Over the past seven years I've been working at the same magazine company and was rapidly promoted to the
Head of Layout and Design
position after three of them. My boss is a wonderful woman, Natali Rothan, who is, admittedly, quite attractive, poised, and stylish. She is also a very generous, understanding, and compassionate boss, which is part of why I haven't considered a different job since being hired. The other being that, if not clear yet, I have quite an implicit crush on her.
However, I know that boss-employee relationships are, more often than not, considered taboo, a degree more so than coworker relationships, let alone same sex relationships. Working in my own department often keeps us apart, fortunately but following the bi-weekly department heads meeting I often have to scurry to the lady's room, wait until it's void of anyone else, lock myself in a stall and masturbate, sitting atop the water tank, until I have the orgasm the sight of her initiated in me.
Pulling up my panties and straightening out my usual pencil skirt, I step out of the stall and thoroughly wash my hands so that no one catches the scent of pussy as I walk by their desk.
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This happens to be Mandy Lintz's, Natali's personal assistant, last week before going on maternity leave. A small note, my name written on the outside in Mandy's cutesy handwriting, is left on my desk that reads;
Eydis-
Please stop by my office before leaving.
~ N. Rothan
My breath catches momentarily after reading so, then I regain my composure and continue on with my day.
I email a handful of companies about sending any updates or changes to their monthly advertisements by the required deadline so that our department has time to adjust layout and placement before publishing. Our latest intern brings me my large half-caf latte promptly at 2:40 as is routine to get me through the last few hours of my work day before I get off at five.
Peeping over Dakota's shoulder, our top layout editor, I remind her that one of the stores advertised is having a weekend blowout sale at the end of the month and to double check on the percentages listed that the prices will be cut by. I ask Rett to talk to marketing about finding us a few new businesses to buy ad space for as two, maybe three, of our oldest and most reliable clients are closing by the end of the fiscal year.
Checking the clock, I see it's already a quarter 'til four, surprised at how quickly time is flying. I watch as the employees power down their computers, clear off their desks for the night, and head out towards the elevators to the staff only parking. The only people remaining in the building are my boss, myself, two other department leads, clearly getting ready to end their day, and Neil, the janitor sporting his usual headphones to block out the quiet in the office as he cleans.
My computer shut off ninety-six seconds ago, though I'm feeling edgy about being alone with Natali seeing as 1) I've always had the rest of the lead team around me in meetings to draw her attention from me every few minutes, and 2) I don't know if our exclusive meeting is for praise or punishment.
Soon the office dwindles down to only the two of left, plus Neil. I take a deep breath then stand at my desk, brushing any little specks of lint or dust from my clothes, then walk to her office. Though mostly clear and innocent looking, there is something especially intimidating about the French doors of her private work space.
Working up some nerve, I lightly tap on the frosted glass and hear, "Come on in Eydis,". Opening the doors I see a sizeable room, three times the size of my own, with a handsome brown leather sofa, two tan suede chairs in front of a mahogany desk, and then I see her; the woman that makes my heart beat a little faster just by existing.
"Eydis, hello," she greets me, leaving an air kiss by each cheek. "Sit, sit," she says, gesturing to the tan chairs. As I do so, crossing my ankles and tucking them under the seat, she gets up from her desk, taking the empty chair beside me. "I suppose you heard that my husband and I completed our divorce early this year, yes?" she asks.
Reluctant for a minute I admit, "I heard something about that several months back, but I try not to believe gossip is true right away," clearing my throat.
"Well, Eydis," she said, "I now face a new issue that I'd like your help with,".
Perplexed, I answer, "Anything Miss Rothan,". She stands again, her pin stripe pants making her long legs look a thousand miles tall, rounding her seat and mine, perching herself on the corner of her desk.
She looks at me in a strange way, almost like analyzing and recording my image, then says, "Well you see, the particular reason our marriage ended was that over the final years, he felt that I was becoming gradually less dedicated to our relationship and a tad more distracted by someone else,".
"I'm so sorry Miss," I reply immediately.