By: Bernard Farwell
Summary: An older man finds love with a younger woman in an office that turns into heartbreak when their black boss sends him away for a few months.
I am Bernard Purple, I am 28 and I am a computer junkie who works in an office in the mail room. I am 5'10, 150lbs with brown eyes & long brown hair to the middle of my back. I had a moderate amount of muscle (I worked out only once a week) with an angular face and squarish jaw, pointed chin with a goatee. My birthday is May 2nd and I am a calm, passive, anxious and a clumsy person who's slightly slower in the head than my peers (though I did not lack in intelligence and common sense). My boss, Jason who is black hired me just recently to work in the mailroom.
Soon after working there, I first met Kathryne in the HR part of the building while delivering mail on the first day. Kathryne was younger than me by a few years at 21 years old. Kathryne had long thick light brown hair and dark green eyes at 5'. She preferred the name Kate, but just to rile her up I'd call her Kathryne instead. She had a thicker body, a great butt with a C cup chest. She also had very thick, utterly smooth legs & thighs that instantly attracted me. Her face was angular like mine but her chin was more pointed and she looked like an enchanting mermaid. What attracted me the most (and ignoring her crutch that she was using) was her wonderful smile the first day I introduced myself. She had such big beautiful lips and her face was just so enchanting when she smiled at me. Just her smile took my breath away.
Where was I? Oh yes. The first day I met Kathryne was on the 2nd floor. I was delivering the mail as normal (it's not a big office with only 3 floors) my first day there I just had to be clumsy in her presence.
I had just dropped the mail on her desk and turned around, ready to start walking again when I caught sight of the most beautiful woman I'd ever seen walking over to her desk towards me and my foot caught the desk. I fell onto my chest on top of the trash can with an "oomph" as my head smacked into the floor and I groaned in pain. Kathryne gasped and clasped her hands over her mouth as I rolled over, blinking dazedly up at her with my head, seeing stars.
She stared in horror as she watched me slowly sit up and ask in a worried voice.
"Are you okay?! Oh my god!"
I could only stare up at her with my mouth hanging open and I looked around the room, but no one seemed to be paying attention. After a couple of moments of silence my brain finally rebooted itself and I said the first cheesy thing that I could think of in a dazed, weak voice after staring into her lovely eyes.
"I think so. But I think your enchanting and alluring beautiful face just broke my brain, it went into meltdown and rebooted itself just now." After realizing I said that, she started to giggle loudly and smiled down at me rather charmingly as I slowly picked myself up off of the floor and blushed heavily under her stare as I opened and closed my mouth a couple times before closing it with a click and swallowing nervously. I did not expect her hand to reach up and touch my cheek where a bruise was starting to form, I didn't flinch as a shock of electricity shot through me and made me shiver.
"Awww, well aren't you a shy charmer! And quite handsome!" She pulled her hand away from my cheek as I blushed harder and stuttered a bit before I cleared my throat. Her eyes sparkled in amusement at my awkward behavior and introduced herself first as my brain continued to reboot itself and she stuck her hand out in greeting.
"My name is Kathryne," I blinked as her voice came out with some distaste on her name, "But I prefer Kate." Grabbing her soft hand in my larger smooth hand, I dip my head while keeping eye contact with her and bring my lips down to gently kiss her knuckles.
"It is my pleasure to meet you, Miss Kate," I smile awkwardly and scratch my head with my other hand and continue, "My name's Bernard. I'd better get back to work."
Kathryne grins at me fully and I suck in a breath as her smile instantly brings warmth to my chest and she caresses my cheek again, making me blush again and stutter out a croaked "Bye!" before running off back down to the mailroom to sit in my chair in utter amazement of her charming beauty. The rest of the day I couldn't keep her smile out of my head and my brain was on a permanent repeating reboot.
The next morning at 8am while I was busy sorting the mail from carts, I heard the door open and close to the hallway and soon enough turned around to face Kathryne in front of my mailroom door. Kathryne smiled at me fully showing off her teeth as she greeted me with her charming voice.
"Good morning, Bernard!" I blushed heavily at her stare and the subtle purr she put into her voice. As oblivious as I was with women and their flirting most days, Kathryne made it very clear she was already coming onto me and I felt completely flattered. I quickly made my way over to the door, smiling as I nearly trip over myself and curse along the way while Kathryne giggled at my obvious awkwardness. I grin at her feeling rather silly for feeling like a teenager around this woman.
"Good morning Kate. You know you don't have to come to this dungeon to grab your mail."
Katie smiles at me warmly and her eyes continue to sparkle, mesmerizing me as I rush back to grab her mail before zipping back.
"Oh, I know. And thank you, Bernard. I just came down here to wish the new handsome mailman a good morning."
I blushed yet again as our eyes connected and I found myself lost in them. I stutter my response, clearly not used to being so heavily flirted with.
"T-thanks. Y-you too." Kathryne smiled again and soon started walking away as her crutch clacked against the tiles, not knowing she heard my response as I mutter to myself darkly.
"Oh that was a great quip! Why did I have to say something so lame? Fucking stupid." Kathryne frowned as she walked away back to work.
The next day I walked into work a couple minutes late to find a folded note stuck inside the crack of my door. Suddenly feeling butterflies, I grab it and open it quickly and my eyes widened when I read the words.
Don't be so hard on yourself, Bernard. It was nice.
Feeling my heart beat faster, my fingers tremble as I slip it into my pocket. An hour later I start delivering the mail, saving Kathryne's for last. As I sidled up next to her in her cubicle I had to swallow forcefully as she was wearing some very revealing clothing, showing off a rather nice amount of cleavage; her perky breasts pushing against the fabric and she wore some shorts that barely passed a couple inches down her thighs. I felt myself start to get really hard, feeling relief that I was wearing baggy pants; surely she would have seen the large lump down my thigh. Kathryne stood up from her desk and walked over to me as I yet again almost trip over something, catching myself in time while she greeted me warmly.
"Good morning, Bernard. I hope your bruise is feeling better?"
I blush as her sensual voice fills my ears with her concern and she smiles at me. My hands fiddle with her mail nervously as I look into her eyes. I curse my stupid stutter in my head.
"G-good morning, K-Kate. I am doing fine, thanks."
My hand trembles with the slightest amount as I hand her her mail. She smiles at me before I say a haste "see you later" and walk back to the mailroom. As I disappear, another older woman pops her head up from her own place and looks down at Kathryne with a humored smirk.
"Looks like you got another one that's already infatuated with you. It's a good thing this one's at least an eight on the scale, honey. The poor boy can barely speak around you. His mind turned to mush."
She and Kathryne both laughed at my awkwardness. Joanna gave Kathryne a look.
"I get the feeling that he's a very cautious person with the way he acts. He's pretty shy, be careful with this one, darling. I know that men just seem to be charmed by you unwittingly and very quickly."
Kathryne smiled modestly and blushed just faintly.
"I know Joanna, I can't help it. Men just flock to me. This one feels different. I can see it, too."
Her friend smiled marginally and shrugged.
"He doesn't seem to be used to women coming onto him just as you did. It won't be long before he's spilling the beans and the drama ensues."
Kathryne scoffs and says in return after pulling her hair behind her ear.
"I don't think it'll be that bad, Joanna. He just seems nervous to me."
Joanna laughed and gripped the cubicle.
"No, I don't expect it to be that bad. And besides, did you see how he was hiding something?"
Kathryne looked up at Joanna with a little mirth and said glibly,
"Maybe he has a problem hiding it in tight pants."
