[ Fran isn't a complete stranger to male admiration, but she's somehow thrown when it comes from Nathan. There are good and valid reasons for this. Chiefly, he's her superior. There's an obvious line that she is not willing to cross -- that she has not so much as considered crossing. The idea is not remotely on her mind.
Not only is he her boss, he's also around thirty years her senior. Comparatively, she is younger than the others on his payroll. Naturally reserved, this adds to a sense of unease she has when she first enters the workplace, but that's quickly smoothed over. Not simply by her coworkers, but by Nathan himself. She appreciates his attention and praise when it's organic.
One might even say she's begun to crave it. She has very few father figures in her life, with the exception of Anthony, and none of them close to the age her own father would be were he alive. It's nice.
Which makes the occasional unsubtle comment from him extra uncomfortable. He's attractive, but he's far too old, and she's very taken. So taken, a line appears on a test one evening.
Albeit thrilled, the first few weeks are rough on her emotions and her body. She's less likely to brush away the unsolicited attention from him, but when he expresses genuine satisfaction for a good job, she indulges him -- though her expression shifts at the glass in his hand. It's a rocks glass, and she can only have -- ]
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Not only is he her boss, he's also around thirty years her senior. Comparatively, she is younger than the others on his payroll. Naturally reserved, this adds to a sense of unease she has when she first enters the workplace, but that's quickly smoothed over. Not simply by her coworkers, but by Nathan himself. She appreciates his attention and praise when it's organic.
One might even say she's begun to crave it. She has very few father figures in her life, with the exception of Anthony, and none of them close to the age her own father would be were he alive. It's nice.
Which makes the occasional unsubtle comment from him extra uncomfortable. He's attractive, but he's far too old, and she's very taken. So taken, a line appears on a test one evening.
Albeit thrilled, the first few weeks are rough on her emotions and her body. She's less likely to brush away the unsolicited attention from him, but when he expresses genuine satisfaction for a good job, she indulges him -- though her expression shifts at the glass in his hand. It's a rocks glass, and she can only have -- ]
Something red?