Facetime calling to make you come home early from work

You recognize the Asian beauty on your screen the moment the FaceTime call connects, her dark eyes pulling you somewhere far from your desk.

You watch the way your pulse reacts before your brain catches up, that familiar heat spreading through your chest and lower, making the spreadsheet in front of you suddenly meaningless.

You already know you're leaving early, already reaching for your keys, because whatever waits on the other end of that call is worth every excuse you'll invent for your boss on the way out the door.