Annie gave him a soft little smile, trailing her fingertips lightly along one of his arms. The actual, physical clinginess hadn't really dissipated much in the last couple of weeks, either. "It probably won't last," she admitted. "Especially once the video's done. But I'm glad I've been able to shuffle stuff around as much as I have been so I can be here. It's worked out well."

And by 'worked out well,' she meant that she personally had fought with her manager on no fewer than five occasions regarding how many days per week they needed her in New York, and whether she could Zoom into meetings at that V-shaped table.