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This is a work of fiction.
All characters are over 18.
Any similarities to actual persons or places is entirely coincidental.
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The subject line was:
'Good Looking Suit.'
"How come that didn't go to SPAM?" he thought.
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Arriving at his office, Ray had a routine. First, kick off the street shoes and slip on loafers he kept under his desk. Office is too generous a description. A glorified cubical in the corner of the tenth floor. Technically it was a corner office, but the six foot fabric and glass partitions and no door said otherwise.
As a project manager for the company, he rated an extended space. His work station was in one corner and a large conference table with six chairs dominated the rest.
His only satisfaction was the arrangement allowed him a great view of the city sky line and the river below.
Coffee first. No. Emails. He opened the IN box and let the subject lines scroll up. He kept one eye on the screen while he pushed the coffee maker button. He waited patiently for the coffee to fill and the last email to load.
Without looking, he retrieved the cup, tore open two creamers, dumped them in the cup and stirred it three times to the right with a ball point pen.
As a project manager, he was the center of the storm for a major project. One that required the coordination and work product of at least six different departments. Then there was the up-line communications to marketing, sales, engineering and higher management giving regular updates on progress challenges. Never any problems. Only opportunities. Looked good on a poster but didn't translate well to the real world.
He made a quick assessment of each subject line. Some to read later. Forward some. A few required immediate attention. One subject line stuck out: 'Good Looking Suit.' After dealing with more urgent matters and after retrieving a second cup of coffee he opened it. The sender was on a company email account. 'Arden.Ivers.'
'Hi. Just wanted to say
you looked good in that suit
Friday on the 32
nd
floor
.
Looked
custom made.
Smiley emoji
'
Friday, Friday? He pondered that for a moment. That was a meeting with the suits on the 32nd floor. Monthly meeting with big wheels about the project. He always wore a suit to those meetings so he would "fit in" and the MBAs wouldn't think he was an assistant something or other.
"I guess it deserves and answer," he thought.
'Hi back. Thanks for the compliment. Who is this?'
Send.
Naturally there was no immediate answer. He didn't think much more of it and went back to work.
After lunch a response was waiting: '
Hi Ray -- I'm Arden. I work in IT. I was on 32 Friday also working an issue and noticed you. For someone with so much on your plate, you looked unruffled. In control. I just admire that. Later.
'
"Huh," he thought. "A little odd but I'll take the compliment." Then he wondered if he should respond and if so, what to say.
At 47 he had been with the company 16 years. Which meant his career there lasted more than his first two marriages combined. He'd been single for three years and the dating, hook up, bars and on-line thing wasn't working. He worked 50 plus hours a week and came to terms with the single, non-dating life. His sexual frustrations were worked out with generous porn screen time and reading erotic stories when video failed to stimulate.
'Hello Arden. Thanks, but the calm exterior covers a multitude of irritations my position dumps on me. Probably the same for IT. Fixing things you didn't break. Cheers.'
Send.
Three days went by before a response. This one with a photo attached.
'Agreed. We are doing a major upgrade to the SEC reporting system and spend too much time fixing issues that are operator problems. They didn't pay attention in the training classes. LOL. I do yoga to relax. You like the pix?'
Fortunately, his desk faced the entrance to his office so the screen wasn't visible to a casual passerby.
"Holy shit," he thought. The very high-res photo was POV looking down her body from the top of a very flat and toned stomach into the dark cave formed by a bright red bikini bottom where the fabric is stretched from one hip bone to the other. The fabric was tight on her pubic mound and a shadow line showed just a slight hint of her clef.
"Fuck. How did she know I think that is one of sexiest things. Oh, the high hip cuts are great and the legs, but the mystery of what is just out of sight below the bikini waist band? Nice." He wasn't sure if he said that out loud.
"Now what?" he thought to himself. Obviously, this woman was way younger than him. And, so far had the makings of a smokin' hot body. "Steady boy," he thought. "This feels very weird. Someone on the floor is punking me."
Oh, what the hell,
'Very nice. Looks like yoga is working.'
Send.
Another two days passed. He started checking his In Box more often. Scanning the dozens of real emails looking for her address in the From column. Day three came. Check the SPAM folder! Nothing. OK. Settle down. Take a beat.
One last look at 4 PM. Three times a week he bailed from work around 4 and headed to the company gym on 14. He would work out for ninety minutes, shower and go back to the office for a couple hours. Then grab dinner on the way home.
When he returned after the gym this time an email was waiting:
'Hi handsome. Looks like your work out routine is keeping you in good shape. Love the raglan shirt with torn off sleeves. Nice biceps! See ya!'
Whoa. What?
There was an attachment. Looked like it was taken at the beach. Side view from the waist down. Amazing tanned legs topped by exposed lovely hips in a very high cut white suit. He had to admit, it was a very arousing image. Gotta respond to this.
'Hi, very nice photo. Were you working out just now too? Should have come over.'
Send.
He went back to work, trying to focus. By 7 there was no response, so he packed it in and headed home. Even at home his curiosity got the better of him. He logged in to his work email. Nothing from Arden but a couple from across the pond. Work. That was a mistake. He downloaded the two photos to his home PC.
Ray considered his reaction to this unexpected email admirer. He realized his reaction was like a middle schooler finding out someone likes you. An element of excitement and curiosity emerged he hadn't felt in many years. His efforts at "dating" after the turmoil of the divorce damaged his ego. At first he thought being comfortably bi-sexual it would broaden his opportunities. As Elton John once put it, "Unless you're bi-sexual, you're missing half the fun."
He managed a few one night stands and had one woman and one guy who he internally referred to as "stops." They were fuck stops pure and simple. Zipless fucks. So the prospect of an encounter with this email admirer peaked his interest. Or it could be a stalker.
Two days later:
'Hey you -- I don't work out. Have access to all the CCTV cams in the company. This is the wrong job for a voyeur. LOL (leering simile face). Your turn for pix (winking emoji)
He looked at the clock. Three thirty. Close enough he thought and headed to the gym. She wants a photo? I'll give her one.
This time when he worked out, he did it assuming she was watching. As he did his usual circuit of machines, he kept an eye out for a station close to one of the three cameras in the company gym. Or the three that he knew about anyway. He choose skin tight bike pants to show off his bulge and a slightly tight tank top. He worked up a sweat and headed for the last bench. Before starting his final reps, he made a production of taking off his shirt.
Sadly, it did not reveal a ripped athletic body with a nice six pack and well-defined lats. Late forties and working a job behind a computer, the gym was his only exercise other than a walk to the bodega next door or the coffee shop around the corner. Since dating wasn't working, other than his irregular "stops," his physical workout was more for stress relief rather than conditioning. That and finding new variations for masturbating to his favorite porn site.
Workout over, he headed to the changing room and retrieved his phone from his locker. He stripped to take a shower but thought a sweaty body would photograph better. In a lull when there wasn't a lot of people around he placed his left foot on a bench, tightened his ass cheeks, held his phone out to the left so his thigh hid his cock and balls and clicked off several shots. The best went from waist to the bench. Almost muscular looking legs, the dimple on his ass was a nice touch he thought.
"Geez what have you come too?" he thought. It was sort of an equivalency. Her leg shot for his. For a bonus he included his ass cheeks. "Good Lord man. Your ego is out of control."
He contemplated sending the photo while he showered. He also carefully looked around the locker room for cameras. Remembering that she said 'There are cameras everywhere.'
After getting dressed he said "Fuck it," and sent the best image of the bunch. Just then the text chime rang. Work.
'Ray U R needed back here.'
No rest for the wicked he thought as he headed back to the tenth floor.
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