We had a lot of fun last night. The boys told me about pranks they use to pull on each other as kids. I feel so bad for their grandma, but I can see there is a lot of love between them.
As I walk in our cubical Tuesday morning I look at Mark's desk, I sigh. I've never met a messier person. I find it odd because his apartment is immaculate, but his desk is always an untidy mess. I can't say that I am a clean person either, but he knows how to push the limits. Mark is nowhere to be seen but I know he can't be far. Where there is a mess, there is Mark. I wonder what it would be like to live with him. I daydream about what our life would be like if we moved in together. I sit and pull my keyboard out from under my desk. There is a post-it note by it. 'I've missed you angel. -M'. It brings a smile to my face. I quickly toss it in the trash. I wonder if anybody else saw it? Mark's voice startles me as he walks up behind me and leans to whisper in my ear.
"You look like your hiding something Ms. Harkins."
I turn toward him. His face is so close I find it hard not to kiss him.
"Mark, we need to stay professional." I smile at him and bite my lip. I've missed our games.
Mark puts his hand against my cheek rubbing his thumb against the bottom edge of my lips.
"No more of this then. It drives me crazy." He smiles, referring to my teeth on my lip, and kneels in front of me. "What do you say we make this official?"
"Are you being serious Mark?" I asked surprised.
"Do I not look serious."
"Things with you aren't always what they seem."
Mark laughs and stands sitting on the edge of my desk. He smiles his provocative smile and stares at me a moment.
"We can't hide it forever angel." He shrugs.
He's not wrong but I'm not sure I have the courage to admit our relationship to our managers.
"Yeah, I guess that's true. But..."
"But what?" He asks.
"I'm a little afraid to tell Dean about it. How would we do this?"
He looks me up and down and bites his bottom lip raising his eyebrow at me. I love the dirty way he thinks. I lean forward in my chair laying my head on his thigh. His body tenses. I sigh.
"I'm trying to be serious Mark." I said.
"We can tell him we are seeing each other, over lunch maybe. So, it's a little more relaxed. We can talk about how well we are doing on our files and then we can mention to him that we have been sleeping together."
"Mark. Shhh!" I say embarrassed.
I look away and shake my head at him. The idea of telling Dean about us is terrifying. I lied to him so many times in the past.
"So, when do you want to do this?" I ask sitting back in my chair.
"Today. I want the world to know that you are mine."
"Today?" I tense in my seat and sigh nervously.
"Yeah. Is that going to be a problem?"
"Do you think that's a good idea? What if he takes it badly and fires us?" I ask worried.
"We can find other jobs, although I'm sure he won't fire us, just me."
I sense a hint of jealousy in that last sentence. I know very well what Mark thinks about Dean's attentiveness towards me since I started here.
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When The Wrong One Loves You Right 1: A New Life
Romance*************** There are sequels ***************** Anabeth Harkins, a smart independent young woman moves to New York to run from her past. She starts a new job, where she falls in love with a co-worker and later his twin brother. She uncovers her...
