"Over here is where you'll be sitting for the week Sam." said Jen, looking back while she gestured to an empty desk next to hers.
My head snapped up to eye level. I'd been hypnotized by my manager's swaying hips from the moment she had greeted me at the door. Jen eyed me briefly before explaining where the bathrooms and breakrooms are on each floor. She and I had been working together remotely for over a year. I was based out of one of our satellite offices, so the first time she came to visit, I was pleasantly surprised.
Jen was a petite woman in her mid-thirties. She stood maybe 5'2" with dark brown hair that brushed her shoulders, light skin and gray eyes behind square glasses. She was in great shape but not without bountiful womanly curves, her chest sloping generously and her hips flaring into a great ass. She was also married, but that didn't stop me from wanting her, in fact it only made me want her more.
The problem was as a young associate just a few years out of college, even if she had been single, I wouldn't exactly have been on her radar given our significant age gap, so I was never anything other than professional with her. I saved my fantasies for slow days when I would daydream about fucking her in a janitor's closet or on one of the bathroom sinks. But those were just fantasies.
It had been several months since we had last worked together in person and now I was visiting her for one week. I was looking forward to being face to face, even if it was only shortly.
I was visiting for a series of vendor meetings. All of us had spent weeks preparing analyses and various presentations. After getting settled Jen and I spent the next several hours working together to ensure everything was on point prior to our scheduled appointments. As we worked, I couldn't help but notice the rest of her outfit, the black pants she wore hugged her curves tightly, leading to my earlier distraction. She also wore a white form-fitting blouse that hugged her waist and healthy bosom. Her attire was formal and appropriate given our schedule, except for a few details: the buttoning of the blouse, which was one or two buttons lower than I would have expected for the office, was difficult to ignore. As we leaned together on the desk poring over documents, try as I might I couldn't keep my eyes from drifting down to her chest to soak in her ample cleavage. At one point she leaned forward further to outline a graph that we were discussing, exposing a tight black lace bra beneath her blouse. She paused for a moment at this point, making my heart skip, worried she may have wizened to my game, but looking up and meeting her eyes, she quickly continued, as if she was just gathering her thoughts.
Many hours later, after hours of meetings, I dragged my feet back to my desk. Sitting blurry eyed at my computer, closing down the programs, all I could think about was driving back to my hotel room, falling into bed and passing out. But then Jen turned to me:
"Hey so I'll pick you up at 6:30 at the hotel ok?" she asked.
I stared back at her blankly, confused.
"Our vendor dinner tonight? Fancy steak place?" she pushed, seeing my reaction. I had completely forgotten. Our day wasn't over; I had to spend my evening hours entertaining business guests over dinner. Oh joy.
"Oh right, um...yea, ok see you then" I responded. If anything it was a chance to spend more time with Jen. So at least there was that. I left work tired, but happy that I at least was getting a free meal later.
****
*KNOCK*, *KNOCK*, *KNOCK*
I jarred awake in a panic. "Oh shit...!" I had come back to the hotel and fallen asleep. I quickly looked at my watch: 6:45pm
"Fuck!"
I walked to the door and opened it without thinking. Jen stood there, looking slightly anxious and amused. I stared back at her, she was still wearing the same blouse as earlier but it was barely half buttoned and her slacks had been replaced by a tight black skirt that reached to her mid-thighs, it was barely appropriate and I couldn't help but stare.
"Uh...we have to go!" she said, trying to suppress a giggle as I ogled slack-jawed. I looked down at myself. Realizing I was shirtless I immediately felt myself turn red. Not that I wasn't in good shape. I'm 5'11 and athletic with a healthy obsession for fitness that developed in college, so I have a nicely cut frame. But, this was my manager after all.
"Right! Uh...give me a minute!" I ran back into the room and threw on a fresh shirt. As I was buttoning it, Jen peaked her head around the open door.
"So uh, you keep yourself in pretty good shape huh?" she asked gingerly.
"Uh yea, it's kind of my way of unwinding after work" I responded, still embarrassed.
"Well that's good!" She responded, "How else do you like to unwind?" I found the question a little odd, but I didn't pause to think about it, I was too busy tying my shoes to think too much about it.
"Well there are other ways I guess, but that's the most common." is all I could muster.
We were out the door shortly.
***
Dinner was your typical affair - for most of it, two groups straining the make polite conversation. Not that I didn't like our vendors, they were from Minnesota, nice folk. But the best part was the food: no one skimped on the meal being on the company's tab. After a few cocktails we all ordered $70 steaks and plenty of wine to wash them down. Needless to say we were all best friends in short order.
Jen sat directly across from me, her cheeks flushed and slight sheen coming off her skin. As the conversation continued I found myself looking back at her frequently, my self-control weakened by the drink. I was surprised to find her eyes planted on me several times as I glanced towards her. Even when I looked away, I could almost feel her eyes still on me. Finally I couldn't take it and decided strike up a conversation directly with her, I knew she and her husband had been looking for a new house so I decided to start there.
"So, how's the home search going?" I asked lamely. She smiled slightly, leaned in and started telling me about the places she and her husband had frequented. She rattled off square footage, amenities and location but she sounded bored by the topic. My curiosity peaked, I probed, "So...what you don't enjoy looking at the houses or do you just find talking about it boring?"
"Oh!" she pepped up and placed her hand on mine "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to sound bored, I guess I just don't find house hunting that interesting. Plus it's taking forever." she squeezed my hand slightly. A strange gesture, but I reminded myself some people are touchy when they drink.
"Why the hold up?" I asked, noticing her hand had lingered a few seconds too long.
Jen exhaled a big sigh, looking momentarily exasperated "My husband is traveling constantly for work, he's in sales. It makes it difficult to look consistently when we both want to see the places. He's actually traveling right now."
Her response fueled my interest, I decided to put out a little feeler, I leaned in a bit "So if house-hunting doesn't do it for you what does excite you?" I half-whispered the question and put a good amount of emphasis on the word "excite" but was subtle enough the no one at the table nor Jen would catch on...unless she wanted to.
She paused for a moment and made steady eye contact with me. I held her gaze for several seconds and could have sworn her cheeks flushed several more shades as we looked at each other.
"Oh I don't know..." she responded slowly, "I guess, spontaneous things..." I was pretty sure I could sense a desire to say more: a hook had scratched skin. I pressed a little further to confirm my suspicion.
"Spontaneous things? Like what?" I asked nonchalantly sipping from my water "I'd love to hear about spontaneous things excite you." I solidly crossed the line into overt flirtation, but I figured I still had some wiggle room to play it off if I was completely off base.
Suddenly I felt bare skin against my ankle. Jen's leg. I almost choked on an ice cube as I inhaled sharply in surprise. I looked up at her as she spoke,
"Oh you know, just little things here and there." she responded matter-of-factly. But her eyes made it clear it was no mistake.
..."Does that sound about right Jen?" one of our vendors cut into the moment, my eyes snapped to the rest of the group, convinced someone must have taken notice. Jen didn't miss a beat, responding to the question as if she had been listening the whole time. Meanwhile she slid her leg further up my own, occasionally locking eyes with me expertly. I was having a hard time processing, the manager I had a crush on for months was feeling me up under the table yet was completely poised, a bulge quickly began forming in my slacks.