fight the crowds on public
transportation again. There’d definitely been a few times of terror
on the bus, when she’d been approached by some less than
respectable people.
She was terrified, on the other hand,
of the work environment, when stepping through those double doors.
Was Lucas going to cause a scene? Was he going to send her packing?
Could he fire her? He couldn’t because of their physical
relationship.
Lucas could fire her for not being good
enough at her job. She was already nervous about how well she did
in the position. She parked the car and headed inside. She’d just
have to see how things went. There was nothing she could do about
it, so she’d have to do what she could and go from
there.
The elevator doors chimed and the door
opened to Tom’s smiling face. “I was wondering when you were going
to get here. I’ve been bouncing in my seat for a half hour,” he
said with no time for hellos.
Amy sighed, “Hey, Tom. If you’ve been
bouncing in your seat for a half hour, then you were here an hour
early, because I’m a half hour early,” she replied. He threw an arm
around her shoulders and led her toward his desk.
“Okay, Amy, time to spill. What
happened? You totally ditched me this weekend. The way the boss was
acting on Friday night, I didn’t even know if you’d be here this
morning,” he whined.
“Everything’s fine, Tom. The boss and I
just had a little misunderstanding. I promise I’ll fill you in
later, but I need to get started on my work before the
aforementioned person walks in and has a reason to fire me for
being a slacker,” she said, while walking toward her
office.
Tom trailed along with her. “You’re
here early. You can’t get into trouble for chatting with me on your
own time.”
“I don’t think any time we’re in these
offices is our own. Please, just let me get to work and we’ll go
out for happy hour tonight, I promise,” she said pushing him out of
her office.
Amy was busy at her desk
when Lucas came in two hours later . It
must be nice to be the boss and show up when you felt like
it , she thought with attitude, then
regretted it immediately. She wasn’t some high school ex-girlfriend
who was going to think petty thoughts. What he did on his own time
was his business, definitely not hers.
Lucas was completely professional with
her, giving her a list of things he wanted done, and then he left
the office, staying away the rest of the day. It gave her plenty of
time to breathe, and she found herself relaxing and even finishing
her work early.
The next few months flew by, with each
day the same as the next. Lucas gave Amy her assignments, with very
little talk, then left her alone. He never lingered and never
seemed to make eye contact.
She’d gotten the hang of her job and
finally felt comfortable with her work. Esther stopped by several
times and praised her progress, saying it was as if Amy had been
with the company for ten years instead of a few short months. Amy
was thrilled by the praise and held the feeling close to
her.
Try as she might to ignore her true
feelings, Amy was disappointed each time Lucas left the room. His
scent would linger, causing her body to ache, thinking of him for
hours on end.
She’d run through their night of love
making, too often. She woke in the middle of the night, with his
name on her lips, and her body wet and ready. She was grateful he
was keeping his distance because she’d never have the will power to
push him away if he kissed her again.
She had no other man to compare him to,
but she couldn’t imagine lovemaking to be any better than what
she’d had with him that night. Even though she tried to put him out
of her mind, he came to her nightly, in her dreams. She woke up
yearning, with a feeling of emptiness.
Amy put off taking a
pregnancy test for too long because she knew the answer. She’d been
dealing with morning sickness and there were subtle changes in her
body. She was naturally small so most
transportation again. There’d definitely been a few times of terror
on the bus, when she’d been approached by some less than
respectable people.
She was terrified, on the other hand,
of the work environment, when stepping through those double doors.
Was Lucas going to cause a scene? Was he going to send her packing?
Could he fire her? He couldn’t because of their physical
relationship.
Lucas could fire her for not being good
enough at her job. She was already nervous about how well she did
in the position. She parked the car and headed inside. She’d just
have to see how things went. There was nothing she could do about
it, so she’d have to do what she could and go from
there.
The elevator doors chimed and the door
opened to Tom’s smiling face. “I was wondering when you were going
to get here. I’ve been bouncing in my seat for a half hour,” he
said with no time for hellos.
Amy sighed, “Hey, Tom. If you’ve been
bouncing in your seat for a half hour, then you were here an hour
early, because I’m a half hour early,” she replied. He threw an arm
around her shoulders and led her toward his desk.
“Okay, Amy, time to spill. What
happened? You totally ditched me this weekend. The way the boss was
acting on Friday night, I didn’t even know if you’d be here this
morning,” he whined.
“Everything’s fine, Tom. The boss and I
just had a little misunderstanding. I promise I’ll fill you in
later, but I need to get started on my work before the
aforementioned person walks in and has a reason to fire me for
being a slacker,” she said, while walking toward her
office.
Tom trailed along with her. “You’re
here early. You can’t get into trouble for chatting with me on your
own time.”
“I don’t think any time we’re in these
offices is our own. Please, just let me get to work and we’ll go
out for happy hour tonight, I promise,” she said pushing him out of
her office.
Amy was busy at her desk
when Lucas came in two hours later . It
must be nice to be the boss and show up when you felt like
it , she thought with attitude, then
regretted it immediately. She wasn’t some high school ex-girlfriend
who was going to think petty thoughts. What he did on his own time
was his business, definitely not hers.
Lucas was completely professional with
her, giving her a list of things he wanted done, and then he left
the office, staying away the rest of the day. It gave her plenty of
time to breathe, and she found herself relaxing and even finishing
her work early.
The next few months flew by, with each
day the same as the next. Lucas gave Amy her assignments, with very
little talk, then left her alone. He never lingered and never
seemed to make eye contact.
She’d gotten the hang of her job and
finally felt comfortable with her work. Esther stopped by several
times and praised her progress, saying it was as if Amy had been
with the company for ten years instead of a few short months. Amy
was thrilled by the praise and held the feeling close to
her.
Try as she might to ignore her true
feelings, Amy was disappointed each time Lucas left the room. His
scent would linger, causing her body to ache, thinking of him for
hours on end.
She’d run through their night of love
making, too often. She woke in the middle of the night, with his
name on her lips, and her body wet and ready. She was grateful he
was keeping his distance because she’d never have the will power to
push him away if he kissed her again.
She had no other man to compare him to,
but she couldn’t imagine lovemaking to be any better than what
she’d had with him that night. Even though she tried to put him out
of her mind, he came to her nightly, in her dreams. She woke up
yearning, with a feeling of emptiness.
Amy put off taking a
pregnancy test for too long because she knew the answer. She’d been
dealing with morning sickness and there were subtle changes in her
body. She was naturally small so most
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