Have you ever met a woman, who by just being around her, could make not only your heart ache, bit your balls ache with desire as well? Sounds ridiculous and maybe even a bit rude, but I have met such a woman. Her name is Mary.
Mary is four years older than I am. I'm 25 and she's 29. She is married to a guy about her same age and has two children with her husband. To look at her you would say she is living the happy and loving life that marriage and commitment are designed to offer.
I, on the other hand am divorced. I have no kids, and I am tired of the single bar scene kind of life that a lot of guys my age seem to enjoy.
That is why I am so surprised that things have developed over the last six months as they have.
Nine months ago I applied for a position with a communications company in my area as a service tech. After my interview I was told that my background and experience were sufficient to make me more suited for a supervisor's job instead. Of course, I accepted the higher paying job without hesitation.
My first day on the job went well. I was introduced to my fellow workers and the office staff. I settled into my office and got right to work trying to prove myself worthy of the new position.
I was expected to go to lunch on my first day with my boss, the manager of my department, who's name is Art. Art is a great guy. Maybe in his 50's he was easy going and very likable. He and I hit it off right away.
During our conversation Art laid out the game plan for the department, telling me the goals they wanted to reach and the responsibilities that I would be expected to cover.
"Look if you ever need anything, and you want advice on how to get it, just go and ask Mary."
"Mary?" I asked. "Did I meet Mary yet?"
"No not yet. She's out for a few days on vacation." Art said rising to leave. "Mary is my secretary, and you'll meet her next week. But if you need anything done, just ask her and she'll help you out once she gets back." He added. "She secretly runs my department for me." He joked.
I would soon learn this to be his best advice of the day.
So I started to work in my new job with all the enthusiasm and devotion people bring when they first get a new position.
That week, and the weekend flew by and on Monday morning I went to my office with great plans to start a new project with the engineering department. My service guys were going to be replacing some hardware in a series of systems that were out in customer locations and we had to get the procedure down, to help prevent any trouble with the change out.
We worked on the project most of the day, and came up with a set of guidelines that each of the service techs were to follow. I went back to my office and began writing them out in a way there could be few if any misunderstandings.
About half way through the typing job, there was a knock on my office door.
"Come on in!" I called out turning to look to see who it was.
Through my door, in walked Mary.
Jet black hair down to her shoulders, the cutest face you can imagine, and a smile that could melt the ice in the coldest winter. She wore a beige blouse that had puffy sleeves pushed up to her elbows and the lower hem of her blouse flared out in a roughly kind of shape that hung just at her hips. She had black pants that fit her snug from her slender, fit waist, down over a great set of curved womanly hips, and then belled out at her ankles. She wore plain, black, flat shoes that had little bows on top. Yes, I remember it all so well.
I just sat there and looked at her, without saying a word. I was pleasantly surprised at my good fortune to have a visitor who looked so good.
"Hi, I'm Mary, Arts secretary, you must be Phil?" She said walking up to my desk and extending her hand for me to shake.
I reached out and took her soft hand in mine and finally said, "Hi ah, yes glad to meet you." As I starred into her bright green eyes I thought to myself that Art was a lucky son of a bitch.
She smiled again at my apparent loss for words and I felt a blush flow over my face.
"Art said you were working with the guys from engineering and that you might need some help?"
Realizing that I still held her hand I released it abruptly and said, "Um ya, ah, I've got to get these instructions typed and copied before the end of the day so I can give a class to the service techs in the morning."
"Well, give them to me and I'll take care of it. Typing and the like are my job so if you ever need this kind of thing done, just let me know." A slight grin remained as she watched me squirm.
I handed over the papers to her and once again found myself mesmerized by her face, hair and, well just her whole being. I tried to be as professional as I could but I was truly stricken by this woman.
"I'll be in my office if you need me." She said, turning away and walking toward my door.
As she walked away my gaze was drawn to her perfectly shaped tear drop ass incased in those snug black pants of hers. When she reached the door she turned around catching my checking out her rear end.
"Nice to meet you too." Laughing at my obviously unsettled condition as she left.
That was the start of what could only be called a month of flirtation. Every chance I had, I stopped by her office to ask for this or that. I would seek her out in the lunch room or try to find any excuse to engage her in conversation. She always greeted me the same, a smile and an amused demeanor at my infatuation of her.
After a while I began to notice two things. First, that Mary it seemed, was starting to enjoy our conversations more and was doing the same thing to me. When I wasn't looking for her, she would come around looking for me. And second, that a lot of the other guys in the office seemed to get upset about she and I being around each other.
In fact it had become a concern to more people then I had realized.
After maybe three months on the job Art came into my office and said he needed to talk to me.
"Rumor has it that you and Mary are getting to be good friends?"
"Yes, she's a great lady, I like her." I stated, trying to sound as if I liked her for her professionalism instead of those green eyes and perfect body.
"You know she's married and has a family?" He told me looking for some reaction on my part..
I got the hint. I didn't want it, but I got it.
"Sure I know, she told me about them. You're not thinking that I'm doing something with her are you? We're just being friendly." I said in the most persuasive tone I have. "Has Mary complained about me or something?"
"No, she would never say anything. But a lot of people are talking about the way you two get along." He said sitting back in his chair. He seemed to be relaxing more about the topic. "There are a lot of people around here that really like Mary and Frank, and they get kind of protective when it comes to her, that's all."
I was taken back by this comment. Frank was someone I really didn't want to get to know.
"There's nothing going on with she and I and nobody needs to worry about us." I stated allowing a little frustration into my voice.
"They're not worried about you." He said flatly. "They're worried about Mary."
"Well they needn't be worried about her. I know she is married and besides we're just being friendly. What is this, a junior high school?" I said in my defense, even though in reality I had none. "But hey, I get the message. I'll cut down on the talking and visits."
"Ok! That's a good idea. Why look for trouble when there are easy ways to avoid them?" Art said and he looked like he was done with me.
"Was that all you wanted to talk about? Me and Mary?"
"Yes, that was all. But don't underestimate the power of rumors and office talk. I don't want any trouble for either of you, or this department. I don't know for sure what the truth holds, but it won't matter in the long run."
I spent the rest of the day, and most of the rest of the week avoiding contact with Mary. But I had to admit, I missed her being around. I missed her smile. And I missed her conversation. And I wanted more from her.
Late on Friday of the same week I was in my office when the door opened and Mary peeked in.
"Hey, what-cha doing?" She asked quietly looking to see if I was alone before coming in.
"Just working."
"Where have you been hiding? I haven't seen you all week?" She looked worried, shutting the door behind her.
I thought about it and decided to tell Mary about the conversation with Art.
"That's crazy. And besides who's business is it who I talk too anyway?" She was getting angry and I had to calm her down before she said something to Art.
"I know, but Art is our boss, and he is unhappy with us talking so much." I explained, insuring that she knows it was not my idea to stay away for so long.
Mary got a surprised look and then put her hands on those sexy hips of hers. "You don't like talking to me now?"
I must not have explained as well as I thought.
"I didn't say that. I just thought we should cut back on the conversations a bit. At least where people can see us, you know."
"Fine!" She said in a bratty kind of way. "Don't talk to me then. In fact don't even look at me anymore." And with that she stuck her tongue out at me and stormed out the door.
I had to laugh at that. She is so damn cute. Even when she got mad
The next day was a bit of a surprise for me. I had a voice mail from Art saying that I had to bring the monthly service reports in early for accounting because of the beginning of inventory. There was no way I was going to get them done in time without Mary's help.