He placed a napkin with an Aleve tablet and a small water bottle on the table. My eyes never left him however, I continued to look at him. He was young, around the age of 25. Tall and thin, but not skinny thin, there was indication that he worked out. Mostly from his broad shoulders and hips. He had short blond hair with emerald green eyes, his skin was tanned. He wore a white dress shirt with black slim dress pants. I wanted to see how his butt looked but the position he stood didn't allow me to.
"Anything else, Mr. Beniot?" he said. His voice was a bit soft.
"No, that's it. Um who are you?"
He smiled, "Monica told me you forget sometimes. I am your temporary assistant this week."
I had completely forgotten that Monica was going to be out for an entire week. The last time she had done this was a few years ago, but I was given a different assistant.
"Yeah, I usually have a lot on my mind. Nice to meet you," I put my hand out. He took my hand and said, "Nathan, Nathan Thompson."
"Nathan, I see. Please, sit down. I'd like to get to know you."
He smiled then turned to walk to the chair across from me. This allowed me to get a good look at his ass that was inside those pants. It was a nice ass, a bubble butt. Something kept telling me that he was gay. However, in the entire time I had been working here, never had I had sex with a fellow employee. I made sure of that. Technically, he wasn't my employee, but he did work in the same building. I couldn't risk him telling someone else and have a gossip train going around and heading up to the higher ups.
Nathan sat down on the chair before me. "So, Nathan, how long have you been an assistant?"
"About 3 years now," he said calmly, "Mr. Kajika is my boss right now, but is currently on a business trip to Japan. I still keep in touch with him for certain work related stuff."
"I see. Steven is a great guy. Listens to a lot of the Beatles."
Nathan let out a small laugh, "Tell me about it."
Nathan had a cute laugh. "So, Nathan, tell me about yourself. What do you like to do on your down time?"
"I didn't know I was going to be in a job interview," he said jokingly.
"I like to get to know my assistants, even if they are temporary."
"Monica mentioned you were a caring person. Well, I graduated from USC 4 years ago at the age of 24. The first year, I had trouble looking for work, mostly doing free labor, but I found a nice entry job. Then I eventually found myself here at this company."
As he spoke, I tried looking for hints of his sexuality. You could tell a lot by a person's body language. But I had trouble reading his. Wasn't sure if he was good at hiding it or that I was losing my game.
"The job market has been up and down in the last few years, so I can see the struggle. What about your down time?" I said.
"Um, well, I sew a lot while watching reruns of The Andy Griffith Show."
"That's a pretty old show. Must bore your significant other?" I said jokingly. I had learned that some people didn't like it when people assumed their sexuality. So using "significant other" was the best way to talk to someone about their relationships.
Nathan smiled and said, "Well, I'm single at the moment. But my past lovers haven't been fans of the show."
It seemed he was remaining mysterious about his sexuality. Made me wonder if he caught on to my plan or it could be he hid it in fear that I might not like homosexuals. In the past, we've had racist and homophobic people work here, unknownly at first of course. But I made it a campaign to deal with these types of people.
Either way, our conversation came to an end when the phone rang. He immediately stood up and excused himself, while I answered the phone. With the phone in my ear, I continued to stare at his ass as he walked out.
As per usual, the day was busy. I had meetings and reports to tend to, but thankfully my headache had gone away. But in the back of my mind, Nathan was there. I wasn't sure why I was so fascinated with him. No other man in the past had done this. There was something about him that made me feel this way. What made it so difficult was the fact that I couldn't find out his sexuality, if he turned out to be straight then I would have a difficult time trying to sleep with him. But if he was gay, it would be easier, but still tricky since he worked at the company. My past sexual ventures were always with random guys I met through Grindr or other outside venues, like the caterer from Friday's party or Leon's college friend. Never from work.
It was close to the end of the work day, when I found myself in my office going over some reports. Nathan walked in and set some papers on my desk, "Your driver will be here in a few minutes. And here are the reports from the second floor."
