Author Notes: This is the second part of Still Faithful, Always the sequel to Always Faithful published here on Literotica in the Novels and Novellas category. Still Faithful, Always will be listed under Loving Wives. With this part half of the story is complete and posted.
Part Two deals with random life activities in Charlotte and in San Francisco of the main characters, Laura, husband Dan and lover Greg. There is also significant activity between Dan and the other two women in his life Artsy and Mrs. Patron. As a personal aside I think Chapter six is the pinnacle of my writing to date. It should not be necessary to read Always Faithful for Still Faithful, Always to make sense to the reader. For those with tender sensibilities please be aware that this story does depict sex activity between those not legally married to one another. It is a Loving Wives story.
Still Faithful, Always
Part Two, Chapters 4 - 6
By BobNbobbi
Chapter 4 – Business and Romance
With body still keeping Eastern time Laura was awake in bed waiting for her alarm clock to give permission, no not permission, foul noise buzz mandate - GET OUT OF BED NOW. In the shower she scrubbed clean but the marks of last night's passion remained all about her body. Her fingers traced around the love bites on each breast; she could see Greg's finger prints still on her left arm. She looked down between her legs and saw her inner thighs bore signs of their sex. Laura grinned as she touched each mark Greg left.
Oh yes, we still know how to make furious love, don't we. It shows on me. I wonder what his body looks like this morning.
Looking at her finger tips, Laura was surprised she hadn't torn any nails off on her lover's skin.
As water poured over skin, Laura announced her love for Greg and then she thought back to her husband Dan's trigger words: "Do you want more . . . Your other ring is in Artsy's box. Take it with you."
Both Laura and Dan understood that Saturday morning question referred to much more than filling her glass once again with champagne. A plane ride, a telephone conversation, a romantic dinner, and a night of making love with Greg brought home how much more Laura wanted in her life.
Laura held her hands toward the shower head as if to catch the water; her thanks she spoke aloud. "Wonderful husband Dan you perfect man, you are perfect for me. Thank you for knowing me so well. Thank you for wanting my happiness. This time I will try to be more worthy."
Laura turned the knobs ending her shower. She toweled her body dry and then her hair. Okay girl, forget about last night with Greg; forget about Dan and his role. It's time for you to turn into Laura, Voting Member, Board of Directors of Business Lady Incorporated. It's time for some breakfast and then dress and get to work.
In her kitchen, Laura poured coffee and a glass of juice as well; toasting a bagel and slicing a grapefruit finished breakfast preparation. She sat at the small table and ate in silence thinking about today's meeting. One of the main items for discussion was going to be business expansion. Finding and developing new markets was Laura's special interest. "I want to get an early start today," she said aloud to no one.
Laura called the concierge as she cleaned up her breakfast residue. "I won't need my car today. Could you have a taxi for me at eight o'clock? Thank you, I appreciate all you do for me Francisco." Laura hung up from concierge and returned to bedroom to dress for work.
I couldn't function here without my concierge
, she thought,
I guess the thousand dollar check I give him every year at Christmas lets him know just how much I really do appreciate his service.
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Laura was in her office by eight-thirty. Following her usual routine she greeted the early workers in the marketing department individually. In spite of her position in the company, Laura tried to fit in as one of the gang working up-to-elbows with everyone else for the increased profit of Business Lady. She saw the Director of Marketing stop at the coffee pot for a cup on arriving. Laura filled her cup and followed him.
"Good morning, Stan, could we do the normal routine at nine-thirty? Everyone should be in by then, don't you think?"
"Sure thing Laura, you could call the meeting you know, you're top dog in the office today."
"No, I may be on the board but you are Director, I know and respect you for what you are and your position. I just like to have a good idea of what ideas are floating through everyone's head so I can be the most effective board member I can be. It's important to me Stan."
All eight members of the marketing staff gathered in their small conference room. Laura led off explaining about the board meeting and asking for input, "What has everyone been thinking about new market ideas?" Laura pointed to the junior new hire, "Helen, you kick this off; I am just going to listen."
Discussion among the group was lively; Laura only spoke to ask questions when she needed more clarification or information. About ten minutes into the brainstorm session, Hector Grenada threw out a comment that Laura thought might have potential. "There's a lot of new money and new business growth south of the border. Maybe we should have a Latin American Division."
The meeting continued for another ten minutes before Laura cut things off.
"Thanks Stan, I've used up enough of most everybody's day. We can all get back to work guys. Hector, I think your Latin American idea has some merit, I'll see what some of the other board members think."
Laura pointed to Hector and Liaison but she spoke to Stan as boss, "I'd like to have Hector dig up some key numbers on this South American idea of his between now and lunch time. If he can get some numbers and feed them to Liaison, she knows how to put them together so I can use them for the board."
Turning to Hector she told him, "Just give me high level rough and dirty; don't get bogged down in details and reasoning."
Laura finalized her request to Stan, "Only 'till lunch time, Stan, I hope that will be okay?" Laura knew in advance that her boss this morning would not object since Laura would be senior this afternoon. Laura kept alert to the anomalous relationship and constantly made her best effort that she was never the cause of any potential conflict.
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Laura and the President rode in the BL limo to the Mark Hopkins Hotel in time to greet the out of town directors before the meeting began at one. In her briefcase Laura had folders with two simple handouts for the board; first was a single sheet outline of the size of the potential market and the second a very high level marketing plan. She hadn't mentioned the South American idea to anyone outside of her own department, not even President as they rode in their limo. She wanted surprise on her terms and her timing.
Laura saw her opportunity for a dramatic proposal when CFO began walking through some charts that indicated a softening in market growth. He attributed the softening to saturation and suggested a public relations response to control perception among investors. Several of the outside directors objected to what they called a strictly cosmetic approach to a management situation.
"I've got an idea to present that is more than cosmetic," Laura broke into the discussion. She waited until everyone focused on her alone, and then made everyone wait a feminine moment longer as she extracted the handouts from her briefcase.
"One of the junior members of our staff, Hector Grenada, suggested a Latin American Division for Business Lady. He pointed out the tremendous growth that oil money and general modernization has built to our south."
Laura read the big picture numbers that indicated the size of the market as she handed over the single sheet market potential paper. "I asked our marketing staff to give me some quick and dirty numbers we can look at today."
"Yes, this is more like it," the director who was most critical of glossing over the negative trend line. Another of the outside directors thanked Laura specifically and said some very nice things about the quality of people working for Business Lady.
"I will tell Hector and Liaison, she helped him work up these planning sheets, that the Board appreciates their work." Laura passed around her second handout. "Here is an outline of their marketing plan. You can see they recommend creating a new division in BL and beginning our efforts in three countries: Mexico because it is close, Venezuela because of their oil revenue and socialist political agenda, and Brazil because of the size and diversity of their economy."
Talk among the directors was quite lively. Laura had indeed achieved her goal of dominating the meeting with a new marketing idea. She saw that President cast an annoyed eye her way; she was sure he thought she should have clued him in ahead of time.
I'll invite he and his wife to dinner tomorrow, maybe a few others too. His wife and I always get along famously. He'll get over his pissed off. He knows I am passing on credit to staff; I don't try to hog the glory. I just want to present ideas in a way that they become winning ideas.
In fact, President did get over his pissed off the next evening in Laura's living room when his wife thanked Laura profusely for her Latin American idea. "I've always wanted a reason for my husband to take me to Rio de Janeiro for Carnival and now he will have no excuse at all to resist." Laura got a sincere hug and cheek kiss as reward.
The small dinner party Laura quickly ginned up had as guest list President and his wife, CFO and his wife too, and her best bud friend Liaison and her now husband Sig. Laura, busy with board meetings, called her ace-in-the-hole concierge, Francisco. "I am having a small get together for six guests tomorrow after work, cocktails, light snacks and then a nice sit down dinner. Can you have it ready for me for say six o'clock?" Leaving worries such as an instant dinner party in the trusted hands of Francisco knowing the arrangements would be absolutely perfect was another reason he always received a very nice Christmas check. She had given Francisco authority to purchase whatever Laura might need years ago. He kept a credit card in Laura's name and used only for whatever she needed in the way of food, furnishings and decorations for her San Francisco home.
