U-unless you have something else to do. I don't want to interrupt any plans you might have.

[Because really, duty comes first. But it's her birthday and she's entitled to be a little selfish. Right? That's how it works, right? Maybe? Just a tiny bit???]

But I like talking with you. I missed it.

[Because even though that sounds absolutely weird, whatever short conversations they had outside of work-related stuff, she had missed. It had been at least half a year, maybe longer.]