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Living in a world of lyrics, she sings his song and he is powerless to resist. Peter is held back by a lack of self confidence and interacts with people as little as he can manage to get away with, that is until willowy Chloe is assigned the desk next to him, she has other ideas. Peter soon gives in to her siren song and lets Chloe seduce him but he just does not know how to deal with this beautiful woman and her lusts. Does Chloe have the patience to teach him to play in harmony with her natural sensuality or will he be forever doomed to a solitary life with only his music for comfort?

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Date de parution 27 juillet 2011
Nombre de lectures 0
EAN13 9781849896320
Langue English

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Title Page

LYRICAL











By
Victoria Blisse





Publisher Information

Lyrical published in 2011 by
Andrews UK Limited
www.andrewsuk.com

This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior written consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published, and without a similar condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.

The characters and situations in this book are entirely imaginary and bear no relation to any real person or actual happening.

Copyright © Victoria Blisse

The right of Victoria Blisse to be identified as author of this book has been asserted in accordance with section 77 and 78 of the Copyrights Designs and Patents Act 1988.




The Story

Ah, the sweet haven of my music. I would go completely and utterly nuts if I had to work without my musical security blanket. I mean, it’s not a literal blanket; but when I put my earphones in and the noise of the office disappears, I am soothed.
They tried to make me work like the others, once. Told me that I was being anti-social and I was bad for the team dynamics. They took my earphones away for the day and I barely managed half the work I normally would. I got them back the very next day.
People don’t even talk to me. I get emails if they want me to do something. It all minimises my stress and maximises my work rate, but now and again someone will question what I do. Like just now, at lunch.
“Hey, Pete.” Susan, one of the new girls, smiles as she joins me in the lunch queue.
“It’s Peter, actually.”
“Oh. Sorry.” She blushes and reaches for a bottle of water from the fridge.
“I just thought I’d say hello, as you’ve had your earphones in all morning.”
Now I wish I hadn’t taken them out to queue for lunch. But Maureen gets grumpy if I leave them in, and then I end up with small portions.
“Hello.” I reply less than enthusiastically.
“Why do you listen to your music all the time? Don’t you get lonely?”
This is not a new question. Lots of girls ask it at one time or another. Blokes tend to be far more adept at reading my ‘Don’t bother me .’ signals.
“Nah, I like to work on my own.” I turn to Maureen and ask for my usual. She piles the sausage and chips onto my plate, then dribbles on the gravy. I smile my thanks and Maureen gives me a little wobbly wink.
“Can I sit with you?” She asks as I pay. I roll my eyes.
“If you like,” I reply, putting my earphones back in then shrugging.
I walk off, Five for Fighting soothing me with the haunting sound of Superman. Susan looks puzzled, then sits on a table with the others. I sit in the corner, alone with my music. Sweet Heaven.

***

Another day, another invoice. I sit down and check my email. I’m surprised to see a message from the boss. Well, more apprehensive really; he only mails me if he wants something boring or messy done.

Peter,
We have a new girl starting today, Chloe. She’s taking over from Charlie and will be sat next to you. I expect you to be polite and helpful. Do not ignore the new girl, on pain of redundancy,
Yours,
Trev.

Oh, great; not only will I have to be sociable, I’ll have to be sociable with a newbie. New people really scare me. They try to interact, they try to make friends. It takes days, often weeks, for them to learn my rules. I am not a people person. That’s why I do this job. It requires no interaction with the public whatsoever, exactly how I like it. We have a high turnover of employees here and I know why. They keep employing sociable people. They need to employ more loners like me.
A sharp finger digs into my fleshy arm and I look up. A willowy, black-haired woman smiles from the seat next to mine. I reluctantly pop out an earphone.
“Hello.” She smiles, her rouged lips pulled back over gleaming white teeth. “I’m Chloe.”
“Hi,” I reply, “I’m Peter.”
“Nice to meet you, Peter.” She turns her green glazed gaze back to the monitor and I feel the boss’s eyes on the back of my neck. Or at least I imagine I do.
“Erm, do you need any help?” I feel my cheeks flushing. I’m really not good at this communication stuff.
“No, I think I’ll be okay, thanks.” She doesn’t even look at me. But why would she? I’m just a fat bloke she has to sit beside.
“Oh, right. Well, just ask if you want anything.” I go to put my earphones back in, then decide I better explain the rules now, in hopes she’ll pay attention. “It’s best if you send me an email. I have my earphones in, you see.”
She nods slightly. I shrug, slipping the soft rounded bump into my ear and turning up the volume on the player in my pocket. I sink into the lyrics, my red cheeks slowly losing their heat as I listen to the Def Leppard beat.
“Ev’ry time I want to love you I get stuck in my room...”

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