It was the evening of her work Christmas party and she knew she was in for a fun night. She was looking pretty cute in her brand new short flowy dress and of course she had topped off with her outfit with sparkly little reindeer ears; it was Christmas after all.
Getting to the restaurant pretty much on time, she was surprised that there were so many people there already. Grabbing herself a drink, she sat at the table with the rest of the younger single crew. She smiled to herself when she noticed who she was sitting opposite. Jack, the one she had a weird little school girl crush on. She always found it funny that his name wasn't really Jack, everyone just called him that because he was tall like a beanstalk. She was taken aback when he stood up and came to sit next to her.
"Mind if I sit here?" he asked, leaning into her ear, he whispered "I have a feeling you'll be a little more interesting to talk too."
"Of course," she said, looking over at who he had been sitting next too, and trying not to giggle. "Are you sure you didn't want to stay there and get your ear chewed off all night though?"
He playful punched her arm as he sat down. Throughout the night they realised that they had never really had a proper conversation before and actually had a fair bit in common. It was a great night, full of flowing drinks, laughter and a decent amount of flirting. After dinner a small group of them decided to go dancing. Being with just their work friends and away from the rest of their co-workers they all really let their hair down.
The next morning she woke up disappointingly alone. A lot of the night before was fuzzy, though she did remember Jack giving her a piggyback ride through the streets, while she was trying not to show the world her arse. She had a feeling it wasn't the only time she had been flashing it that night. She also had a fuzzy fleeting thought of stealing a sneaky pash with him in the nightclub toilets, she wasn't certain if that really happened or not though. Monday at work was going to be interesting, she knew that much.
*****
She was making her morning coffee in the lunch room when she felt someone close behind her, almost too close.
"Hi there, Prancer." Jack whispered in her ear.
"Oh my God, don't do that!" she exclaimed, pushing him in the chest. "You scared the crap out of me."
"Haha, gotta get your heart rate up somehow." He said with a cheeky wink. "Here, I thought you might want these back." Handing her the reindeer ears.
"I wondered where those had gotten too. How did you end up with them?"
"You don't remember? You insisted I wear them because, and I quote - You look so pretty." He said mimicking her voice. "You know you're a little crazy when you've been drinking. Fun, but crazy."
"Ohh God, did I embarrass myself?"
"Not at all Prancer, not at all." He laughed as he walked out of the room.
"Nice ass by the way." He said as he left, leaving her groaning into her hands.
*****
A few weeks had past with just the standard odd flirty comment between them here and there. They did seem to often awkwardly bump into each other in the same doorway almost daily though. He had also started trying to scare her whenever he could. Secretly she knew he only did it because he loved it when she chased him afterwards to hit him. They definitely both enjoyed playing around with each other. Sometimes a bit to much.
*****
One night curled up in bed, she decided to add him on a few socials. She was surprised how quickly he responded, adding her as a friend. Scrolling through his page, she was a little disappointed at how few photos he had on there. Judging from the vivid dream she had that night though, it was all her imagination needed.
*****
