It's Halloween and they have decided to throw a party, which is unusual because they only parties they have ever thrown was at Bachman's house and no one ever showed up, with the exception of Monica and Jared. This year now that they have the huge office space and employees they have decided it's high time to blow off some steam.
"How do I look?" Richard did a small spin arms out grin plastered on his face..
"Is that you're costume?" Dinesh asked sitting at his desk a drink already in his hand.
Richard looked down at himself the smile dropping from his face. "Yes why?" He smoothed out the front of his green tunic. "Is there something wrong with it?"
Gilfoyle spun in his chair also at his desk drink in hand. "is that not the Pied Piper costume?"
"I'm supposed to be robin hood, I didn't have time to get another costume before the party, so I just reused this one." he said throwing his hands down by his sides.
"I don't think Robin Hood played the flute, which you still have. I think you're supposed to have a bow and some gold instead. And maybe lose the cape." Dinesh suggested.
Richard sighed and pulled the hat off his head. "This is stupid maybe I shouldn't dress up."
Gilfoyle sipped his drink. "looking stupid has never stopped you before."
Richard glared at him putting his hands on his hips. "Where is your costume huh? Being a Satanist means you can't dress up?" he flipped a hand in Gilfoyle's direction.
"I am, I have work to finish before I go home to change." He said simply before turning back to his computer and putting his headphones back on.
"I'm coming as Conan the Barbarian." Dinesh said to no one as Richard walked away and Gilfoyle throughly ignored him.
An hour later Richard came back in a different costume. "How about this?" He asked again, this time no spin just a mild flap of his arms feeling defeated, he had gone out and tracked down a bow with a quiver and a sword, both were kids toys but they served his purpose, he also found a little pouch from a costume store and filled it with chocolate coins and left the cape in his office.
"Better." Dinesh replied. "Why are you dressed up now by the way? The party isn't for a few hours."
Richard looked around, the office was mostly empty they had let everyone go home early so they could get ready, they were way ahead of schedule so there wasn't much worry about them falling behind. "I'm going to take it off I just wanted to make sure it was going to work."
Gilfoyle took off his headphones and turned off his screens. "I think I'm going to leave. I've got shit to do before the party tonight." He grabbed his bag and nodded his head at them. "Later."
Dinesh pushed back from his desk. "I think I'm going to leave too. You gonna be alright on your own?"
Richard waved his hands at him. "Yah, yah I'll be fine, go ahead."
Once Richard was alone he started setting up for the party, he wasn't sure how many of the employees would come back for the party, but he hoped everyone would at least dress up. He was setting up cups and markers when Jared showed up a few hours later.
"Jesus Christ, what the hell are you supposed to be?" Richard asked as he started picking up all the things he knocked over.
"I'm the jolly green giant." Jared smiled at him, he had painted every bit of skin green, and was wearing a green wig, on his head was a crown of real leaves to go with his leaf outfit.
"Well then. You look great, hopefully everyone else put this much effort into their costumes." Richard smiled at him as he went back to setting up.
Jared moved around the counter to finish helping Richard set up, he was pining up the last of the orange and black streamers Richard couldn't reach when people started coming in.
Richard clapped his hands together. "Welcome! Drinks are over there and food is on the table over there, I'll go start the music." He grinned and scurried off to his office to start the music.
Dinesh and Gilfoyle showed up last, almost everyone in the office came to the party, some even brought a guest, when they arrived Richard was dancing with Red riding Hood, and Jared was hovering near the drinks counter, occasionally making a cocktail for the curious bystanders.
Richard spotted his friends come into the office and left the girl to come say hi. "Nice costumes guys! Gilfoyle what are you supposed to be?" "I'm a Fat Cat." he replied thumping his cane on the ground. He was wearing a top hat with cat ears sticking out near the base, a black vest over a white collared shirt with a black bow-tie and a long black coat, his yellow cat contacts and a long black tail to top off the look. "I couldn't resist wearing the contacts again, it really scared the shit out of both of you the last time I dug them out. And now that we're in charge of a multi-million dollar company I thought it was fitting."
Richard nodded approvingly. "Nice costume Dinesh, aren't you cold though?" Dinesh looked down at his own costume, fake fur boots, loin cloth and wrist bands. "after enough drinks I probably won't notice or care," he shrugged. "Besides I look fantastic, if I don't pick up a girl tonight I deserve to freeze."
Gilfoyle stared at him, "you know you work with these people right? Sleeping with them might make them respect you even less than they already do."
"fuck you Gilfoyle, you're just jealous because we both know I'm sexier then you are." he said crossing his arms in defiance.
"What ever you say, at least the last time I had sex I didn't have to use my superb code to get it up."
Richard rolled his eyes and turned around. "When you guys are done with your pissing contest the drinks are over there with Jared, I'm going back to dancing." He danced his way back to Red Riding Hood who was waiting for him with a smile.
The duo wandered over to the counter to say hi to Jared and get a drink. "What you got there Jared?" Dinesh asked leaning over the counter.
"Uh, I made a tequila sunrise for the young lady over there, and this one is something called a jolly rancher."
"Surprise me." Gilfoyle said as he leaned against the counter, he watched as Jared poured his drink and added a couple ice cubes, he took the glass without asking what he had and drank it. " thanks." he tipped his hat at Jared and walked off to sit at his desk. He was sipping his drink watching the gyrating bodies of drunk coders and engineers when he spotted Monica slip in, he also noticed she was without costume.
Getting up from his desk he slid up behind her. "Hey." She jumped and spun around, and jumped again at the sight of Gilfoyle not only not wearing glasses but having yellow eyes staring down at her. "Christ Gilfoyle you scared the shit out of me."
"Sorry." He sipped his drink before continuing. "I see you have no costume, Richard is going to be crushed."
She sighed and slumped her shoulders. "I know, I've been so busy I didn't have time to pick up a costume." She looked over at Richard, "I didn't even have a fall back costume like him." She gestured helplessly at the Pied Piper CEO.
Gilfoyle sipped his drink again. "I have an idea, do you have makeup with you?"
Monica raised an eyebrow at him. "I have some basics, why?"
"For your costume. Richard hasn't seen you yet. Is there somewhere we can get you ready without him seeing?" He asked looking over her head and around him.
"There's the conference room. It's got a window facing the office but I could close the blinds I guess." she peered at him. "Why are you being helpful? That's not like you." she crossed her arms and looked at him. In her heels they were almost level but she still kind of liked that he was just a little bit taller than her. She felt so tall next to most guys, but she was very unwilling to give up her shoes for them. next to him looking at his bare face she felt a little flutter in her stomach.
Gilfoyle shrugged. "I told you, I like you." his gaze unwavering as he waited for her response. She just gave him a small smile. "I'll meet you there then. Gotta duck out while I can." He nodded in response and watched her walk away.
"Jared. I need two more drinks." He said approaching the counter and downing the rest of his drink.
The green giant shook, stirred and poured two drinks and handed them over. "Are these both for you? You should really go slower." He said a look of concern on his face.
Gilfoyle took the drinks and stared at him. "Noted." and left following the path Monica took. He knocked on the door with one finger trying not to spill the mystery drink on the floor. Monica opened the door and smiled at the cat standing in the doorway. He handed her one of the drinks and nodded. "Don't ask me what it is I have no idea. Jared is playing bartender."
"Thank you." She sipped the drink and put it on the table to grab her purse. "So you wanted my make up?" She grabbed a small makeup bag from her purse and handed it to him. "What do you have in mind?"
"Take a seat." He instructed. She crossed her arms and quirked an eyebrow and a smile at him. "Please?" he amended. "I don't often do someone else's Halloween make-up and I don't want to poke you in the eye."
She rolled her eyes. "fine." She shoved her purse away as she sat on the table facing him and gently swinging her legs and drinking her surprisingly large mystery drink.
He opened the make up bag and shifted the contents around until he found what he was looking for, he pulled out her eyeliner and a tube of red lipstick and set the bag down on the table by her purse leaning across her slightly to reach.
She looked up at him as he leaned back out of her space feeling that flutter again, he put his fingers gently under her chin and tilted her face so she was looking directly at him. Her breath hitched as he leaned a little closer to her. He uncapped her eyeliner, it was the solid kind perfect for drawing. He placed his fingers back under her chin and proceeded to draw three lines on her cheeks. He capped the eyeliner and placed it back on the table leaning away from her again she felt a small sense of disappointment.
She watched him intently as he opened his coat and pulled out a pair of fuzzy cat ears. "I was going to wear these if I took the hat off, keep the cat look. But you need them more than I do." He tucked the headband in her hair, when he pulled his hands down he brushed his fingers over her cheeks pushing stray hairs out of her face. He was drawing his hand back when hers shot up and caught it.
She startled herself she looked at her hand holding his and back to his face, he seemed almost as stunned as she was. "Fuck it." She grabbed him by his coat collar and pulled him into a kiss. He responded immediately burying his hands in her hair and pulling her closer. He was now between her legs her skirt riding up to her hips.
He broke the kiss and gave a sly grin down at her. "Well that was not what I thought would happen."
"Shut up." She grinned back. He dove back in kissing her passionately, one hand sliding up her thigh the other holding her face close. Her hands seemed to have a mind of their own, she ran them up his face into his hair accidentally knocking his hat to the ground, he seemed to either not notice or not care. Bringing her hands back down she shoved her hands under his coat by his shoulders causing him to shrug it off tossing it with his hat without breaking the kiss.
Her hands slid down his chest until they came to rest on his hips pulling him closer, He obliged, he scooted her back gently and stealthily climbed on the table until she was lying underneath him. One arm was holding him up while the other gently tugged her shirt up exposing her waist to his exploring hands. He broke the kiss to nip and suck at the soft spots of her throat. She was getting lost in his touch, lost in his desire for her when she was shaken back to reality when something fuzzy brushed past her leg.
Pushing him up slightly to get him to stop she looked down between them. "What? Did I hurt you?" He asked breathless, he also looked down between them to make sure he wasn't crushing her or kneeling on her somehow. He looked back her with his yellow eyes and she started to laugh. He pulled back to a sitting position above her while she propped herself up on her elbows. "No, no you didn't hurt me. Your tail reminded me where we are that's all." She giggled as she reached over and pulled it up so he could be reminded to.
He ran a hand over his face. "I'm guessing this is it?" He climbed off table and reached over to pull her up, and back to the edge of the table.
She smiled at him and pulled him over by his hips. "What if we just hit pause. Not stop." She asked as he looked down at her. He smirked. "I don't know how long I can hit that pause button for." He leaned down and gave her one last long kiss before breaking away again. He knew his resolve would crumble if he didn't.
Monica hopped off the table and straightened out her clothes putting everything back where it should be. She reached up to fix her hair when she realized she had been wearing the cat ears the whole time and burst into laughter. "Oh my god." she gasped with laughter. "we almost had sex on the conference table, during the halloween party!" she gestured to the table like he didn't notice it was there.
He looked at the table and he looked over at the woman in clothes he just rumpled up. "I mean we still could." He shrugged as he picked up his hat and coat, while she tucked her shirt back in.
"Pause remember." She smiled at him. "How do I look?" she spread her arms slightly and spun like Richard had done earlier in the day showing off his 'robin hood' costume.
"Delicious." He replied.
She rolled her eyes at him. "Seriously, do I look okay? Anything about my current attire give away what we just did?"
He looked her up and down. "No, you're fine." he leaned over and grabbed the lip stick, popping the lid off he smeared a little on the tip of her nose and smoothed it out. "I didn't want to get this all over my face before."
She crossed her arms and looked up at him. "I thought you said you didn't think that would happen."
"A guy can hope." Reached around to his own back and unhooked his tail. "I'm just glad I was right not to put red lipstick where my face ended up." he turned her around and hooked the tail to the top of her shirt, smoothing his hands over her waist and kissing the side of her neck when he was done, her eyes closing as his lips connected with her tingly skin.
He backed off and put his own costume back on. "After you." He bowed as he opened the door.
She grabbed her stuff off the table and disappeared out the door smiling at him. The duo appeared back in the darkened office where music was pumping loudly, Richard still dancing with Red riding hood, Dinesh dancing with a Princess Peach. "Lets get another drink." Monica said leaning closer to Gilfoyle to be heard.
He just gestured over to Jared and followed her lead. Jared's face lit up as he saw Monica walking towards him. "You made it!" He clapped his hands together happily. "And you're a cat! Just like Gilfoyle." He mused happily to himself.
"I'm a Fat Cat of the upper crust. I'd say she's more of a minx" He said leaning over the counter to grab the whiskey on the counter and poured himself a drink as Monica shot him a look.
"Do you mean Lynx?" Jared asked confused "aren't their ears White or yellow? Her's are back, more like a leopard or jaguar I think."
"Sure what ever." Gilfoyle smirked and took a deep drink.
Monica glared at him and accepted a drink Jared made her. "Nice costume by the way Jared. Hopefully all that green isn't going to be to hard to get off."
"I was blue a few years ago when I dressed as a smurf, it came off pretty easily I'm not worried."
"That's good." She looked around her. "I should probably say hi to Richard." She thanked him for the drink and made her way to the dance floor, leaving Gilfoyle to subtly watch after her.
Richard spotted her over his dance partners shoulder. "Monica! You made it!." He shouted over the loud music, he ushered her off near the desks to talk to her. "When did you get here?"
"Not long ago, just got a drink from Jared." She raised the drink to show him. "No idea what it is though. It is delicious."
"Yah apparently he used to be a bartender?" Richard replied shrugging. "Hey by the way, the whiskers on your left cheek are kinda smudged."
"Oh." Her eyes went wide and darted over to where Gilfoyle was standing smirking at her as her hand unconsciously raised to touch her cheek. "I must have touched my face. Thanks I'll go fix it." her eyes darted back to Richard. And you should go back to dancing with the blonde girl, you guys seem to be hitting it off." She said warmly.
Richard grinned and nodded at her. "I'll see you out there?" he asked as he walked away from her."
She just nodded back and headed towards the bathrooms trying to not let her embarrassment show in how fast she walked. Gilfoyle watched her maneuver between the party goers, he knew she was going to the bathroom to fix her make-up he gave her a minute before following. He got the door for the womens washroom and hesitated opening the door. Sure the company was small and everyone was comfortable with each other, but he didn't want to barge into the women's washroom in case there were others besides Monica in there.
He pushed the door open a little. And peeked in. "I'm the only one in here. You can come in." he heard Monica's voice echo. He slipped in and locked the door behind him, no sense having someone walk in on them.
He leaned against the wall behind her and crossed his arms. Monica looked at him through the mirror, mixed emotions on her face. "Why didn't you tell me my whiskers were all fucked up!" She asked staring into his yellow eyes.
"Honestly. I kinda liked that I was the one who did that. And I didn't think anyone else would really notice. Jared didn't." he smirked at her.
Monica rolled here eyes and turned around. She leaned against the counter and challenged him. She looked him up and down. She had to admit, he was always kinda cute with his don't give a shit attitude and she always had a thing for geeky tech guys, and being able to see his whole face was a small bonus.
"Why are you staring at me like that." He asked nonchalantly.
"Trying to decide what I'm going to do with you." she tapped her nails on the counter before pushing off and walking towards him. She stopped in front of him, she brought one hand up her to her face tapping a finger on her lip as if contemplating a work of art. "As punishment for embarrassing me I could just leave and lock you in here." she stepped closer and ran her hands up his chest, and settling them on the nape of his neck. "Or, I could ditch this party and go back to my place, have a glass of wine and have some fun by myself. I just bought some new skimpy silk pajamas from the lingerie store I've been meaning to try on."
Gilfoyle looked down at her, hands at his sides twitching. "So my punishment is either I get locked in the ladies room, which is pretty juvenile, or I stand here and listen to how much fun you'll have on your own?"
"Well it won't entirely be on my own, I'll have some battery powered friends and the memory of our fleeting tryst on the conference room table. Your hands touching my bare skin, lying under you as you kissed my neck, almost losing what little control I had and wanting to keep taking your clothes off." She whispered the last part in his ear. "But you know, I'm gonna have to call it a night either way. I suddenly have all this pent up energy." She dropped her hands back to his chest moving to push away and his hands caught her around the waist and pulled her against him.
"We're leaving" He said kissing her.
She pushed him against the wall as she kissed him back fiercely. Parting they were both panting. "Your place or mine." She asked breathless. "Yours, I'm living with Dinesh Remember, and I'd very much not like to be interrupted."
She tugged his coat back in place. "Alright lets duck out." She smiled at him and turned towards the door. Taking a deep shaky breath she unlocked the door and poked her head out. Looking both ways she gave the all clear and walked down the hall dodging the party goers. She reached the elevator and pushed the down button. She tapped her foot impatiently waiting for the doors to open. "you know, the more anxious you are for the elevator to show up the slower its going to go." Gilfoyle said leaning close to her ear over her shoulder.
She tilted her head towards him. The sudden undeniable urge to just grab him and kiss him in the hallway was strong. "I wouldn't." He smirked. "Unless you want everyone here knowing I'm your type."
For the second time that night she said, "Fuck it." And grabbed his face pulling him in to kiss her. He chuckled as he leaned into the kiss. The elevator dinged and the doors slid opened, she pulled him into the elevator grinning at him ignoring everything else around her.
Monica pushed him up against the back of the elevator laughing as she heard a distinct "What the fuck!?" come from behind her and Gilfoyle raised a hand, middle finger pointed upwards and smirk on his face, his other hand pulling her flush against him and kissed her, finger still skyward as the doors closed and Dinesh shouted again, "What the fuck!"
They barely made it outside because they kept stopping to steal kisses here and there. "I ordered an Uber. Figured neither of us should be driving." Gilfoyle said wrapping his arms around her keeping her warm.
"Good thinking." she curled into him. "I really didn't drink much, but I don't think I could focus right now anyways." She slipped her hands up the back of his coat trailing her fingers along the muscles of his back.
Gilfoyle flinched as her fingers ghosted along his side. "watch it, thats ticklish." He said squeezing her close.
Monica turned completely towards him as she brought her arms up to rest on his shoulders. "I'm curious, you said earlier you hoped we'd kiss." she tilted her head smiling at him, "how long have you wanted to kiss me."
He shrugged causing her arms to bump his hat pushing it towards his face, his yellow eyes flicked up looking at the brim of his top hat. "no particular instance comes to mind. You're a beautiful smart woman, so probably always, why?"
"No reason. I've just thought about it since the 51% attack." She shrugged her own shoulders and pulled his hat back to the crown of his head. "long enough I'm kind of surprised its taken this long"
they both paused, looking at each other small smiles of surprise on both their faces before they leaned in for another heated kiss Monica's hands wrapping around her elbows holding him close while his hands snaked around her lower back pulling her flush against him.
The world slipped away again as they got lost in each other. It violently came back to them as Dinesh came running out of the building with Richard and Jared in tow. "What the fuck!"
Still entangled the duo looked towards their audience. "Can we help you?" Gilfoyle asked sounding both annoyed and amused.
Jared spoke first, "She seems to be in no distress Dinesh."
"yah." Richard said looking at the couple in disbelief.
Dinesh waved his hands at Monica and Gilfoyle who still had their arms wrapped around each other. "Jin-yang must be right! He has to be a witch! How else would he be able to trick her into kissing him!"
Monica detached from Gilfoyle to take a step towards the hysterical Dinesh wanting to defend him, before she could speak however their Uber appeared beside them and Gilfoyle opened the door. "It was my code, its all spells its why its so amazing." without saying anything Monica swept her tail into her hand and got in the back seat smiling at the boys. "Don't wait up." was the last thing he managed to get out before Monica pulled him into the car.
Dinesh turned to Richard and Jared, "I don't get it. Why him out of all her much better options. Why him?" He pouted.
Richard watched as the car pulled away, "explains why she was never interested in me I guess"
Jared smiled at his sympathetically "He is a handsome fellow when he puts in a little effort."
Jared and Richard turned to go back to the party leaving a pouting Dinesh to follow behind.
Meanwhile Monica and Gilfoyle couldn't keep their hands off each other in the back of the Uber. "Maybe we should cool it a little until we get to my place" Monica panted gripping the collar of his coat.
He growled in response kissing her fiercely before abruptly pulling away. "We better be getting there soon then."
When they arrived at Monica's apartment Gilfoyle threw a $20 into the front seat and dragged Monica out of the car. In the elevator up to her floor he had her pinned against the wall his hands sliding up her thighs under her skirt as they furiously kissed like they were teenagers at the prom.
The elevator door dinged open and Monica pushed him away to drag him down the hall to her apartment. "This way" She gestured down her hallway to the kitchen. "Want a drink?" she asked eyeing him up. As she tried to compose herself. She didn't know why she was having such a hard time controlling herself, her hands her need to touch him. They barely spent time together, when they did it was to harass other people not flirt and make-out.
"Sure." he replied taking his hat off and hanging it with his coat over the back of one of her dining chairs. He walked around her apartment looking at pictures and paintings, he paused at the window, she had a great view of the city, lights glittered below. Monica appeared beside him drink in hand. "Pappy" He took the drink, tilted it towards her in cheers and tipped it back downing every last drop.
Monica giggled "didn't want to taste it?" she asked raising her own glass. "right now I'd rather taste you." he replied turning towards her and pulling her close. "Well in that case." she tipped her own glass back downing her own drink. "Bedroom is last door on the left." she turned to lead him down the hall when he scooped her up in his arms, she wrapped her arms around his shoulders and kissed him giggling. He toed her door open and tossed her on the bed crawling in after her. He straddled her legs as she sat up to unbutton his vest and he started to unbutton her shirt.
He beat her in the unbuttoning contest and moved to push her shirt down her arms as he'd already tugged the hem free from her skirt. He dove in to kiss her as she moved to his collared shirt and he pulled his bowtie free. "Wait, you have so many layers on." she laughed as she struggled to get his torso free from clothing.
He climbed off her smirking, not bothering to unbutton the bottom part of his shirt he popped it open discarding the vest and shirt in one move, he then grabbed her legs and tugged her to him as she turned her slightly to get access to the zipper on her ridiculously tight skirt. She laughed as he made short work of her skirt and wasting no time undoing his belt and ridding himself of his own pants. "Please don't ask me to wait anymore." He growled as he moved in on her space a reflection of their actions in the board room.
"No more waiting I promise." she reached up to take off her cat ears when he stopped her. "Leave the ears." She giggled. "Only if you leave the eyes." "Deal"
She wrapped her arms and legs around his hips and shoulders as he scooted them up the bed, he kissed her fiercely beginning a long night neither of them would soon forget.