They had worked together for nearly two years, at first she regarded him simply as a co-worker, an older man, distinguished and hansom, but way out of her league. The first day they met, when he was in training a mistake was made by his trainer and even though she could have made an issue out of it, just talking to the man she knew that even though she was his "boss" this man was something special. He was intelligent and funny and his eyes showed a sad loneliness and hunger she definitely knew to her core. So the days went on, they worked together, slowly getting to know each other. They had similar stories, both in pain, both looking for a happiness neither had ever known. It became a dance of frustration, an anticipation of what could not happen due to the responsibilities they had prior to knowing each other.
Travel was part of the job, they traveled with their co-workers both sneaking glances at the other. The tension building. One day they were the only two traveling together they went to work but on the way home he offered to take a back road short cut. She smiled and was enjoying his company so why not. He was so close she could feel the heat from his skin. She was intoxicated by his very presence. As they drove she prayed for the trip to just keep going and it did. They were delayed at every step. A motorcycle ride with an endless number of vehicles crossing in front of them, a wrong turn here, another there.. was he doing it on purpose? She wondered, When was the last time she smiled this much? He was enchanting, his stories so funny, his smile sooooo sexy. She was miles away from a teenager but she felt so new with him. She could be herself, silly, flawed, and happy. OH how long has it been? She tells herself at the end of the day he is just being nice that is who he is a nice guy, he just was having fun do not take it seriously, he cannot think of you that way. Why would he?