"Come in," they heard, followed by "Close the door behind you," as they entered the office. The four young staffers stood nervously in a line in front of Eliza's desk, waiting as she studied her computer screen for almost a full minute before glancing up. "Please find a seat," she said, finally breaking out in a smile that went a long way in relieving the anxiety that was almost overwhelming the youngsters. As they bustled about finding places to sit, Eliza chuckled. "You four must have been just about ready to wet yourselves, hmm?" she observed. One look in their eyes, and she knew she had called it pretty closely. "Well, don't go changing your knickers just yet, my pretties; you are not the ones in trouble. I do, however, have a problem in which the four of you may be involved."
The two young women exchanged an uneasy look, mirrored by the expression on the young men's faces. "What is the problem?" Jackie finally asked, when it became obvious that the others were going to remain silent. "Is someone hurt," she asked, looking at the others, who shook their heads, "or sick?"
"Well," answered Eliza, "it's a bit more complicated than that. Somehow, in last night's 'stress relief' session, I lost track of several hours of time. I have no recollection of events after about the third round of 'swing your partner'. I am ashamed to say, I woke up this morning not knowing how I got home, or even what day it was. I know that I didn't have too much to drink, as I know how much was in the sauna. Do any of you have any insight as to what might have happened?"
Stephanie looked at the others, who nodded for her to go ahead. "Weel," she began, her Scots brogue thicker than usual, "after partnerin' with everyone at least twice, it go' a bit complicated. The combinations began to get, shall we say, unconventional."
Jay interrupted her by interjecting, "She means kinky!" to which Jackie glared at him, Suni winced, and Stephanie elbowed him sharply in the ribs, causing him to emit a smothered yelp.
"As I was sayin'," She continued, giving Jay a sharp look which promised more pain in his immediate future if he opened his mouth again, "we go' a little carried away. At one point, ye were..." At this, Stephanie hesitated, only to have Eliza indicate that she should continue, "Ye were invitin' all three menfolk to have a go at ye at once. Ye were like a woman possessed, E! Eventually, I had to throw some water in yuir face when ye passed out from such a strong orgasm from havin' all three in ye at once. Jackie and I were amazed at yuir stamina, and at yuir inventiveness! I dinna think that I would ha' tried that, although," at this she glanced coyly at Jackie, who began to blush, "SOME of us here had nae problem with tryin' to keep up wi' the boss! Anyway, after a roll or two with that lot," she said, looking at the boys who were trying, unsuccessfully to become part of the wallpaper, "there was sae much grapplin' and wigglin' amongst all of us that it was a bit later that we discovered ye had fainted or passed out, or sommat like that. Yuir older friend, Kit was it, said as how he'd be taking ye home, and assured us that ye'd be fine wi' that. Frankly, we were a' sae besotted wi' each other that we a' ended up at Jay's place last night, hence a' getting here at once..." At this she seemed to finally run down, and looked at Eliza with more than a little uneasiness.
Eliza followed this explanation with a slowly rising sense of worry, mixed with relief that it had happened with friends who would look out for her safety. She hadn't known that she had such a wild side, and it bore some reflection, as well as a need to protect herself and her loyal young associates. She resolved, at that moment, to soundproof the sauna door, and, to avoid the possibility of further embarrassment with other staffers, to install an indicator light on the outer door that could be lit when the sauna's occupants wanted privacy. She also wrote herself a mental note to check on glass that could be fogged electronically when the need arose, just to be safe. All this, however, didn't solve the problem; there was still the wantonness that Eliza hadn't known she possessed, and the still unresolved matter of how to protect herself from it and its after-effects.
She broke free of this thought process, and said to her young friends, "Thank you all for your loyalty and concern for each other...and me, too. I have discovered that you are all trustworthy to the extreme, and so I feel no hesitation to call you all friends." With that, she bestowed one of her megawatt smiles on the four, who finally smiled back, all cares and worries put aside.
"That being said, however," she continued, causing Suni to start as if bitten, and Jay to look at the girls guiltily, "we need to investigate an alternative location if we are to continue these...activities, shall we say, on such a level as last night. I have some thoughts, but I'd like each of you to come up with ideas on options that don't involve anyone's private residence. Ideally, it would be in a place where we could meet without inviting closer scrutiny by anyone not in the know, as it were. Please think on this and get back to me, say, Thursday morning, here, at 9:30. I'll have breakfast ready for us all. I daresay, we'll need some nourishment for such a discussion, yes? Okay, then, off you go."
With that, the four filed out to return to their respective desks, leaving Eliza with her brow furrowed in thought. After the last left, closing the door, Eliza thought for a moment longer, then picked up her phone, punched for a private line, and keyed a number in from memory. After just a moment, she spoke into the handset, "We need to talk. Can you come meet me for lunch at about 11:30? Caglioni's on 45th? I'll have a booth reserved under my name...Great! Thanks!" With that, she hung the handset up, and got to work, doing her best to clear her desk before leaving for her lunch appointment. Outside, the office hummed along in its usual semi-frantic pace, nothing unusual to indicate the inner turmoil felt by its CEO...
