It was late, past 10pm and here I was still at my desk. The office empty, even the cleaners had been and gone.
Staring at the last words on the computer screen with relief, the first draft was ready for the early morning meeting tomorrow. As much as I loved my job, there were times, especially after a day like today when I seriously considered changing careers. I'd be home later than I'd promised, yet again. I could see his face in my minds eye, that set to his lips, hearing his clipped tones as he asked if I'd actually be home on time tomorrow. It hadn't been easy of late, not since I'd taken on more responsibility at work.
Stretching in my chair, reaching up to massage the back of my neck with cool, long fingers. Breasts straining against the buttons of my pale blue shirt. I almost jumped when the phone rang. That would be him, checking to see if I was still at my desk. The temptation to ignore it was overwhelming, but instinctively my hand reached for it, a sigh echoing in the mouthpiece as I lifted it to my lips.
"You're working late."
"I'm just leaving now, I'll be home soon." The words out before I realised that it wasn't his voice I was hearing. This voice was deeper, it felt like there was a smile in the words. Struggling to place it, no one sprang to mind, I was certain I hadn't heard it before. I would have remembered, the richness of it making my nipples harden, pushing against the satin fabric of my bra.
"I think you have the wrong number," I murmured.
"I have the right number," he said, that smile still hovering around his words.