Ben Williams and Peta
Westphal were colleagues, but by no means friends, in fact they really didn’t
like each other, so no one was more surprised than they were that they ended up
in her Hotel room on the night of their company’s Summer Ball.
“So, that was surprising” Ben
said as they lay in bed
“I can’t argue there” she
agreed
“I didn’t even think we liked
each other” Ben said
“We don’t, didn’t” she said
and pulled a face
“Well we must like each other
a bit” he suggested “On some level at least”
“Well, maybe not “like”” she
said as they sat in bed drinking wine
“How does that work?” He
asked
“Well it’s like this” she
explained, “my work is my life, for now anyway, and I enjoy my own company, and
I’m not really a sexual being”
“I can’t say I noticed that”
he pointed out
“Well every now and then I
get an itch that I need someone else to scratch” she confided
“And the rest of the time?”
he asked
“The rest of the time I do my
own scratching”
“That I’d like to see” he
said, but she just gave him a look, then after another glass of wine she
elaborated
“When I first met you, I knew
instantly that you were a man who wouldn’t be looking for ties and I found that
very attractive”
“I’m not sure if I should be
flattered or not” He said
“Be honest isn’t that what
she thought when you first met me?” Peta asked
“Pretty much” Ben replied
after a moment’s thought
“Good because I’m not looking
for a life partner, just a “friend” with benefits”
“Oh” he exclaimed and then
Peta drained her wine glass and said
“Now I think I would like
another go with your scratcher”
