Even if Sinead’s tone was teasing, Tanis was fully aware that she would willingly lose her job if it meant spending more time together with Sinead. She knew that Sinead wouldn’t allow her to do that, which only made her feel even more giddy. It was somehow worse to know that Sinead seemed to genuinely care about her and not just wanting to use her.<br/>“Right, you’re right,” she said, trying not to overthink the petname that Sinead was using for her. She tried to break herself out of her reverie, finding it difficult with Sinead still so close to her, but she knew that she had to get back to work.<br/>“Thank you,” she said with a shy smile, unsure exactly what she was thanking Sinead for but she felt that it was appropriate somehow. More than anything else, she was relieved that she had gotten a second chance, even if she had no idea how this was going to work out for the two of them, but she was willing to do the work nonetheless.<br/>“I’ll see you tomorrow.”