Chris's job is boring. Mind-numbingly boring. Soul-crushingly boring. Earth-shatteringly boring, but not in a cool way - a boring way.
Chris slumps down in his office chair as he stares blankly at the screen in front of him. The Excel sheets are taunting him, reminding him of looming deadlines and the near end of a fiscal quarter. Prime time for annoying people.
He's not even in sales; he works in the tech sector for his company. Some cybersecurity, but mostly running around and helping people wake up their computers. Those are the most exciting parts of his day, and even then, there's never a technical issue interesting enough to be considered rewarding. He's not sure why he should be patting boomers on the ass for figuring out that their computer going to sleep is in fact, not actually Chinese malware.
The day is nearing its end, and Chris sighs deeply. He's alone in his office, courtesy of being one of the only tech people hired on-site. It provides him with certain privileges, such as an inordinate amount of privacy when something strange happens.
There are times when he needs to utilize his privilege, but they are few and far between. But once in a while, the fates smile down at him.
Chris's phone buzzes, and he groans aloud. He can be as pissy as he needs to, because he's alone. He's usually much more mindful around his colleagues, lest he lose his job and make an ass of himself in one fell swoop.
He reaches into his trousers and fumbles around for a moment. He raises the phone to his face and squints, wondering who could be texting him during work hours.
His eyes nearly pop out of his skull in a cartoonish fashion once he sees who it is and what she's sent. He chokes a bit on his saliva, hacking away into his elbow as he scrambles to stand up and shut the door.
A colleague who's rounding the corner gives Chris a pointed look. "You good there, man?"
Chris flashes him a thumbs up, but continues to cough. The coworker must sense that now's a bad time, so he simply shrugs and continues about his business.
As his coughing subsides, Chris idly thanks God for non-nosy people.
He hurries back to his desk and plops down in his chair. He opens his phone and reels at what he's seeing, his mind going completely blank as he struggles to form coherent thoughts.
A: Like what you see?
A: 352294_PNG
A: Sorry, that was cheesy. But my question still stands.
Chris sputters at the nude photo in front of him. It's tasteful, artsy in a way befitting of a model or photographer, but it's obvious that Avery took it on her own.
She's lounging against a bed, underwear tactically pulled off and pushed to the side as she bites her lip and winks at the camera. It encompasses most of her personality nicely, but now isn't really the time to be assessing artistic merit.
C: I'm at work. I already gave you my schedule.
A: I know
Chris pauses, thumbs hovering above the screen, undecided on how to proceed. He had just assumed she forgot and was being careless. But if she knows that he's at work, then why is she...?
C: Then why did you send it?
A: You really are clueless huh
A: Variety is the spice of life