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I was a junior employee in a prestigious advertising agency, working long hours trying to impress my superiors with my creativity and dedication. Though it was not at all times easy, I was determined to climb the ladder of success as fast as efficient. Little did I know, my climb up the corporate ladder would come with a price.

As I walked down the hall to my cubicle, I noticed a new male employee who had just started. His name was Alex and he was tall, handsome, and had a brilliant smile that could light up the room. Despite the fact that he was new at the business, he was already turning heads, and I couldn’t help but stare at him from afar.

One day, while working late, Alex entered the office and headed straight for my desk. He leaned against it casually, giving me a sly grin.

“Hey, you’re the new girl, right? The one that everyone is talking about?”

Flustered, I stammered out a response. “Y-yeah, that’s me. And you’re Alex. The new guy.”

Alex nodded, his eyes never leaving mine. “I was hoping I could get to know you better,” he said, and it was like the entire world was standing still.

That was the beginning of our forbidden office affair.

At first, everything was just playful flirting here and there. It was just a natural attraction between two people who were physically attracted to one another. However, things were starting to escalate quickly, and it was hard to withstand the temptation that was building between us.

We would discover ourselves stealing glances at each other, and our eyes would meet across the room. Sometimes, we’d get lost in our own worlds, imagining what it would be like to be together. The tension was palpable, and we both knew it.

One evening when we were both working late, Alex asked me to help him with a project. We went into a conference room to work on it together, and I knew it would only be a matter of time before things took a different turn.

With his eyes locked on mine, Alex leaned in and kissed me softly. I was frozen for a moment, unsure of what to do, before I succumbed to the passion that was beginning to create inside me. It felt as if I was caught in a tornado; everything was spinning out of control.

Before I knew it, our clothes were off, and we were entangled in each other’s arms, completely and utterly consumed by each other’s passion. We didn’t care that we were doing something that was frowned upon; we just wanted each other, and nothing else mattered.

Our affair continued in secrecy, and we’d discover ourselves sneaking into empty meeting rooms, storage closets, and even the back alley behind the office building. Our encounters were thrilling; we were like animals that couldn’t get enough of each other.

But as time went on, the reality of the situation began to set in. I knew that what we were doing could ruin both of our careers. Our colleagues began to notice that we were spending a lot of time together and rumors began to spread.

One afternoon, we were caught by my boss, who was shocked at what he saw. He gave us both a stern warning, telling us that our behavior was unacceptable, and that if it carried on, we could be fired or even worse, have our reputations ruined.

After that, we decided to be more cautious about how and where we saw each other. We were like teenagers again, sneaking around, and hiding our emotions from prying eyes. Despite the risk, we couldn’t withstand each other, and we continued our affair in secret.

But eventually, even the most well-hidden secrets have a way of coming out. One day, I received a call from my boss, asking me to come into his office immediately. When I arrived, Alex was sitting across from him, looking as nervous as I had ever seen him.

My boss looked at us both, his expression grave. “I’ve had complaints and evidence sent to me about your relationship, and I have no choice but to let you both go. I’m sorry, but this is the only option.”

Devastated, Alex and I left the building together. We knew that not only had we lost our jobs, but our reputations had been damaged forever. We both stood outside the building on the sidewalk, holding each other, not knowing what the future might hold.

As the taxi pulled away, we gave each other one last kiss, as if sealing a pact, before going our separate methods. It was a bittersweet ending to our story, but one that we would never forget.

Years later, I ran into Alex at a café in the city. It was like no time had passed, and the passion that we once shared was still there. This time, however, we realized that we had both moved on with our lives and the timing would never be right. We exchanged a few pleasantries, and made small talk about our separate lives before saying our goodbyes.

That was the last time I ever saw Alex again.

In the end, our office affair was a lesson in caution and restraint, a situation born of passion and desire that ultimately cost us too much. It was a warning about taking risks, and the lasting consequences that can come from them, and about the dangers of pursuing an entangled passion that is forbidden.
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