Max and Zoe had been seeing each other in secret for a few weeks now and surprisingly they hadn't been caught yet; Zoe was stressed and Max was the one to often get the brunt of her frustration, but he didn't mind because they always made up in the end.
Zoe walked out of her office just as Max walked through the doors.
"Max, a word please" she called before making her way over to Louise and slamming some files down in front of her.
Max made his way into her office and sat on the corner of her desk as Zoe walked in, kicking the door shut with her foot.
"You're late" Zoe said in a serious tone.
"Am I" Max smirked.
"Yes and it's not good enough, you have a job to do and you can't keep doing it if you're late" Zoe told him strictly.
"Oh, come on..." Max said reaching for her hand and pulling her towards him so she was now standing between his legs "It's only five minutes" he whispered as he started stroking her thigh.
"Max, you need to be on time, you can't keep doing this" Zoe said as her voice started to falter, she could feel what Max was doing to her and it was driving her crazy.
"Okay" Max said as he smiled to himself; he knew the effect he had on her and he loved it.
"Now, you best get to work or else people will get suspicious" Zoe told him as she stepped away from him and out of his reach.
"What's to get suspicious of, we're only talking..." Max trailed off as her walked slowly towards her, wrapping his arms around her waist and placing a soft kiss on her inviting lips.
"Go, I'll see you later" Zoe told him.
She watched as he left the room, sneaking one more kiss in before he left.
Once Max walked out of her office he rounded the corner trying not to notice the looks from Louise and Noel as he went; he knew what was happening; Zoe Hanna wasn't like the normal girls he went for, no, she had gotten into his heart and he was certain he was in love with her, but he wasn't going to tell her; at least not yet, he didn't want to ruin what they had because in reality they hadn't known each other that long.
As Max went about his work his mind was occupied with thoughts of Zoe and him, unbeknownst to him Zoe was sat in her office thinking the exact same thing as him.
She sat there, thoughts of her relationship with Max, thoughts of her failed relationships and how this one was different to the past ones she shared.
Zoe Hanna was not one to let people in easily and especially not guys; nope Zoe Hanna was not that person and yet Max Walker had wormed his way into her heart after such a short time; she was certain she was falling in love with him, but she didn't want to get hurt, this was meant to be a bit of fun but it had turned into so much more and the thought of it scared her; she didn't want to get hurt again.