The Plan

7. Greg

GregAbout half way through the week I realised that the new project wasn’t going to get done on time, or as well as I would like, if I didn’t have help. And I also realised who was likely to get assigned to it, so it was Friday before I broached the subject with our boss. I knew Simon could do the work and he’d be able to devote plenty of time to it because he had very little else to do at the moment. But I really couldn’t be sure whether I could keep things professional if I had to work closely with him. I was going to be lusting after him, I was sure, and if that became obvious then it could make the working environment very difficult indeed.

Richard thought me working with the new guy would be great. Simon seemed enthusiastic when he was asked, and my heart sank. Having him sat right beside me, even in the boss’s office, was doing things to my body that I would be enjoying if I weren’t at work and obsessing over a probably straight man. The deed was done now though so I was going to have to deal with it, even if I had to get some sort of straightjacket style pants to keep my d**k under control for the next few weeks. At least I had a couple of days to myself first when I could try and work out some sort of plan to cope.

I went to see Carl and his family on Sunday, but it ended up being just the two of us because his wife had gone off to see her family due to the early arrival of her new niece. Carl was rather glad he’d got out of it since we had already arranged for me to be there. He was also glad for getting a proper opportunity to talk to me. Not that my sister-in-law was in the dark about me being gay, but we tended not to talk about my love life or lack thereof, while Carl always wanted to know if there were any prospects. And my behaviour earlier in the week was not going to be forgotten easily.

‘So Greg, any news?’

I tried my innocent face. ‘Well, the new project I’m working on is going pretty well.’

He looked unimpressed. ‘You know I was asking about the new guy you have the hots for.’

‘In that case there is definitely no news.’

‘What, nothing? You haven’t found out anything about him?’

I know I looked embarrassed. ‘Of course I have. Just nothing that helps my situation. I have, unfortunately, found out that he is kind, clever and funny as well as gorgeous, and his mere presence does things to me that I won’t go into right now, and makes me want to do things that I’m definitely not going to mention. And to cap it all he has been assigned to my project, so for the next few weeks he is all mine, just not in the way I’d like him to be.’

Carl smiled. I think he would have liked to take the piss, but he saw how mixed up I was already. ‘But that means that you have a chance to get to know him properly, and you may get to find out he’s gay or at least bi.’

I couldn’t think positive right then. ‘Or, more likely, that he’s not and doesn’t take kindly to discovering I have a major case of lust on for him. Even if you’re right, he won’t fancy me.’

‘Why not? You look like me, and I know I’m gorgeous!’

I laughed despite myself. ‘And so modest with it!’ I replied.