Will Be Better With You.

Gloria Sharon was nervous as she waited for her date to arrive. Allan Tom was a colleague at work. And for the last few months they had been toeing the line between harmless flirting and openly dating. While there were no established rules against intimacy between co-workers, they hesitated to this point because their project ran the risk of being jeopardized if something happened and things didn't work out.

However, now that the project had been completed, they had no reason not to take a leap into dating short of fear. Gloria Sharon usually dressed conservative during work. But, since this was a special occasion, she decided to be modish, as her older sister would say. Her flowing shoulder- strap dress fell down to her curves and she wore high heels, both of which loitered in her closet most of the time since she rarely had a chance to wear them.

Warm fingers eventually graced her bare shoulders while she waited at the table. She looked up to see it was Allan Tom.
"You made it."
"I wouldn't miss this for the world." His eyes skated over her outfit, enthralled by what they saw.
"You look...well, to say gorgeous would be an understatement"

Gloria Sharon blushed at the compliment and she brushed her hair back behind her ears.
"And you look handsome as always."
"Maybe, but you wore something special tonight." Allan Tom took his seat opposite her.
"I just came in another suit that I normally wear for work. What made you decide to wear that?"
"My sister, actually," Gloria Sharon admitted.
"When I was younger, my older sister gave me three tenets to live by when dating: be nice, be polite and be modish. I rarely get a chance to exercise the third one, but this is my first date in some time."
"Happy to be able to help there," he said with a smile.
"Always a charmer, I see..."

Gloria Sharon trailed off as uncertainty filtered about in her stomach.
"Allan Tom ?"
"Yes"
"Are you sure we should be taking things this far?" She asked. "Officially dating, I mean?"
"Do you not?" he asked. "Should we take it a step back?"
"No, it's just....." She couldn't help but sigh as she tried to put the butterflies in her stomach into words. "My last relationship didn't work out because of my work. I don't want to go through that sort of break-up again."
"Well, I don't think work will be a problem," he said." "It's where we met, as long as we remain professional on the job then it's a non-factor."
"That's true, I suppose," she said. "I just can't help but worry about how things will go tonight, and further on. It makes me nervous."
"Don't be." Allan Tom reached across the table and cradled her hands into his.
"Let's just take it slow from here on, and be honest with one another. I didn't come out of my last relationship unscathed either, but I truly believe that things with you will be better."

The confession quelled the butterflies in her stomach, setting her mind at ease. The date continued afterwards and, by the end, Gloria Sharon was certain that no matter how slow they took, things would end well between them.