I'm officially the department floozy. Below is a transcript of a conversation I had on Wednesday.
Me, Inappropriate Crush (IC) and the Project Manager (PM) are in a room discussing financial information
PM: I have to duck out at 11.30 to join another conference call, I hope that's OK
Me (joking): No it isn't, don't leave me here alone with Inappropriate Crush
IC (mock surprised): Why, what have you heard about me?
Me: (to PM) I'm sure I can cope without you and that the time spent with Inappropriate Crush will be nothing but a pleasure
PM: In that case maybe I should leave now
Me (to IC with raised eyebrows): What do you think?
At this point IC starts looking very scared and uncomfortable in case he gets left with psycho accountant who in the space of 30 seconds has gone from implying that he is a sex predator to turning into one herself.
Me (clocking the scared and uncomfortable look): Anyway, moving swiftly on...
I have no idea how a little (ok, maybe not so little) innocent 28 year old girl can possibly be a threat to a man almost old enough to be her father. Answers on a postcard to the usual address... Anyway, moving onto yesterday I was in another meeting with Project Manager, Inappropriate Crush and the rest of the project team. Unfortunately neither of them had forgotten the previous day's conversation and so a few pointed comments came my way - for example
The whole team was laughing about the project as there are a few issues that have been around for so long that it's now a standing joke
PM: I don't think I've been in a project meeting where everyone has had so much fun
IC (looking at me): Yes, my wife is starting to get worried
IC was talking the rest of the project team through the decisions we had made in our meeting on Wednesday
PM: So you did get some work done then after I left you.
I spent much of the meeting wondering how I was going ever going to live this one down. The good news is that I can at least converse normally with Inappropriate Crush as I went to see him after the meeting about a project issue and everything was normal. However, it remains to be seen if he'll ever accept another meeting with me without a chaperone!
