I had graduated from Nursing School only a few days before I started work at the Hospital. My Daddy had made a couple trips with me to Chicago, the last to get me in my new apartment- one that was a disorganized array of boxes at the moment. This was a far cry from the small town in Vermont where I went to college, but I was feeling pretty good about myself for making the transition.
I ran into Kevin on my very first day at the Hospital. He was a big guy and a little overweight, though fairly well dressed. He was kind of the type who could be really hot if he would exercise once in a while. He had a goatee, which didn't really work for him and showed a little gray that would soon show itself in his scraggily combed hair. I just thought it was an odd mixture, like on some things he tried and on others he just let it go.
Kevin was the facilities manager. I observed right away that he was a little arrogant, maybe sexist, but still had enough personality to pull it all off. I couldn't make up my mind whether I was going to like this guy or not. Because of his position though, I knew it made sense to get along.
His office was located pretty much by itself at the end of a hallway which was mostly storage rooms or utility rooms of some type I imagined. The door was closed, so I assumed he wasn't in, but went ahead and knocked anyway.
"Yeah, come in", I heard behind the door.
I opened the door to see a much disorganized room. His desk was at the far end, and I could barely make out his features the room was so dim. Reminded me of a cave.
"Are you the one I see about the broken desk in the peds nursing station?" I asked.
"No," he answered rather curtly.
"OK, um, who would I see then?"
"You the new nurse in pediatrics?" he asked.
"Yes...Geena", I offered and made my way to his desk, hand outreached to greet him.
He didn't get up, but waited until I had crossed the room. He sat there and stared for a few seconds before finally reaching up to take my hand. He just nodded and sat back down and began rifling through his desk. After a moment, he apparently found what he was looking for. He grabbed a sheet of paper, a memo of some sort, and handed it in my general direction.
"That document was the smartest thing I ever did. It tells you who to contact for just about anything you could need. You only come see me when you can't reach anyone on that list- and that won't happen," He said smiling.
'That is a good thing,' I thought, 'at least for me'. I imagine that he'd had the job a while and pretty much figured out how to stay under the radar. He probably did very little and was paid well enough for it. Well, I was never one to begrudge anyone their good fortune. He was at least ambitious and smart enough to set himself up right. Besides, I apparently wouldn't need to deal with him. The only thing I couldn't figure out at the time that day was why I was sent down to see him. I just assumed it was what they did to the new girl on the block and put it out of my mind.
I have reflected on that first encounter many times. My first impression of him was that he was just a bit rough around the edges for me, but someone I could tolerate if I had too. Besides there are some people in an organization, that it pays to be on good terms with and my gut told me he was one. I would run into Kevin only occasionally after that first encounter, usually in the lunchroom, or passing by in the hallway. He was always polite though, and seemed to be on top of everything that was going on with me at work. I thought it a bit disconcerting until I realized that he seemed to be that way with everyone. 'Maybe that's just what he does all day,' I thought.
I saw him much less once I started the 3-11 pm shift, but he had become much more flirtatious by then. I still wasn't really attracted to him, but with the new job, new apartment, new city, I kind of enjoyed the attention and wasn't interested in starting a real relationship anyway. So I had begun to look forward to seeing him at the beginning of my shift.
We had gradually become friendly and he even came over the apartment a couple times, usually late at night after I got off work, mostly on the pretense of helping me with something there. I never liked going to bed after shift anyway, so I would enjoy the company. Sometimes we would bring food over and watch a movie or just sit around and talk.
On one such evening, out of the blue, he turned to me as said: "Hey Geena, I was wondering, you wanna fuck?"
I was not some demure debutante who had never heard the words before. Besides, I was pretty used to the crude way Kevin could be, so I wasn't in shock or anything. We were just an odd pair of friends, and it occurred to me that neither of us had had sex in a while- at least I hadn't. It was like it reinforced the fact that this would not be a romantic thing, just two friends relieving some long awaited carnal need. I was sure I could handle that.
"Why not?" I answered, as I walked toward my bedroom, "Sounds like a good idea."
In my mind, I expected him to grab my arm at that moment and take me right there, in some crude and forceful way. I walked away in silence and entered my room and walked over to the bed. I turned around to see him standing in the doorway, leaning to one side of the doorframe, arms crossed, with a slight smile of admiration on his face.
'He didn't think I was serious, huh', I thought.
Without saying a word, I stared him in the eyes, while I slowly undressed. If he wasn't serious, I would be making a fool of myself. I continued to strip to my panties and bra and tried to show no expression as I continued to stare him down. He rolled his eyes in admiration, and I appreciated that. I reached up to my shoulder and slid down first one bra strap and then the second. I hesitated only a second, before letting it fall to the floor. I was actually getting turned on by this, but tried not to show it for some reason. He continued to watch in silence, so I reached to the sides of my panties and slid them down, until they fell to the floor. I tilted my head toward the bed, pulled back the covers and slid inside.