Docile; by definition: quiet, easy to control, and unlikely to cause trouble.
Walking down the long and more than tiring driveway that lead to her house, Cathie couldn't keep her mind off of David's actions. Why did he ask me if I knew anyone in town? Why had he gone out of his way to bring me lunch like that today? All these questions and more would soon be answered for her. Little did she know, sooner rather than later she would find such answers a bit out of the ordinary.
The office building of Cooper & Saint had a large number of cubicles strewn around a centralized main office. The main office is where most of the writers met and discussed whether or not they would become published or continued writing for random ad space in this-magazine or that-magazine.
"Jeez, think they take long enough to brainstorm in there or what?" said a usually quiet and casual David Chess.
More than half of David's career as a writer was spent working in small cubicles and coming up with cute little nothings to put inside greeting cards. Up until recently he had never thought about getting any of his hobby writing published in a real book before. But ever since he heard about the new girl that just started in the alcoholic beverages department David had been in the habit of being a slight cheerier than usual.
David's coworker Cathie was standing behind him. She had also been watching the board meeting of publishers in the main office for quite some time now. As she heard David actually speak some form of an opinion for once she decided to herself that his voice was somewhat soothing to her.
"I know exactly what it is that you mean." Cathie replied, a bit delayed, in an interested and stately tone.
"You would think that making us wait this long would actually take a toll on their bladders for how much liquid they proceed to consume from that pitcher of water." David continued the outward conversation of the board of publishers.
Cathie could only imagine what his voice sounded like if they could be alone together. She could feel her legs beginning to quiver. She leaned forward and casually bumped into David's shoulder a bit so as to make it seem as though she were in an attempt to get a better look at the board members. David turned his head slightly and smirked at Cathie's obvious, to him at least, flirtatious attention grabbing.
The board members finally stood up and made their way to the exit doors. As they filed out like ants from their colony of paperwork and press release forms the lead publisher spoke to the office manager for what seemed decades to Cathie and David.
"Oh, come on!" David scoffed silently as he watched the lead publisher talking to the office manager about the final decision for the next story from the cubicles to become published in their magazine.
"I agree with you on that one." Cathie blurted out, not so quietly, in response to David's short tempered scoff.
It was becoming obvious to David that his coworker had been hiding her true self from him for the past five years. Somehow he was just now realizing that, sure as the day was hot, Cathie was ever more attractive to him, and not just because she was a redhead with nice hips, and an evenly cupped breast size. He truly found his mind reeling with excitement over the thoughts of her turning and toying with his mind.
"You want to get some coffee after this paper pushing bullshit is over with?" he asked her from over his shoulder.
"Of course! I would love some coffee." Cathie responded in an upbeat and oblivious tone. She caught David's eye when he looked at her over his shoulder, as though he were sizing her up for something.