The Temptress

yself wanting her to look at me again. She was young, probably late in her teens or around twenty or

n't see where I w

y voice, and I saw her teeth graze over her bottom

re?" she asked but shook her head ri

ked, and when she coyly tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, I spotted a ring on her

ed three days after you turned eighteen. Ye

ere," I said and pointed out the directio

ve I walked ri

myself taking a liking to the way

ank

She was way too young. Still, I found myself giving her a second glance before she disappeared down th

ebe

come up with the right bridge for a song I wrote. It didn't go very well. So now I was ti

smile disappeared as soon as she n

y, I

st crap anyway. She could stick to her job as the secretary she was hired to be, instead of vacuuming the buil

d. Being an architect was nice and all, but not when your creativity equale

bler's

roa

ith that? How many more l

ight next to me and had been my partner in crime for many years. Now we weren't just best f

le skyscraper up a place wh

en to the sound of footsteps, until I was met by

ngelo," he said, his t

ga

ack, and Nate coughed out a laugh. Even Jerry had

ommented sarcastically,

you better talk to your little wifey,"

Jerry grumbled, and slapped the bac

o physical toda

oursome," all of us retorted in unison,

not what

n technology had made our job of drawing buildings easier, but sometimes you had to do i

know any better, I would think the

her, dead-panned, and she

enough to fuck her, the dynamics in the office changed, and in many ways, I'd say it was ruined. But Jerry refused to fire

, and immediately

bout what you sai

ss?" he exclaimed but was instan

th side company. I know it's not exactly down our lane, but maybe it would be good for the business to start doing regular houses, to

ilence while thinking about it,

ed any of us bothered to do it later before we went to this beer plan, which mostly consisted of the three of

rtain way, as if we mentally sh

r plan