Page 35 of Welcome to the Friendzone

When Oliver leaned back in his seat after finishing breakfast she could see the bulge in his way too tight jeans. The ones he was wearing already emphasized his crotch but the adrenaline of getting caught had turned him on, making the bulge more present than usual. Marta was surprised but she tested the limits even further when she leaned over the table to grab another waffle. Her head was near his ears when she whispered:

“I’ll take care of you later.”

She could see him stifle the groan that almost escaped his throat and he quickly jumped to his feet, grabbed his coffee mug, and almost ran to the kitchen island. He pressed some buttons on the coffee machine to get a refill while his eyes were fixed on Marta’s. Marta turned her head to see everybody busy in discussions about coffee specialties before she winked at Oliver. The blond Agent smirked at her and grabbed his crotch to rearrange whatever was going on beneath his jeans. Marta couldn’t wait to peel the tight fabric off his muscular thighs later.

When everybody was done eating they stored the leftovers in the fridge and scattered into smaller groups for small talk. Marta had approached Oliver to enjoy some conversation with him but the young Agent Peter Davis was quicker and started to talk to her boyfriend.

“Have you tried the new simulations after the update?” Peter asked, his eyes wide and full of sparkles.

Marta didn’t know what they were talking about, but Peter’s passion for the topic was clearly visible.

“Not yet. Too much going on at the moment.” Oliver smiled back at the young man.

Marta could see his smile, but it didn’t reach his eyes. He was always polite, but whatever topic Peter had chosen for their conversation, Oliver was not interested at all.

“What are you two talking about?” Marta asked, stepping next to Oliver and bumping her shoulder into his.

He turned his head towards her and gave her a smile, a real one this time. She could practically see the hearts flying out of it. That man was head over heels for her, and she felt her cheeks burning when he looked at her like this. Peter didn’t seem to notice, as he continued the conversation like no magic moment between Marta and Oliver had happened at all:

“Our VR shooting range got an update last week and we have more simulations available now.”

“Oh, that’s cool. Haven’t used that range in months,” Marta spoke and felt Oliver's hand carefully lingering over the small of her back.

There was only the wall with the television behind them so nobody could see his bold movement.

“We could do a mission together. That would be fun,” Oliver said, his hand wandering down to Marta’s butt.

“Yes, you’d be a great team,” Peter commented.

“Agreed. We never worked together while I was still an Agent so we could use the simulation to see how we would work out in the field.”

Marta had her head still turned to Oliver, looking deep into his green-blue eyes. His hand was completely covering one of her butt cheeks and instead of answering her verbally, he squeezed it.

Marta cleared her throat to hide the squeaking sound that almost slipped through her lips and turned her head towards Peter. The young, naive Agent looked at her with a wide grin still on his face, unable to recognize what happened in front of him or that he was third-wheeling the secret couple.

“Let me know, I wanna see that. Heard a lot of stories about your time as active Agent, Marta.” Peter smiled at her.

“You did?”

“Yeah, Liam and I like to work out together and he told me a lot about your missions.”

“Liam? Liam Thomas?” Marta’s eyes widened and she looked at Peter in shock.

“Yeah. I didn’t know he knew so much about you, but his stories are impressive.”

“Well, Peter…” Oliver started, his hand leaving Marta’s butt to place it on Peter’s shoulder instead.

The young Agent looked at his team leader in surprise.

“You know that Liam and Marta never worked together, right?”

Peter’s eyes alternated between Oliver and Marta, the processing in his brain clearly visible in his facial expression. He was like a younger brother to Oliver, as he tried to make a good Agent and man out of him. Peter was like a raw diamond that needed some time, love, and pressure to form him into the perfect Agent. But Oliver had seen his potential right from the beginning.

“I… I didn’t know that. But how does he…”

Peter’s eyes widened in shock, and his lips parted when he realized how Liam had all this information.

Liam Thomas was a hacker who the CIA had hired a few months ago. He’d operated from his apartment for over a decade while officially working as an accountant. Oliver first had contact with him when Liam gave the Navy SEALs the location of the hideout where a terrorist held Nate captive. Thanks to Liam they were able to save Nate. Earlier this year Liam helped the CIA to find William Taylor, who worked as a broker between mafias and terrorists, setting up deals about weapons. Liam was one of the best hackers in the world, a fact he was really aware of and told everybody he met.

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