nice today,” I say stupidly. What an idiot! That’s the best
I could do? She looks away and blushes. Yep, now I’ve embarrassed
her.
“Thank you,” she
says, “I like your jumper.” And now she’s embarrassed herself. I
see her cheeks flush and I can’t help but smile. Yep now she feels like
an idiot too, I don’t feel so bad!
When the elevator
stops and the doors open, I’m disappointed. I was quite enjoying that
ride. I can’t quite explain it, but I feel like I have seen this woman
for the first time today. It puzzles me that I haven’t really noticed how
attractive she is until just now. I can feel a connection to her,
electric pull or something like that. I don’t think I have ever quite
experienced that before. Suddenly the doors begin to close and I remember
that we are supposed to get off here, as this is our floor. I stick my
arm out to stop them and so does Emma. Our arms touch again and I feel
another jolt of electricity between us. For some reason she
giggles. It’s a cute giggle and I find it infectious so I join in.
I watch her as she
walks to her desk, trying to make sense of it all. What was that? I don’t know, but it felt kind of… special. Special? Now I know I’m losing it!
Suddenly she
falls. I’m not quite sure how, as it happens so fast, one second she is
there and the next she has vanished behind the desk. It really is quite
comical and I can’t help but smile. I don’t think that she has hurt
herself so I don’t feel too guilty, but I rush to her anyway. I find her
giggling on the floor and then I let out the laugh that I have been biting
back. I hold out my hand for her and she puts her delicate hand in
mine. As soon as she touches me I feel… I can’t describe it… It feels
kind of like a zap going straight into my heart. I immediately let go.
I am no longer
laughing. It is the strangest sensation I have ever felt. I feel
like I have been stung or something. How can I feel something like
this? It is an alien feeling, something you read in a trashy romance (not
that I read those, but I can imagine). This is not what happens in real
life! And why today, what has changed since yesterday? Emma never
even looked at me twice before and I never considered anything like this, with
her, or anyone. I never even knew that this existed.
She’s still giggling
and I rewind to when I first saw her before we got on the elevator. All of this, because she got out of the right side of the bed?
I look into her beautiful eyes and realise just how stunning they are, a
spectacular shade of green, a shade of green that I cannot even think to
name. I can’t look away. What has gotten into me?
“Right
side of the bed perhaps, but wrong side of the chair!” I say more
to myself than anything. She starts laughing harder. But I can’t
join in now. I am so swept away by all of this, whatever it
is. “Definitely the right side of the bed,” I say again, holding her
gaze. She stops laughing then and I can’t help but hope, again, that the
bed didn’t have anyone else in it.
“Good morning
Emma. Good morning Seth.” Julia says appearing from nowhere.
“Morning Julia,” I
say tearing my eyes from Emma. “Nice day for it!” I mumble distractedly
to Julia. I take one last look at Emma. “Catch you later,” and go
to my office.
I shut the door and
sit at my desk, for I don’t know how long, trying to make sense of what
happened. That was intense to say the least. My office is at
the other end of the floor from reception. Yet even from here I can feel
a pull towards her. How is that even possible?
Emma’s not even my
type, is she? I don’t know. One thing is for sure, I intend to find
out.
Looking out my office
window I see Sophie walking down the corridor towards the kitchen. I
don’t particular need another coffee right now after going to the coffee shop
and
I could do? She looks away and blushes. Yep, now I’ve embarrassed
her.
“Thank you,” she
says, “I like your jumper.” And now she’s embarrassed herself. I
see her cheeks flush and I can’t help but smile. Yep now she feels like
an idiot too, I don’t feel so bad!
When the elevator
stops and the doors open, I’m disappointed. I was quite enjoying that
ride. I can’t quite explain it, but I feel like I have seen this woman
for the first time today. It puzzles me that I haven’t really noticed how
attractive she is until just now. I can feel a connection to her,
electric pull or something like that. I don’t think I have ever quite
experienced that before. Suddenly the doors begin to close and I remember
that we are supposed to get off here, as this is our floor. I stick my
arm out to stop them and so does Emma. Our arms touch again and I feel
another jolt of electricity between us. For some reason she
giggles. It’s a cute giggle and I find it infectious so I join in.
I watch her as she
walks to her desk, trying to make sense of it all. What was that? I don’t know, but it felt kind of… special. Special? Now I know I’m losing it!
Suddenly she
falls. I’m not quite sure how, as it happens so fast, one second she is
there and the next she has vanished behind the desk. It really is quite
comical and I can’t help but smile. I don’t think that she has hurt
herself so I don’t feel too guilty, but I rush to her anyway. I find her
giggling on the floor and then I let out the laugh that I have been biting
back. I hold out my hand for her and she puts her delicate hand in
mine. As soon as she touches me I feel… I can’t describe it… It feels
kind of like a zap going straight into my heart. I immediately let go.
I am no longer
laughing. It is the strangest sensation I have ever felt. I feel
like I have been stung or something. How can I feel something like
this? It is an alien feeling, something you read in a trashy romance (not
that I read those, but I can imagine). This is not what happens in real
life! And why today, what has changed since yesterday? Emma never
even looked at me twice before and I never considered anything like this, with
her, or anyone. I never even knew that this existed.
She’s still giggling
and I rewind to when I first saw her before we got on the elevator. All of this, because she got out of the right side of the bed?
I look into her beautiful eyes and realise just how stunning they are, a
spectacular shade of green, a shade of green that I cannot even think to
name. I can’t look away. What has gotten into me?
“Right
side of the bed perhaps, but wrong side of the chair!” I say more
to myself than anything. She starts laughing harder. But I can’t
join in now. I am so swept away by all of this, whatever it
is. “Definitely the right side of the bed,” I say again, holding her
gaze. She stops laughing then and I can’t help but hope, again, that the
bed didn’t have anyone else in it.
“Good morning
Emma. Good morning Seth.” Julia says appearing from nowhere.
“Morning Julia,” I
say tearing my eyes from Emma. “Nice day for it!” I mumble distractedly
to Julia. I take one last look at Emma. “Catch you later,” and go
to my office.
I shut the door and
sit at my desk, for I don’t know how long, trying to make sense of what
happened. That was intense to say the least. My office is at
the other end of the floor from reception. Yet even from here I can feel
a pull towards her. How is that even possible?
Emma’s not even my
type, is she? I don’t know. One thing is for sure, I intend to find
out.
Looking out my office
window I see Sophie walking down the corridor towards the kitchen. I
don’t particular need another coffee right now after going to the coffee shop
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