"Damn!!" My yell echoed around in the small bathroom. This was all I needed. I had hoped to be to this important meeting early.
As I rushed out of the room into the hall, holding my pants up, Sam, my secretary jumped up from her chair to see what had happened.
"My pants button popped off, and now my zipper won't stay up. You have any safety pins?"
"No, but I can fix that real quick." She pushed past me heading back to her desk, where she retrieved her purse. "Go sit down."
I went to my office and sat down, trying to maintain my dignity as best as possible. She came in, holding a little case.
"Not there. Sit on your desk." I complied, as she quickly sat in my chair in front of me. Opening her little case, Sam removed a sewing needle and some black thread. She took the proffered button from my hand after deftly threading the needle.
I held the front of my pants closed, attempting to keep myself covered as best as possible in this embarrassing situation, only to have my hands swatted away.
"Let go," she said, "Let me do this," as she undid my belt, allowing her to fully access the side of my suit pants with the missing button. Unfortunately, that also all but fully exposed my slowly growing bulge in my shorts.