Author's note - this is the final chapter of the story and I included a short epilogue at the end. I appreciate everyone who read this story and of course my new followers. Not sure whats next but comments and personal messages would surely motivate me to continue.
My alarm sounded at 6AM and Mary Ann was still snuggled in my arms. I kissed the top of her head and said, "Rise and shine little girl, time for school."
"I don't wanna go to school," she said. "Can't we just stay here?"
"We could but I like being employed so it's time to move that sexy little ass of yours," and I threw back the covers and smacked her ass.
She said, "OK, OK, I'm moving. You don't have to be such a bitch about it."
"Whoa, someone's grumpy this morning," I replied as she got up and I followed her into the bathroom for a quick shower. "I'm thinking impure thoughts right now but unfortunately we don't have time for that until later."
As we showered she said, "I don't think I'd ever be anywhere on time if you and I were to live together."
"That would be a nice problem to have," I said. We finished showering and I went to her room to wait for her to finish getting ready. "If I live to be 100 I would never get tired of watching you do this."
She smiled and said, "Flattery will get you everywhere daddy."
When she finished we got in my car and stopped at my place so I could change and shave. She sat on my bed and said, "If I live to be 100 I would watch you every morning like this."
I chuckled at her joke, finished my prep then we went downstairs and made coffee to go. We were cutting it close so we hopped in the car and made our way to work.
I said, "I make my own schedule but it wouldn't be good for you to be late on your first day."
"What does it mean to make your own schedule?"
"Well, I'm salaried so I'm expected to work as much as needed but I have flexibility as to when I start and finish my day."
"Wow, that's nice. I never knew that's what happened in the real world."
I said, "Every company's different and it varies here from job to job but I have the ability to manage who I work with and make it fit for me."
We arrived at work and I pulled up in front of the building to drop her off. She kissed me and said, "Wish me luck. I'm kind of nervous."
I said, "Good luck but you will be fine, trust me." She smiled at me and I watched her make her way in to the building and marveled again at her sexy body.
I pulled into my spot in the ramp and lost myself in my work until lunch time. She had texted me and said she was assigned to 1230 lunch so I met her in the cafeteria. They gave her a free lunch card for her first day so I grabbed a coffee and we sat at a table in the crowded cafeteria.
I asked, "So how's everything going? Do you know where you'll be working?"
"Everyone's been super nice but I spent the morning filling out paperwork and listening to all kinds of stuff about benefits and things like that. I think they said I'd be working with a department called business procedures management or something but I haven't met anyone from there yet."
I smiled at her and said, "It's business process management and you have met someone from there already."
"Really who? I only know a couple people who work here besides you."
I sat there in silence waiting for her to figure it out and her face brightened as she said, "Oh my God are you telling me I was assigned to your team?"
I said, "I'm not only telling you that but I got myself assigned to be your mentor."
She leaned over the table and whispered, "No fucking way," and I just smiled and nodded my head.
Just then one of the girls from my team walked by my table and said, "Hey TK, is this the chick you've been telling us about?"
"It is. Steph Traynor, this is Mary Ann Adams."
Mary Ann shook her hand and said, "It's really nice to meet you."
Steph's eyes kept moving from me to Mary Ann as she said, "And I'm glad to meet you too. Tony here has been talking you up all morning and if you're as talented as you are beautiful we'll be lucky to have you."
Mary Ann blushed and said, "I feel so lucky to be here. Thank you."
"See you after lunch TK and it was nice meeting you," Steph said as she headed back to her desk.
She leaned over again and asked, "What's with the TK stuff and did she call me a chick?"
"We all have nicknames on the team and that's mine by default. FYI, hers is Stoney. The chick thing is my influence on the team as it's a term of endearment I use on occasion."
"OK now I'm intrigued. How did she get a name like that?"
I said, "It's not what you're thinking. We were putting a plan together and assigning work to people. She started typing her name but it was my task so she entered Stony in the system by mistake. I cracked up and told her that was her new name forever and I guess that's how the whole thing started."
"It sounds like you have a good group but just between you and me, Stony seriously wants to fuck you."
I said, "I'm not sure if that's true or not but I wouldn't touch that with a 40 foot penis. She has a house full of young daughters and I am way too old for that shit."
Mary Ann laughed and said, "40 foot penis, that's rich."