𝐈𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲 | Levi Ackerman X Reader

| #25: Don't mess up your first day at work |

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Hi! Just as I promised, I finished and published this chapter just before New Years! As I'm posting this, It's about two days away so i'm happy I was able to stick to my schedule and get back on track. Anyway, this one is a bit of a tearjerker so brace yourselves everyone! Enjoy! :,)
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After you and Levi went inside your company's building and you briefly gave him a rundown of the lobby area as the two of you made your way to the elevators, while also letting him know which floor your main office when the two of you were heading up, everything after that felt pretty quick.

You also took note of those small comments he made about the cleanliness of the lobby, which you have never seen a problem with, but he seems to have the eyes of a hawk when it comes to even the smallest specks of dust. Still, you listened and decided to take it all into consideration.

The elevator ride was silent, so you quickly took the opportunity to text Hange, letting them know you were heading up with Levi and that you'd explain everything when you arrived. They were quick to respond and assured you that they'd be waiting for you, as well as Levi the moment the two of you made it up.

For some reason, the ride up the elevator was a lot more awkward than you thought. Somehow it feels anticlimactic that Levi was finally here, with you, in your office, having finally agreed to be your bodyguard. It had been such an intense process to get to this point, that it doesn't necessarily mean that it didn't feel right, because it does, just not the way you thought it would.

It definitely felt like one of the many issues that had been screwing with your head was finally lifted off your shoulders, and now you could put your focus on other things that were going on in your life, with Levi by your side this time, for good. It definitely felt like things were looking up and your mind had cleared.

You had dealt with the issue with Karina, you and Levi finally came to an agreement, and now the two of you just had to be there for each other to fulfill one another's goals. You had a sole thing to focus on now and it left you ten times more at ease than you were just a couple of hours ago.

Though, in the elevator, as soon as the doors closed and you pressed the button to your floor, you could immediately feel the silence that overtook the space around the two of you. You had no idea if he noticed it, if he cared at all, or if you were just imagining it because the dynamic between the two of you changed a lot the moment the two of you came to an agreement.

Though, you could be imagining that, too. As you felt the elevator continue to go up and spotted the numbers in the monitor on the wall go up in a painfully slow way, you would awkwardly turn your head and take brief glances at Levi and hoped he wouldn't notice, you fiddled with the handles of your purse, moved your feet in uncomfortable motions, wishing those doors would just open and you would see Hange on the other side to break the tension.

But by the small glances you took at Levi, he looked completely fine. Calm, collected, neutral, relaxed. You tried to be as serene and nonchalant as he was being for the rest of the elevator ride, hoping he wouldn't sense how nervous you'd gotten all of a sudden. You did your best to mirror his calm, hoping he wouldn't notice your nerves. What was the matter with you? This is a new start and you settled on trying to treat it as such, no matter what.

Levi told you that you could trust him so you didn't know why you were still so out of sorts from just standing next to him in an elevator. You know that's all a matter of time and getting used to the fact that he'll be around all the time. You'd treat him as you have this entire time, it's that easy.

And as if it was a sign of the universe that your nervousness may be showing on the outside too, you almost exhaled audibly in relief when the elevator dinged and the doors opened. As soon as they did, you smiled in solace when you saw Hange on the other side of the elevator, standing there as they said they would with a bright look on their face that immediately brought you comfort.