"You're not trying to get me drunk, are you?" Lee leaned over and whispered into Edward's ear as she watched their co-worker's back disappear towards the men's room.
"Now why would I do that?" he asked, grinning at her.
"Because you remembered my favorite drink, even though it was from five months ago, and I haven't mentioned it since," she said, clinking her cocktail glass against his.
"Do you remember what we did that night that you told me about your favorite drink?"
She dropped her hand to his thigh, which was so conveniently touching hers, him having so conveniently sat next to her, and left it there to steady herself. "Are you kidding? Of course I remember what we did."
"Well then why do you think it'd be so easy for me to forget anything from that night?" He picked her hand up from his leg, his rough fingers grasping an extra moment onto her long thin ones, and deposited it back onto her own leg, and rolled his eyes in the direction their co-worker had gone.
Lee rolled her eyes back, and puffed out grumpily. She flapped the tablecloth further up their legs, then re-deposited her hand on his thigh. "No one can see us," she purred, her young, smooth skin that smelled of cherries coming excruciatingly close β but not closing the distance β to his own cheek.
She could feel him circle her tiny wrist with his hand, but as he was about to jerk it off him, she dug her nails into his khaki-covered leg. "Just leave it," she said, as their co-worker came back to the table.
Lee stood up, deposited her napkin on the table, and leaned over to talk quietly, giving Edward a nice view down her halter-neck dress. "Can you order me a brownie sundae?" She asked, then headed towards the bathroom.
By the time she got back, her dessert and a fresh drink were waiting for her, and the men were tucking into their after-dinner cocktails. Lee settled into her seat, and then found Edward's hand underneath the table. She pressed into it a small ball of soft cotton, some parts moister than others. Then she averted her eyes and tried not to laugh as she watched Edward struggle to shove the tiny material into his pocket.
Their co-worker stood up again, flashing the company gold card. The moment his back was turned, Lee grinned broadly at Edward, giving him angel-cartoon-eyes. She delicately placed her fingertips in his crotch. "Yes, I thought so."