You walk in to make a brew and I hear you before I see you, 'Jeez Rach your bum looks good in them jeans!' I smile coyly, loving your attention 'It lo...ks even better out of them..' I quip back, still not bringing my eyes away from the phone. We'd been flirting for months, but we were both in long term relationships, so had never taken it further. I can feel you close by, standing behind me..almost touching me. I turn around to look at meet your gaze, willing myself to be brave enough to hold. I couldn’t afford to be seen as a further liability. According to him, all the other guys were all pulling their weight. --- I started on the treadmill, watching the giant high-def screens silently flick repeatedly through the news. I felt alone, distanced from the craziness of Wall Street. I wasn’t like those guys and those guys weren’t like me. They enjoyed the thrill of the kill. They wanted to be rich and own property, have beautiful girlfriends and wives, and show off how rich they were.. ...”i knew where this was going so i said fine i would bring it round to her place after work. it was on my way home anyway.She lived in one of a long terrace of houses, i parked up and retreived the large box containing the main base unit and went and knocked on her front door. the door opened it was off the latch. I stepped inside and called out “Hello.........Computer guy!” god that sounded lame!“Up here” she replied “Come on up” closing the door with a foot i lumbered up the stairs with the. When he was dry, Connor tossed the towel over his shoulder and wandered out of the bathroom in search of clothes. As he passed his bedroom, a flash of colour caught his eye and he stopped still, turning to look. Elsie was sitting on the corner of his bed, dressed in a bright maroon jacket and a denim skirt. There was an amused and appreciative smile on her face. Connor backtracked and walked to the doorway of the bedroom. His heart fluttered in his chest as his brain turned over thoughts of.