After our business lunch at The Lindon Tree, Suzanne called a cab from her mobile phone as I returned from the ladies room, the cab arrived in a few minutes, she guided me to the waiting cab, not waiting to be told the address, we were off, the driver took us off towards the town, Suzzanne said there was something she wanted to show me, we arrived a few minutes later just off the Rudgley High Street, out of the cab we walked arms linked on to the High St. and along it about 50 metres, she tuned to face a newly installed shopfront with S and R Estate Agents in the companies style, big ,bold and professional, on the face. Surprise showed on my face and I started to smile. "What going on Suzzanne?" I asked.
"Let me show you" she said opening the front door with a key fished out from her generous handbag. The office was complete ready to go, smelled of newness and slightly of paint. "Looks great" I said, "you have kept this quiet haven't you?"
It was almost as big as our Lichfield office, six desks, had a good size staff kitchen seating area to the rear of the office, a flat above with access via a private entrance from the rear of the premises. After locking the front door Suzzanne showed me the flat entrance leading the way up a straight flight of stairs. The apartment was beautifully fitted and decorated and very modern in style. Lounge, dining room and superb kitchen and a large bedroom with king size bed, very luxurious too...? Too good for letting standards. Why? I thought...
Suzzanne made coffee for us and joined me siting on the sofa, "an explanation" she said as she patted my knee. She continued, "Ron and I have owned this place for 10 years, as it had become vacant we decided to open it as another branch of S and R. I will be running the office and overseeing the company from here with Ron still in Sutton". She smiled and went on "we want you to run the Lichfield office as manager" she squeezed my knee to emphasise the offer.
This whole thing was a complete surprise and shock to me, still smiling Suzzanne said "please say you will, we work great together" still her hand on my knee gently stroking it, "in principle please say yes, subject to detail of course" looking at me directly "we will be working more closely and you will be offered a partnership in twelve months time"
"Really!" I replied "well yes of course I will, subject to details and our working relationship"
Suzzanne hugged me and her hand slipped up my thigh enough for me to understand the meaning of it, "I hope it's more than a working relationship" she said and smiled, pulling back from the hug Suzzanne kissed me lightly on my lips, broke away and got a bottle of wine from the fridge and poured two large glasses for a toast, " don't worry we will get a cab back later " she assured me and with this she returned her hand on my knee and squeezed it. A beautiful woman, my married boss, was coming on to me, did I want this?, I was surprised she had lesbian inclinations, being happily married with a twenty year old daughter?