It was a briskly cold day in February; the kind of overcast winter day when the sun never quite makes an appearance, and all the people are still moving in slow motion having not quite worked through the hangover from Christmas holiday and are still trying to get back into the swing of things. Jeff sat at his desk trying to find any way he could to pass the time on what seemed like an endless and pointless workday.
After refilling his coffee from the cafeteria for the second time that morning, he sat back down at this desk and blankly stared at the screen trying to find something productive to do. Just as the cup reached his lips, he was startled by the feeling of a hand rustling through the hair on the back of his head from behind. After managing to not spill any of his hot coffee on his desk, he turned his head over his shoulder and was quite relieved to see Katy standing there with a playful smile. Katy had started at Jeff's place of work about 6 months prior and the two of them had a shared lack of motivation, particularly in the morning hours. They had developed a habit of seeing what the other was doing when boredom was in full thrall, so Jeff wasn't completely surprised to see her standing behind him on such a slow-moving morning. Katy stood there in her 5 feet, two-inch frame wearing black top that sported a floral pattern. Her trousers hung about her hips and hugged her legs downward toward her shoes as she stood there with one hand on her hip and the other pulling back out of Jeff's hair.
"So.... What are you doing??" she asked, leaving no doubt in Jeff's mind that she was there because she was obviously as bored as he was.
"Oh, you know, the usual... getting caffeinated and contemplating life," he quipped back with a sideways grin as he sipped on his coffee. "So, is this a work visit or pleasure visit?"
"You know me better than that!" she replied with a slight chuckle as she leaned herself against the edge of Jeff's desk. "I was going to say that everyone is going out to lunch for some intern's last day, and if you're as bored as I am, then we should totally go!"
"I'm game for that... when is everyone leaving?" Jeff said.
"Not sure, but I'll find out and message you here in a little bit," she responded as she hopped up from the desk and moved toward the office door. Jeff got lost for a second watching her walk away and was hypnotized by the rhythm of her hips. She paused long enough to say, "See you in a little bit!" before she disappeared through the door.
Jeff lightly scolded himself for staring at her ass even though he knew that he couldn't resist. Katy was beautiful and, as he often referred to it "his speed", but he was married and she had recently started a live-in relationship with a new boyfriend, so as much as his subconscious would like, it wouldn't exactly be acceptable to linger on the thoughts that were brewing in the back of his mind. Still though, he never declined an opportunity to enjoy her company or to break off and work on something together. Beyond her obviously attractive appearance, they genuinely had fun together and even sometimes were productive when they found something to bring them out of the boredom that often plagues office work.
Before he had finished his coffee, his phone vibrated on his desk with a message that said "leaving at 11:15... I'll drive so you don't have to park that boat of yours... I'll be out front". Jeff smiled to himself as he finished the rest of the coffee and set about trying to do something productive for the next 2 hours.
While mildly succeeding at being productive, the time melted away until it was past 11. When Jeff got up to start moving toward the front entrance, he saw Katy just ahead of him but out of earshot moving in the same direction. He quickened his pace with the intent of catching up to her before she got to the door which seemed to be likely being that he could cover space quickly with his 6'5" frame but the view from his vantage point caused him to slow down. Again, he was graced with the rhythm of her hips and ass in full stride, and as much as he knew he shouldn't, he slowed down to enjoy the view for as long as possible.
By the time he reached the door she was waiting in the lobby for him. They both ventured out into the cold toward the parking lot as she led him to her parking space. He caught a glimpse of it 2 rows over. The "mom car" as they both jokingly referred to it was a smaller red CUV, she had gotten just prior to taking the job.
"All right! Into the mom-car" he quipped as she unlocked the doors with her key fob.
"Oh, just shut the fuck up and get in!" she said as she laughed.
The restaurant to where they were headed was only a quick 3-minute drive from the office, so the car had not even a chance to warm up before they were forced back into the cold to enter the restaurant. They were met by about a dozen other colleagues and the intern who was headed back to school after a winter session. Jeff and Katy managed to acquire adjacent seats at the table which was, in reality, two tables pushed together. Jeff thought to himself that going to lunch was a smart move because even though he wasn't particularly close to most of the people there (Katy being the exception), it was surely a better way to kill time than sitting at his desk and blankly staring at a computer.
The lunch itself was a standard affair, the usual chatter about work woes, weekend plans, and recaps from the previous evening. As the food came out, Jeff noticed that as Katy turned to see the waitress, her left hand subtly rested on his leg. She turned her shoulders and when she had accepted her food and turned back toward the table, her leg inched toward him so that they were noticeably touching underneath the table. Physical contact wasn't exactly uncommon between the two, but this was different and seemed more personal than normal with the subterfuge under the table.
He contemplated whether to read into it or just chalk it up to a byproduct of being at a crowded table. He did manage the courage to shift his leg against hers later in the meal, to which she responded by doing the same and then resting her knee in the same spot against his thigh. The conscience that scolded him for looking at her ass earlier was back into full swing, but he decided to keep the body contact and enjoy it as much as he could.
When the meal ended, and everyone separated to head back to work, Jeff and Katy walked back through the biting cold back toward the car. As the post-lunch sleepiness started to set in, Jeff couldn't take his mind off his beautiful colleague and the incidental touching that happened during lunch. He was struggling to decide whether to let his thoughts linger on it or brush it off as a coincidence, but he couldn't help but begin to fantasize about the woman in the driver's seat. The "driver's seat" seemed a fitting place for her in Jeff's mind as part of the allure of her personality was a presence that carried with it the notion that she knew what she wanted and was in control. That kind of confidence combined with her friendly disposition and sultry looks was quite the aphrodisiac for him. He had suspected that in another life the two of them would have been quite compatible on a personal level and with a little imagination; compatible on a sexual one as well.
All too quickly the short drive back to the office was over and they were headed back to their respective desks lamenting the fact there were still a few hours left in the day. Jeff had a feeling that his imagination would be in overdrive for the remainder of the office hours and silently wondered if Katy's would be as well. At times he thought it would seem foolish to anyone else that so little contact would spark such a desire in him and almost was able to focus on work at points, but she was in his mind and as much as he might try, she wasn't going away.
As the remaining hours slowly melted by, Jeff looked around and found that most of his coworkers had left for the day unbeknownst to him. He wondered to himself if he was so lost in his illicit fantasies that he was so unaware of what was going on around him. At that simultaneously stimulating and disconcerting notion, he stood up to walk into the office common area to see if Katy was still there. When he approached her desk, his heart sank when he couldn't see the top of her head peeking up above the cubicle walls, but as he arrived he saw her keys still there and her computer still on.
"She must be around here somewhere" he thought to himself.
He surveyed the surrounding area and saw the light flicker on in her manager's office and knew instantly where she was and what she was doing. Her manager had the habit of keeping a bowl of candy at his desk and both Jeff and Katy had more than once visited the candy bowl to kill some time or just an excuse to spend some time together. He also noticed that the office was completely empty except for the two of them.