I work in quite a large company with thousands of people employed across the UK and the world. The office I work from, in Manchester, has nearly 1000 alone, meaning that it's impossible to know everyone in the office. Every now and again, the powers that be decide to change around the seating, meaning that we get to know different people.
This is exactly how I came to know Tom, who works in the finance team. I am a PA in the BD team and the latest office move meant that we were sitting on next door pods. I still remember the feeling of lust that washed over me the moment I set eyes on my new neighbour. At 5'9" with a toned, athletic body and short dark hair, he was stunning enough, but it was his baby blue eyes, which really grabbed my attention. They were piercing and I felt like he could see right through me with them.
As the days went by, we started to chat more and more. At first, I found it difficult to string together coherent sentences. That soon gave way to easy conversation and increasingly flirtatious exchanges, which my colleagues picked up on. I often found myself masturbating in the ladies toilet just thinking how much I wanted to look into his beautiful eyes whilst having an orgasm.
A couple of days ago, on the third Friday after we became neighbours, Tom and I happened to be the last in the office. I was so busy finishing off an important pitch document that I hadn't noticed everyone else going until my boss tapped me on the shoulder and said goodnight. I looked at the clock and noticed it was 7pm and the office was empty, except for Tom.
He seemed to be concentrating himself, so I returned my attention to the document. All that was left was a final proof read, before sending to my boss for her 9am meeting on Monday. I have to admit that my mind was wandering to my colleague, meaning I had to read and re-read each page several times.
After I'm-not-sure-how-long, Tom swivelled his chair around and sat with his arms crossed on the end of my desk. I stopped what I was doing and looked over to see a big, sexy grin on his face.
"Ciara, do you dance?" he asked, in his gentle Cheshire accent.
"Pardon?" I asked
"A new salsa club is opening tonight and my name is on the list. Do you want to come and dance the night away?"
"I have to finish this," I answered.
"You've read that document about ten times." he pointed out
"True. But I'm not dressed for salsa."
"It sounds like you're making excuses. If you don't want to go out with me, just say. I'm a big boy."
Tom was right, I was making excuses. Despite all the flirting, I never had any intention of actually doing anything as that would break my number one golden rule of life: never shag work colleagues. I didn't trust myself with Tom in a bar, with alcohol.
"Come on Ciara, you've been burning the midnight oil every day this week, you need to let your hair down."
"That's true, but...." I tried to protest
"And for what it's worth, I think you look perfect for salsa." he said, looking me up and down. I felt myself instantly become wet as I felt his eyes wander over my almost-too-tight pink jumper, down to my skinny jeans and the black patent court shoes which finished off the outfit. He caught me blushing and nodded, I nodded back, and before I knew it, we were making our way to the hip new club opening in the city that night.
The rum-based cocktails were free flowing and the salsa band authentic. We found ourselves sat in a booth next to the dance floor, talking. As the music was so loud, I had to lean right into him to hear what he was saying, and vice versa. On more than one occasion, my lip gently brushed his jaw as I talked. As he drank more, he put his hand on my shoulder every time he leaned in to listen. I could feel the lust building.
Around 10-ish, the band finished and a DJ took to the decks. When the opening bars for Conga by Gloria Estefan started, I grabbed Tom's hand and pulled him onto the dancefloor. I was immediately impressed by his dancing ability and how well he led. As someone who trained as a dancer in a past life, I really appreciated men who could lead properly. We danced and danced, our bodies getting closer and more in tune with each song.
I was soon sweaty and out of breath, so sat back down at our booth. The free drinks ran out, so Tom went to the bar. As everyone else was up dancing, and was a relatively small crowd for the opening party, it wasn't long before he was back with a bottle of prosecco and two glasses.
"I'm hot!" I exclaimed
"Why don't you take this off?" he shouted, tugging at my jumper.