eyebrows at her. “Hey, I
have an office bet to win remember. Alex is already glued to his side and
Maureen and Jamie are eyeing him up from across the room.”
Lucy moved to the dining room as Penny
practically sprinted across the living room to Jason. She stared out the patio
doors into the backyard and reminded herself repeatedly not to turn around and
scan the living room for Jason.
She smiled when a familiar voice said,
“Hello Lucy.”
She looked down at the short website
developer standing next to her. “Hey Carlos. How are you?”
“I’m good. How are you?”
“I’m well thanks. Enjoying the party?”
Lucy asked politely. Carlos was a nice guy and she had a feeling he was
interested in her as more than a co-worker, but he was definitely not her
type. Forgetting that he was four inches shorter than her, he was loud and
boisterous and commanded the attention of the room. She had always preferred the
quiet types. She was attracted to the type of guy who radiated a quiet
confidence and didn’t need to use loud words and grand gestures to get people’s
attention.
Jason’s type .
Her inner voice whispered immediately. She groaned irritably to herself. Would
she have even one day where she wasn’t thinking about her stupidly hot boss?
“I am. It was nice of Jerry to throw this
for us.” Carlos moved a little closer and squeezed her arm lightly.
“Have you gotten something to eat yet?” He
asked.
She shook her head. “No, I was chatting
with Penny and haven’t hit the buffet table yet.” She looked behind her at the
dining room table that was laden with food.
He tugged on her arm and she allowed him to
lead her to the table. “Let’s grab a bite to eat then.”
Jason looked over Alex’s shoulder, tamping
down his irritation when he watched Carlos squeeze Lucy’s arm. He led her to
the table and they began to help themselves to the food. Carlos said something
to Lucy that made her laugh and Jason frowned. The shorter man was standing
way too close to her, his arm brushing against hers, and when he led her out of
the dining room and into the backyard he had to stop himself from following.
“Jason?” Alex brushed her hand across his
chest. “Earth to Jason?”
“Sorry? What?” He said a bit impatiently.
“I asked where you’ve been for the last two
weeks.” The blonde woman smiled at him as Penny and Maureen stared at him
expectantly.
“It was a personal matter.” He said
shortly.
“Oh of course, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to
pry.” Alex said hastily.
He peered over her shoulder again but Carlos
and Lucy had moved away from the patio door and he couldn’t see them any
longer.
“So, what do you like to do for fun
Jason?” Penny asked eagerly.
* * *
Lucy gave Carlos a stiff smile and moved
his hand off her knee. It had been nearly two hours and she had been trapped
in a lawn chair listening to him yammer on and on about himself for the entire
time. She had the beginning of a headache, the approaching storm had made the air
hot and muggy, and she really had to pee.
Carlos was still a nice guy but if she had
to move his hand off her leg once more or listen to him talk about his Star
Wars collection for much longer, she was going to lose it. Her eyes flickered
upwards to where Jason was standing on the far side of the lawn. He was
surrounded by most of the single women in the office, not to mention a few of
the married ones, and as usual he looked calm and collected.
He hadn’t approached her or even looked at
her once since he had arrived at the party and she was growing angrier by the
minute. He was a jerk, she decided. He had sweet talked his way between her
legs and once he had what he wanted, he had dropped her like a hot potato. She
watched as Alex rubbed his arm with her hand and Jason smiled down at her.
Despite what he had told her, he would move on to Alex next, Lucy
have an office bet to win remember. Alex is already glued to his side and
Maureen and Jamie are eyeing him up from across the room.”
Lucy moved to the dining room as Penny
practically sprinted across the living room to Jason. She stared out the patio
doors into the backyard and reminded herself repeatedly not to turn around and
scan the living room for Jason.
She smiled when a familiar voice said,
“Hello Lucy.”
She looked down at the short website
developer standing next to her. “Hey Carlos. How are you?”
“I’m good. How are you?”
“I’m well thanks. Enjoying the party?”
Lucy asked politely. Carlos was a nice guy and she had a feeling he was
interested in her as more than a co-worker, but he was definitely not her
type. Forgetting that he was four inches shorter than her, he was loud and
boisterous and commanded the attention of the room. She had always preferred the
quiet types. She was attracted to the type of guy who radiated a quiet
confidence and didn’t need to use loud words and grand gestures to get people’s
attention.
Jason’s type .
Her inner voice whispered immediately. She groaned irritably to herself. Would
she have even one day where she wasn’t thinking about her stupidly hot boss?
“I am. It was nice of Jerry to throw this
for us.” Carlos moved a little closer and squeezed her arm lightly.
“Have you gotten something to eat yet?” He
asked.
She shook her head. “No, I was chatting
with Penny and haven’t hit the buffet table yet.” She looked behind her at the
dining room table that was laden with food.
He tugged on her arm and she allowed him to
lead her to the table. “Let’s grab a bite to eat then.”
Jason looked over Alex’s shoulder, tamping
down his irritation when he watched Carlos squeeze Lucy’s arm. He led her to
the table and they began to help themselves to the food. Carlos said something
to Lucy that made her laugh and Jason frowned. The shorter man was standing
way too close to her, his arm brushing against hers, and when he led her out of
the dining room and into the backyard he had to stop himself from following.
“Jason?” Alex brushed her hand across his
chest. “Earth to Jason?”
“Sorry? What?” He said a bit impatiently.
“I asked where you’ve been for the last two
weeks.” The blonde woman smiled at him as Penny and Maureen stared at him
expectantly.
“It was a personal matter.” He said
shortly.
“Oh of course, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to
pry.” Alex said hastily.
He peered over her shoulder again but Carlos
and Lucy had moved away from the patio door and he couldn’t see them any
longer.
“So, what do you like to do for fun
Jason?” Penny asked eagerly.
* * *
Lucy gave Carlos a stiff smile and moved
his hand off her knee. It had been nearly two hours and she had been trapped
in a lawn chair listening to him yammer on and on about himself for the entire
time. She had the beginning of a headache, the approaching storm had made the air
hot and muggy, and she really had to pee.
Carlos was still a nice guy but if she had
to move his hand off her leg once more or listen to him talk about his Star
Wars collection for much longer, she was going to lose it. Her eyes flickered
upwards to where Jason was standing on the far side of the lawn. He was
surrounded by most of the single women in the office, not to mention a few of
the married ones, and as usual he looked calm and collected.
He hadn’t approached her or even looked at
her once since he had arrived at the party and she was growing angrier by the
minute. He was a jerk, she decided. He had sweet talked his way between her
legs and once he had what he wanted, he had dropped her like a hot potato. She
watched as Alex rubbed his arm with her hand and Jason smiled down at her.
Despite what he had told her, he would move on to Alex next, Lucy
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