It was a bad time for my office. Of the five women I worked with, three had recently broken up with their boyfriends, one hadn't had a date in over 6 months, and the other was married to a real jerk that she just found out was cheating on her. I was lucky to be happily married, but when someone suggested a girls' night in to get drunk and forget our woes, I was in.
We decided to meet at Mandy's apartment on Friday night. Mandy was the date-less one, so her apartment held the least number of painful memories. Joely, Samantha, and Angie were all still trying to get rid of their ex-boyfriends' presences, and Sandy's husband wasn't going to be "working late" for once. I would have offered up my house, but while the other ladies would have been fine with my husband being around, I wanted a chance to dish without him hearing.
We started the evening with a revealing game of "I've never." I was a little embarrassed to raise my cup when Mandy declared, "I've never had anal sex," until I realized she was the only not drinking. We all got a good laugh, and when both Samantha and Mandy drank at Angie's "I've never had a crush on anyone in this room," we all started wondering just what that might mean.
We were all getting pretty hammered and having a great time when a loud knock came at the door.
"This is the police," a deep voice shouted.
We all got quiet really quickly, and Mandy stumbled to the door and opened it just a crack. As soon as she did, Matt and Joe, two of the guys who work in the department across the hall from us, barged in.
"Heard you were having a party," Joe said casually, dropping a bottle of Jack on the floor and then dropping down next to it himself.
"We were," Joely cried at him. "A GIRLS party. That's why you WEREN'T invited!"
Everyone knew Joe had a major crush on Joely. Ever since she'd started working at our company two years ago he'd made it a point to visit us every day, especially around lunch time when the two of them would "happen" to go out together. Ever since Joely's boyfriend had decided to move out because he wasn't sure he could be committed to her anymore, Joe had been very quiet around Joely. Apparently he'd found some liquid courage tonight.
"Aw, come on!" Matt said. "You know we're practically one of the girls. We have no secrets here."
He was right. Matt and Joe had become such a part of our department that our supervisor gave them Christmas presents last year right along with the rest of us, despite the fact that it was a set of girly smelling body lotions. And Matt and Joe used them.
The secret that no one knew, however, was how much I was into Matt. Yes, I was married and loved my husband deeply. But from the first time I laid eyes on Matt I was in love, or lust at the very least. He was two years younger than me, but that didn't mean much these days when women were out scouting for men half their age on a regular basis. He was tall and lean, with light brown hair and dark brown eyes that I could just sink into if I let myself. Which, of course, I didn't.
Joely pouted a little more, and Mandy worried that somebody might really call the police, but the party was back in swing. After a while, though, Samantha announced she was done. Mandy offered to let her crash in her room so that she would be away from the noise. The rest of us got quieter, and before long Sandy wandered off to the guest room to sleep. It was down to four girls and two guys.
"Want to play spin the bottle?" Angie asked.
"Oh, that's so seventh grade," Mandy giggled, but went to find a bottle anyway.
First Angie got Joely, and gave her a chaste little peck on the cheek. The guys complained, but when I asked Matt what he would do if he spun Joe, they changed their minds and let it go.
Next to go was Joely, and she got me. Unlike Angie, she came over and sat right down on my lap, straddling me, and planted a big wet kiss right on my lips. When she got up, I saw her throw a quick glance at Joe. The guys were pretty into it.