I smiled, feeling a flush rise from my chest all the way up my cheeks into my ears. I shifted on the couch, disguising the awakening happening below my waist by setting my plate on the table and picking up my glass.
“Cheers to you, and thank you for saving me from a job I was destined to hate forever. We helped each other out, you and I.” We clinked glasses and I brought my glass to my lips to sip the wine, complete the toast. I looked up over the rim of my glass and she was watching me. She licked her bottom lip with her tongue, and I, again, felt a surge of energy move through me.
She leaned closer to me, as she had the other night when we were standing in the office. That time I hadn’t known what to do… but this time, I did.
Micki
I met her lips with mine, and I felt my body warm im
