<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'">She was.. Startled, when he grabbed onto her, looking up at him with wide, surprised eyes. Hums of sympathy, a few words perhaps, but this was a far more.. Strong, reaction. She didn’t react at first, and by the time she did fully get her mind back, he had already let go and reclasped his hands firmly, leaving it as if it hadn’t even happened. Ana tried to clear her head again, it had felt so.. Time freezing, to be held by him in such a way.. why the hell had her body decided to react in such a way.. <br/>
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His next words brought her truly back to the present as she idly nodded, following him slightly behind his shoulder. It was a new and quite unknown place, and she barely knew where they were going. It would take her an extremely long time to truly get used to it, but based upon their welcoming as of yet, it seemed to be a practically non-existent problem. With her bag still tucked over her shoulder, she gave a shy smile when the general office turned in their direction, knowing that it was probably just uncommon for someone of a high position to waltz in with a new hire.. Or perhaps it was common, and her mind was simply trying to formulate some convoluted romance novel. Her cheeks flushed faintly at the thought, swallowing hard as she hoped that the moment would end soon..<br/>
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The applause, while embarrassing, finally seemed to end their attention in her, and she exhaled slowly. His offer was.. Surprisingly kind, she had expected someone far colder.. Perhaps because it was such a cutthroat industry, or perhaps because it was simply how they appeared in novels. Hell, she needed to get ahold of her mind, it was going down every rabbit hole it could get ahold of.. slowly, she sat her bag down and watched his receding back, wondering just exactly why it felt so.. Odd, to be near him.<br/>
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Setting up took only a little while, and soon enough she was sitting quietly awaiting the help that Elijah had told her would be there momentarily, her mind drifting off..</span>