A giggle escaped before she could stop it, then she quickly slapped a hand over her mouth.She looked around and noticed that several of her co-workers were eyeing her curiously.“Sorry!”she muttered.She lowered her head and forced herself to concentrate on work.
“Ms.Remington?”a voice called out.
Carys turned to discover a delivery guy with a bag in his hands.“Yes, that’s me.”
The man thrust the bag toward her with a casual smile.“Delivery for you.”
Instead of taking the bag, she stared at it for a long moment.The delivery guy, impatient, set the bag down on her desk and walked away.Carys finally stood up and called out, “But I didn’t order anything!”
The guy merely waved, acknowledging that he’d heard her, and kept walking.
Carys sat back down, still staring at the bag.It was just a brown bag, but whatever was inside, smelled delicious!Carefully, Carys opened the bag, half expecting something weird to pop out.
Instead, the scent of sausage and cheese hit her nostrils and Carys nearly moaned.Peering inside, she found a breakfast sandwich wrapped in paper.Pulling it out, she inhaled the savory scents, then unwrapped the sandwich to find a sausage, egg, and cheese delight in her hands.Biting into the breakfast treat, she nearly groaned with the savory sensations hitting her taste buds.“Oh, this is delicious!”
Her cell phone pinged and she looked at the screen.“Unknown Number” revealed that someone had sent her a message.When she opened it, taking another bite, she read the message.
“If you’d stayed until this morning, we could be sharing breakfast right now instead of both of us eating alone.Next time, don’t leave so early.”
Carys grinned, her body tingling in anticipation.“Next time” implied that she was going to see him again.“Next time” meant that he’d enjoyed himself as much as she had!
Carys sent him a winking emoji, then bit into the sandwich as she turned to concentrate on creating new scripts and scenes that were just different enough to showcase a new product, but similar enough that the company’s logo would generate brand loyalty.
The day trudged on without any incident.Because she’d had such a delicious breakfast, Carys skipped lunch, not wanting to feel full all day.Still, it was a surprise when she received a text message from Rafi later in the day.
“Do you have plans tonight?I thought that maybe we could try having dinner again tonight.”
Carys smiled, then looked furtively around to make sure her co-workers hadn’t seen it.She looked down at her black skirt and sweater, deciding that she didn’t want to head to a fancy restaurant.
“Dinner sounds good, but how about some place more casual?I know of a great Mexican restaurant with the best margaritas in town.”
His reply was almost immediate.“Mexican it is.What time will you be done here?”
She grinned, then looked around again.Thankfully, her coworkers were heading out for the night since it was nearing six o’clock, well past quitting time.
“I’m ready whenever you are.”
“Perfect answer!Meet me down in the parking garage in five minutes.”
Carys chewed her lip thoughtfully, considering how to respond.Yes, most of her coworkers were already gone, but what if someone saw her getting into his car?She’d be labeled as the slut who was sleeping her way up the promotion ladder.
“I’ll meet you there,”she told him, then texted him the address.
“Are you ashamed to be seen with me?”he texted in response.
“Yep,”she replied without hesitation.
There was silence after that and Carys wondered if she should have come up with a different response.Maybe something that wasn’t so honest.
“Hey, Carys, do you have the sales data from last quarter’s promotions?”
Distracted, Carys tucked her phone into her purse, then turned to email the report.“You have it in your in-box,” she answered.
Alone again, Carys stared at her phone, wondering if she’d said something wrong when she saw no response.
With a heavy sigh, she shut down her computer and left the office.Down in the parking garage, she headed to the subway station.
So, why was she so worried about what she’d texted to Rafi?He had to realize that she wouldn’t want her co-workers knowing about this fling with the boss, right?
