This story is the third part of my story about a mature married woman who has to become the family breadwinner after her husband has an accident. She becomes a Secretary for her Husband's Boss.
Please read the previous chapters first as this will tell you the background to how we have got to here. If you're expecting loads of sex, it ain't happening yet!!
As usual comments and ratings are appreciated and welcome. No point in sending me comments about no sex, you were warned!!
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Lydia found it hard to relax after the events in her boss' office earlier in the day. She was very confused at her feelings, a combination of humiliation and excitement. The more she thought about receiving a massage from him the more she thought about the great feeling of his hands on her neck and shoulders. The humiliation came from her blouse falling low enough to expose her bra and inside it her huge breasts to him. At the same time she had come to realise that she had really enjoyed his touch on her skin and that made her feel guilty. For the second night in a row she did not visit her husband, William, in hospital, pleading tiredness in a phone call to him.
James, her Boss, almost 20 years younger than her, had informed her that he was taking the rest of the week off and that too gave her conflicting thoughts, some of disappointment, others of relief. She had great difficulty getting to sleep with her mind all over the place, was he interested in her? What did he want of her? Was he teasing her? Did he really want more or was he playing games? What did she want herself?
Eventually she convinced herself that it was all in her imagination; that nothing would happen between them, that he had no interest in her other than to have her as his secretary. She thought about the clothes she had been wearing to work; skirts and blouses that she would have not previously worn, lingerie rather her plain cotton undies, heels rather than flat comfy shoes, all of which James had paid for. She resolved to buy more clothes at the weekend that would make her feel more comfortable. While she was getting used to looking and feeling sexy, a new feeling to her, she was worried that her outfits were giving off the wrong signals to James. Amidst all these thoughts she fell asleep.
The following morning she was woken by her alarm clock, feeling as if she had just fallen asleep. After her shower she looked in her wardrobe, seeing all her work outfits, not really wishing to wear any of them that day. Even though she knew James would not be in the office, she feel obliged to dress suitably, picking her longest skirt, just below her knees, and a blouse which showed the least cleavage. Looking in the mirror she thought she looked very good, a feeling that still surprised her.
Arriving at the office she took her place at her reception desk. She was thankful that she was busy that day with many phone calls, and some work for the other managers. Their secretaries were all at a wedding of a girl that had worked in the office up to earlier in the year. She was also thankful that none of the managers had treated her with anything but respect when she was with them in their offices. Of course they couldn't resist staring at her breasts but other than that she didn't feel uncomfortable with them in any way. She did not hear at all from James. She heard from Tony, the Finance Manager, that he had gone golfing with his friends, the perk of being the Boss.
That evening she visited William in hospital and was pleased to hear that the Doctor had informed him that he was making good progress and would likely be home in about four weeks. He also said that he would need home help for some time after that and they discussed what tasks could be undertaken by her and the children. He asked about her work and she told him about how all the other secretaries were missing that day. She added that she was glad she was busy and that much of the days were pretty boring. He asked about James and she told him about his golf trip.
"His father was always taking time off to golf."
"Yeah, Tony called it the perk of being the Boss."
He looked at her, pleased in one way at the new confidence he could see in her, worried in another at the independence she was getting from him. All of their life together he had been the sole breadwinner and she was dependent on him for everything. He was not comfortable with the roles being reversed. They discussed his day, the physiotherapy he was receiving, some details about other patients and his programme for the following day. After a kiss and a hug she left him and returned home.
The following day was another busy day at work since the other secretaries had the day off again. Once again she was pleased with her interactions with Tony and the others; they were very pleasant and respectful to her, thanking her for her help. What she did not know was that James had ordered them all to treat her well, not to make any comments or even look at her in any way that would make her uncomfortable. Late in the afternoon Tony called her to his office. Assuming she was to take another memo she took her notepad with her.
"No need for that Lydia, I just wanted to thank you for filling in for the other girls over the last two days."
"Thank you, it was good to be busy."
"Yes, Emily used to always say it was kind of boring when the Boss was out of the office."
She looked at him closely, wondering if he was implying anything but saw a normal expression on his face.
"Yes, I suppose it can be."
"Anyway the reason I called you in was to say that the other girls are back tomorrow, James is still out so you might as well take the day off, go see William or do some shopping for yourself."
"If you're sure, that would be great. I hadn't realised when I started working how much I would fall behind with the housework."
"Lydia, you need time for yourself too, can't be all work here and then at home as well."
"That's the life of a wife and mother, never stops," smiling at him.
"Well anyway, take the day off, try and get some relaxing time over the weekend, give my best to William."
"Thanks, I will, I hope you enjoy your weekend too."
With that she left the office, really happy that she had an extra day off, content that she was now settling into the role, content that she was getting the respect from the management team. She visited the hospital again that evening, this time with her youngest son. He had not visited his father for over a week so he had lots of news. To the amusement of Lydia and William he proceeded to tell his father everything that had happened in the last week including the soccer match he had played in, scoring two goals, telling every detail of each. It was a pleasant visit, cheering William up after a hard day of physiotherapy. She told him about her day off and asked if he needed anything as she planned to catch up on the shopping. He didn't need anything.
She really enjoyed her Friday. The kids were either at college or school and she spent the morning cleaning the house, music blaring as she did so. She was enjoying being in her comfy pyjamas all morning as she worked, singing along with her favourite tracks. She realised she missed these times on her own. She had always thought it strange how much she loved cleaning, ironing clothes, just generally keeping the house clean and tidy. After compiling her shopping list she headed off to the local mall. At the mall she quickly did all her food shopping and picked up some clothes in the JC Penney store for her son; he was growing up far too fast. As she walked out of the store she passed the Ladies section and saw some outfits on display.
She went to her car and put the shopping in the trunk before returning to the store. She looked over many of the clothes on display, choosing some and going to the dressing room. In there she tried on all her chosen outfits, liking the way most of them hid her legs and breasts from being so clearly on display. She chose four complete new outfits and in addition got some low heels.
As she walked to the checkout area she passed the lingerie section. Prior to her taking a job she would normally just have gone to the plain undies area and bought a pack of simple cotton panties. This time she chose a pack of mixed colour lacy panties but couldn't resist also getting her normal cotton white pack. She felt guilty spending so much but justified it to herself, needing to buy her own work outfits, not being dependent on James to buy her clothes.
She felt happy leaving the store with her purchases, stopping to have a coffee and cake. As she sat, enjoying her coffee, she thought about the way she was feeling, happy and content. For the first time in her life she realised that she had spent money she had earned herself and it made her smile.
She then headed to the hospital. William was not in his bed and a Nurse informed her that he was at his physio session, telling her she could go watch if she wanted. She went to the physio room, immediately seeing him standing between two bars, holding onto them with a large man standing directly behind him. He looked very uncomfortable to her as he struggled to put much pressure on his right leg. After a while he saw her and waved over, almost falling over as he did. The attendant called her over and explained what they were doing; just doing a little each day to strengthen the muscles, telling her they were finished for the day. She took him back to his room in a wheelchair, wondering as she did so, whether this would be the norm for the future.
She told him about her day and the shopping, though leaving out how much she had spent on her own clothes. He was tired after his exercises so she didn't stay long as it was obvious to her that he needed to sleep for a while. She told him that their eldest daughter, pregnant with their first grandchild, and her husband were going to visit him later in the day, that she would see him over the weekend. With a kiss and a hug she settled him into the bed and left.
That evening all but her youngest son was out of the house so she asked him what he wanted for dinner. To her dismay he chose McDonalds and they headed off to the nearest one. She had a large big mac meal and coke, surprising herself when she enjoyed it. He had a happy meal. Later he headed to his bedroom to play with his playstation. She had really enjoyed getting all her tasks done today, leaving her weekend free from cleaning too much. She finished the day by opening a bottle of Chablis and watching one of her favourite movies, Pretty Woman. She slept well that night, only now getting used to sleeping alone, though missing having William alongside her to snuggle up to.
