Banger: An Office Romance
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“Maybe Gina is around tonight.” Rod pulled out his phone and tapped out a text to his long-standing on-again-off-again fuck-buddy. Gina was a good girl. She really liked him, I could tell, and Rod liked her, too. He may want to deny it, but Rod had found the one. I just hoped he could get his shit together before she walked away.
“You should be good to her, man. Take her out or something.”
“Nah.” He shook his head adamantly. “Gina’s too good for me. I’d never tie her down with my bullshit.” Rod’s demons held him in place. He was so scared to let a woman in that he just pushed away every girl he could possibly care for. He didn’t think he deserved someone kind or decent. If he didn’t stop, he was going to push the only girl that he cared about right out the door.
“Maybe cut the bullshit. She likes you. I don’t know why she likes you, but she does.”
“I'm too busy to be tied down.” He was typing again. The dumb fool wanted to be tied down, but his past just kept him running away instead of toward something. We had a similar past, except mine kept me closed off, and his kept him too open but never invested. “Sweet, Gina’s coming over in an hour. If you hear screams, don’t be alarmed.”
I shook my head, finding my best friend completely fucking hopeless, and yet still he managed to make me smile.
“And that’s why you’re a caveman.”
Rod rolled his eyes as I pulled the car into my reserved parking space.
“At least this caveman gets laid once in awhile.”
“Once in awhile? I’m surprised your dick hasn’t fallen off from overuse. How you don’t have a fucking STD is beyond me. I hope you wrap that dick up before you use it.”
“Not this dick, man. I’ve got some serious endurance. And yes, asshole, I always wrap up little Rod. Big Daddy takes care of his little man.” Rod grabbed his cock, grinning like a moron as we stepped into the elevator.
“Jesus, what the fuck does Gina see in you? You are a fucking moron. You are twenty-nine and just gave your junk a nickname. Tell her I say hi and she should dump your ass.” I punched the button for the penthouse.
He paused for a minute as the elevator whirred up eighteen floors. “Join us if you get bored. Loads of pizza, and Gina says you’re sweet, not like the other buffoons on the team, so you’re welcome anytime. Just don’t touch her, man. She is off limits.”
I laughed at the vehemence in his voice, Rod may have wanted to deny it, but Gina had him by the balls.
“Thanks, man. I think I’m in for the night, though. Leftovers and a baseball game.”
“You know, you really should find yourself a girl, Greenwood. Someone to go home to at night instead of spending all that time alone. Or better yet, a hot piece of ass that will come on over and just fuck your brains out.”
I nodded, turning his words over in my head. I did want that. I wanted a good woman and kids running around under my feet. But I didn’t want what I’d had as a kid. No way did I want that for any kid of mine. “Thanks for the advice, caveman.”
He nodded, the doors sliding open once we’d come to a stop. “Later, bro.”
“Later,” I called as the doors whirred closed. Never had I been so thankful to be alone in my life. I realized, though, that I longed for her company. I’d be more than happy to spend time with Delilah Grey any day of the week.
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