I look up as you walk into the room. I watch as you move to your cubicle, next to mine. I try to straighten up in my chair, so I can see over the top, just to get a glance of you. I decide it is time to stretch & stand up, bending my back & stretching. You look up over the top of the wall & smile. I return the smile, as heat floods my loins. If you know what you do to me, you give no indication.
You turn away from me & go back to work. I stand for moment, looking at you, seeing the curve of your neck, the slope of your breasts, the shape of your ear, as you work at some dull task. I lean against the separating wall & keep watching you. You sense me & look up, puzzled. I blush furiously, & smile, caught in the act.
"Is anything wrong?" you ask. I shake my head violently. You keep looking at me.
"No, nothing is wrong," I stammer. "I just, well, I like to look at you, to be honest."
Now it is your turn to blush.
"Really?"
"Yes. I think you are one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen."
"Oh, no, I'm not."
"Oh, yes, you are. I think so."
"Well, that's very nice of you to say." You go back to your work. Emboldened, I take a step toward you.
"I was wondering, if you didn't have any plans, if you might want have a drink after work."
"Oh, I can't right after work. I have to pickup a few things."
"Oh. Ok. Maybe another time." I turn away to hide my disappointment. "What about 6-ish? I will be done with my errands then."
My life is good again. "Fine! Maybe some dinner?"
"Good. I look forward to it."
Smiling, almost floating, I go back to my desk, the trivial, dull shit I have to deal with suddenly not as banal. I sit, & we keep peeking at each other, almost like teenagers. Peek, smile. Peek, giggle. Peek, smile. My entire day is spent in a semi-aroused state as I envision your lovely body naked in my bed. I know it's just dinner, but being a male, I tend to think of sex, almost constantly.
Ok, constantly.
Forget the almost.
4:15 PM arrives. The day almost done, I start clearing my desk, ready to shut down at 4:30 & head out. Mr Wilkerson walks out of his office & heads for your cubicle.
"I hate to do this to you, but I need you to stay late tonight," Wilkerson says. "The Veeblefester account needs new figures for the sprockets they ordered last week. The morons in accounting gave the wrong data. Do you mind?"
"No, I guess not," you say. "But I don't have all the raw numbers."
"I do," I say. "I don't mind staying to help."
Veeblefester looks at me & nods. "Nice of you to offer to help. I will see you both get double time for this." He turns & walks back to his office. He stops & turns back toward us. "Come in late tomorrow, if you like." Into his office he goes. "That was very nice of you to offer to stay," you say, with a smile.
"Well, I figured that maybe we can still keep dinner together, just a little later. Or we can order in."