Tom and I have been working together for a little over a year. Our cubicles are on a diagonal from each other in a square of four cubicles. Neither one of us talks much at work, and rarely to each other. That is, until our company held an event which ended up pushing us together. A group of us were sent to a conference to man a booth representing our company. Somehow Tom and I ended up being the only ones to stay at the booth while everyone else made themselves scarce. This gave us six hours to get to know each other.
I learned many things about him that impressed me, considerably. Both of us had moved far from home after college to places where we didn't know anyone. Most of what I previously knew about him was from overhearing him at the office talking about going out and getting drunk every weekend. Something that I do not do.
Now Tom isn't the most attractive man that I've ever seen, but he is good looking in his own way. He is fairly short for a man, around 5'6", and he keeps himself fit. This doesn't bother me at all because he is still taller than my 5'1". I will admit that I don't have a head-turning body myself being that I am a little overweight for my height, or lack thereof.
I didn't live far from where the conference was being held so I had walked there in the morning. Since I knew that Tom would have to drive practically in front of my apartment on his way home I asked him to give me a ride home. It never occurred to me that anything romantic would happen, but it did. It started with the free drinks at the conference before we left. When we arrived at my building I invited him up for another drink, which to my surprise he accepted.
All that I had was wine, so I opened a bottle. My apartment is rather small. I don't have a living room, so we could either sit in the kitchen or in my bedroom. The bedroom it was. I popped in a CD to help ease the tension. I just grabbed what was closest, which turned out to be a mix of love songs. I offered the armchair to him while I sat on the bed.
We started off with small talk, gossiping about our coworkers, etc. Eventually, with more wine, the conversation turns to relationships. . .