This is the fourth chapter of the series. It would be a very good idea to read the previous chapters for the full story. Everyone is over 18 and clean.
As always, constructive criticism is welcome. I would like to provide the best written stories possible so your advice can help.
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"Bernard, Dahlia," Dana began easily with a slight hint of trouble in her eyes, "I'd like to sweeten the deal with you."
"And what would that be Dana?" Dahlia's face excited but became a little wary.
"My daughter, you know her as she works for you, Dahlia," began Dana dismissively, "Lisa Sherrell said that Bernard here is an excellent lover. I'll give your company an extra million in sales if Bernard sleeps with me for a night."
Bernard, who wasn't even holding a drink, dropped something. He thought it might have been his jaw but he wasn't sure. Lisa Sherrell talked to her mother about their one time with sex? Who didn't she tell?
"That little bitch," Dahlia screamed.
Dahlia's face was red and livid. Dana's face went white with surprise and indignation. Bernard still hadn't quite picked up his jaw.
Dana recovered first and asked, "What the hell did my daughter do?" To Bernard she was in a state of heavy counter, about to retaliate with the same strength, but something inside her mind changed and she closed her mouth.
"Your daughter," Dahlia began with severe ire in her voice, articulating the word daughter with derision, "can't seem to keep her damn mouth shut. First she was supposed to only make sure that Bern made it home safely. Then she slept with him. The story was pretty amazing but now she appears to have told everyone in the office and now they all want him." Dahlia was breathing hard and never taking her eyes from Dana and finished with, "And now her mother wants to fuck him!"
Dana looked as though this was all a shock that someone could be harsh to her daughter for any reason and that it was probably normal that anyone would take a million dollars to sleep with her, so what is this nonsense all about? A little put off by Dahlia's hysterics Dana harrumphed and said, with a severely indignant tone, "Well, I thought business was business and this is not professional at all. I may as well take my business elsewhere, even if the clothes are the best of the season."
"What the...," Dahlia began, raising an arm as if she was going to swing.
Bernard stepped in just then, getting right in front of Dahlia and her target. "Dana, what say you and I take a small walk and talk about this?" Bern held out his arm and without even a second look at Dahlia sauntered off with the woman who offered a million dollars in sales for a night with him.
Out the front door of the hotel they walked, arm in arm, with no speed to get anywhere. Despite the suit Dana wore and the less than professional clothing Bernard was in they still seemed to fit well together.
As Bern looked at the woman making this incredible offer - her hair was silvered at the temples but was a salt and pepper short number over the rest of her balanced head. Dana's eyes were a hazel with some kind of red in them where when the light caught them in a certain way they looked like the devil was coming from them. A short nose over pouty lips with a slight cleft in her chin - all of these just exuded a type of power.
"So, is my daughter telling the truth, Bernard?" The question was not laced with anything untoward, just interest.
"Telling the truth about what, Ms. Harrington?" Bernard felt like he knew what the question was trying to open but he tried to drag it out.
"Dana, please."
"Alright, Dana. What truth are you looking for? Did I have sex with your daughter? Yes." Bernard said the statements in calm conversation; no trying to save himself from a mother's wrath or sell himself higher.
"Did it really last for four hours," Dana asked with some hope in her voice.
Bernard stopped walking, looked at Dana without moving his body, only his head, and said, "No. To be honest that's the second time I've heard that statement but, unfortunately, it isn't true."
"Well, that's too bad," said Dana. "What happened with the other person who told you that?"
"I fucked them for four hours," Bernard returned with a smile on his face. He was trying to loosen up the situation so that he might be able to calm down Dahlia. He had a date with her on Monday and he really did not want her flying off the handle.
Dana covered her mouth trying to hide a wide smile with eyes burning with desire. "Oh my," she said quietly.
Bernard wasn't certain he should have used such profanity but the older woman on his arm only seemed to be more entranced by it. His intent was not to lead her on directly but to open her up for a conversation that they might have about the deal she requested and how to actually make it work. If he could get another million dollars in sales for
Bettison's Better Designs
then he would were it in his power. This was, so, why not?
For another few minutes Bernard put an open ended plan into action, allowing for Dana to be able to help out where she thought she could. They walked back and forth across the veranda of the hotel's large statue spitting water for an uncounted number of minutes before heading back.
When they reentered the bar they saw Dahlia sitting dejectedly by herself at her table covered with several empty glasses of something alcoholic. As they approached both Dana and Bernard could see that dealing with the boss of the BBD would be right next to worthless.
"Whe're dah helluh you two been?" Dahlia's voice was slurred heavily and Bern was interestingly surprised he understood any of the words. Her eyelids were almost closed, lowered more than halfway down her eyes and they barely reopened following a slow blink.
Bernard looked at Dana and apologized. He didn't explain why she was acting this way, she'd been wanting to have sex with him since Lisa did and now several other women have - but Dana didn't need to know that. The two sober people of the threesome promised to talk again next week if the sales bids went well tomorrow. If they didn't go well, well, maybe they would still talk.
Dana Harrington and Bernard Lampson gave one another a quick hug and kiss on the cheek and then Dana walked out of the bar.
Bernard turned to look at his boss. She was mumbling something but Bern couldn't hear so he figured he'd just get her a hotel room and let her sleep it off. He didn't think he and Dana were gone for very long but it looked like they had been. Nothing to do about it but react at the moment thought Bernard.
Letting his boss lay in her drool for a moment Bern went to the front desk and after a few moments of consternation about there not being any rooms available the desk clerk was nice enough to help determine that Dahlia Bettison already had a room. Bern talked the clerk into seeing his boss nearly passed out and was able to convince him of Dahlia's identity and give him a room key.
Without much fanfare or hoopla Bernard was able to half carry half guide his boss to the elevator and up to her room. Bernard was wistful for just a moment remembering he had only just come down from here a little bit ago. While the floor Dahlia was in wasn't as high as Jennifer's had been it was a way up there. Getting off the elevator was also an exercise in fundamental engineering as Bern tried his best to help Dahlia stay sort of upright but in the end just decided that decency was not called for in this situation and he wrapped his arms around her from behind, using her large breasts as balance lifts and just picked her up. It was awkward as Dahlia was taller than Bernard but he managed to get her to her room, open the door and roughly carry her in.
The room was a general hotel room but this one had a front room which led to the bedroom. Still guiding her Bernard stumbled through the lee way and when the bed was close he dropped her on it, face down. Her feet hung off the edge so figured he got lucky.
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Standing back up Bern knew he couldn't leave Dahlia face first into the covers as she'd probably suffocate or something. He reached down and removed her shoes and then leaned with one knee onto the bed and rolled the dead weight body over onto her back.
When he stood Bernard took a moment to look at his boss and decided that if there was one woman he would give anything and everything for it would be her. Oh, not because they were an item but because she had given him nothing but support and chances and believed in him and what he did for the company. While they'd never really hung out together outside of work they fed off of one another and that seemed to be a nice balance. Bernard determined that was the kind of person he could brave a great many things for and, considering he probably wouldn't be in another relationship for some time, he'd give all of his strength to Dahlia.
A little silly Bernard figured. To put all of his anything into a woman who was just cool to him. Ah well.