It was Friday, Today was the day that Frank, the CFO of the company would announce who would become the new Controller of the Accessories Division. Linda daydreamed all morning about getting that corner office and finally being able to afford the condo she had been looking at for months.
Just then John Walsh walked into the area. John was the Controller for Fashion Hugs but had been demoted when Kissable's Inc bought out the smaller company. He was tall with black hair, Amber colored eyes, a black goatee and tan skin. He always wore long sleeve shirts and nice slacks. Rumors swirled that he had a few tattoes and a killer body beneath. Linda held her breath as he walked by and wished that she didn't have a crush on him like everyone else in the office.
John stopped at Linda's cubicle and smiled at her "Hi Linda, are you ready for the big announcement?"
Linda felt her heart stutter and felt her bones melt at the sound of his deep voice. She casually pushed back her straight red hair "Yes. Has Frank called everyone together yet?"
Just then Frank's voice came over the loud speaker asking everyone to gather in the cafeteria. John smiled and gestured to Linda "Lead the way pretty lady."
Linda flushed, but managed to calmly get up and walk down the hallway to the cafeteria. She felt John's eyes on her the entire walk and felt her skin burn as if he were touching her. She walked into the cafeteria and saw Frank's assistant Donna standing by the window and walked over and stood with her. Donna had curly brown hair, green eyes and a body that most women would kill for.
Donna smiled "Hi Linda. I see our resident hottie was talking to you."
Linda laughed easily "He just said hello."
"I'd like to say hello to him alright... in bed." Donna murmured
"You and every other woman in the company" Linda giggled
Donna smacked Linda's arm playfully "Oh Come on, You know you want a peice of him."
Linda sighed "He is good looking in a bad boy sort of way, but alas he is a bad boy and that my friend means stay away."
Just then Frank walked in and everyone quieted down. Frank walked to the front of the room with a small package in his hands and set it down on the table before addressing everyone.
"I want to thank all of you for coming today. As you know the controller position in the Accessories division was opened up when I was promoted to CFO. After careful consideration there are 3 canidates who had superior skills and qualities that are needed for this job."
He walked around and stopped behind Ted Lafferty who was the Lead Accountant for the department
"Ted, who as you know leads our accounting department and the practical joke department."
Everyone laughed as Frank moved over to stand next to John Walsh
"John, who was the controller at Fashion Hugs before bringing his talent and charisma to our firm. Oh and it doesn't hurt that all the ladies find him easy on the eyes." Everyone laughed again.
Frank then came over to stand next to Linda
"And finally, Linda, who has worked her way up from the bottom. She has been with us for 10 years. SHe can solve any problem or find the person who can. She is everyone's go-to-girl and She brings us together like a family with birthday cakes, christmas parties and charities when someone is in need."
Frank walked back up to the front of the room and opened the box on the table. "It has been a truly difficult decision to make but I feel as though I've made the right one." He pulled a name plaque out of the box and held it up "Linda Dark, Accessories Controller" it read.
Donna grabbed Linda and hugged her and Linda felt her head spinning with hapiness and delight as she walked up to the front of room while everyone applauded her.
"Thank you Frank." She hugged him and took the plaque before turning to address the group.
"Frank has left quite the legacy to fulfill and I promise you that I will fulfill it. I will have the same open door policy that he had and we will continue to make this department the most successful in the company as we have in the past five years."
Frank shook Linda's hand "Congratulations. I'm confident you are the right woman for the job." He turned to address the group "Next Friday, in this room, there will be a catered luncheon for all of you to celebrate Linda's success."
Everyone murmured their approval and began working their way back to their desks. Many stopped to shake Linda's hand or give her a quick hug and congratulate her. John Walsh was the last person in the room and he started intensely at Linda with those whiskey colored eyes. He shook her hand and Linda felt a tremor of desire run through her veins and quickly pulled away.
John smiled "Now that I know I am not going to be your boss, I'd like to take you out."
Linda quickly looked down and felt her face turn pink "What?" She gasped
John picked her chin up with his fingers "Look at me. I want to take you out."
Linda couldn't think. Every nerve in her body was tingling with excitement and desire. "Ok" She said hesitantly.
John smiled broadly "Great. Now I realize you don't know me very well and you need to be cautious so I'll e-mail you my address and phone number and we can meet outside of my building and go from there. Is that okay?"
Linda started to feel positively giddy. First a promotion and now a date with the hottest guy around "Ok. What time?"
John thought about it for a moment "How about 7 p.m.? That'll give you some time to go home and freshen up."
Linda smiled "Ok, 7 p.m. it is."
******
Linda arrived at John's building at 6:50 p.m. Her red hair was straight and silky smooth. Her gray halter top was form fitting and made the most of her 36C breasts and her black mini-skirt showed off her long legs.
She took in a deep breath and knocked on the door. John opened the door and smiled and Linda's heart went into over drive. He was freshly showered and wearing nothing but a faded pair of jeans that hung low on his hips. He had 6 pack abs and a light sprinkling of hair on his chest. He had an Irish Celtic Cross tattoed above his left breast and a green 4 leaf clover tattoo on his right forearm.
"As you can see I'm not quite ready, would you like to come in?" John asked politely
Linda, still dazed, nodded and move inside when he stepped aside. There was a sectional couch to the right and a large fireplace next to it. A TV stood across from the sectional and beyond that was a small neat kitchen.
Linda looked back at John "You're house is so beautiful."