We had a new girl start at work a few weeks back. Anne was, to put it mildly, very attractive. She was twenty with long hair (which is something I've always liked) and a very nice figure. Her face was a sight you wouldn't want to miss as your life would be the poorer for it. Altogether one of nature's superior creations.
She wasn't in my section, unfortunately, but I still found occasion to meet her. (Daily if I could see my way clear to doing so.) I decided that this was a case where I'd be incredibly stupid not to chance my arm.
I happened to meet her in one of the back corridors one morning. We stopped by mutual agreement, just chatting in a friendly way. Finally I got to the point that I wanted to make.
"What I'd really like to do right now is to step into a private little room I know of, remove your panties, and fuck you like there's no tomorrow. Interested?"
She blinked, slowly digesting this statement. Then she blushed.
"Mr Henshaw, how could you say something like that? I'm shocked. Truly shocked."
"Uh-huh. And?" After all, she hadn't answered the question.
"Have you any idea what HR would say if I repeated this conversation?"
"Um, yes. It would go something like this. Mr Henshaw, one of the women has complained that you made a sexual suggestion to her. You do know that sexual harassment is against company policy as well as illegal?
Yes, I'd reply, and I quite agree with that policy. I have to say that I'm shocked, no, embarrassed and appalled, that any of our staff would suggest such a thing where I'm concerned. I don't want to know who complained as I consider that irrelevant. None of the women on our staff deserve to be treated with anything other than the utmost respect. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to have said but I assure you that whoever complained was mistaken. It's possible that I phrased something in a suggestive manner without realising it and I will take the greatest care in the future to watch how I speak to the women."
I smiled at Anne and winked. "I could continue that line of protesting my innocence and approving of what they're doing to ensure that there's no sexual harassment in the work place for a good fifteen minutes. By the time I finished they'd be congratulating me on doing my part to ensure that there's peace and harmony in the office."
"There was no innuendo in what you said. You flat out stated that you wanted to fuck me."
"Well, yes, because I do. You haven't given your answer yet."
"Might I point out that you're married?"
"You can but that's irrelevant. You're not. Ah, not wanting to nag or anything, but you haven't answered the question."
"What question?"
"Are you interested?"
She gave me an old fashioned look, one that gave me no clue as to what she would say.
"What's in it for me?" she asked. "Apart from you," she added quickly, apparently reading my naughty thoughts.
"Not quite sure what you're getting at," I admitted. (Yes I was. She wanted a bribe.)
"Let me put it this way. When my boyfriend wants to get into my pants he takes me out to dinner and a show or a few drinks. He won't have any change from a fifty and even then he's not on a sure thing. He has to take his chances and the dinner and drinks are his way of trying to load the odds in his favour."
"Either that or get down on his knees and say please fifty or so times," I suggested.
"Or that," she admitted with a giggle.
"As I have no intention of taking you out for dinner and drinks, the wife, you understand, may I make another suggestion. I'll pay you the fifty for the dinner and drinks and you can buy it yourself when you're ready."
"I see. And where would you suggest our little encounter take place?"
"Funny you should mention that?" I told her, reaching behind me to open an inconspicuous door. The door opened into a small room, about four feet per side. The only thing in the room was a solitary chair.
"What's this room?" Anne asked, surprised.
I indicated she should enter and she did, the silly little lamb.
"This is what they call dead space," I told her. "Rather careless of the architects to create it. All it can really be used for is storage or as an office for someone you want to encourage to leave the company. Currently it's unused."
"This is the private little room you mentioned?"
"It is. Lift up your dress."