He's older, his face carved in maturity with wrinkles like an English mastiff dog. "Hey, my new coder is here. Izzy, right? I'll be with you in a minute. I'm just sending this stranger on his way."
The other man hardly laughs, offering him a sneering sort of nod instead. "Very funny, Alek. Let's meet at the same time on Wednesday, okay? And try not to forget about your little notes sheet this time. If you want to make a new standard in the industry, you know it has to pass over my desk first."
"Don't worry, old friend. You'll get my notes. In fact, I'm about to give the task to my new hire here, so hurry out of my building before you scare her off."
I watch the man leave, his eyes flicking up and down my body as I come to a stand in order to greet my boss. Given the position of my office doorway, there's an obvious path that leads the man with blue irises to watch me as the elevator doors shut, something about him yanking my attention haphazardly and stealing it away.
