"Son of a bitch!"
I was sitting up in bed, suddenly wide-awake as those words left my mouth. The lights were out. I couldn't see anything, but I could hear my heart beating loudly in my chest.
"That old bastard!" I said with a shake of my head. I reached over to the phone by the side of my bed and started dialing. The numbers were lit and the brightness actually hurt my eyes until they adjusted. The phone rang three times before it was picked up.
"Hello?" I heard Bethany ask. She sounded more than a little groggy, but there was also a hint of fear. I quickly looked over at my alarm clock and saw that it was four o'clock in the morning. I silently cursed myself for my stupidity.
"Bethany, I'm so sorry I called this early!" I said as I reached for the light on the night table next to my bed.
"Joe?" she asked tentatively, but then continued before I could answer. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing," I quickly replied. "Or at least nothing major. I didn't realize the time. I should have waited until the morning to call you."
"Well, I'm up now," Bethany said after a slight pause. "You might as well tell me what's on your mind. I probably won't be able to go back to sleep anyway."
"I really am sorry," I said, pausing a moment longer before explaining the reason for my call. "I was just so angry when I realized that we'd been set up. My first thought was to call you and let you know."
"Pardon?" Bethany asked in confusion.
"Brad set us up," I explained. "He knows exactly what's going on! We've both been so busy with the craziness at work, that we bought into the whole silly thing." I expected to have to explain further, but instead I heard Bethany groan over the line.
"You're right," she said slowly as the truth sunk in. "I accepted at face value that us quitting and his fight with Karl were enough to make Brad go on vacation for two weeks, but that would be so unlike him. It just sounded so plausible coming from Cherie."
"She has to be in on it," I said with a shake of my head.
"Her? What about Bradley junior and Judy? You know that they have to be part of this as well!" Bethany snorted. "Damn! The whole company probably knows and is laughing themselves silly."
"No, I doubt anyone at the company other than Bradley and Judy are involved," I said. "Although some of them might suspect." I suddenly caught myself smiling. The whole thing was asinine, but I couldn't help myself.
"What are we going to do?" Bethany asked, still sounding annoyed.
"I was thinking about toilet papering Brad's front yard and soaping their windows," I joked. "It's been years since I've done that to someone."
"Joe..." Bethany said, but I cut her off.
"Oh come on, Bethany. There really is nothing we can do," I laughed. "Unless of course you want to quit again?"
"No," Bethany quickly replied, and the added more slowly, "On the positive side, at least it looks like we both won't be looking for work next week."
"Yeah," I said in agreement. "But it still burns me that we got taken."
"Me too," Bethany said. "But there's not a lot we can do about it."
"We could get married and retire to Hawaii?" I offered. "That would show them!" I could almost see Bethany rolling her eyes on the other side of the line.
"Retirement?" Bethany said in disbelief. "We'd be climbing the walls in a matter of days." I noticed that she didn't comment on the getting married part. I decided to let it go for now.
"Please," I laughed. "I quit Monday morning and by Tuesday I was ready to pull my hair out!"
"Hey!" Bethany put in, laughing now too. "I was the one who came up with the ridiculous 'hostile take over of our old jobs' idea!"
I got out of bed and stretched as we talked. It was Sunday morning and that was normally the one day a week I let myself sleep in, but it wasn't happening today. I went to the kitchen and put on a pot of coffee as we spoke for a couple more minutes. We spent most of that time joking.
"So, are you planning on going to the office later?" Bethany eventually asked.
"Nope, it looks like it's going to be a nasty, rainy day," I sighed. "I'll probably just go back to bed and mellow out. Maybe watch a good movie."
"Oh," Bethany said, sounding hesitant. "I was going to suggest we get together later, but I can understand if you want to..."
"I'll be there in twenty minutes!" I interjected. "You pick a good movie."
"Slow down sailor!" Bethany stalled, trying together her thoughts. "How do you know I just don't want to talk about work?"
"I know you," I replied. "You wouldn't have hesitated if it was work you wanted to discuss."
"You're right," Bethany admitted, and then sighed and added pointedly, "Actually, I really don't want to talk about anything right now."
"Oh baby!" I crowed, taking her hint about not wanting to discuss our relationship and twisting it something else entirely.
Bethany laughed despite herself, but then ignored my comment and continued, "I thought we might just spend some time together." I was tempted to joke again, but I caught myself. This obviously wasn't easy for Bethany.
"That sounds wonderful," I said seriously. "What time is good for you?"
"I'm up now, so why not come over?" she said. "Maybe we can watch that movie you mentioned from the comfort of my couch. It really is a nasty day."
"Okay," I agreed. It was a start. "I'll bring a couple of my favorite DVDs, just in case we decide to be couch potatoes all day today."
"That sounds perfect," Bethany sighed. "I'll throw some breakfast on for us."
"I'll see you in a little bit," I said, hanging up.
I took a shower, shaved and brushed my teeth as quickly as possible. Afterward, I threw on some comfortable clothes and jumped into my car. I thought about stopping to pick up something, but I decided against it because Bethany had promised breakfast and I wanted to eat it before it became cold. I was hoping for another of her omelets!
It turned out to be a good decision on my part because I had forgotten the time. It would have been all but impossible to find a store open at five o'clock in the morning. The roads were pretty empty. I only passed a handful of cars on my way to Bethany's.
"Hello again!" I smiled as she opened the door.
"Good morning," Bethany said, leaning forward and giving me a kiss. I hugged her until she broke the kiss and added, "Breakfast will be ready in a few minutes." She was freshly showered and smelled wonderful! It was a fight to make myself let go.
A couple of hours later we lay side by side on the couch watching the credits from one of my favorite movies.
"That was a good choice," Bethany said.
"Thanks," I smiled. "It's your turn to choose."
"I'm too tired to get up and pick," she sighed. "Let's see what's on cable." We found a movie that we both were willing to watch. It was not nearly as good as we hoped. I'm pretty sure we were both asleep before it was halfway done. I certainly did.
***
"Wasn't last night enough?" Judy asked with a smile as Bradley appeared and hugged her from behind, caressing her breasts through the towel she was wrapped in. He also leaned forward and kissed Judy's neck. She was drying her hair in front of the mirror in the bathroom.
"I'll never get enough of you!" Bradley replied, nuzzling her neck.
"Later," Judy promised. "I just showered."
"I know," Bradley said. "And I'm a little disappointed you didn't invite me."
"You were sound asleep," Judy laughed.
"Well, I'm up now," he said suggestively.
"I can feel that!" Judy snorted, taking a moment to reach behind herself and lightly squeeze his cock.
"Tease!"
"Not really," Judy said with a sexy smile as she turned off the hair dryer, stood and faced Bradley. She pulled him into a kiss. They were both panting when they finally broke apart.
"Wow!" Bradley said as Judy smiled. "What do I have to do to get you to drop that towel?"
"Just pull," Judy replied with a sexy smile as she raised her arms over her head. Brad pulled and the towel dropped. Judy's smile grew even larger at Bradley's expression.
"You like what you see?" she asked, already knowing the answer. Bradley lifted her and placed her on the counter in answer. Judy wrapped her arms and legs around him as they kissed once more. Bradley starting leaving a trail of kisses down the length of her body. He paused at her breasts long enough to make both nipples wet and hard before continuing lower.
Judy gasped when his lips brushed her inner thigh. She could feel herself getting excited as he continued to lick her inner thigh for a few moments. She grabbed his head with both hands and tried to force his tongue to her center. Bradley had a firm grip on her thighs and refused to be moved.
"Soon," he promised.
"Now who is the tease?" Judy asked. Bradley laughed softly, but still refused to be rushed.
He waited until his senses were overwhelmed by her excitement. Judy cried out when he finally let his tongue touch her pussy. She was once again holding his head with both hands, but no longer trying to direct his actions. Bradley already knew what she liked.
It wasn't long before Judy came. Bradley was so busy enjoying the taste of her that he almost didn't catch her when she accidentally slipped from the edge of the counter. They both ended up sprawled across the bathroom floor. They lay in each other's arms laughing until Judy caught her breath.
"Come with me," she said. Judy took Bradley by the hand and led him back to the bedroom. She lay on the bed on one side with her top leg bent. She beckoned Bradley with one finger and a smile that promised him satisfaction. Judy directed him to straddle her leg on the bottom. The other remained bent and out of the way.
"This is different," Bradley smiled. His tone was calm, but Judy could see the excitement in his eyes.
