He has been yearning for his boss's attention, but he didn't expect this … Chris has never been outgoing around his coworkers, but it isn't until a new boss arrives to run the branch that he begins to regret his isolation in the work place. For weeks he silently hungers for Ms. Reese's attention, until he is called in for a performance review. Once the two are alone together, it isn't long before all sorts of things are coming out into the open. Not least among these revelations: Veronica Reese has been painfully aware of Chris's desire for her attention, and she intends to punish him for the inappropriate means he has employed to distract her from her professional duties.