Work Ethnic - My Greek Goddess
Two people who have hidden feelings for each other at work finally get together.
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Author's Note: This is one of a number of stories about relationships between a guy called David and his work colleagues. Mild anal in this one. No adultery, infidelity or btb here.
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It started innocently enough.
One day after doing me a very big favour at work, I said to Angela that I really appreciated what she had done for me and that if it weren't for the fact that I thought she would clobber me I would have given her a big hug.
She smiled her beautiful smile at me and then for a brief moment, I saw an expression that I'd never noticed before cross her face. "My pleasure," she replied as she gave me another heart-warming smile that made me feel strange, in a good way and that caught me breathless for a moment. Pulling myself together a moment later, I said, "Thank you again," as I left her office.
Angela was a beautiful - early thirties, year-old woman of Greek parents, with very strong family ties, something typical of her ethnicity. She still lived at home with her parents, never having been married. From what I could gather, from speaking with her and observations at various functions, she seemed always to be going out with her cousins, and it seemed that a lot of her friends were Greek as well. A bubbling personality, coupled with a great sensitivity, and as far as I could figure, a great body as well. Exuding a sensuality that just wanted me to want to hold her, to envelop her in her in my arms, I always thought she was a good catch for the right guy. A beautiful woman whose ancestry and heritage belonged to one of the world's oldest and most influential civilizations. I'd had thoughts of summoning the courage to ask her for a date, but didn't because I figured the age gap between us was too great for any kind of ongoing relationship to last, and I didn't figure her for a one-night stand type of woman.
Me? Well, my name is David. My life had taken me on many journeys. I'd been married, and divorced, three times, had a number of shorter relationships, but for one reason or another I'd ultimately, not found them satisfying, so they'd ended. I'd gotten to the stage where I preferred to be single and unattached, rather than be stifled in an unsatisfying relationship. The marriage break-ups weren't for any one specific reason, there was no infidelity or adultery involved. We were individuals growing at different rates and looking for different things as we walked on life's journey. I was not in a relationship at this time and even though I was in my very early fifties, I was enjoying time by myself, entirely happy in my own company. I'm not a one-night stand kind of guy, never have been, but still seem to find the time to date reasonably frequently.
But I digress.
Then, one day a few months later, something unexpected happened after I thought everyone else had gone for the day. I'd gone down to the copy-room to copy some documents when Angela came into the room and stood right next to me.
I noticed her perfume before I felt her approach and stand right next to me. "Hi," I said, "I didn't know anyone was still here."
"Hi" she replied, "Yes, I'm still here." Then she just stood there.
I turned to her saying, "I won't be long" and turned back to what I was doing.
"No, it's all right" she said, "No hurry." Then after a little pause she started to say something hesitatingly. "I ... um, um ... Oh it doesn't matter" and she turned and started to leave the room.
Calling after her I said, "Angela, don't go. What's up? What's the problem? I won't be long."
She stopped, turned her head and just looked at me. "It's okay..." she said looking decidedly uncomfortable.
"Angela, what's the matter?" I asked.
"Nothing's the matter ...It's just," she started saying but trailed off as she turned back to face me.
"What?" I asked. "...Talk to me!" I didn't care what she wanted to talk about. I just loved being with her, in her company. It was weird but she sent a strange tingle through the lower part of my body whenever I was near her.
"Well OK... you know when I did you that favour a few months ago and you said you would have hugged me except you thought I might clobber you?"
"Yes," I replied, not sure where this was going. Now it was my turn to be uncomfortable. Was she heading towards a harassment action?
"I would like that hug."
I was relieved. But I was also stunned. I'd never thought I was ugly but it seemed my appearance may have been passable as I'd received a few compliments over the years about both my appearance and manners. Perhaps a little insecurity always made me feel embarrassed when such comments were made. Here was this mid-thirties year old beautiful, sensual woman asking this early fifties man with the beginnings of a receding hairline, to give her a hug. I was momentarily paralysed. I'd always been attracted to her, but dismissed the chance of anything happening due mainly to our age difference.
"What's the matter?" she asked. "Don't you want to...?" and paused for a few seconds before adding, "OK, I'll go now," she said turning to leave. "Please forget I asked."
I regained my senses enough to answer hoarsely "God, yes, I want to... Yes, I want to hug you. And no, don't go. ...Please don't go."