"Ma'am, there is good news."
Melanie paused at the entrance of her office, her hand still on the doorknob. Ben stood there, waiting for her eagerly, his face lit up like a kid about to open a birthday present.
Melanie smiled at him. Ben Harris was like an energy capsule — always eager for work and excited about it. Usually, she found his enthusiasm infectious, but today? Today, it felt mildly irritating. Could the man not have some Monday blues or something?
Of course, it was not fair of her to be irritated at him when it was someone else who was the cause of her bad mood. But since she was ignoring that guy, she had nowhere to vent, making poor Ben look like an appropriate target.
But then she shook her head. Ben had said there was good news, so she should focus on that instead of non important persons.
