One Night with a Stranger

s Point

as he stared at me, I discreetly mumbled, followed by a mischie

, so I averted my gaze, but even when I wa

t I'd be meeting the guy who stole my virginity in a c

looking," I thought to myself, a

and he didn't even try to hide the fact that he

e the passion in Xavier's eyes had sh

ng myself to do it. As a result, I missed Xavie

lly awakened from my trance w

ppeared to be an angry banshee, and when I foll

t compelled me to swiftly withdraw my hand. I had tried e

our hands touching against each other, I

happy to be here," he said, st

ords did not escape me,

ed to leave Sally's office, and I didn't ling

the office and next to the other department of the company,

e that had been in my purse for a long time, and th

e, and the cigarette in my pu

e, but this appears

r while I was still pu

ter three rings as soon

What should I do?!" I inq

thing bad happen to you?" She

.. remember what I told

that?" S

with whom I had

She asked calmly, now that she realized I wasn't in

ponding to her query. "He's her

an he's there? Do you m

canning my surroundings for anyone who might have heard me, but w

r end of the line, and I was certain sh

alk about a small w

inue? I'm already panicking! After what

and I knew she was thinking about what I needed to do

e man; show him your poker face; maybe he won't bother you if you show

answered before finally hanging up, but

r him and don't care what happened between you two, nerve

king and talking to Ju

o face anything, including Xavier. However, as soon as I walked into our office, I

been waiting for you to r

en? Where are the others

ryone to a late lunch, and Sally had ord

the rooftop talki

restaurant near our office, and Angie couldn't

oking; he's more attractive than those

dded my head. I let her talk while we wai

ed at the mall, where the Ja

ier sitting on the farthest of the table seated alongsid

empty seat when she noticed it, bu

nd Angie take the seat next to Bob?" Sa

ly instructed, and the way she stares at me is full of envy; i

xt to Xavier, and just being n

n, but I was mistaken, and all the confid

I was eating since it felt

loyee; she came up with the majority of the concep

me Xavier. I'm not that old," with his

was empty, she instantly grabbed up the sake bottle, but it was also empty, s

rembling hands caused me to sp

do?!" Sally

wine off his jeans when

bathroom, excuse me," Xavier repli

sha, you appear to be out o

ew minutes later and resumed his

to, not because we were eating too slowly, but becaus

came to an end, so I stood up and went out

ice, and by the time the others returned

not with Sally when she returned, implying that

before the end of our shift, and as if he could

ed with my work; I noticed it in the corne

s the clock struck 5 p.m., without

me, and the only time I caught my breath was when I arr

tches, so I was startled when I heard a v

home already?" He sa

icking up my keys, putting on my p

to someone you've had sex with?" He inquired, u

so you know, what happened between us was only a one

e'll see," he remarked, the way he looked

my bike, but even though I was already going, he rem

hi