I suggested doing another Alphabet of fluff and everyone was really enthusiastic so here goes!
"Well I need to speak to him now!" Harry shouted through the phone. Ruth was sitting at her station but she could see how angry he was through the chink in the blinds. She was pretending to type but really she was waiting for the explosion from Harry, which would surely come soon. She wasn't disappointed. Harry came out of his office staring at them all and Ruth thought it a miracle that steam wasn't actually coming out from his ears.
"Beth and Dimitri, you find our newest home secretary and use whatever means necessary to bring his pompous obnoxious head back down to earth. Tariq, you are going to dig up all the dirt you possibly can using all the latest technology I don't have a hope of understanding. Ruth…?" he never finished his sentence but left her to follow him back to his office.
"Are you okay?" Ruth asked, knowing that simple sentence would bring a rant from Harry. She was proved right.
"That insufferable snob! How the hell did he ever get into office is beyond me."
"Do you want to sit down?" Ruth asked. He did what she suggested all the while continuing criticising every MP he had ever had the misfortune to meet. She gave him ten minutes and then she took his hand gently. His voice faded away as her thumb rubbed soft and reassuring circles on the back of his hand. Suddenly he couldn't remember why he had been in such a towering rage. Ruth just had to touch him and all his anger evaporated.
In the silence she kept comforting him. The simple touch of hands was more relaxing than anything else in the world to him. Eventually he moved from the seat and walked around the desk to kiss her firmly, his lips caressing hers lovingly. It took long, long minutes for them to part. A few seconds later his phone rang and he picked it up.
"Yes?" Harry said trying to hide his breathlessness. A confused look settled on his face. "What was the trouble with the home secretary again?" Ruth stifled a laugh as she left his office, feeling immensely happy.
A is for anger
A little similar to temper in the first a-z but oh well! Thanks mamzalini and everyone else who came up with suggestions. B coming up soon…