“How many times do I have to tell you to call me Angela?” I asked during one of our lunch breaks.
“Oh you’ll just have to keep telling me.” He responded. I don’t know why, but something about the way he said that sent chills down my spine. I bit my lip as I watched him eat his lunch and my eyes looked over his thick lips. Immediately my mind went to the gutter, and I began to wonder just how his lips would feel on me. I shifted in my seat behind my desk, feeling a heat rise from in between my thighs.
Come on girl, keep it together.
I cleared my throat and patted my chest like I had something stuck.
“Just forgot to chew,” I announced quickly after seeing Caleb look at me with worry.
“Yeah eating food is hard,” He remarked, his tone oozing with that smart-ass charm of his. I rolled my eyes and looked away to hide my smile.
As if on cue, my phone buzzed with an email alert and I quickly picked it up to see an invite to the annual Christmas party this weekend.
“Oh hey look at that, work party.” Caleb called out with the glee of a little kid. I looked over at him and saw him on his phone as well.
“You excited about work parties, Mister Caleb?” I asked teasingly.
“Only when they offer free alcohol, which they are.” Caleb pumped a fist into the air like he had just won a game.
“Oh you’re such a dork,”
“Damn right, Miss Reyes. Are you going?”
I shrugged in response. I usually never went to the work parties, mainly because I had no desire to see my co-workers drunk and acting like degenerates. Though I had no room to judge at the moment, as my head was still squarely in the gutter over my own assistant.
“Well I’ll just put you down as my plus one then.” Caleb stated.
“No!” I exclaimed louder than I anticipated. But Caleb ignored me and typed away on his phone with a grin full of mischief. “Caleb I really don’t…”
“Too late boss lady. You. Are. Going.” Caleb interrupted me and I narrowed my eyes as I attempted to give him the best death stare that I could. Caleb continued to grin and ignored my stare as he put his phone away and finished his lunch.
The rest of the day was relatively uneventful. However, I found myself silently angry at Caleb for signing me up for the party. It was childish, I knew that it was. But even still, he ignored me and signed me up for something I didn’t want to do. I couldn’t help but hold onto that childish anger for the rest of the day and didn’t talk to Caleb.
He must have gotten the hint because after about an hour after lunch, he stopped trying to talk to me and just went about his day. When the final bell rang and we let the kids go, I was more embarrased at being upset than actually upset. So embarrased that I continued to refuse to talk to Caleb. Even when he said goodbye, I simply nodded and hid my face, afraid I would say something foolish.
As soon as I was in my car, I let out a deep breath before glancing out the window. I don’t know what I was looking for, or who, but I continued to look around the parking as the other teachers and staff made their way out. Perhaps I was looking for Caleb, one last ditch effort of my subconscious mind to see if I could tell him sorry for being upset over something so trivial. Of course he was nowhere to be found, and I was soon sitting alone in the parking lot. With a heavy sigh and a shake of my head, I started my Prius and drove away with only one thought in my head.
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