"The Human Resource boss was furious. Livid, even. He charged into the board room, holding some papers, his bloody red eyes darting from one scared employee to the next.
"We do not condone office romance here..! This is unacceptable..! Step forward if this is you, he thundered, waving a postcard love letter, a picture of huge, dark red roses facing us
"You could hear a pin drop. Nobody moved. Even in the tension, I could feel Rita's eyes undressing me. Her eyes tore into my sundress, dropping it on the floor. She looked at my bra, unsure, just for a second. My blood was racing a 21km marathon. I dared not look up
"The HR guy was still screaming. Waving and gesticulating wildly. Let love be Mr HR
"He pointed at Rita. What? As Rita stepped forward, I could see the fear in her eyes. She couldn't lose this job. It was her everything
"You just name whoever gave this to you and you are absolved from all blame, says Mr HR.
"Rita remained rooted to the spot. Her eyes fixed to the ground. This is the ultimate love test, a small voice said to me
"I know it could be the guy from IT. I have seen how he looks at your ass. Just whisper yes, and this is all over
"For a tiny, microsecond, my eyes met Rita's.
"As I stepped forward, I could feel her eyes kissing me. Traveling all over my body
"The HR boss turned and stared at me. His eyes travelled down my tight skirt, taking in the nice curves, settling at my red bottom heels. Then starting from my head.
"I wrote that and I have no apologies. I didn't know I was this brave
"And as everyone stared, tongue tied, I moved slowly towards Rita, took her hands, stared at her teary eyes. Moved an inch closer. She closed her eyes as my lips found hers
"Gasps. Cats calls. Whispers. Amidst all that we walked together to our respective desks and started packing
"Love always conquers all...I thought as I stole a glance at her.
"She smiled at me...."