The rest of the weekend went smoothly with nothing much happening out of the ordinary for a change. Monday at work was a different story. At least I was settled and had my first cup of coffee. Nothing much going on but testing of the faulty boards. As I had guessed would happen, Kathy came in with a soured look on her face.
I had a long chat with Kathy, most of it ancient history but there were quite a few surprising facts I didn't know. Her problem of skirting the real issues bothering her then making incomprehensible statements that need extensive questioning to garner the true meaning makes it difficult. It is like pulling teeth sometimes.
First off, Kathy had already acquired her present job due to seniority and not what I had heard via the rumor mill. She wished she had made her move at the party mixer to be my dance partner instead of me being on the auction block that night. She was conflicted in doing so because of the rumor mill. I understood as I could hear the rumors, she slept her way into the job to put it mildly. Most rumors go in one ear and out the other for me and I don't start any either. Just like Meg at the last party, I wonder what the rumors were and whether anybody put two and two together like I guessed.
Kathy had found out something about my ex and confronted her with it before Valentines Day. She said my ex would have turned me down if I did propose. The ex was just biding her time to move out after that and maybe before that. She wouldn't or couldn't tell me what it was about. I didn't push the issue on this item, I'll let it be her secret and felt it was inconsequential now anyway.
Kathy was in love with me from the moment we met and still is. The love is more like the bond between brother and sister or BFF/FWB but not as a real couple. I was sure I knew what she was driving at and I felt the same way now. Puppy was the driving force in me understanding this issue. I am not sure there is an actual word to describe it. Storge is the only close conceptual possibility I know.
Her biggest fantasy about me is corny as well, her words not mine. She has tried it several times but always with the same outcome with me, she gets drunk and sick. Without me in the picture, she doesn't drink as much and wears her toys out when she gets home. I thought it was all funny myself. At my birthday party, her getting drunk was triggered by a sudden bad memory then aided by the pool drinking game.
Her original idea was to drag me out the door before the pool idea came up. At the time it probably wouldn't have happened, I have a different perspective now.
She was hoping for another chance Friday night the way things started and was loving it. Her little problem and the fact she did get sick started the downhill slide. She wasn't exactly sure why she got sick but thought it was either nerves or possibly all the action with her bouncing stomach, maybe a combination. Add that in with me fucking Jenifer which is what she wanted and me yelling at her was the final straw that caused her emotional breakdown. She just had that odd rush of total failure again. She was just looking for some sign of praise from me after that, a touch, anything, while sucking my cock. When I told her to go take care of Mike, she wanted to prove to me she could do the job and felt better afterward. Mainly because Mike praised her for a job well done.
I had to think hard about the exact order I gave her, if I had phrased the order differently all would have been well. At the time, her look told me she didn't really want to perform the task I gave her. Something I definitely had to keep in mind for future reference and ask Puppy about.
She told me she didn't agree completely with the lifestyle but some of it looked like a fun diversion if kept mild. Both of them had already agreed to do it again so I could teach them more. She also wanted me to fulfill her fantasy next time. I told her we could set up a weekend date every now and then. I told her I wouldn't play with her without Mike and Jenifer present or consent. She was ecstatically happy about that.
She also told me she thought about calling the company shrink at one time. We were doing the cost and budget analysis back in late march or early April. Lilly was the accountant that was sent to help. A very cute and petite Asian woman, half Japanese I think. Kathy went on a coffee run and when she returned, Lilly was actually naked from the waist down for several minutes and I didn't even notice and was standing beside her almost touching. She said it wasn't an accident either and maybe felt she had run out of time from making her advances more obvious. My life was in a shambles and nearly the lowest point of my life at that time. Could of had a gaggle of strippers in the room and I wouldn't have noticed or paid attention.
Kathy told me there was an old rumor that Lilly is like Jenifer and Sarah but couldn't substantiate that. Kathy did tell me that Lilly liked me a lot and wanted me. It took me by surprise on two counts, it was well before I even met Jenifer and other than the three days spent working together, I haven't seen her since. Not even in passing to say hello. I didn't even remember seeing her at the company party. If someone was interested, you would think they would make it a point to say hello at least. Kathy secretly shielding me again I wondered but didn't press the issue with her.
After the talk I knew exactly what to get Mike for a birthday present, Kathy would love it just as much. I looked it up, end of the month and made a note to that fact on my phone.
I called Puppy to tell her the news about Kathy. She was still out doing the Monday shopping run and rather pleased with my findings. I did ask her about praise and why she never mentioned it because I remembered reading about it. She said I had an uncanny way of showing praise to her and Sarah all the time. Generally praise is used while training neophytes to know they are doing things right or getting better at something. A trained slave knows but likes to hear praise once in a while. Under the situation, she wouldn't have thought of that either. What I should have done, stop and ask what the problem was.
I thought about what Puppy told me after getting off the phone with her. The last part I should have accomplished, I should have recognized there was a problem to begin with. Was I so caught up trying to teach her that I lost sight? I felt bad all of a sudden and promised myself I would do better. I am sure I wasn't the only one that made a mistake every now and then. This one had a happy ending at least.
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Fast forward a couple weeks or so after the sightseeing trip to Boston. The trip to Boston was a fun time even though Mother Nature stuck her ugly head into the fray. Puppy continued teaching me much about the intricacies of our life together with the three of us. Mostly boring and repetitive for the most part if you ask me but drilling the concepts into my head. I would toss something different in to make things interesting.
Teddy did propose to Patrice and was giddy as a strutting pony. I did put a bit of a damper on things with her. I was still worried about their different type of lives though I am pretty sure she figured that part out. I was more concerned now about his job more than anything. Being the wife of a cop can be harrowing if the movies and shows are true. Of course that is all I had to go by and logic tells me they can't be that far off. He was in line for detective and I wasn't sure that was any better.
The hiring Sarah did with my help went through without a hitch. Matter of fact Mr Sleaze Ball, as I call him, was rather pleased with the outcome. It probably made him look better with the head office. If they only knew the truth behind the whole affair it might be a different story.