Would you be able to take it if I were to be presumptuous?

Dana leaned against the door breathing heavily, her heart was beating wildly. She didn’t know why she had this feeling every time they were together even though she had reached forty. She had never experienced this feeling even as a young girl nor when she was married.

She turned her laptop on to review the training plan sent to her by her assistants. She could not rein her messy thoughts to concentrate on the document in front of her and fell asleep with her head resting on the desk

“Dring …ring……Drinnnnnngggg”

Dana sat up and looked around gathering her thoughts. Thinking back to Alec’s appearance in the morning, she hesitated as she neared the door.

“It’s me!” Ben gentle yet magnetic voice came from outside the door

Dana opened the door with a smile “Why are you here?”

“Lunch before workshop?” Ben flashed one of his charming smiles before walking in unceremoniously without waiting to be asked in.

“Lunch?” Dana looked at the watch only to realize that she had being sleeping f