For those of you that read the original story,
Consequences – Erin
, and were disappointed with the original ending, this is for you. I deliberately left it open in the original story because endings always leave some people dissatisfied, but the original story itself left a lot of people dissatisfied. So, here is my ending. You asked for it!
Edited as always by Angel Love. Thanks to her.
Consequences -Erin- Epilogue
This is Erin's Story.
My name is Erin Troy. I've been happily married to Paul Troy for more than twelve years. We have no children but that has been our choice. Neither of us wanted to take the time out of our lives to raise children since we both love our careers. Maybe that was selfish but it was our choice. Anyway, we had a good marriage and we were both successful in our fields.
I was a process engineer for a Medical Device manufacturer. We made surgical trays and we were a vertical organization. That means we manufactured most of the contents that went into the trays and we assembled the final device as well. My job as a process engineer was to set up the assembly methods for the trays as well as the processes that went into manufacturing the pieces that were included. As such, I spent a lot of time traveling to the individual plants and working with plant personnel to perfect the procedures. Since we were a medical device manufacturer, we had to worry about GMP and FDA compliance procedures. That was part of my job.
I normally traveled alone and I had contacts at each of the plants that made my arrangements. I had been doing this now for over five years and I was good at it. I was well respected in my field and I was known by many of the inspectors and traveling compliance engineers. But, in all that time, I had never been tempted to stray and I was sure Paul hadn't either.
Even though we decided against children, our love life was good. We had always enjoyed sex and neither of us was too adventurous. We pleased each other and that was enough. We had a routine of sorts, especially on Saturday mornings. We would stay in bed and we would have sex. Since I loved giving Paul oral sex, it was often enough just to do that. He would return the favor for me and then we would just enjoy being together the rest of the time. At other times, it was fun, just holding each other, occasionally letting our hands wander until we gave in and had hard satisfying sex.
For some reason, I had been more and more uneasy about my job recently and Addison Croft, my boss had been making some comments about cutbacks and reorganization. While I was good at my job and knew I would have no trouble getting another one if cutbacks did occur, I was still uneasy. I had more than five years in here and I was in line for one of several different promotions. I would hate to give that up. But, I continued working and let the worry take a back seat. What I wasn't aware of was the effect it was having on me and my personal life. I didn't see the changes that were occurring.
The changes began shortly after our twelfth anniversary. Paul had taken me out to dinner and dancing and the evening was wonderful. We got home late, both of us in the mood for some heavy loving and we spent the remainder of that evening and most of the next morning either in bed, in the shower or somewhere on the floor, making love. It was a wonderful time for both of us and we pledged our love for each other again.
Three weeks after that wonderful evening, Addison called me into his office. When I arrived, he told me to come in and to shut the door. I did as he requested and settled myself for something important. I respected Addison as a competent engineer and a good administrator. Under his reign, we had introduced several new products and our business was growing. So, I didn't expect anything bad at this time. I waited.
"Erin, I wanted to tell you that I appreciate the job you do for us. You are more than a good engineer, you are a great innovator and some of the changes you have made in our processes have resulted in big cost savings for the company."
I nodded in thanks. So far, this was what I had expected.
"The reason I called you in was to tell you that we have to cut back on some of our positions and I wanted to ask you for your input. I've been asked to cut 15% off our overhead. That means about seven engineers have to go. I value you and your opinion so I would like your input."
This was not good news and as I realized what he was asking, I understood that I was being put in a terrible position. When people were let go, they would think I was a part of the decision.
"Addison, I really would rather not have to do this. These people are my friends and I don't want to have to make that kind of decision. That's why you're the boss. To make the tough decisions."
I smiled to try to make the comment light but it wasn't. He knew it as well as I.
"But the decision has to be made over the next three to four months. I'll have to begin evaluating everyone, including you. But, if you were to help me, I could exclude your name from the list of possibilities."
This was something I would have to consider. While I wasn't afraid of being let go, I didn't want to go into the job market at this point in my career. I knew if I could stay a while longer, Addison's job was a strong possibility. And I wanted his job. So, I had to think.
"Give me a few days. I need to think about this. I'm sure I'll probably help you but I need the time to get accustomed to it. It's a lot of responsibility."
"Fair enough. Let me know. I know you and I can work together and I think we have a lot in common. It could be a very profitable exchange for both of us."
His smile was not one of encouragement. It was one of suggestion and I knew what he was suggesting. I was almost relieved now that it had come out. I knew that Addison was interested in me. He had made it clear over the few years we had worked together but he had never made any moves that could be considered harassment. Now it seems he had the opportunity. I had a lot of thinking to do.
At home, I couldn't get the thought out of my mind that I was going to be in real trouble if I accepted the challenge to help Addison Croft. I knew he had ulterior motives and I knew what they were but that didn't bother me as much as the idea that I could be responsible for someone losing their job. That was really getting to me. So much that I forgot our Saturday ritual and I even forgot sex until Paul initiated it. Even then, I was so distracted that it was more a chore than a pleasure. Paul didn't say anything and I just forgot it. My mind was somewhere else.
I put off the decision for almost two weeks during which I avoided sex with Paul. Somehow, I equated him, sex and Addison, all together. Doesn't make any sense but that's how my mind was working then. Finally, Addison called me in and asked for my decision. I had no choice: I told him I would work with him. He was delighted and gave me a big hug, but the hug was too intimate and I broke it off almost immediately. He just smiled and moved back. This was just the beginning. I could see that in his eyes.
Over the next month, I worked my job as usual but Addison was always in the background, calling me into his office, standing too close to me as we studied cost analysis sheets or work schedules and touching me every time he walked past. In his office, it was always a touch on my shoulder, one on my butt, just inappropriate touching. I didn't respond but neither did I say anything to stop it. It was beginning to get to me and I knew that he was going to make his move very soon. I understood that from his comments at our last meeting when he told me that it was time to make the first preliminary list of employees to be eliminated.
The trips to the plants were my only relief. Away from Addison and away from Paul. Paul was an issue because of my guilt, and the days I worked in the office with Addison nearby were becoming hell on earth for me. If I hadn't wanted his job so badly, I would have quit right then. But, I was too ambitious to do that.
I also knew that I had been neglecting Paul at home. The whole idea of sex was beginning to turn me off and I couldn't separate love with Paul and sex demands by Addison in my head. I was a wreck and Paul was the victim. I knew I should talk to him but I felt I had to work this out on my own. I began to avoid both of them when I was on the job in the plant. I even stopped calling Paul at home. Traveling, I felt safe and relaxed. The people I worked with knew my work and respected me. No demands other than work related.
Paul mentioned my lack of phone calls and our love life was suffering at home but I couldn't find a way to fix it. I was becoming a nervous wreck and my work began to suffer. This only made matters worse when Addison began to pick up on it and make insinuations about adding me to the list. I avoided him more and more but he just applied more pressure. The last two weeks had been especially bad. Addison had me in his office repeatedly to go over the list, pick three more names and finalize the list for submission to corporate.
At the end of the last meeting, Addison came around his desk and put his hands on my shoulders. I was standing, facing the board with the list as he stood behind me. As I tensed, he pulled me back against him and pressed against me. He mumbled something about my being tense and his hands were kneading my shoulders. I could feel his erection pressing into my back and I tried to pull away but he held me tightly. As I struggled, I was causing more stimulation to his already hard cock and he moaned into my ear. I stopped moving and held myself rigid. But that was enough for him as he ground himself against me, moving his body up and down, masturbating himself.
I remained rigid, not knowing what to do. Did I scream, fight him, somehow push him off or did I simply allow this to happen? The decision was taken out of my hands when I heard him groan and drive himself against me with a force that indicated he was climaxing. His hands dropped to grip my hips and pull them tight against him. His weight forced me against the wall and his cock was moving up and down between my cheeks as he came. I kept my eyes shut as he finished and fell against my body.
Without any words, he finally moved back and away, going to his desk and sitting. When I finally turned around, my shame showing in my face, he was looking pleased and relaxed.
"Well, I think we accomplished a good deal here today. The list is preliminary but it is ready to submit. I'll do that tomorrow. This is good for you Erin. There are a lot of positions open now and you should fit nicely into one of them. That is the reward for your assistance."
