Forcing himself to relax his hands, he pushed himself back
into his chair, and placed his fingers on the keyboard. Given her a little smile,
"Let's see what I can do." Focusing on the computer, he made a few
clicks on the keyboard and entered the IT systems.
He didn't hear her come up behind him, but she felt her. She
leaned over to see the screen. Clearing his throat, he pointed and explained.
"This is the backdoor system, you could say." He typed in a few more
bits of information and scrolled down to find her security information.
"Here we go," he said. Without thinking, he turned.
Her cheek was only inches from him, and when he turned to
face her, his warm breath tickled her skin. Cali didn't know what to do. She
knew what she wanted to do. She wanted to turn towards those lips that made
starring appearance in her dreams for the last two nights. Her body seemed to respond
without her permission, and her face turned.
Their eyes met and held for a brief second before Matthew’s
computer beeped, breaking the spell. They both jumped back quickly.
Giving his head a small shake, Matthew made himself focus
again, and quickly pressed a button. He didn't waste any time. As soon as the
paper was off the printer, he handed it to her. "Do whatever you need to do
memorize that tonight and destroy it. Password protection means nothing if
someone is able to get their hands on it."
"Yes," Cali said a bit awkwardly, rushing toward
the door. "Thank you." With her hand on the knob, she glanced back.
"Good night, Mr. Anderson."
As soon as the door shut behind her, Matthew let his head
fall into his hands. He'd almost kissed her. What was wrong with him? He was a
professional. A professional did not fool
around with his boss. Period.
His computer beeped again, and he silently blessed and
cursed it. Taking a much needed breath, he went back to what he'd been doing
before Cali Stanton walked through his door.
You captured the tension perfectly!
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