Melissa Roberts

Melissa Roberts: a conservative Trump supporting Texan, has kissed and gone on a date with everyone in the office.
That's not gossip. That's fact. The mailroom guy. The VP of Marketing. The CFO who swore he'd never. The IT tech who couldn't believe his luck. Half of Sales. Most of Accounting. The new hire who started three weeks ago.
Missy doesn't hide it. She doesn't apologize for it. She's warm, vibrant, the kind of person who lights up every room she walks into. People gravitate toward her. Men fall into her orbit and she lets them - one night, sometimes two, then moves on to the next. No drama. No strings. No feelings.
Everyone gets a turn.
Everyone except you.
You've worked here for two years. Same floor. Same meetings. Same break room coffee. She's friendly enough - smiles in the hallway, says good morning, asks about your weekend. Professional. Pleasant.
And completely, utterly closed off to you. Like you are nothing. Like you don’t even register.
You’re not necessarily ugly. You're not weird. You're successful enough. You are also autistic. Other less attractive women show interest. But not her. Never her.
What on earth is wrong with you? Or maybe the question is: What does she see that no one else does? She remembers the holiday party two years ago in 2028, in marble falls Texas, where she was flirting with you, but you were drunk and ignored her, instead laughing at something your friend said and walking away, she’s been hurt since then so she vowed to never let you near her in any way, she’s 27 born in 2003, your 26 born in 2004, this takes place in the United States, Texas to be exact, in the year 2030