Ever heard the expression, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy?" In this case, I'm Carl, not Jack, and there seems to be some truth to that line.
The holiday time greeted us with a staggering amount of work in what is normally a slow period. Steven had a long planned vacation with his fiancee. Janice had paid for a ski trip for her family during the sweltering Low Country July temperatures. Bottom line is I couldn't bring myself to ask them to change their plans.
Soooo, that left Annie and me to deal with the workload. At 8:00 on the last Saturday morning of the year, we met at the office and shut and locked the door behind us. I started a pot of much needed coffee and sat down at my desk. Annie's desk is about 30 feet away. On a normal day, we are in regular contact talking about everything from work related issues to her twin girls by her first marriage.
Annie is a wonderful person and incredibly loyal. I'm very fortunate to have a coworker who does whatever is needed and, even better, does it with a positive attitude. Annie is about 5'7" and I'm not even going to attempt to guess her weight. She is attractive with shoulder length brown hair. Annie didn't get cheated in the breast department. On days when she wears a tight fitting top, I find myself sneaking somewhat discrete looks at her chest all day long. I've often fantasized about her tits...having a mental picture of her large areola and hard nipples sitting proudly atop a pair of magnificent boobs. I imagined my eager hands unhooking her bra to release her breasts for my hands to caress. I have fantasized about licking her hard nipples and teasing the tips with my tongue.
Annie has another impressive feature. She has a well-rounded ass. Not that I've noticed or anything. On this particular morning, she was wearing a loose-fitting long sleeve shirt and sweatpants. While the shirt didn't highlight her tits, the sweatpants did call attention to her well rounded ass. Again, not that I noticed.
Why was I so distracted by her assets? Well, being a horny guy is clearly the number one reason. On top of that, my on again, off again girlfriend and I were currently off. It had been too long since I had been with her or any other woman.
As I mentioned, on a normal day, we talk on a regular basis. However, this morning with the daunting workload, we focused on the many tasks at hand. The only time we spoke was when I asked her if she wanted any coffee. That is, until about 11:00 when she poked her head in my office.
"Hey Carl, would you unlock the storage room? I need some boxes to store some old records."
I got up from my chair and walked down the hall with her. I unlocked the door and we grabbed several boxes and returned to her office. About twenty minutes later, she returned to my office.
"OK Carl, I've filled the boxes. Would you help me move them to storage?"
"Of course," I replied. I got out of my chair, picked up a box and waited for Annie. She likewise picked up a box and followed me down the hall.
When I opened the door to the storage room, I noticed that there was only available room on the top shelf. Without hesitation, Annie lifted the box over her head and set in on the top shelf. As she released the box, she stumbled backwards into me. I grabbed her and in the process wrapped my arms around her, squeezing her tits as I held her.
Annie looked back over her shoulder, "So Carl, are you going to let me go now?"
I grinned, "Do I have to?"
Without a word, Annie turned around to face me and wrapped her arms around my neck. "No, you don't have to. But if you're going to hold me, I'd prefer you do it this way."
She then stood on her tiptoes and brushed her lips against mine. "Carl, we've worked hard all morning. I think we need to take a break."
She leaned into me and kissed me again. I responded with soft kisses on her lips. She moaned for the first time, obviously enjoying the light kisses. Time lost meaning as we continued with the soft kisses. I continued with the soft kisses along her cheeks and her neck. A soft, extended "mmmmm" softly escaped her lips. She squeezed me tighter as I softly kissed her ear and lightly ran my tongue along it.
I guess at that point, my conscience started to intercede. "Annie, I don't know about this. I mean, I would nothing better than to take this wherever it goes, but we've got to work together. I don't want to make it awkward between us."
Annie looked at me and I could tell she was torn. Finally she spoke. "Carl, I have fantasized about you from shortly after we met. I knew it was probably not a good idea, but I'm not sorry about the fantasies I've had."
She continued, "Carl, I know this could be awkward. But, we're both adults and we aren't attached to anyone. It's been a long time for me. And you've told me you are currently unattached. I'm willing to take the chance because right now I want you. Honestly, I need you as much as I want you right now. I'm not looking for anything beyond the here and now. Call it friends with benefits if you want."
"So, we can stop now or we can have what we both want. I've seen you checking out my tits and staring at my ass. You may have been discrete in your looking, but I knew what you were doing. Frankly, I was flattered and liked it. We can stop and go back to work or you can see and enjoy what you have been checking out since we've known each other. Your call."
I hesitated. All I had to do was nod my head and I could see and touch her body I had so long fantasized about. But there was the potential for trouble. We had worked together for years and I considered Annie a friend. While I wanted her badly, I also didn't want to ruin a friendship.
"Annie, I may regret what I am about to say. Yes, I have watched you, fantasized about you and, yes, lusted after you as long as I have known you. Would I love to take off every stitch of your clothes? Yes, yes, a thousand times yes. But you are more important to me than that and I don't want to rush into something we may regret and in turn ruin a good friendship."
Think for a moment about the angel and devil perched on my opposite shoulders. While the angel beamed at my moral conscience, the devil on the other shoulder simply said' "You're a total dumbass Carl."
Annie looked in my eyes. "Carl, you can definitely spoil the mood.". She paused, "But I know you are probably right. Let's go grab some lunch. I think we've earned a break."
She smiled. "It may be a good idea to leave here and be somewhere in public. Ten minutes from now if we're still here, I reserve the right to change my mind."
Lunch was largely uneventful as we returned to our normal selves. We laughed and shared office gossip. The hour passed quickly and we returned to work.
Work was uneventful and we left without further discussion about what had transpired before lunch. We wrapped up our work and left about 3:30.
