The elevator doors opened on the executive floor of Card Enterprise's headquarters as a sultry young woman stepped out of the elevator. She was thin and pale, even more so than she had been the previous week, but now she had deep red hair that came down past her shoulders in waves. Her attire was extremely sensual...for business attire. She wore a dark green pencil skirt dress with a jacket, which was unbuttoned enough to show off the cleavage that was on display from the dress. Her glasses were gone, but she was sporting a pair of high heels and walking confidently in a heel to toe fashion with a sexy grin on her face.
Behind the reception desk, the receptionist was stunned by the redheaded beauty that was walking towards her. She mustered up all of her professional confidence and smiled at the young woman. "Can I help you, miss?" she asked politely.
The redhead smiled. "Why yes you can. You can show me to my new office, at your earliest convenience of course." Her smooth, confident tone managed to sound both authoritative and flirty at the same time.
The receptionist simply stared at the young woman for several long moments with a stunned look on her face. Finally, she managed to regain her composure enough to ask "May...I have your name please, miss?"
The redhead just laughed. "It's me, silly... Kelli. We met last week when I came in for my interview. Don't you remember?"
The receptionist's mouth nearly dropped to the floor. She did, in fact, remember Kelli from last week, and knew she was coming in to start the first day of her new job...but the woman before her looked absolutely nothing like the Kelli she had seen the previous week. Even her voice had managed to take on a more sultry, older tone. "Oh, right, I'm so terribly sorry! You look very...amazing...I mean, different, this week." She blushed furiously as she got up from her desk. "This way please, miss..." she said, leading Kelli to her new office.
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Kelli's office was small, especially compared to Alan's, and was accessible from the same hallway that lead to the main office. There were no windows inside, also just like Alan's, which suited Kelli just fine. She was surprised by just how harsh the sun felt today. The office was also furnished to the same high standards as Alan Card's office, with various antiques and paintings adorning the walls and a beautiful hardwood desk that looked like it was at least 200 years old.
As Kelli walked in, she gently slid her hand along the desk and shivered. For the first time in her life it was like she could connect to it, like she could feel its history. It was amazing. All at once, in a brief flash, she saw its entire history...from the person who carved it out, right down to the last person to use it. Another redheaded executive that had just been promoted. It was a strange feeling, to say the least.
She was about to take a seat at her desk when Alan, her new boss, walked in "Ah...I see you are becoming acclimated to your new surroundings."
Kelli jumped, not realizing he had entered. But unlike the previous week she kept her cool and simply gave him a warm, almost flirty, smile. "Absolutely, the office is lovely. Thank you so much, Mr. Card."
Alan looked her over, not just as an employee but as a woman, which was evident in his face. "I see the employee orientation has done wonders for you as well... " he smiled and handed her a rather boring manilla envelope. The kind you find in every office...everywhere. "Here is your first assignment. I expect it to be ready by the end of the day on Friday." He turned to walk away, raising a finger playfully as he waved it back and forth at her. "Don't be late." His tone was both playful and threatening at the same time.
"Of course not, Mr. Card." Kelli said confidently as she flipped open the file and took a seat at her desk, diving into her first assignment."
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