Summer Job
Having the big bay doors open was always more pleasant, seeing the sun just had a way of making a day better. Not that Diandra Canton was having a bad day, in fact she enjoyed her summer job at Banting Construction.
Having finished her first year of university, the twenty year olds dad, who was friends with the companies owner, had lined up the summer job working in the main shop.ย Even though it had nothing to do with her career aspirations, the job was pretty simple and Diandra kind of enjoyed that aspect, making sure her summer wouldn't be at all stressful.
Overall her duties mainly involved cleaning up around the shop, odd jobs, getting deliveries ready and usually going along with Ron, the shops foreman, to unload the trucks at the job site.ย Those honestly were the best days, far from the typical stereotype, the majority of guys she dealt with were nice and seemed to like her a lot and that made getting out of the shop a fun change of pace.
It wasn't that Diandra didn't receive her fair share of innuendo, but most of the guys were rather well behaved around her. The only guy she really didn't think to highly of, was her direct boss, Ron.ย Like some other guys he made comments, but his always had more perverted feel to them. Most likely the feeling was due to catching Ron, checking her out non stop.
Always he had a comment to make, or would ask questions that bordered on inappropriate, trying to mask those as simple jokes. Openly talking about his ex wives, usually in crude and demeaning ways, left Diandra with a bad taste in her mouth.
Standing well over six feet, he was broad chested man with a stomach that may have been shape once. His size only seemed to make his comments even more lewd and intimidating. Currently painting a couple signs for one site, Diandra stood and stretched, checking her smart watch for the time. With only an hour to go in her Friday, Diandra quickly shook her boss from her mind and was looking forward to the weekend.
Having plans with her friends to get together that night and plans to meet up with Jefferey, a guy she had recently met at one of the job sites for Saturday, had the weekend looking like it would be a good time.
Just before summer break, Diandra's long time and only boyfriend, had broken up with her. While not truly unhappy with the split, the prospect of a rebound with Jeff, did have its appeal.ย Jeff made it very clear he wanted a more physical relationship with her,ย ย but Diandra had been hesitant even for a fling, feeling that an eleven year age gap between them, was pretty big.
But even just being friends with Jeff, had led to some rumors going around about them. Diandra shot them down when she heard them, saying they where just friends. But it didn't stop some of the older guys from warning her about his unsavoury reputation.
Something about the bad boy aspect did play into the fling idea. But while Jeff never denied his womanizing ways with her, he had laughed when Diandra told him the guys said he apparently sold drugs.
Diandra's own best friend Shannon had told her to go for it, because this was the perfect time for a summer romance, to not worry about silly rumors. This was perfect, there was no possibility of a relationship, so at the end of summer, she could just end it.
The idea of it being so casual was very new to her and that also made Jeff an alluring prospect. It was this weekend that would be the moment of truth for her and to see if she could go through with just a fling relationship.
"Hey! I was just thinking about you..." Diandra couldn't help but smile as Jeff came walking into the shop. "Didn't expect to see you here today?"
"Yeah, some of the supervisors want to see me." Jeff took a moment to look over the beautiful woman he was so close to sleeping with, before looking around the shop.
"Supervisors want to see you?" Diandra's smile faltered, thinking that could never be good, but she instantly picked up on how Jeff was looking around, clearly nervous.
"Look Diandra, I don't have a ton of time and I promise I'll explain everything to you in a bit!" Bringing his hand out from behind his back, Jeff passed a small, blue lunch bag to Diandra.
"What's this?"
"Just trust me, none of this is as bad as you think it is. But I need you to take care of that for a bit." Looking at his own watch, Jeff knew the bosses would be out soon to look through the company truck he had been using.
"What's in here? Jeff!" Diandra had a sinking feeling in her stomach and suddenly she realized that the rumors were true about Jeff. "Is this...drugs?"
"Quiet!" Shaking his head, Jeff saw the naivety in Diandra and her youth. "Yes, but it's not like you think. I have to go, but I'll call you soon and explain everything, it's not as bad as you think!"
Before she could ask another question, or even refuse to take the lunch bag, Jeff hugged her quickly, before turning and left the way he had come. "What the fuck..."
Standing all alone in that part of the shop, Diandra couldn't help but look around nervously. Wondering what Jeff meant by take care of it for a bit, Diandra wasn't about to get caught with anything like this.
Immediately images of what could happen went through her mind. She knew the company drug policy and that would mean instant termination.ย Depending on what was in the bag, could mean much, much worse. Police involvement, charges, being arrested. Like a freight train, these thoughts rushed through Diandra.
Not to mention the trust from her parents would be destroyed. While even in her panic, she knew her mom and dad would believe her, there would always be a part of them that didn't.ย "Fuck." Feeling like not one good thing could come from this, Diandra quickly made up her mind to get rid of the bag.
Stopping what she was doing, Diandra tried to act as natural as she could and made her way upstairs to the lunch room. Thankfully most people around the shop were busy, but through an open doorway she had seen Ron and Bill, Jeff's supervisor, heading outside.