Our company was making money again. At least the west coast division was. It was because of the brilliant management of our new boss, BB Taylor. BB had been with us for a year and had been through four boyfriends. You see, BB is a cougar β a 45 year-old cougar, who could easily pass for thirty-two.
I had been her first cub after she took over and it was a real experience. She had fucked me hard, literally worn me out, for almost three months, during which time my fiancΓ©, Betty, had fumed and fretted and suffered. It was Betty's only choice if I was to keep my job, because BB was known as "fuck 'em or fire 'em BB" and that's what she was. We'd already lost a young married guy who declined to service her.
BB was a superb executive, respected by the CEO and the Board of Directors. I had learned a lot about our business from her, working as her Assistant. A nice raise had helped Betty and me with our wedding plans and we had gotten married six months ago. My relationship to BB was now totally professional except for those few times she winked at me when I caught her doing her kegels sitting at her desk.
One evening as Betty was putting together my favorite meal, spaghetti and Chianti, the phone rang. It was Betty's good friend Bridget who had moved to the Delaware office two years ago.
After a brief hello-how-are-you, Betty listened intently and said "Oh my God!"
And then, "Oh my God," again.
"You just saw it on his desk?"
Betty looked at me with an excited smiled as she listened to Bridget.
"Oh my God!"
Then a minute later she said, "He won't say a word β not a word. I promise."
Betty hung up the phone and turned to me. "You deserve it! It's because you're good at what you do, not because you're a great fuck β although darling you are, of course, a really great fuck."
She had my attention. "What the hell are you talking about?"
"Bridget was in the CEO's office delivering some stuff and she saw a letter on his desk from BB Taylor with your rΓ©sumΓ© attached."
"I know nothing about it," I said, not knowing why BB would send my name to the CEO.
"BB is recommending you for the Director's position replacing the guy in the east coast division," Betty said.
"She didn't mention it to me," I responded.
"Well, Bridget sneaked a look at the letter and that's what it was."
"I'm too young! Not even thirty yet!"
"BB moved up the ladder fast," Betty said. "Maybe she thinks you have the goods to do the same thing."
"Well, the CEO will never approve a guy my age for that job."
I was wrong. A week later BB called me into her office and gave me the news. She said she had not talked to me about it because she didn't want to disappoint me if the CEO didn't follow her recommendation.
"Abe is going to present you to the Board for their approval at their next meeting a week from now. The east coast division is still losing money. A lot! I have convinced Abe that you are just the guy to set them straight. Abe is a tough, hard-nosed CEO and the Board will listen to him. It's as good as a done deal. My secretary will set up the reservations and we'll fly out there next week."
That night when I told Betty what BB had said, she was thrilled about me getting a new high-paying job, but then she chewed on her knuckle. She always did that when she was worried.
"You and BB are making the trip together?" Betty asked.
I knew what she was thinking. She was remembering all those times I had fucked BB last year.
"Oh, I don't think that will be a problem," I said.
"BB hasn't had a boyfriend since she dropped that kid in marketing," Betty said, suspiciously. "She's gotta be horny as a fuckin mountain goat."
I thought a moment. "Would you like to go along with me?"
Betty nodded. "Yes, I most certainly would."
The next day I casually mentioned to BB that I might take Betty along. BB started to laugh.
"Your wife has a naughty mind. But I must confess, the thought had occurred to me. Sure. Bring her along. She needs to start meeting the top brass anyway. It will be good for her. Besides, I found out after we did our thing last year that you were engaged. I figure your wife must be a patient, tolerant woman. And smart too. Very smart! I need to get to know her better."
We traveled in style - first class seats in a new triple-7 and the finest suite at the Four Seasons. It did not escape my notice that the suite had a big living room and two bedrooms β one with an oversized king bed β I think they called it an "Emperor."
That night we had dinner at a small, but very expensive, French restaurant. It was the first time Betty had seen BB in anything other than a business suit.
"Jesus!" Betty whispered to me the first chance she got. "You told me about her figure and how she dressed that first night, but I had no idea β simply no idea! My God! She's irresistible! And she's forty-five fucking years old! I wonder what I'm gonna look like when I'm forty-five. No wonder you got a hard on dancing with her!"