Howard seeing the new receptionist at HHM and becoming obsessed; calling her cute nicknames and trinkets
notes: render is female, obsessive behavior? just a little words: 625
Howard's head had been somewhat lost during that last week, he was not normally a distracted man, of course not. However, there was someone who was beginning to catch his attention.
He was very good at pretending to stay one hundred percent focused on work, the last few cases that came to the firm had received very little of his attention due to his small obsession, which at first was sweet, even somewhat innocent.
Howard noticed you instantly when he saw that Brenda was no longer at the reception, and you were there occupying her place while seeming to be getting used to the new receptionist shift.
The first encounter was somewhat amusing, Howard called out Brenda's name and when he turned around, he found you looking at him with confusion on your face. He apologized a couple of times and stopped for a few minutes to get to know you before he had his meeting on the second floor. He asked for your name and your new position at reception.
"I'll only be here during Brenda's maternity leave. Don't worry, Mr. Hamlin, you won't notice any difference."
Your voice sounded sweet in his ears, you were so formal and polite, he even noticed how pretty you were even in your office attire. Maybe you put in extra effort in the mornings to look that way? Howard imagined you as a dedicated girl, enough to keep yourself so radiant in the middle of the workday.
Since he knew your name, he completely stopped calling you by your last name. Your name was sweet to pronounce, he wondered if you were really aware that he had been thinking about you and your name during the road trips to his home and back to work. Gradually, Howard began to think more and more about you for no apparent reason. And God, he really vibrated when he heard your cute voice calling him by his last name, many times he just passed by reception to hear you call him "Mr. Hamlin" with that sweet smile you gave him.
With time, he began to be more affectionate in terms of words, and the nicknames always came with his smiles dedicated only to you.
"Mr. Hamlin! Good to see you here. I wanted to let you know that Miss Wexler wants to meet with you. Should I send her over?"
"Send her in about twenty minutes, sweetie. I have to take care of some matters first" you heard as you picked up the desktop phone and quickly dialed a number. But before you could press call, Howard's voice caught your attention again.
"Is that a new perfume, dollface?"
His question caught you off guard, and you laughed in response.
"Oh, yes, it is!" you replied as you put the phone back in its place. "Does it really smell that strong?"
"Of course, I can smell your sweet fragrance from here… And I had to mention it. I never miss the opportunity to compliment a good perfume."
A slight blush took over your cheeks, and you smiled with some shyness. Although you were used to Howard's kind words and sweet nicknames, you couldn't help but blush like a silly little girl in love.
That drove Howard crazy. Seeing how with just a few words he could make you giggle and blush for him. It made him imagine how you would react if he tried other things with you. Would you be as shy and polite?
Over time, he no longer called you by your name. Now you were 'honey' and everyone in the law firm knew who he was referring to when he mentioned that name. But Howard didn't allow others to call you like that, his honey was only his.