Last week, I returned to the office about 8:00 pm after a dreadful blind date. I was lucky that the restaurant is about two blocks from my office. I couldn't wait to complain to my friend Abby for setting me up with a boring real estate agent. Sheās been trying to set me up with Nancy from her office for the past 6 months. I guess straight people likes the challenge of trying to pair off their gay friends. Nancy is a nice woman in her thirties, but she is just too aggressive for my taste. I felt comfortable with her rubbing her bare stocking feet against my calf during dinner under the table. She was discreet, and the tablecloth shielded us. I am a romantic person, and I still believe in the art of conversation on my first date. I made up an excuse that I needed to fax an important document to our office in Japan. I owe the security guard a big thank you for not allowing Nancy to my office for security reasons. I made my escape to the elevator and wave goodbye to Nancy.
I noticed the cleaning lady has emptied the waste paper basket as I walked toward my office. It seem they have vacuum the floor and cleaned the desk. I thought she was nearby, because she usually turns off the lights when she finished unless someone was still on the floor. I went to my office to check my voice mail for any new calls. I check on my emails. I was just stalling for time to avoid meeting Nancy downstairs or at the train station.
After a few more minutes, It seems that Lourdes, the cleaning lady was not coming back to turn off the lights. I wander around the floor to see if anyone was still burning the midnight oil. As I reached the other end of the floor, there was a vacuum cleaner in front of Frances' office. Frances was transferred from our London office about a year ago, and she is one snobbish bitch. She criticizes the American work ethics at every departmental meeting. I have never had a conversation with her other than a fast hello. Frances is a mystery to everyone. She is in her late thirties, and everyone presume she is single. She is a plain looking person; I have never seen her in make-up or even made an attempt to dress up a bit from the normal dress down garb she wore. Since she does not communicate with any of us, Frances is the subject of many vicious rumors. I try to stay away from the rumormongers, because of my predominantly lesbian lifestyle. I date men previously, not for the past few years. When I passed my 30th birthday a few years ago, I dated only woman. I am not ashamed of being a lesbian; I am just a confused woman in my early thirties. I couldn't resist trying to get a closer look to see if she is still working in her office. Frances usually is out of the office before everybody. I figure I can talk to Lourdes for a few minutes once I find her.
Lourdes is a single mother with 2 young kids from Puerto Rico. I enjoy talking to Lourdes when I work late, because I admire her enthusiasm. I give her a lot of credit for coming to a new country with her mother to start a new life without much support. Lourdes is a petite vibrant woman in her early twenties, and she is a beautiful woman. She is not your normal middle age cleaning lady. She takes college courses during the day as her mother helps watch the kids. She cleans houses on the side and works nights to pay her bills. As I stated before her enthusiasm for life is enlightening.