In all of my 23 years of life, nothing as dangerous, as stupid, as foolish.... Nothing as tempting as this had ever overcome me.
Dipping the dirty dishes into the sink and scraping off the leftovers, i gripped the edge of the sink tightly, forcing my heart to slow down.
Mr Anderson is my boss, he is married. He is a white man.
And yet he had the power to stop my heart, as much as he can make it race.
"Tara...," that deep smooth voice rang in my ears as he walked into the kitchen.
"Yes, Mr Anderson?", i reluctantly turned around, making sure to keep my eyes on the ground, as i was supposed to.
"How may i be of help, sir?", i asked, keeping my voice low.
"I just need a glass of water, is all...I'll get it myself-", he said as he started approaching the cabinet.
"Oh, no, no", i rushed to stop him as i knew that it would get me into trouble, if Mrs Anderson saw him serving himself.
Clearing my throat and smoothing my hands out over my apron, "I can do that for you, sir", i told him.
Stepping over to the cabinet, i took out a glass and set it on the counter, before moving to fetch the water pitcher.
I let out a small breath of air, mixed with gut wrenching fear and shock when i felt two large hands settle on my hips, stopping me.
"... Mr Anderson, sir..", I began to say quietly, but i quickly shut my mouth when i felt the hands encircle my waist and pull me against his body.
Oh my good Lord.....
[Excerpt]:
"Does it bother you?" He asked, after an incisive moment of silence.
"Does...what bother me?" I immediately returned, unable to decipher the objective behind the closed-ended question.
"The way I stare. At you." He pondered, as his dark gaze studied my flushed appearance.
Glowering down at me from a modest distance above, I was sure he could uncover every last one of my veiled secrets with one of his enigmatic looks. The way his midnight gaze steadily roamed across my unassuming frame had caused my body to ignite from within, but it also spawned me to wonder what about the man aroused such pronounced feelings from me.
"Yes." I finally responded in a fragile voice I barely recognized as my own.
Rather than acknowledge the closeted remark, he smoothly strutted forward until his body was crouched directly in front of mine. Our faces were now jarringly closer than they'd been mere seconds ago, allowing me to analyze the perfectly smooth ridges of his unblemished features.
"Good." He concluded, as his melancholy orbs drifted to my stilted lips.
**Contains mature/adult content