Open House: For Sale

Needs

"I haven't been with a woman in a while and what I've missed most is smelling their hair while they sleep in my arms, waking up next to them and seeing that calm look on their face, which only comes after good sex the night before. U know, the whole after thing. So, when I woke up at the sound of the door closing, I felt robbed of that. Like it wiped everything that happened off. I know it sounds cheesy and possibly creepy, but u asked... " he explains in a soft voice and then pulls away

All this time that he was talking, in that voice, looking away, too embarrassed to look at me, I was hearing him kinda mesmerized. I even got goosebumps at some point, thinking about him doing the things he said at me. When he pulls away, I wake up and try to find what to say

"I'm so sorry, I had no idea it was that important to u..."

"Of course u didn't, how could u?"

"Well, if we had engaged in some small talk, it could have ended differently..."

"Well, I wouldn't disclose something like that to a woman I wanted to fuck later. And u were right not to want to engage in small talk; it was unnecessary, we didn't need to know anything about each other. We just needed to be compatible enough to have mind-blowing sex. Which we did, didn't we?" he asks smirking, looking at me, and I immediately look away, biting my bottom lip

"We sure did..."

"U're blushing!" he says teasingly and I grab my cheeks

"Shut up!" I reply and he laughs

"I'm gonna go now, OK?" I say, getting up, trying to gain my composure back

"See u on Monday, 9am sharp!" he says as I gather my things

"I'll be here at 8.45"

"Don't spoil me, I'll get used to it and demand it" he says playfully, laid back on his chair, playing with a pen

"Well, if u start demanding crazy things, I will just quit" I say at the same tone, standing at the door, with my hand on the door knob

"And how will u pay your rent then?"

"I'll start selling my body, I guess"

"Ah, I see... Maybe I'll be one of your clients then"

"Wow, u like paying me, don't u?"

"Whatever I can do to cover your physiological needs, with extra care of your sexual ones"

"Oh, darling, I won't have sexual needs once I take this baby on the street" I say and wink

"Your ex was such a fool..." he says, shaking his head

"Clearly! Anyway, see u on Monday, jefe (boss)" I say winking again and then leave.

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For the rest of the month, I tried my best to do the job well. Turns out it's not as hard as it sounded. I spend most of my time at work handling some paper work for the new clients, talk with the buyers and schedule meetings and appointments or interact with the rest of the offices when I need to. After work, Carlos wasn't bothering me much, just to tell me about a change in the schedule or to ask me something. In general, we seemed to have clicked, both professionally and personally.

Being so close to him made me see him differently and behind the persona he lets others see. Sure, he's strict and very particular at what he does and wants, he doesn't like saying things twice and definitely doesn't want to state the obvious or say something that was supposed to be self-explanatory. I have found his buttons and adapted to his moods during the day. He's also very understanding when it comes to personal space and personal problems. All in all, I think I won't get fired.