"I can't believe you're abandoning me!" Cat had run into me in the corridor between my office and the work canteen "Who's going to distract me now when I have loads of really important stuff to do?" she teased.
"I dunno about that, I'm sure plenty of people will be happy to come and annoy you when you're supposed to be working."
It was my last day at my old job before moving onto a new, bigger company; I would be leaving behind the high stress levels and late nights that I'd put up with for the last few years before finally deciding to throw in the towel and resign. Sadly I would also be leaving behind Cat; almost a full year had passed since the night I took her home but we'd become close friends in that time. We had been careful to never cross that line again and, even though we regularly stayed late together at work to flirt and chat about anything and everything, nothing more had ever happened.
I was in the process of wondering around the office trying to catch all the people I knew well enough to say goodbye to when Cat bumped into me. I had planned on leaving her until last so that I could take my time over it and sit with her for one last gossip session. Luckily for mw she seemed to have the same idea.
"Have you got a few minutes?" She asked.
"Of course, all the time in the world today. What do you need?"
"Not much, just a chat for old time's sake. Do you want to grab a drink first?"
"That sounds like a plan." We made our way to the office kitchen to grab a cup of coffee before taking up in one of the unoccupied offices off the main corridor. I held open the door for her so that she could walk through first.
"Why, thank you. What a gentleman!"
"Always. Really it just gives me the opportunity to get behind you."
She pretended to gasp in shock and responded with feigned disgust "How dare you Mr. Anderson? You can't say that!"
"You're right, I'm so sorry. Can you ever forgive me?" I tried to force as much false contrition into my voice as possible and she grinned at me as she settled into one of the chairs to sip her coffee.
"I'll think about it."
When I'd taken a seat opposite her the conversation continued, joking and flirting with Cat taking the opportunity to vent her frustrations about work, until both of us had finished our drinks.
"I'm really going to miss this you know, miss you," I confessed.
"I know. I mean, who wouldn't?"
"Wow! On that arrogant note..." I stood up and got ready to head back out to finish doing my rounds and gathering my things together. She just laughed and joined me on her feet.
She stepped in and placed a hand on my arm "You know I'm kidding, and you know I'm going to miss you too. It's been great knowing that there's always someone here who always has my back, no matter what. I'm not sure what I'll do without you."
I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her in for a hug, squeezing her tight. We stood there for a while, simply enjoying the embrace, before she pushed back slightly and placed her hands on my chest, she locked eyes with me but had a troubled look on her face. I brushed aside a lock of hair that had fallen over face "Everything ok?"
I'd barely managed to get the words when she dove in to kiss me. Our lips locked into one another for the first time nearly a year; with no alcohol to dull the senses I was struck by the full force of every sensation and emotion as our tongues slid over each other, acting out their own unique ballet in our mouths.
I couldn't resist; I realised just how badly I wanted this, how badly I wanted her, and now that I had her in my arms, locked together in such a passionate kiss, there was no way I could have let her go even if I tried.
I raised my hands up to run my fingers through her thick brown hair as I pushed her back against the office door. Her hands were roving over my back, scratching through my shirt with her nails as my own traced their way down from her hair to her breasts, squeezing firmly I could feel the lace of her bra through the thin blouse hiding it from view.
I ran my hands down over her waist and wrapped them around behind her, under her blouse, drawing her body in tight against mine so that I could feel her chest rise and fall with every deep, frantic breath. I used my fingers to explore every inch of skin on her back and waist; scratching, stroking, caressing and digging in my fingertips. I slid my fingers over the shallow dimples on her lower back and traced the lines of her abs before taking hold of the bottom of her blouse and lifting it up over her head.
Finally we broke the kiss for a few seconds to catch our breath as I peeled her top off; In that split second, between the bitter-sweet taste of the coffee she had just drunk and the scent of her perfume filling my lungs, I thought I was getting high, overcome with a desperate need to give in and give myself to her.
I cast aside her blouse, letting it slip casually to the floor, while I took in the goddess before me, her breasts heaving with her excited breathing.
"Fuck, you're gorgeous!" I exclaimed, she barely had the chance to smile before I dove back in to continue our intoxicating kiss, one hand now frantically searching up her back for the clasp of her bra while the other worked its way down to squeeze and massage her butt cheeks.