somnambulist  

Hey, what about the girl from work? The one in a different department that you took to lunch a few months ago?

She was home sick today. I texted her to say "get well," and she mis-texted me back, asking her friend, "Who in the fuck would be texting me from New Hampshire?"

Oh. So I guess she probably didn't put your number on her speed dial, then.

Probably not, no. But even if she did, it's too risky. What if we broke up, or one of us was way more into it than the other, or she gets mad and spills personal secrets?

Yeah, I guess, on second thought, that sounds like there's just way too many land mines.

Too bad there's no polite way to ask a co-worker to be sex buddies. That would solve so many problems!