AS ALWAYS, A COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY TRUE STORY:
I'd wasn't even dating Francis when we first hooked up. We worked together and although I was living with my boyfriend of 6 years, things were clearly on the out with him, and suddenly this new man had appeared in my life. We were both 27, had the same outlook on life, more importantly wanted the same things out of life and I knew immediately we'd one day end up together. We flirted relentlessly at work - he'd just transferred in from out of town - and despite both being supervisors, there was no hiding from our coworkers that there was some definite chemistry between us.
The first time I actually felt something really sexual between us was innocent enough from his perspective. We were downtown on a Saturday night and I'd conveniently arranged that me & my girlfriends would venture out to the same bar as him and his guy friends. We talked about everything for a couple of hours, before the chocolate Martinis kicked in and I was his for the taking. He was such a gentleman, he didn't make a move, so just when he was talking about how much he missed his family in the UK, I leaned in and kissed him. That was it for me. My existing relationship was over, and Francis was the new man in my life.
2 days later at work, we happened to be working the same shifts and he asked me if I wanted to grab a bite to eat after work. He was a good cook and seemed eager to show off. His roommates were pretty cool and I felt so welcomed into his life. He did a bit of cleaning while the food was cooking, excusing himself from being such a bad host, and then after dinner, complete with the mandatory candles and wine, he excused himself again to do a bit of laundry. He carried his clothes hamper downstairs into the building's utility room, and I decided to really make a move for it. We'd had a couple of conversations about his ex, what she didn't do, what he liked, etc. so I decided I'd show him what a real lover was all about.