It was after lunch and when she returned to her desk there was one more. She read it and had mixed feelings.
It was the sixth note she'd gotten, all in the same way and all on a small sheet of yellow notepad. Who were they from? She'd thought the question each time with each note. Why didn't he reveal himself if he was so interested? Did she really affect him this way? Should she be afraid?
He didn't seem to be a bad person and yet she wasn't even certain it was from a guy although she hoped it was. She put the note with the others and tried to resume work even as her mind kept drifting back to the notes.
She knew nothing about the writer except that he was literate, apparently found her more than attractive and filled his notes with sexual innuendo. She glanced around the room hoping to perhaps catch a glimpse of someone studying her but found nobody. Everyone seemed to be working, on the phone or joined in small klatches discussing one thing or another.
She forced a return to work but the notes seemed able to beckon to her. Even in her fright she was aroused enough that finally she visited the ladies room, locked herself in a stall and then satisfied her hunger for the moment.
She made it through the afternoon and was slow getting ready to head home. She should have hurried to her car and made certain nobody followed her before heading home and locking the door. Instead, as she'd finally gathered everything together and started to leave the office she had a thought and returned to her desk retrieved the stack of notes and headed toward the boss's door.
She knew he'd be there because he always worked late and closed up the office when he left. He was a nice guy, usually quiet and dedicated yet also a bit shy but she liked him. He was close to her age but perhaps a couple of years older.
He was there with a pen in his hand and a stack of papers under his hand. She knocked softly and when he looked he stood and beckoned her in to sit down. His sleeves were rolled up and he took off his glasses as he asked if he could help with something.
She suddenly felt foolish bothering him with this but she didn't know who else to turn to for help.
She took the last note off the stack and held it out to him.
He took it and she motioned him to read it. When he'd finished he commented that she was lucky to have someone so interested in her and then asked who it was from.
She explained that this was her problem because she didn't know who had written it but it was the last of several that had ended up on her desk. She told him the notes came at random times and she didn't know if she should be afraid or report it to someone.
He asked if he could read the rest of the notes and she handed them to him. He took several minutes reading through each one and when he'd finished them he rubbed his eyes and then looked at her again.
He spoke softly and then said he couldn't see any threat in them and that whoever wrote them appeared to be fascinated in her and then he blushed as he added that the person appeared to enjoy her charms.
She blushed with him and then asked what the person could possibly see in her because she was fat and not very pretty and never flirted with anyone.
His smile returned as he spoke and told her she was far too hard on herself. He told her she was very pretty and not what he'd call fat. He explained that many men and probably a few women liked girls with a few more pounds to enjoy. Then he paused but before she could answer he asked if she'd ever wanted to flirt.
She was still red as she answered that big girls aren't the flirting type.
Again he smiled and said that perhaps she should try once in a while but then he asked how she thought he could help.
It took her a couple of minutes to gather her thoughts and then she said she needed someone to tell her what to do.
He asked what she wanted to do. Did she want to meet the guy? Did the notes create any interest within her? What if he turned out to be a very nice guy that was just too shy? Would she be interested if he was far older than she? How would she feel if he was married?
She was still thinking when he paused and resumed. What if we play a game and see what we can find out?
She didn't know what he meant but shook her head to say okay.
He said that he could pretend it was him and would describe himself in different ways to try and discern her interest and how eager she might be to get involved.
She asked how it would help and he replied that perhaps she might find out she was interested and if so she might not need outside assistance.
She decided to play along with him then gave permission and he began assuming rolls until finally he told her to pretend that it was him sending the notes.
She smiled and said that he was married and wouldn't do that.
He told her that he didn't want to lose her as an employee or even possibly a friend but perhaps he should tell her something.
Now she was concerned and asked what he meant.
He reached into his top drawer and extracted another yellow slip from a notepad and held it out to her.
She was confused but took it and read it.
In that note he stated that it would be his last note to her and that he was the one leaving them on her desk. He added that he and his wife had separated more than six months earlier because she'd heard from her first lover from when she'd still been in High School. His wife had left him and moved in with her lover.