“Why are you so nervous?”

“Why are you so fidgety? It’s been a while, so let’s take it easy.”

As he said that, he made and brought me my favorite iced cocoa; the clink of the ice as he set it on the desk was comforting.

Because I’d been busy with work, it was true that we hadn’t met outside of work in a long time.

But since this is my first time visiting his room, there’s no way I wouldn’t be nervous.