The next day.
Lia managed to carry on as though nothing had happened between her and Xavier. She walked over to the coffee machine, preparing a cup of coffee exactly the way he liked it.
She entered the office, setting the cup of coffee down on his desk. "Here's your morning coffee, sir," she said, her voice professional and even.
"I want to apologize for yesterday," Xavier said, a look of discomfort on his face. "I shouldn't have, well, you know. Kissed you."
Lia forced herself to smile. "There's no need to apologize. It's just how bosses act, right? It's all part of the job."
Xavier looked at her, a mixture of anger and frustration in his eyes. "It wasn't right. I shouldn't have done that."
"Look, it's fine. Don't worry about it," Lia said, hoping to brush the whole incident under the rug. "Can we just focus on work now?"
Xavier frowned, but nodded. "Right. Of course. Let's get back to business."