tears still flowed down my face as I listened to a sad song sang by blackpink.

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‎"But tonight I'll be,

‎the happiest girl in the world,

‎You'll see,

‎Like it doesn't matter,

‎Tonight I'll be ,

‎The happiest girl in the world,

‎You'll see,

‎Like it never happened.

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‎I can't stop the tears if I want to,

‎I can't stop the tears if I want to,

‎I can't stop the tears if I want to.

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‎I sang my heart out as  I drove and it made me feel better. Blackpink was always there for me anytime I needed them.

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