You watched as the new shipping manager walked out of your office. Cute ass, you thought to yourself. Actually, you were thinking more, but you were at work and you didn't want to get too excited at the office. Still, you stared as he walked... He was the only person in the shipping department who wore slacks, and you could tell he had them tailored to fit perfectly. The cut was snug around his form, snug enough that you could tell his legs were very muscular. If course, it was obvious he worked out. His shirts were always very large on him, and a very good fit. When he reached to grab or point to something, you could tell his arms, his chest, hell his whole body was muscle. You got the feeling he wasn't one of those muscle-heads. No, he's well defined but not gross. You smile softly to yourself as he turned the corner, glad that he was working for you for the next week or so. Your company was attending a big trade show in St. Louis in the next few days, and you were responsible for making sure that JB Pet Wholesale had a good show. In fact, you think you were hired specifically for this show. The offer had come in so close after the big Baltimore show just a few months ago, and it seemed all you have done at JB was prepare for the show.
Well, it could be worse. You got to work with Jared, the shipping manager and your subordinate, almost exclusively. He was hired right about the same time as you, and it seems he spent as much time in your office as in his own. But it was getting to be crunch time. The samples were being loaded on tricks, the display material tested, the printer working furiously to get the brochures and flyers made up. This show would mark JB's first step into the world of aquatic pet supply. So far, they had done well with dog and cat supplies. But an ambitious new CEO was eager, maybe too eager, to expand. Hey, it paid your bills, and gives you more chances to get close to Jared.
Your phone rang. You look at the screen. Jared. "Claire here, what's up?" You held your breath for just a second, hoping he would say, "I am."
"Boss-lady, We have a problem." He always said something funny, and the fact that he jumped right into the conversation told you there was something serious going on.
"What's going on?" Oh, no. Something had to be wrong with the shipments being sent to St. Louis.
"You had better come down here." You had never been invited to his office before, probably because it was above the shipping floor, and always had workers in and out. Still, to see his diplomas on the wall, probably pictures of a girl he never spoke about...
"I'll be right down." You hang up the phone, concerned about what might be wrong. The dog and cat food samples shipped two weeks ago, and they sat in storage at the convention center. So it couldn't be that. You began walking faster, worried it might be something with the new water pumps. Those have been a hassle since they were first bought off that German company. Then the new aquariums... one style kept breaking, the other leaked. You glance at your watch, 4:45. Almost time to quit for the day.
Hmm, you think to yourself. Almost quitting time, minor crisis, you were sure, Friday night. You detour to the bathroom to make sure you looked your best. Solve the crisis, you think, invite him to a celebratory drink, see what happens...
You open the bathroom door, holding it for one of the secretaries. Teresa is a bit gabby, you think to yourself. It's probably best she's not in here. In fact, you check to make sure you are alone before entering the handicapped stall. It was the only one with a full-length mirror on the door, and you wanted to make sure you looked just right. You close the door after yourself, glancing back to see how your ass looked. You were wearing your short brown skirt today, the one with the slit up the back. Sexy, you thought, it showed just a little bit more leg when you took long strides, which you made a mental note to do when you were in Jared's office. Panty lines, though. Shit, you think. I look like a slutty grandma with those panty lines. Quickly, you kick off your four inch heels, the ones that helped show off your legs and shapely ass, quickly pulling the pantyhose off before reaching up and pulling your underwear off. Black, silky, very sexy when nothing else was on, But in this skirt, not quite. You stuff the panties into the trash, making a mental note to come back and get them if things didn't end up with after-work drinks. You pull the stockings back on and turn around to address your chest. The light brown blouse is loose around your waist, but pulled a bit tighter around your breasts. Average size, but in the off-white bra you had on, they were pushed together and up, making them seem not only a bit bigger, but certainly more obvious. Especially in this top. You unbutton one more button on your blouse, exposing the cleavage a bit more and just barely allowing a peek at the bra underneath. Better. Now, your face. You brush along your eyes to clean up the mascara that had run over the day, retouch your lipstick just a bit to give it that fresh, wet look. Perfect. The hair is just about perfect, just a few hairs out of place. There, you think to yourself. If this didn't work, he was either married or gay. No ring, and with a body like that, he better not be gay!
You stride out of the bathroom and head down the hall to the shipping department. After a few minutes, you find the door. Opening it, you are assaulted with noise as forklifts, trucks, and workers struggle to make the loudest sound. You grab a hardhat, but before you put it on Jared signals for you to come into his office. You walk quickly, your legs making long strides as you hold the hard hat and make your way to his office. He holds the door open for you and you brush against him as you slink past him. You feel his chest against your shoulder as you enter his office and look around. It's as you expect. His office is white walls, fluorescent lighting, and lots of windows so he can see onto the shipping floor. Even the desk looks industrial, cold. He signals for you to have a seat as he grabs his hard hat and steps out the door, shouting something to a driver down below. You take the chance to look around. No pictures on his desk, only one thing framed on the wall. A double diploma frame. You look closer, a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin, a masters in business management from Yale.
You stand behind his desk looking at the diplomas as he opens the door, startling you. You spin around, a guilty look on your face as you move from behind his desk and back to one of the two chairs. He smiles and hangs his hard hat before speaking.
"Did the bachelor's degree in three years, but I stayed a fourth because of the football team. I was a free safety before I broke my shoulder. And that's when Yale entered the picture." He definitely had the build of a football player, and despite the years you imagine he still could work out with the best of them. "I'm just glad my coach didn't let me take jock classes. I'd be selling cars now if he had!" You laugh softly as he sits down and picks up a stack of shipping forms. "Okay. You know the hundreds of pallets of pumps we were supposed to get today? The ones we were going to turn right around and send to St. Louis? Well, they're still in Long Beach. There's no way we'd get the whole shipment here in time to turn around and get them delivered in time for the show." Shit. This was a major problem. You began to realize this might be more than just a quick fix, drinks, and dinner situation. This could be a grab the phone, order Chinese, work all night situation. Still, it could be worse.
"We have one truck off-loaded, but drive time won't have it here until Thursday, and that's IF it clears customs by tomorrow. And even then, there's no way it can be inventoried, repacked, and shipped to the convention in time."