The project was important to my boss and he sent me to the customer’s office with directions to finish it up today. I arrived early and met with a young man named David. He was to work with me on the final material and his boss was also insistent about finishing the job today. Well we tried. We skipped lunch and when 5 o’clock hit we sent out for a sandwich. It was 9 pm when we finished and everyone had been gone for hours. I sat back and pushing my glasses off I rubbed my eyes and stretched. David also yawned and tried to shake out the tension of the long day of work. I finally had the time to notice how good he looked. Nothing that stood out like a model but just friendly and smiling.
“I am so glad we finished that,” I said as we arranged the sheets in the last booklet being stapled together.
“Me too. I was sure that we’d never do it but I guess we work well together,” he answered. “You know this project was very important to both our bosses but it may mean a promotion for me.”
I again stretched and started to put on my jacket. As I slipped my arm into the sleeve I winced from sore muscles and just tension. David looked up as I muttered a few mild oaths.
“I can loosen you up in five minutes,” he offered. “Slip that jacket off, loosen your tie and sit here,” he pointed to the chair I had spent most of the day in.