(Fiction)
Jay was doing his early morning rounds and noticed Gracie and Aaron coming out of the laboratory’s breakroom. They looked a bit disheveled. Gracie’s lips and neck were flushed and Aaron’s hair was stuck up in little cowlicks all over. They were grinning and hadn’t noticed Jay yet. He watched as Aaron lifted Gracies chin up to look him in the eyes, and he bent over to touch her lips with his.
Jay cleared his throat and they jumped apart like scared teenagers. Gracie wouldn’t meet his eyes, but was grinning. Aaron had the same shit eating grin on his face. “You two look extremely happy with yourselves” Jay said with a smile. He knew exactly what was going on but decided to let them have their fun. They were all about the same age, Gracie being the youngest at 26. Aaron had just had a birthday, he was 33. Jay fell in the middle at 28. He knew exactly how lonely it was during the pandemic. And he was happy for them to have found comfort in each other.