This is my first attempt at writing a story, thanks goes to my proof reader, PD. I wish to identify myself as the author, including any Copyright entitlements. Both parties are over 18. Any feedback would be welcomed....
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Patty is a 31 year old woman, 5'6 tall, with long blonde hair down to her shoulder blades. She is also my boss.
Me? I'm 6'0, 44 years old, with short dark hair and glasses. In have been teased about looking like Harry Potter, so to give you an idea. I have been admiring Patty since she started in my department as a supervisor, and recently she was promoted to Department Head, over-seeing the 30 staff in this section.
Most people would look at her and say, yes she is gorgeous, but wouldn't approach her to express their admiration, myself included. Privately though, in my head, we have done everything imaginable in the bedroom, and out of the bedroom too. I never thought in a million years I would even get to touch her out of turn.
One afternoon, with about 1 hour left until the end of the day, Patty come over to me and speaks quietly, "John, you are in charge of the Brooker account are you not?"
"Yes." I reply, "I'm currently getting the presentation finished off for the meeting of the Board in 2 days, but I'm struggling with some of the final figures, they just seem to add up the way they should be."
She looks at the data, and asks me to stay back so we can have a look at them. I was planning to remain after anyway to re-input the raw data, so I agreed.
5pm rolled around, and the office erupted into a human lava flow towards the exit, leaving me sat at my desk. I look over to Patty's office and see her on a phone call, looking quite animated, as if she was laying down her law to whomever the unfortunate soul was on the other end. I was glad it wasn't me, as she occasionally was quite venomous if someone got on her wrong side.
About 15 minutes later, I feel a hand on my shoulder, which startled me. I hadn't heard Patty walking out of her office and approach me.
"Are you OK John?" she asked in a concerned tone.
"Yes, sorry. My mind is running hundreds of scenarios on where the information went wrong, and trying to fix it."
She grabs a chair from a neighbouring desk, and we start to go through the information, from the bottom up. While we work, I am aware of the perfume she is wearing, White Musk. It fills my nose and my head. Several times, when she leans across to point out something in the data, she puts her hand on my arm to steady herself. She has never been a 'touchy-feely' person in the office, but input it down to her approach as a manager to not get too personal.
After 2 hours, we finally track a mistake in the data. A single decimal point. In my haste to input the information, I moved the decimal point one space. So I correct the mistake, and re-run the calculations, and it run true to the predictive model.
The presentation, if successful towards the Brooker board members, would ensure our reputation as the best.
Patty gets up and heads to her office to get ready to go home, like me. Just as I'm about to step away from the desk, my phone rings. I look at the Caller ID, and t is Patty.
"John, seeing as we have been sat here for hours, I would like to offer to buy you something to eat, unless you have other plans?"
"That would be great, thank you," I replied. I had been preparing myself to be here late into the morning dealing with this issue. "I will get you at Security."
I grab my coat and walk down to the building entrance. I swipe out and a couple of minutes later, I hear Patty swiping out. As we walked out into the night, we look at a couple of food places, but they are busy with night time traffic. She notices a quiet looking bar that served food, and I agreed. Pushing open the door, a strange mixed smell of alcohol and restaurant food hits you, and not unpleasant. We go to the bar, and order our food and a couple of drinks.
We find a recessed cubicle near the back, and made small talk. For me, about my failed marriage 10 years ago, how I had thrown myself into my work afterwards, and how I made it to being Brooker's account manager.
For Patty, she opened up about her path to Department Head, her struggles, and like me, a failed marriage behind her. As a woman, she had to fight tooth and nail every step to pull herself to where she was. Unlike me, she didn't pursue a relationship so she didn't have to compromise her work and personal lives.
Our food arrives, and we order up some more drinks and chatted through our meal. We finish eating, but carry on chatting, and drinking for the next couple of hours. As we talk, we move closer, when talking in hushed voices, so we keep our privacy. I feel here body against mine, her perfume filling my senses. I have to push myself not to give in to my needs, 10 years without the touch of a woman, knowing Patty has also been living alone also, without a man in her life.
She is also my boss, which means I keep a professional courtesy towards her. We finish our drinks, and head out onto the street again. I look at my watch and realise how late it is. She asks off I have far to go to get home, and I tell her where I live.