He woke up as the morning sun streamed through her bedroom window. He was pleasantly surprised by all the feminine touches in her room. Olivia lay on her side facing him. He rested his head on his hand, elbow on the bed and enjoyed watching her for several minutes: her steady breathing, her open mouth showing perfect teeth, the red highlights in her long hair splayed out on the pillow.
Olivia finally opened her eyes.
"Barba?" she whispered hoarsely, her eyes wide with surprise.
"I think you should call me Rafael after last night, don't you, Olivia?" he asked with the smug grin she had once found so irritating.
"You seem shocked. Maybe it wasn't a good idea to stay over? I should…" he began but she interrupted him.
"No, I wanted you… to…for a long time" She leaned over, forced his head back down on the pillow and kissed him, rumpling his short hair in her fingers.
He glanced at her clock realizing with regret that there was no time for romance if they were to get to work on time.
"I'm going to take a shower and then I need to go back to my place to change my clothes. No telling what the office gossip would be if I show up two days in a row with the same suit, tie, and suspenders!" he joked. "Wanna join me in the shower?" he asked. "I'll wash your back!"
"Only if I get to wash your front" Olivia teased as she grabbed her robe from the foot of the bed and snapped it at him.
He padded naked towards the bathroom, then stopped and turned. She saw wide shoulders and muscles that she hadn't ever been able to see beneath his usual suits and shirts. And last night they had undressed in the dark.
"Olivia, would you like to come see my apartment tonight?" he inquired hesitatingly.
"I bet I can describe it sight unseen" Olivia said. "Elegant and modern but sparsely furnished, extremely neat, a large bedroom closet arranged in some logical order, and an almost empty refrigerator. But cabinets filled with chips and other snacks. Oh, and a fancy coffee maker and a nicely stocked bar. How did I do, Rafael?"
You'll find out tonight!" he laughed as he pulled her toward him realizing that without her heels they were almost the same height.