(This story began as a fantasy involving one of my first bosses. Luckily, she hasn't been seen in 15 years. The reader may want to read the first part to understand where this takes place.)
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There Philip stood just inside the market manager's conference room with his former boss. Normally, this would be a more comfortable situation if it wasn't for the fact that Philip also saw Christine being coerced into a gangbang, the major of the participants being their current District Manager. But getting caught in the rain wasn't part of the plan, even after Philip was told by the Market Manager that he was getting his own store. Philip began to wrestle with the feelings within him as Christine looked at him. Her makeup was smudged and the purse holding her former leopard print outfit was soaked. He watched her as she dumped the contents of her purse onto the table to attempt to salvage what she could.
Philip walked closer to her and was prepared for almost anything when she found her cell phone. As she strived to flip it open to call someone, Philip pulled his out and presented it to her so she could make her call. Her bashful thanks were quickly followed by her call. Philip couldn't help but overhear as she told the person at the other end that she would be home late and she would call him later. It wasn't until then that Philip saw the golden band on the table.
"So how long have you been married?" Philip asked. He saw as she blushed slightly as she quickly grabbed the ring of gold and slid it back into her purse.
"About seven years," she answered. Philip watched her as she took out the leopard print skirt she was hiding.
"Why wreck it for Todd?" Her face turned pale white before she took her face into her hands. Her crying seemed genuine as Philip took a few tissues from the box on the desk before handing them to her. She took them into her hands and used them to clean up the tears. She then looked at him with glazed eyes.
"How much did you see?" she asked. She paused for a moment while she looked at Philip. When he didn't budge, she sat down in front of him. Then she began to open up about how Todd started requesting sexual favors in exchange for him not firing her for her store's performance. During the conversation, Philip noticed the change in her demeanor and how she seemed to be more comfortable talking to him. It didn't take long before Philip realized why he was at her store in the first place. Still, he knew that his desire to go back to her store would put up a white flag.
Philip decided he was going to help Christine keep up the numbers at her store. His plan sounded simple. While he started getting his new store in line, she was going to call him with any numbers questions or any other difficulties she was having. The plan sounded good to her and she went for it.
The phone almost began to ring on a nightly basis at first. Her questions seemed annoying at first to Philip, but he then considered the source and realized that this had to be done so she can keep her job without having to cave to Todd's wishes. It took only a few weeks before her phone calls started slowing down. Philip's conscience was eased as he started hearing from some of his contacts that Todd had been spending less time at Christine's store than ever and that he had been very frustrated lately. The news was making Philip glad just because he felt that he did Christine a major favor.