All readers from the U.K. can probably guess the lady who in real life has provided the inspiration for the name of this tale, and no, i'm not a great fun of hers. She's a leading politician, and as politics is quite rightly banned from this site, then i'll say NO more.
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RACHEL FROM ACCOUNTS
"Ssssh, it's her!" Somebody gently hissed as this middle-aged woman strode into the office, her demeanour suggesting that she was used to getting her own way, in most ways in life. With shortish dark brown hair and piecing brown eyes, which swept around the room as she marched through, before entering our manager's office. As I had only started working within this company a few days ago, and had never seen this woman before, I had no idea as to who she was, but I noticed that the place had gone deathly quiet as soon as she had entered.
After she had entered our immediate boss's emporium, and firmly closed the door, I guessed that, provided one didn't raise one's voice too loudly, we were now out of earshot, so I gently enquired of my nearest co-worker, "who is she?"
"Oh, that's Rachel from accounts," she replied, "best keep out of her way if you can. She's very powerful round here, basically what Rachel wants, Rachel gets!" It sounded like good advice so I resolved to avoid this Rachel if I possibly could. Especially being the 'new boy' as it where, only just turned twenty-two and was fresh out of university.
After a few minutes, Rachel stepped back through the inner office's door, shutting it firmly closed behind her. And strutted back towards the exit of our own 'quarters,' presumably heading towards her own domain.
So, that Ladies and Gentlemen was my first encounter with her, totally unaware that her roving eye HAD clocked my presence during that initial walk through. Not that I knew anything of that, or its significance. I had to learn yet of Rachel's reputation.
I need to explain something about myself here, despite being single I was a good-looking lad, if not a real 'stud.' Tall and slim, although I was extremely shy, and completely lacking in self-confidence, something that Rachel had picked up on, despite the brevity of her glance at myself.
You see, Rachel was a sexual predator, and young men just like me were her prey. From her first sighting of myself she decided I was to be her next 'victim,' she had desires to take me to her bed, especially as discreet enquiries revealed my single status to her, although I'm not sure me having a girlfriend would have been seen as a problem by her. Remember what I been told, 'what Rachel wants, Rachel gets!'
After I had completed a few days, the manager called me in to his office to inform me to report to the accounts department in order to verify my bank details in order to be paid my salary. I must admit this never struck me as odd at all, I guessed in might be standard practice, despite the fact that I had already supplied my bank account details. Perhaps they just wanted to double check that's all. Although it did seem a little unusual that I was to report there just before the end of the normal working day.
And when I did so, I was immediately ushered into Rachel's own office, surely this could have been dealt with by a more junior member of her team, rather than Rachel herself? But then she couldn't have been more welcoming or more pleasant. Inviting me to address her as simply 'Rachel' as opposed to the formal 'Ma'am' I had used the first time I spoke to her. She shortly confirmed all of my payment details were in fact utterly correct, what I didn't know is that this meeting was completely unnecessary, she had called it for her own reasons.
Not that I knew of that, and she'd behaved so pleasantly towards me, that she had completely fooled me. I began to wonder what all the fuss was about, in fact she put me at ease. And I immediately accepted, what seemed to me to be a genuine apology, that we had in fact run beyond the official 'clocking off' time. Offering me a lift home upon learning I planned to take the bus, one of which I'd just missed and therefore I was only too happy to accept. Oh, she also looked immaculate, not that, unlike the reverse direction, I was considering her THAT way. I mean we were talking about a woman over twice my age, in her mid-forties; but the leather business suit she was adorned in was both stylish and beautiful, and I guessed correctly that the nylon upon her legs wasn't in the form of tights!
During that journey to my parent's home, where I currently lived, she established in her own mind a few facts about me, that suited her aims. The fact that I was planning to move out and would need a mortgage in order to purchase a small property. I wanted to wait a little until I'd established myself somewhat within the company, and Rachel greatly reassured me there. She advised me to consult her when the time was right, she would use all of her considerable experience in financial matters to assist me with then application for said mortgage. I thought that I was gaining a friend, but as far as the predatory Rachel was concerned having a mortgage hanging around my neck would be just the leverage she needed. And, when she'd dropped me off, she also knew exactly where I lived, ok, so she could have looked this up, but this way she had a feel for her prey's home life.
For now, Rachel was very friendly towards me, always greeting me cheerily every time that our paths crossed. And, as promised she was a great help in the process a buying my first small house, it only had one bedroom, but it was sufficient for just me and obtaining the mortgage necessary for me to be able to. But what I didn't consider was that once I did, in fact gain both, the mortgage leading to me becoming a homeowner, I couldn't afford to lose my job. And I hadn't yet been within continuous employment for a period of two years or over, which meant I could be dismissed at a stroke, without it being necessary for a genuine reason to be required. And guess just who was in charge of the main hiring and firing within the company?
Although she was still biding her time, and the friendliness continued until that day when I made that mistake. One that was easily rectified and didn't travel outside of the company. But it did mean a summons to Rachel's office, surprising me somewhat because it wasn't really anything to do with her directly. And again, said meeting scheduled for very late on the working day, and on a Friday to boot, therefore close to the end of the working week.
"Well, your actions have put this company in somewhat of a pickle," she started when I reported for said meeting, lying through her teeth. "I'm not sure just how to tackle this one," Again lying, she knew exactly what she was doing, but of course, I didn't.
"I'm so sorry." Unlike her being fully truthful. "What can I do to rectify my mistake."
"I'm sure that we could work something out, it'll be such a pity if we had to fire you, especially since you've burdened yourself with a mortgage. But I'm sure it won't come to that. Tell you what, it is late on a Friday, do you have any plans for tonight?"
Whatever I had planned, probably to sink a couple of pints at the local pub, actually the same one as before, my new home was very close to mum and dad's house, could be put off. Rachel had just mentioned the possibility of me losing my job, something I knew I couldn't afford now. To be honest my blood nearly froze at this point. "No, Rachel." I meekly replied.
"Good." She jotted something down on a piece of paper, which she handed to me. It was an address, which I guessed correctly was her home. "Come round later this evening I'm sure we can sort something out between us, and in a much more relaxed atmosphere than here. It's already late enough. Let me run you home, have yourself something to eat, take a shower and then come around to mine. Let's discuss this in a more comfortable setting."
"Thank you, Rachel. Yes, I'll gladly do that." Still thinking of her as a friend, not suspecting for one moment that she had set a trap, yes, the fly was about to enter the spider's web.
Well, she did give me a lift home, and I followed all of her, what seemed to be on the surface very sensible, suggestions. Fortunately, the address she'd supplied me with was within walking distance, if a long walk, and I reached it without problem. There I was on Rachel's doorstep. I knocked, and it was when the said door opened, I realised that things weren't quite as they had seemed to me!
For I had come here for what I believed was a kind of 'business' meeting, a discussion of employment matters. And since when has the appropriate attire for one of such been simply lingerie, even if extremely classy and obviously expensive? Yes, Rachel simply stood in a very skimpy bra and panty set, together with a beautiful suspender belt. All manufactured from the finest, very dark blue, satin. And the belt was holding up some very sheer nylons stockings. Admittedly these were covered by a dressing gown, but that was almost see through in nature, doing very little to conceal the delights beneath it.