A Surprise Visit at Work

Last week was pretty mundane until Wednesday afternoon when my coworker, Alex, came by my desk unannounced. We’d always had a playful rapport, but it felt like there was an undercurrent of something more simmering between us lately. He leaned in close, whispering that he needed to borrow a stapler and quickly pressed his lips against mine before backing away with a laugh. It was such a surprise, I barely knew how to react except to feel my heart pounding in my chest. Later, when we were alone at the coffee machine, Alex confessed it had been building up for weeks but that he respected me too much not to check if I felt okay about something like that happening. I told him honestly, I wasn’t sure but was intrigued and wanted more of these little moments to see where they could lead.