Madeleine rubbed her eyes and stifled a yawn. It was 6:00PM and she was still at her desk, trying to wrap up work for the week. She knew she just needed to get through these last few items on her to-do list and she wouldn't have to think of work again until Monday.
Maddy was pretty sure she was the only one left in the office. One by one, her coworkers had trickled out, wishing her a good weekend as they headed into the balmy summer night. Maddy saved the file she was working on to her desktop and glanced at the clock. 6:10 and she could finally head home. She was restarting her computer when she heard the rustling of papers from one of the offices by the window. She froze; she had thought she was alone in the office. She leaned back in her chair to get a better look, and her heart leaped in her chest -- it was her boss, Viraj.
Maddy suddenly didn't feel tired at all. From the time she had met Viraj, she thought he was cute. The more she got to know him, the harder she had fallen for him -- he was patient, kind, smart, and incredibly sexy. She knew that she couldn't act on her feelings because he was, after all, her boss... but a girl could dream. And fantasize. And Google endless amounts of porn starring Indian men that she could pretend was Viraj.
She hesitated for a few moments, thinking. She knew the responsible thing to do would be to head out, but the opportunity to talk to him alone for a few minutes was too tempting to resist. She took a deep breath and walked over to where he was typing at his computer. She tapped on the wall as she approached. He looked up, startled.
"Maddy, you're still here? Go home!" he said, smiling up at her. Maddy loved his smile; he had deep smile lines that emerged, and Maddy loved being the reason that they appeared.
"I'm heading out right now -- and what about you? You're here late too," Maddy teased gently.
"True -- I'm heading out now, though. What are you up to tonight?"
Until that moment, Maddy had been planning on heading home, getting into her pajamas, and pulling up Viraj's Facebook page. He barely had any photos of himself up -- his profile picture was the Mets' mascot -- but there were a few that Maddy had discovered after a few minutes of scrolling that, along with her vibrator, had helped her have some truly excellent evenings. She decided quickly that she would fudge the truth a bit.
"Oh, I was going to stop down the street for a drink. Want to come?" Maddy's heart thundered in her chest. She told herself that this was just two coworkers going out for a drink -- didn't that happen all the time? Hadn't she seen that in a sitcom or something? Luckily, Viraj's adorable smile lines returned.
"Sure!" he said. "Give me a sec to pack up."
Maddy returned to her desk to grab her bag and quickly looked into her now black computer screen to check her appearance. Her messy blonde curls looked pretty cute today, and she had -- thankfully -- worn one of her favourite outfits, a white blouse with a red pencil skirt. She looked over her shoulder quickly to see if Viraj had left his office yet and quickly adjusted her breasts in her bra so they swelled enticingly under her blouse. She hesitated for a moment and then unbuttoned one more button. It could have happened accidentally, after all.
Viraj came out of his office, swinging his messenger bag over his shoulder. Maddy fell into step beside him and they made small talk as they walked to the bar, talking about the recent concerts at the hall where they worked and how they thought it went.
"I liked the Debussy!" insisted Maddy.
"It was boring as hell! La Mer was a way better choice the next week. Prelude to a Fawn is so dull. Plus, there was no one in the audience -- I had a box to myself!"
They continued to laugh and bicker as they made their way up to a dimly lit bar. Viraj ordered Gin and Tonic, and Maddy did the same. The bartender started mixing their drinks. "Did you want to keep a tab open?" she asked.
Viraj glanced at Maddy. "Yeah, sure," he said, handing over his credit card. "We can split it later," he muttered to Maddy. "She doesn't seem like she's in the mood to split cheques right now."
Maddy bit back a laugh as she eyed the surly bartender, who was currently mixing their drinks as though it had recently insulted her mother. She poured them and Viraj and Maddy thanked her, leaning awkwardly against the bar.