Fitting In
by Rajah Dodger (c) 2017
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The good news about the takeover was Jeff's elevation to vice-president of the western branch. The bad news, in his opinion, was having to give up casual clothes in favor of the monkey suits favored by the Europeans. At least they were covering the expense of his new wardrobe at the clothier they favored. "Clothes Make the Man," said the sign over the customer counter, and Jeff had a good laugh at that.
"The fitter will see you now, Mister Harrison." Jeff put down the magazine and followed the menswear assistant into the back of the tailoring area. The impatient young man waiting there was blandly sleek in the manner of magazine covers. He gave Jeff the shortest of looks and fluttered his fingers dismissively. "I am Emile. I will measure and prepare you for your proper clothing. Now remove those."
Jeff looked around, confused. "I thought you took measurements over the pants."
The fitter looked pointedly at Jeff's khaki slacks. "Perhaps at J.C. Penney -- here you are being measured for real clothing." The put-down was delivered with a scathing tone, as if such material might contaminate the high-end suits on the nearby racks just by its proximity. Jeff unbuckled his belt and slid his slacks down to his ankles.
"Dress left or dress right?" The question left Jeff completely baffled. The younger man circled around him like a lion sniffing its prey. "Oh, never mind -- you wear briefs. You'll have to change that for the formal dress pants, of course. Now get it all off and stand on the platform." Jeff flushed, but sat down to take off his shoes and trousers, then wriggled out of his briefs as well. He stepped onto the raised platform with his face flushed and his cock dangling, reflected in merciless detail in all three mirrors.
Emile came up and started taking measurements, pressing the tip of the yellow tape down the outsides and up the insides of Jeff's legs. Jeff couldn't help twitching as his cock bounced, but the other man ignored it as he went about his job. Emile ran his fingers up and down, pressing into Jeff's leg and thigh muscles, as if Jeff were a mannequin being checked for quality before shipment. He looped the tape around each thigh and pulled tight, then pressed the tape in a line from the base of Jeff's neck down to the clenching crease of his ass.
Jeff closed his eyes and focused on steady breathing. It helped distract him somewhat from the way he was being handled.
Soon, if not soon enough, the measurements were completed and Emile told Jeff to get dressed.
"You need boxers, not those -- things. Americans know nothing about proper dressing. Your suits will be ready in three weeks." Emile's eyes crawled over Jeff, visibly assessing him. "Set aside two hours to try everything on so that I can make any final adjustments. And by all means, try not to gorge yourself at meals between now and then!"
Jeff's face was scarlet as he got into his regular clothes. His exit from the clothing store was somewhat faster than his schedule required.
The stressful fitting faded quickly from Jeff's mind, as did the criticisms and instructions of the fitter. His new position held plenty to keep him busy, between reviewing the division's various branch operations and trying to identify someone to replace him as a branch manager.
Moreover, there was a mandatory dinner and conference for vice-presidents in six weeks, and Jeff had received a very thick packet of material on organization history, goals, culture and protocols - all of which he would need to master before the conference. Jeff had only met three of the Europeans, but they all had that general attitude of superiority to anyone from the States. He knew that he'd have to be at the top of his game when face to face with them, or this promotion could easily dissolve from under his feet.
Between the press of normal daily business and his studies at night, Jeff's social life and personal time vanished. On his managerial trips to personally review the branches now under his supervision, he chafed at the time required for the traditional dinner and drinks with the branch managers, as it left him with that much less time to prepare for the critical overseas trip.