You know it seems that I get all the lousy tasks to do at work. I spend all day doing the grunt work and getting to watch my worthless boss taking clients to business lunches. One day in particular is worst than most and I think that things cant get any worse. So when one of my coworkers invites me to his birthday party I accept without hesitation - I need something to look forward to.
The party is at the weekend and that Saturday evening I find myself driving to this guys house. The weather is gloomy and wet which has an equally dampening effect on my spirits. Things dont get much better at the party either - most of the guests are couples and I feel a bit out of place on my own. I try to circulate a little but it is impossible to break into the closed circles. I am soon trying to think of an excuse to leave that wont offend my buddy.
I turn around to head into the kitchen for another drink. Im not paying much attention to where I am going and I hear a little yelp and feel a soft collision as I turn. I snap my head around and see you reeling away from me a little. Reflexively I take hold of your upper arms to prevent you from tipping over backward.
"Oh boy, I am _really_ sorry. I wasnt looking where I was going" I say. "Did I hurt you?"
"No" you reply "you just took me by surprise, thats all". Theres something in the way that your eyes sparkle when you speak ... maybe I am imagining it. But your eyes are so beautiful, it feels as though they _should_ be twinkling.
We talk for a while and I discover that you are an old friend of my buddys wife. While we speak I take the opportunity to observe and admire you. Your party dress compliments you perfectly, its lines show enough but not too much of your body. I am enchanted by your beautiful lips and watch trance-like at the shapes they form as you speak. As the evening wears on I find myself basking in a pleasant warm glow that comes from being in your company.
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