Page 20 of Fangs with Benefits

‘I want to try my hand at life on my own first,’ I tell Dylan.

He taps the rim of his glass of water to my untouched one and takes a long drink. ‘Cheers to your new life, then.’

‘What movie is up on the re-education of Elijah Thorne tonight?’

Dylan grins. ‘What do you know about the Alien franchise?’

Teams message from Elijah Thorne to Molly Mason on 13 October 2026, 10.14 a.m.

Elijah: Dear Molly,

Elijah: Apologies, I didn’t think that key would send the message, let me begin again.

Elijah: Dear Molly,

Elijah: Apologies again. I will just type the message without proper line spacing before I hit ‘enter’. I will try again now.

Molly: Dude lol.

Molly: What do you need?

Elijah: Dear Molly, Will you please direct me to where I can find an ultra-wide curved monitor? I must find a way to deliver it to a new employee in Minnesota. Their start date is Thursday 22 October.

Elijah: Sincerely,

Elijah: Elijah

Molly: Kenneth takes care of those usually. Assign the ticket to him.

Elijah: Molly,

Elijah: Thank you, I will do this.

Elijah: Sincerely, Elijah

Molly: IMs don’t require the same formality as emails btw

Elijah: What is IM?–Elijah

Molly: Instant Messages?

Molly: When you message me here, it’s an IM.

Molly: How do you even call yourself a millennial?

Elijah: Understood.–Elijah

Molly: No, I know it’s you. You don’t have to sign your name.

Elijah: Of course. Just the message contents required. Thank you.

Molly: np

Elijah: What is np?

Molly: No problem.

Elijah: Oh, that’s good.