She had the right name for the season though she had entirely the wrong attitude. If you want something doing on Christmas Eve, it really helps to be nice to people not come in demanding attention like some snotty nosed bitch.
“I’m Joy Lampton, you have a package for me.”
She pushed the regular delivery slip through the counter slot. I looked at it, noted the address and looked back at her. She was a good looker all right; say late 20’s, very nicely turned out. Still, she could afford to be judging from the address; she lived in one of those mock Tudor jobs just off The Parks, great big front lawns, and whole forests out the back. She was wearing a camel hair wrap over coat, had some sort of fur trim, probably real fur, though I would never have been able to tell the difference. Blond hair, long I guessed, by the way it bunched around the back of her neck, tucked up into a matching fur trimmed hat, a few melting snow flakes nestling on top.
“Can you turn that fucking noise off?”
She nodded her head in the direction of the tree standing in the hallway, she thinks she has problems, I’ve had them for three weeks; the worst thing about this job - those bloody musical Christmas lights.
“I am sorry Mrs Lampton…”
“It’s Ms. Lampton.”
“My apology, Ms. Lampton. Unfortunately, the only way to stop the music is to turn the lights off, I am afraid the bosses will not agree to that. Still snowing is it?”
“Yes, and if I don’t get my package now, it’s going to be even worse and I’ll never get back home.”
Christ, there is hardly an inch of snow on the road, the bitch could walk home in five minutes; She was not going to take this at all well.
“I’m very sorry Ms. Lampton but you will not be getting your package today. Unfortunately because its Christmas Eve…”
“What do you mean? Give me my fucking package you little shit-head.”
“I’m sorry Ms. Lampton there is nothing I can do. Your package will be out on the rounds somewhere, locked in a holding box where they leave stuff that cannot be delivered. They won’t be collected until Tuesday, the earliest you will see your package is next Wednesday when this office re-opens, that’s what five…”
“I can count, I’ve got a fucking economics degree.”
“What a coincidence Ms. Lampton, so have I and I’m studying for a fucking PhD in economics and I still make it five days.”
“How dare you swear at me, get me the Manager you’ve seen that last of this job sonny.”
“I would rather you didn’t call me sonny, Ms Lampton. And don’t worry about threatening me with the sack, us university ‘boys’ all finish in about… oh, seventy five minutes, it’s just a holiday job.” I said scrutinising my watch.
She seemed to decide a different approach was required and lent forward, the front of the coat billowing out letting me view an obviously well maintained neck and shoulders.
“What is your name?”
“Michael, Ms. Lampton. Michael de Grainger, though we don’t use the ‘de’ much in public.”
“Well Michael de Grainger, if you can find my little package I will pay you one hundred pounds, how’s that, it will cheer up your Christmas.”
“Ms Lampton…”
“Please Michael, call me Joy.”
Oh this was fun, she was going to be so pissed.
“There really is nothing I can do. The parcel is out there somewhere, apart from tramping round all the boxes, there is no way to get it for you. I simply don’t have the authority to do that.”
“Two hundred & fifty pounds, I really, really need that package, it’s my partners Christmas present.”
“I can’t, there is nothing to be done.”
She had more coats than a chameleon.
“You fucking obstructive little shit, get me your boss.”
Just then, big Mick came in from the back office, raising his eyebrows.
“Little problem have we, can I help Madam?”
“This student layabout is refusing to give me my package.”
“I’m sorry Madam but the layabout is quite correct, there will be no packages today, come back on Wednesday please. We are open from 8.30am.”
“But it’s a Christmas present, I really need it.”
“Come back on Wednesday Madam, open from 8.30am.”
“Can I speak to the Manager, please?”
“I am the Duty Manager, Philip Jackson”
He pointed at the roster board in the Hall, sure enough there it was Duty Manager – Philip Jackson, I stifled a smile. She turned on her heels and walked toward the turn turning her head saying, “You bastards haven’t heard the last of this.” Slamming the door as she walked out.
Mick and I burst our laughing.
“That was a master stroke Mick.” I said laughing and pointing at the roster.
“Yeh, works every time, stuck up cunt, serves her right.”
Mick went back to the main office, I tucked Ms Lamptons’ delivery card into a pigeonhole; she will need that next week, and continued organising paperwork. A few minutes later the door opened, Ms. Lampton. She walked over to the counter, coat open revealing a very shapely and elegant form clad in some kind of silky material cut low, breasts bulging at the cut edge, hands thrust deep in coat pockets, making sure her ‘package’ was revealed. She was the thin side of well built with the kind of waist and hip combination that you instinctively knew you would have to hold onto for dear life.
“Michael,” all sweetness and light; lips affecting a pout, “I really need that package. You could search the boxes for me and bring it to my house couldn’t you.”
This was getting seriously interesting, the silky thing left very little to the imagination, her nipples punching at the fabric like asparagus tips poking though the soil. Lets see just how far she will go.
“Well I could, but if I get caught I could go to prison, it’s an offence to tamper with the Queens Mail. You would have to make it really worth my while.” I said looking up and down the silky thing.
“What sort of thing did you have in mind Michael?” She leaned forward, breasts nearly spilling from the dress; I reckoned it was only her nipples stopping them from falling right out.
“Well Joy,” I smiled, “it is Christmas, I was thinking of some really special Christmas treat.”
“Right,” she said, looking directly into my face and smiling seductively, “I think we understand each other Michael. Lets say you get that package to me by 5.00pm and I’ll dress up like the fairy on top of the Christmas tree and you can fuck me, do we have a deal.”
I tried desperately to keep the shock off my face; I was thinking she would double the money to five hundred quid! She must need this package desperately, on the other hand, maybe she is used to paying for things with her body, and this is just another deal. Oh well, as the saying goes, ‘Never look a gift horse…’
My dick, already making tents in my tracksuit bottoms, made the final decision.
“Ok Joy, we have a deal, there’s no need for the fairy outfit though; that dress looks good enough for me. But if you’ve got one of those Santa hats, put that on.”