in a fantasy world used to work well for Alex. She'd sit at her desk, daydreaming about romance, forbidden love and losing herself in sinful nights of passion. These thoughts eventually became written word and slowly words were sent out for others to read. She let fantasies run rampant, convinced not acting on them would eventually eat at the very core of who she was.
One quite Monday morning Alex sat down at her desk. There had been little traffic and no work was left pending. The office was comfortable almost like home, she had her music playing, a candle burning and the promise of a perfect day to catch up on a story she'd been writing. Picking up pen and paper seemed innocent at the time and for a while she was content to write whatever came to mind.
She started, "Bailey Barns was a young business woman and at age 37 knew exactly what she wanted out of life. No longer worried about what others might think she had decided to give life another shot. She was sick of being the responsible person in every group and hated being referred to as "the girl next door". Being level headed and practical made her boring and landed her here in what she called 'blah, blah, blah land". It had been two years since she had been with a man and she was feeling like a virgin again. Tired of sitting home staring at the stacks of work that never seemed to diminish, Bailey decided tonight would be different. Her life was about to change forever..."
A tap on the desk startled her as she noticed a stunning man staring down at the papers she had sprawled all over. His demeanor was poised and relaxed, his energy overwhelming. She was unsure if it was his unexpected arrival or the mere feel of his presence that made her feel as if she had just taken a nose dive on a roller coaster. She was weak and powerless, something Alex rarely was. Speechless she struggled for composure, "Oh, I am sorry I didn't hear you come in."
He smiled at her and she noticed his lips were as near to perfection as she had ever seen. His eyes a medley of colors, green, deep blue and small specks of brown, "Incredible" she thought "I've never seen anything like them. God I could lose myself looking at him". His voice broke the silence, "I'm in no hurry, go ahead and finish your last sentence. I'm more interested in what Bailey is doing than what I was here for anyway." Looking down at her writing her face turned deep red as it became overwhelmingly hot in her office. Gathering all her papers she made a neat pile and shoved them under a book. Alex sat up straight in an attempt to regain composure, "No, that won't be necessary, I can finish this later. What can I do for you?"