August 14, 2025

Love & Lattes: An Unexpected Office Romance in Barcelona

19 minutes

Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Love & Lattes: An Unexpected Office Romance in Barcelona
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Story Transcript:

Ca: Marta entrava a l'oficina amb el seu habitual pas segur.
En: Marta walked into the office with her usual confident stride.

Ca: Era estiu a Barcelona, i l'edifici, modern i ple de llum, irrompia amb l'activitat pròpia d'un nou dia laboral.
En: It was summer in Barcelona, and the building, modern and full of light, buzzed with the activity typical of a new workday.

Ca: Mentre Marta s'acostava cap a l'ascensor, pensava en una reunió important a les deu.
En: As Marta approached the elevator, she thought about an important meeting at ten o'clock.

Ca: Els seus cabells castanys i ben recollits combinaven perfectament amb la roba elegant que portava.
En: Her brown hair, neatly gathered, perfectly matched the elegant outfit she wore.

Ca: Arnau, amb la seva actitud relaxada, havia estat ja fa estona a la cafeteria del pis de sota.
En: Arnau, with his relaxed demeanor, had already been at the cafe on the floor below for some time.

Ca: Els seus cabells despentinats i la seva camisa descordada evidenciaven el caràcter despreocupat que el caracteritzava.
En: His disheveled hair and unbuttoned shirt revealed the easygoing character he was known for.

Ca: Tot i el seu aspecte, Arnau era conegut per ser un brillant especialista en informàtica.
En: Despite his appearance, Arnau was known to be a brilliant specialist in computer science.

Ca: De sobte, el destí va voler que Marta i Arnau coincidissin a l'ascensor.
En: Suddenly, fate had Marta and Arnau meet in the elevator.

Ca: Ella, amb un cafè a la mà, i ell, amb un somriure juganer al rostre.
En: She, with a coffee in hand, and he, with a playful smile on his face.

Ca: L'ascensor es va tancar i, en un moviment inesperat, el cafè va caure sobre el terra.
En: The elevator doors closed and, in an unexpected movement, the coffee fell to the floor.

Ca: Marta es va enrojolar, una cosa poc habitual en ella, mentre intentava netejar el desastre.
En: Marta blushed, something unusual for her, as she tried to clean up the mess.

Ca: "Deixa'm ajudar-te", va dir Arnau amb un to amable.
En: "Let me help you," Arnau said with a kind tone.

Ca: Marta va somriure, agraïda i una mica nerviosa.
En: Marta smiled, grateful and a bit nervous.

Ca: Aquesta trobada inesperada va ser l'inici d'una petita connexió entre ambdós.
En: This unexpected encounter was the beginning of a small connection between them.

Ca: Al llarg de les setmanes, Marta i Arnau es van trobar casualment moltes vegades més.
En: Over the weeks, Marta and Arnau met casually several more times.

Ca: A l'oficina, intercanviaven breus converses i somriures.
En: At the office, they exchanged brief conversations and smiles.

Ca: Marta trobava en Arnau una frescor que li faltava al seu rigorós món de projectes i deadlines.
En: Marta found in Arnau a freshness that was missing in her rigorous world of projects and deadlines.

Ca: Tot i això, tenia dubtes.
En: Still, she had doubts.

Ca: Era prudent barrejar feina i afers del cor?
En: Was it wise to mix work and matters of the heart?

Ca: Un divendres, Arnau li va proposar anar junts a un esdeveniment social de l'empresa.
En: One Friday, Arnau suggested they go together to a work social event.

Ca: Marta es va quedar pensativa.
En: Marta paused to think.

Ca: Volia conèixer l'Arnau fora dels murs de l'oficina, però la seva imatge professional la preocupava.
En: She wanted to get to know Arnau outside the office walls, but her professional image worried her.

Ca: Al treball, comptava amb el respecte de tothom.
En: At work, she had everyone's respect.

Ca: Una relació amb un company podria complicar-ho tot.
En: A relationship with a colleague could complicate everything.

Ca: Malgrat els dubtes, va decidir acceptar la invitació.
En: Despite her doubts, she decided to accept the invitation.

Ca: Era un pas petit, però necessari.
En: It was a small step but a necessary one.

Ca: Durant l’esdeveniment, mentre tothom reia i es relaxava, Marta va trobar en Arnau un company atent.
En: During the event, as everyone laughed and relaxed, Marta found an attentive companion in Arnau.

Ca: Les seves converses eren fàcils i agradables, lluny de l'estrès quotidià.
En: Their conversations were easy and pleasant, far from the daily stresses.

Ca: Finalment, en un moment de sinceritat compartida, Marta va confessar les seves preocupacions.
En: Finally, in a moment of shared sincerity, Marta confessed her concerns.

Ca: "Tinc por", va dir, "por de perdre el respecte que he guanyat.
En: "I’m afraid," she said, "afraid of losing the respect I have earned.

Ca: Però amb tu em sento jo mateixa".
En: But with you, I feel like myself."

Ca: Arnau, seriós per un cop, la va mirar als ulls.
En: Arnau, serious for once, looked her in the eyes.

Ca: "Entenc com et sents, però vull demostrar-te que podem fer-ho bé, a poc a poc", va respondre amb un to suau.
En: "I understand how you feel, but I want to show you that we can do this right, slowly," he replied in a soft tone.

Ca: Aquella nit, Marta va decidir que podia intentar-ho.
En: That night, Marta decided she could give it a try.

Ca: La vida no havia de ser un equilibri impossible entre treball i felicitat personal.
En: Life didn’t have to be an impossible balance between work and personal happiness.

Ca: Junts van decidir passar més temps a llegir, a un parc o simplement gaudint d'un cafè sense presses.
En: Together, they decided to spend more time reading, at a park, or simply enjoying an unhurried coffee.

Ca: Així, Marta va aprendre a obrir-se al món del que podia ser, mentre Arnau va començar a prendre seriosament les seves noves responsabilitats emocionals.
En: Thus, Marta learned to open herself to the world of what could be, while Arnau began to take his new emotional responsibilities seriously.

Ca: La seva història a l'edifici modern de Barcelona era només el principi d'una nova etapa compartida.
En: Their story in the modern building of Barcelona was only the beginning of a new shared chapter.

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