The office coffee machine simply would not brew. I was increasingly convinced that the sounds it was emitting were just its death rattles as it passed over to whatever afterlife might await it.
"Hey. How's it going?" I had been so engaged in my staring contest with the pitiable machine that I'd failed to notice my colleague sneaking up beside me.
"Fine, I guess." I was never sure what to answer. Most people didn't want to know, but if so, then why ask? So I settled for some kind of middle ground.
"Late-night coffee?"
"Yeah. Who needs sleep, right?" When she didn't answer I continued. "At least if this thing ever decides to..."
"I want you to lick me." She had leaned in towards me, her warm breath in my ear took me by surprise even before the words started sinking in.
"What did you say?"
"You heard me." Her voice had a hint of mischief to it as she pressed herself against me. Shoulders hard against mine, lips tickling my ear.
"I'm not sure..." I felt myself redden. There was no way I was going to say what I thought I'd heard. The social ramifications would be catastrophic if I was wrong.
"I. Want. You. To. Lick. Me." She ostentatiously enunciated every monosyllabic word.
"Lick you... where?" I was just feigning ignorance at this point, but it seemed like this must be some kind of setup. My heart was racing for all kinds of reasons.
"Oh, come on. You're a grown man, you figure it out." Her breath against my ear was getting hotter. So was my face. "Where do you think I want you to lick me?"
"Down there?"
"Down where?" She was giggling now.
"Between..." I swallowed, face hot and almost certainly bright red. "Between your... Legs?"
"Yes, dummy! I want you to lick my pussy!" She emphasized the word, a note of playful mockery in her voice. "I've seen you look at me. I know you're into me."