Real responsibilities.

"The water is getting cold." she sighed and stood up, reaching for the towel "I regret not sharing the meal with you, I'm quite -" Anna stopped mid-movement and smiled.

He was asleep, completely relaxed in the same position as she left him. It was cute.

Anna got dressed and left quietly to extend their stay for 20 hours, quickly crawling into the small space left between his large frame and the edge of the bed as soon as she returned back up.

She was finally able to properly look at him without having to worry he would notice her intense staring. Her fingers traced his forearm before she carefully pressed her hand into his and cuddled to his side.

Anna had to log out, even when she didn't want to. Tomorrow. She can see him tomorrow.

Tired beyond her wildest imagination, she found herself dizzy in her small sleeping unit, with a sore back and dry lips. Left with only 4 hours of sleep. Great.

At least she fell asleep as soon as she ate her protein brick, brushed her teeth, and laid to bed.

After almost ignoring her alarm, Anna quickly dressed and sprinted out of her unit. She has to clock in before 6, or she might be called in the boss's office and she definitely didn't want to do that. Ewww no. She managed to be in place just in time.

One of her older colleagues approached her when she appeared in the lab.

"Anna, I need to work overtime, do you mind me sharing a table with you? It's only for a few moments."

"Sure, I have to do the prep first anyway, so feel free to finish anything you need." She agreed as she meticulously organized her materials, ensuring everything was in its proper place.

Marco leaned over the microscope and carefully zoomed in to one of his last pieces he had to examine.

"How did you enjoyed your vacation? Did you rest properly?" He asked as he filled his results into a blank sheet, noticing her sleepy face.

"It was great, I really needed some time off." She smiled and slowly opened another batch of raw samples. Carefully, she measured and labeled each vial, double-checking her work for accuracy. Her hands moved swiftly and deftly, a testament to her experience and skill in the lab.

"Our bully was down here only for 36 minutes, when you were gone. Does he really know you are not certified?" Marco asked quietly when he noticed the main office lights turned on.

"He sure knows, he has my file and access to my records." But it also wasn't the whole truth. She was hopelessly uneducated to be here, she studied on her own for two months straight when she found out that this lab is expanding. And she lied in her CV about her practice and diploma, she learned that all from some teenage boy with a shitty camera.

But they somehow invited her for the practical test, followed by three interviews, the last suspiciously only one on one.

She remembered how his eyes slid to her breasts every other minute, despite the fact that she thought no one would even notice her nearly flat chest.

Even now, she recalled his devilish smile, when he told her that no one in that company she quoted can't find any trace of her working there. Her heart dropped to the ground and was shattered to pieces, but he hired her regardless.