For technical reasons, I had to change the title. This is part two of my story called "Must you Solve Everything with Sex?"
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Charlie woke up, turned the lights on, and started to get dressed. I struggled to keep sleeping, but he made no effort to be quiet. He finally got out of our bedroom, but he didn't turn the lights out, neither did he close the door. I heard him calling the girls to wake up. I was almost dreaming again when he came back and called them louder. I got up. It was my time to manage the offspring. Charlie wouldn't be of much help early in the morning anyway, especially with Candice's hair.
Charlie was ever a step ahead every morning, since the girls relied solely on me for the dress up and eat ritual. There was always some problem: a shoe missing, a sudden distaste for a certain color, or something. As Charlie ate breakfast, I was between the bathroom and their bedroom. As he got ready to go, we ate breakfast. As I tried to organize everything for their school, they clung to their father prematurely missing him.
I left the girls at school, and finally got to work. I had nearly forgotten the great contract I brought them the day before, but it was the first thing I heard about as I arrived. Everybody dimmed important to congratulate me.
Danica was there and smiled at me with a very naughty look. I was just getting my first coffee when my boss brought the news.
"Lisa, the boys want to talk to you," she saw me pouring the coffee and was strangely considerate giving me the time I needed to finish it before going to see the boys.
These were Jonathan J. Klippel and Arthur Silverman. We called them that as a joke since they were both far older than anyone in the building - perhaps in the US. They were the real bosses there. They responded only to the owners, who lived far in our central office, in Chicago.
I enjoyed talking to them wearing something that would make them drool, since they were dirty old men - like any rich dick. That day, however, having just had sex both with my husband and another man, I was feeling sexy no matter what I put on. I had a simple light-yellow dress. It made justice to what was underneath it, but it was not very tight. It went down to my knees, up my neck, with no sleeves. The real treat was my hair. It had been natural for years, no attempt to "contain" it. It went every which way, perfectly curly, and the boys loved it. They thought it gave me a regal quality. I agreed.
They were sitting on a couch and had two chairs in front of them. Fabiana went straight to one of them. Jonathan offered me a cigar while congratulating me for the successful deal as I sat on the other chair. He knew I didn't smoke. Hardly anyone did, but they kept the symbolic gesture from who knows when.
"Thank you, Mr. Klippel," I smiled.
"Come on, sweetheart! Call me Jonathan," he said, his eyes enjoying my hair.
"Yes, Mr... Jonathan," I gave him a gentle smile and he laughed, deeply pleased.
I always played this game. He was a bit younger than Silverman and usually mistook that fact with being more alive than his partner. They were both way over the hill. Only a professional and dedicated hooker would see their wallet through such a decay of the human body. Maybe one of Hugh Hefner's girls?
I crossed my legs to emphasize my thighs opposite to Fabiana's, and waited. I was actually a bit nervous. I knew Worthington's account was important, but I didn't believe it would merit an audience with the boys. There had to be more to it. Silverman, annoyed with Jonathan's flirting, came to it.
"Mrs. Thompson, we called you here today not only to give our appreciation but to make you an offer,"
"I'm all ears, Sir," said I, telling the truth!
"We've been watching you very closely for some time now, although I doubt you were aware of it," he said, actually taking a quick look at my tits. Funny old misogynist. Both Fabiana and I moved ourselves on our chairs.
"Not, really, Mr. Silverman," I said, containing a disrespectful laugh.
"Come on, old man, you make it sound as if we were spying on her," Jonathan hit him friendly on the back and tried to relax us all.
"What's really happened is that some people took an interest on you back in Chicago. They were thinking of transferring you," I smiled and tried to say something, but I really didn't find words.
"We know it's an important decision..." Jonathan continued, but waited for a response right there.
"Jonathan, Mr. Silverman," I began, "I'm actually very flattered. It means a lot to me, as our firm does. I'm glad I've been lucky this last few months," I could feel Fabiana sinking on her chair. "There are, however, some concerns. I have Charlie and the girls. They both love their school..."
"Of course, of course," Silverman intervened, "we are not saying you'd have to move right away," he tried to laugh. "We are actually resisting those northeastern dicks who are trying to steal our golden egg chicken," I managed to find some flattering in there.
"But we really can't resist them forever, and there is a special case they've been wondering if you could handle. Think of it as a trial, for them, for you, and for Chicago," Silverman concluded.
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Charlie took the news pretty well. It seemed to him they were recognizing my efforts, which I pretty damn well deserved. My daughters were less satisfied with the idea, but for now I'd only be gone for a week. I had no intention to be moved permanently. There was every reason to believe it wouldn't be a good idea for the girls.
The flight took some time, but it was ok, minus the discomfort of so tight seats. At the airport they had a fine limousine driver waiting for me. He held a paper with my name on it right in front of his robust chest.