Gemotions

The email, with the salary details of the new hire, lay open on David's monitor. He blinked, the words blurring slightly. He hadn’t been expecting this. A small chuckle escaped his lips. He ran a hand through his hair, a nervous habit he’d developed over the last month, the one filled with financial worries. He felt the tension that had been building in his jaw begin to ease. He closed the browser. No, this wasn't so bad. He swiveled his chair to face the window, a genuine smile now gracing his features. The traffic outside no longer seemed so menacing.