OK so this is the first time I have ever written something for public consumption beyond Facebook updates. I stumbled across this site when I was looking for some kind of stimulation and it struck a chord. I am so glad there are others out there that have experienced what I have experienced or are at least interested in reading about it.
My name is Lisa and I live in England. I am now in my early 20s but the incident that changed me so much occurred when I was nineteen -- to be precise it was my nineteenth birthday. I was working in the office of a local engineering company. It was quite a large company with maybe one hundred staff working in the factory and fifteen of us in the office. I was an accounts clerk and had been there since I left school a year before. I worked with another clerk called David who was a good laugh. He had been there for three years and never stopped moaning about how boring it was and how he had to leave soon. Our boss was a fussy woman called Alison. She had been there about ten years and was never going to leave. She was seeing the very handsome foreman who ran the factory floor though he seemed to be less into her than she was into him.
Alison enjoyed exercising her power over David and me, but especially over me. If I made a tiny mistake or even tried to re-format an accounts sheet in a different way she would loudly make a big deal about correcting me. Loud enough for the rest of the office to hear -- it was embarrassing and that probably added to her pleasure. I don't know what her problem was as I was a quiet unassuming person who worked hard and caused no trouble.
The rest of the office staff were OK. There were a couple of sales guys who were fun although they were often out of the office seeing clients. Karen who worked on reception was nice as was the graphic designer Jack. But my best friend there was Becky who was PA for Mr Ashcombe, the 60 year old who owned the company. Oh and there was George Tucker the office pervert. OK maybe a bit harsh but he was a 40 year old who still lived with his mother and was renowned for letting his eyes wander downwards from the face when talking to his female colleagues. He was weird but harmless.
I wasn't bothered about my birthday that day and nineteen isn't a special one. However, it was usual to head down to the local pub after work with everyone from the office and occasionally some of the guys from the factory. Pretty much everyone from the office said they were coming that night which was a relief as it would be an embarrassing commentary on my popularit
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if it had been a low turnout. Alison's boyfriend Jeff said that loads of his workmates from the factory floor were coming and that they were all up for a big session. In fact, there was a big buzz around the place which was great as, although I am uncomfortable with being the centre of attention, it made me feel more secure. My friend Becky was a bit quiet and unenthusiastic, but she was having boyfriend troubles again and I vowed to look after her that night.
I had made a bit of an effort for my birthday. I normally wore a trouser suit with heels at work but had worn a skirt for a change. It wasn't short but was tight-fitting and showed my bum off really well. I had even worn stockings though I wasn't sure why I bothered as I wasn't seeing anyone and none of the men at work were flirting with me or anything. I am fairly shy and not comfortable with men. I have only had one boyfriend -- just after I left school - and we only went out together for a few weeks. Enough time to lose my virginity but getting dumped by him didn't help my confidence. I am fairly plain looking, but I do have a great body -- I have looked at porn on the Web so I knew what men liked and what body types they thought were hot. I knew that I ticked all the boxes: long legs, firm and fairly toned body despite never exercising and full but very firm breasts. Judging by the women I saw on porn sites men seem to prefer women shaved between the legs -- so I shaved the night before my Birthday, even though there was nobody at the office who seemed interested in the shy plain accounts clerk.
Just before lunch, my friend Alison came over and said that the boss, Mr Ashcombe, needed to see someone from Accounts immediately to explain some figures. Alison and David were going over unpaid invoices with the head of sales in a meeting room in the other building on the site so I had to go. I was really nervous as Alison always dealt with Mr Ashcombe and if she was on holiday then the more experienced David would deputise. I offered to go and find Alison, but Becky said that I shouldn't keep her boss waiting. So, I went into his office.
Mr Ashcombe has a reputation for being rather remote and traditional as bosses go. He had inherited the company from his father and had never had to work his way up. However, he was a fair man apparently although I had never dealt with him directly other than saying "hello" or "good morning" to him if our paths crossed occasionally in the office. I walked over to his office trying to keep calm. Wearing stockings in the office for the first time didn't help -- it felt strange not wearing trousers and I felt quite self-conscious. I hadn't got physical with a boy for almost a year, but I thought that it would be good to dress sexily for once even if only I got to appreciate it!
I knocked on Mr Ashcombe's office and went in.
"Ah Lisa isn't it?" he said looking surprised to see me.
"Yes sir, Alison is in a meeting, but I hope that I can help."
"I am sure that you can," he replied and showed me an Excel file and some numbers that he didn't understand. To be honest it was quite simple for anyone in Accounts to understand and I must have explained it fairly well as he was pleased with me.
He sat back and asked me how long I had been in the company. I replied that I had been there for about a year as I had joined just after I turned 18 and I was 19 today.
"Ah it is your birthday today. Congratulations. And how will you be celebrating this momentous day?"
"Well pretty much everyone in the office is going to The Red Lion after work for the traditional drinks," I replied.
He sat there for a few seconds before replying. "Might I join you all tonight, I haven't met everyone for a long while and I think that I owe you a drink for your help today."
"Er, yes, of course," I mumbled, rather shocked as apart from the Christmas party Mr Ashcombe never came out socially with his staff.
"Excellent, I shall look forwards to it, and thank you for your help with the accounts."
"OK, we will see you later," and with that I left his office closing it gently behind me.
I stopped by Becky's desk and told her. She was surprised and looked a bit concerned but I assured her that she shouldn't worry about having her boss there and that he would probably leave early, and he wouldn't see us in an inebriated state! She said that she hoped so and I returned to my desk.
Alison and David came back from their meeting half an hour later and I told her about me having to help Mr Ashcombe with the accounts report. She was not happy and demanded to know why I hadn't gone and fetched her. I explained that there had been no time, but she was clearly annoyed that I had covered for her so easily. She sat there with a scowl on her face and ignored me for the rest of the afternoon. God, I needed a drink or two!
At last five o'clock came and my usual drink of Southern Comfort and Lemonade beckoned.
"Right," said David, "let's go and get drunk!"
I closed down my PC, looked out of the window at the blazing late afternoon sun, decided to leave my jacket and headed off with David and Becky.
"We should get something to eat on the way and line our stomachs," Becky suggested unusually sensibly.
"We should but we won't, I need a drink and I can't wait."
"Good girl Lisa, I am with you on that," said David.
With that the three of us set off telling the others that we would meet them there. Five minutes later we were in The Red Lion. It was fairly busy, but someone had reserved the best tables right in the middle of the bar for us so as David got the first round of drinks Becky and I settled down and waited. David was served by the good-looking barman -- the one I fancied but other than ordering drinks off him dozens of time I had been too shy to ever talk to him. As it was my birthday David got me a double Southern Comfort and lemonade which I polished off in a couple of minutes. Becky got the next round -- another double - and that was almost gone by the time the rest of the office turned up. The alcohol began to relax me, and it was really good fun with everyone (except Alison) buying me drinks. In fact, after an hour I was feeling nicely merry when two of the sales guys I was chatting with looked at something over my shoulder and grinned.
I turned to see what they were grinning at. Standing behind me was a policeman. "You are Lisa Portis," he asked.