This is part 2 of 6. The story is purely fictional, any resemblance to any real-life people or events is purely coincidental. Be sure to practice safe sex in real life. Please rate and comment.
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Two weeks had passed since Janey, Emertech's new employee, and Adrian, with little doubt the hardest working employee of the company, went at it hot and heavy in the supply room and exchanged phone numbers the following day. They did so in case they would ever feel like doing so again, but nothing had come of it yet. Adrian had actually gained a slightly friendlier disposition compared to his earlier socially paranoid one, but so far he had limited it to occasionally saying "Hey" whenever someone passed by his desk. Since Emertech's floors were like small worlds of their own, changes in relationships between employees were easily noticeable. The eighth floor, on which Janey and Adrian both worked, was no exception, but any changes in Adrian's behavior seemed to stand out more. Today, it was Friday again and almost everyone had left for lunch. Everyone, that is, except for Adrian, who was planning to go to his usual Friday lunch place, and Janey, who wanted to discuss something with him. She went to his desk as he was putting his computer in Sleep mode.
"You never called," she said.
"I'm sorry. I was going to last week, but I couldn't find the words."
"You mean like 'Hey, Janey. How's it going? Wanna fuck again?', that kind of words," Janey asked jokingly.
"Sorry if you're offended, but really, I was going to call."
"Don't worry about it," she said and placed her hand on his arm, sparking a certain nervousness in his eyes. "I wasn't really offended, just surprised. Do you have any idea of who many would kill to have a fuck buddy?"
"No, I really don't. What exactly is a 'fuck buddy'?"
Janey smiled.
"Sorry, I forgot you haven't dated much. A fuck buddy is basically someone you have regular casual sex with sometimes until either one starts dating seriously."
"'Fuck buddy'," said Adrian, feeling the word in his mouth. "Good to have a name for it."
"You can say 'friend with benefits' if you don't like profanity."
"I think we can both agree it's a bit late for that. Aren't there certain risks with a relationship like that?"
"There are some pitfalls, yes, but it's well worth the chance. By the way, are you free tonight?"
"Any night. Do you want to meet?"
"I was thinking my place at 9. Unless you were planning to work tomorrow, in which case you may want to take a rain check, because we're gonna be up way past bedtime."
"That long, huh?"
"Well, the last time took almost an hour, so..."
She grinned.
"Yeah, probably."
"Count me in."
Janey wrote down the address and gave it to him.
"See you tonight, then."
Adrian didn't arrive at Janey's apartment until 9:30. He was soaked as a result of a heavy rainstorm when he met Janey, who was just wearing a red robe to go with her hair.
"Look at you," she said as she took his coat. "Didn't you drive here?"
"I did, but I got nervous outside", Adrian said as he wiped the raindrops of his glasses.
"Why were you nervous?"
"Besides this whole situation, you mean?"
A thunder strike boomed outside, causing Janey to flinch, looking terrified.
"Scared of thunder?"
"Very, thank you for your concern."
"I felt the same way outside when I was on my way here."
"Look, sweetie," Janey said comforting, "you have nothing to be nervous about. If you're afraid of performing badly, don't be. Remember last time? Even if it fails, then there's no harm done. In fact, this will be a learning experience one day."
Her words reassured Adrian enormously.
