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| HAVING A CONSCIENCE by Janey Cerys jumped with shock as fingers covered her eyes and mouth. �Shush,� whispered a soft voice. �Don�t be afraid.� �Umm! Hmm mmm umm,� she protested, shaking her head in the hope that the fingers holding her as a prisoner would be shaken away. With warm breath on her neck, Cerys was tugged gently backwards and into a very large stationary store. She heard the sound of the lock being engaged, then her eyes and mouth were free. �The things I have to do to get time alone with you!� �Nicky!� she panted. �You frightened me, you great steaming clot!� �Sorry honey but I�ve been going insane not being able to see you, as irrational as it is.� �I couldn�t give a flying fuck! This is way too much.� He laughed as quietly as possible. �I brought a ton of stuff that Martin, Terri and Philip need copying, so that will keep us occupied for a while.� �Great until others want to come in!� she laughed. �You know that the sound of a copying machine will not keep people away even if the door is locked. In fact, it makes them more suspicious.� �Ok so lets load this little baby up as much as we can while we find somewhere to play,� Nicky grinned. �Like that is going to happen here! Oh Nicky, come around when you�ve finished or when I have,� she smiled at his confusion. �I�m not sure which one of us will finish first.� �Knowing our meetings it will be you,� he smirked. �My place or yours?� �You have some nerve!� she smirked, backing against him. �From nothing to this! I should be so mad at you Wire!� �So you guessed huh?� �Oh I drove James, Sean and Terri crazy with my insistence that you liked me. I began to think that I was going nuts.� �I can be a very good actor when I need to be.� �Erm, is that something that you really ought to be telling me?� Nicky threw his head back as he laughed. �I guess not! Where will you meet me Cerys?� �The shopping centre is open till late. I�ll give you my mobile number and we can organise something when you leave here ok?� Nicky was cock-a-hoop! �I must be crazy. Inviting you to my home for a meal when I hardly know you,� Cerys chuckled nervously, plating up their respective takeaways. �Ah but you know Martin very well so if I misbehave you know that he will sort me out!� �What do you construe as not behaving Nicky?� �Anything that you don�t want.� �I can live with that.� �Ah well,� Cerys sighed. �You�ve eaten, had a drink and company so I guess it�s time for you to go home. You have a wife waiting for you.� �Can�t you ignore that?� �How? I know how I�d feel if it was me that you wanted to cheat on. I admit that it�s flattering and I love being with you, but we have to be careful Nicky. People, namely your wife and child will get hurt.� �Not necessarily,� Nicky whimpered, nipping at her ears with his lips. �My job means that I have to be away a lot.� �That doesn�t fill me with confidence.� �What?� �You giving that explanation so easily. How many times have you had an affair?� Nicky was incensed! �Never. I have never cheated on Rachel nor have I wanted to, till now.� �Flattery won�t work.� �Cerys, we have been flirting since time immemorial. I have never hidden how I felt about you.� �Nor have you wanted to act on it so tonight can be the same can�t it Nicky?� �No it can�t because tonight I have finally summoned up the courage to approach you in this way. I may never do this again Cerys, at least not without being inordinately drunk.� She cupped his face in her hands. �You have so much to lose Nicky. How can you be sure?� �Simple: you�ve always been on my mind. For the last eight years or so since we got to know you, it has been there. YOU have been there! I have made love to my wife thinking of you.� �THAT I didn�t need to know.� �Sure you did. You need to know that this isn�t a flash in the pan thing. James knows the truth; he�s the one person I told.� She stood open mouthed absolutely flabbergasted at his declaration. �When did you tell him?� �I have told him a few times since I first met you. Like you he didn�t believe me at first. Now he really does.� �I�m sorry Nicky but I can�t do it. No way can I go with a married man, no matter how attractive I find him. I�m sorry.� �Are you throwing an ultimatum at me Cerys?� �No I�m not Nicky. Quite simply I will work with you, be your friend even, but I will not sleep with you. That�s all that there is to it really.� �Well I�m going to go crazy then because I want you. I want you a whole lot.� �I think that it�s time for you to leave before this gets awkward,� Cerys sighed. �I�ll see at the office in a few days Nick.� Cerys cried as soon as Nicky stepped out of the door. Sometimes having a conscience was a bitch. She had turned down the man of her dreams because he was married. Yes it was the right thing to do. It just didn�t feel like it right now. The end. <<< Janey's stories |