Anna-Lisa walked down the corridor, high heels echoing off the walls. Stressed, she barely even stopped as a terrified office worker approached her in the common area. Afternoon light streamed down on her from a window high above. The grunt blinked and held something out to her. Some papers.
"Thanks," she mumbled, and looked him over. He was a handsome man, strawberry blonde and thin, but half her age. Besides, she would never get involved with someone at her job. That was a recipe for disaster. And she was too busy. The planning alone!
She got a cup of coffee and drank it while it was still piping hot, on the way to her office.
"Could you get someone to buy a present for me?" she asked her secretary.
The beautiful, blonde thing looked up at her, confused. "For...?"
"What do you mean?" Anna-Lisa asked. "For my son of course."
"Oh!" The secretary pouted with her well-formed lips. "Didn't know you had a son. How old is he?"
Anna-Lisa hated herself, but she had to think about it. "19!" she finally said. "He's 19, so nothing fancy. Just a you're a man type of gift. You figure it out. You're near his age."
"I'm 31 actually."
"Really?" Anna-Lisa looked her up and down. It would have been inappropriate had she been a lesbian. Now it was jealousy, plain and simple. "Impressive."
"Oh, but Mrs. Johnson! You don't have to compare yourself to anyone!"
"Ask my husband if he feels the same..."
"Excuse me?"
"Never mind, just find something, okay? Nothing too fancy." As she opened the office door, she glanced at her watch. "Jesus fucking crispers! Late again. Get it done, will you?"
"Yes, Mrs. Johnson! I'll--"
The door cut her off. "Mrs. Johnson..." Anna-Lisa muttered. "Sounds like my mom. And she's dead."
Sitting down for a computer meeting she thought about age, her son, her husband, that cheating bastard. She couldn't prove it, of course. He was too sneaky for that. But she knew. He couldn't care less about her. The same could be said about her son, and she rubbed her forehead just thinking about it. No wonder she'd forgotten his age. They barely spoke to one another, just a quick bye each morning. He was never at home when she got back, or she had to work extra hours. The few times she had a couple of days each year he wouldn't even do the effort of cancelling his plans. Most of the time she was at home by herself, sipping wine in front of the television. Vacation? She hated the word.
"Yes, exactly!" she said with authority when she got the word. The rest of the importants nodded their heads.
He'd started an education, but maybe he'd flunked out. She could sort of remember her lying, cheating husband mentioning something about it. Wouldn't surprise her. Like father like son.
When the meeting was over, she stretched her limbs in front of the impressive view. High-rise buildings rose before her, far above the late autumn streets. She could see her own reflection in the window, brown hair tumbling down, red lips, her top-of-the-line office clothes. Had her stupid secretary really told her a compliment? If so, she didn't have time for it. Already the full moon rose between the buildings in front of her.
"Jesus fucking crispers..." she muttered. Was it that late? She wasn't even halfway done. Not if she wanted to secure her standing with the company for another year. It was now or never.
Walking back to the common area for another cup of coffee she noticed the many empty seats. She almost wished that she was back here, sitting in a cubicle, gossiping about that bitch in the corner office. But she was the bitch in the corner office now. She could hear someone hurrying to the elevator, probably deadly afraid of being held up at the last moment. Dark shadows hung over everything. Even the potted plants looked tired.
She stopped when she came to the common area. There, standing at a table, was her secretary. She was all dolled up. She really was beautiful, and for a moment Anna-Lisa thought about her sexual orientation. It would be most practical if she could order her secretary around like one of the men upstairs. She could get her pussy worshipped right now, with a cup of coffee right there, next to her computer. Get some work done.
But her secretary obviously had other plans. She had just stayed to wrap the present, finishing with a big bow on top.
"Hello, Mrs. Johnson!" she said. "I just came back. But here it is. I think he's gonna like it!"
"What is it?" Anna-Lisa asked, but held up her hand before she could get an answer. "Never mind. Thanks. What do I owe you?"
"Oh, nothing, Mrs. Johnson! I couldn't!"
Anna-Lisa had her phone ready. "You sure?"
"Sure!" The secretary winked. "Just remember me for Christmas."
Anna-Lisa blushed. "Yeah... Why not?"
Her secretary put the wrapped present back inside its paper bag. She gave it to her.
"So, where are you going?" Anna-Lisa asked.
"Oh, nowhere. Just a party really."
"I thought you were going on a date or something. You look really nice."
"Mrs. Johnson! You look nice! I'm a mess!"
They both laughed at that. Such an obvious lie! But her secretary must have suspected something. She began to look worried.
"Is it okay?" she asked.
"What?"
"I can stay for another hour if you need me?"
"No, no! I can manage. Just computer stuff."
"You sure?"
"Yeah. Go and be young."
Anna-Lisa held the paper bag in her hand, weighed it. Felt expensive. Good.
Her secretary had started to walk to the elevators, but stopped halfway to the corridor. When she returned, she was blushing herself. She reached into her enormous handbag. When she found it, she quickly put a business card inside the paper bag.
"Here, Mrs. Johnson. Not that you need it, but I do... sometimes. You know, when I'm lonely."
"You couldn't possibly be?" Anna-Lisa asked.
"You're nice, Mrs. Johnson, but it's a hard life out there. Lots of scabby types. I have protection, but..."
Curious, Anna-Lisa raised her eyebrows.
"Oh, it's nothing, Mrs. Johnson, just a little..." Reaching into her handbag, her secretary came up with a small handgun. It looked cute in her manicured hand.
"I see," Anna-Lisa whispered, impressed.
Her secretary put the gun away, nodded at the bag. "That's for when I don't want to take any chances, Mrs. Johnson. They're really nice. Or whatever you want."
"Thanks, I'm sure to check it out."
They said good-bye, and Anna-Lisa returned to her office with the coffee. It was good and bitter.
Fiddling with the computer, she couldn't just ignore the business card, and taking it out she mumbled, "Fine Dining -- For discerning ladies."
Looking up, she asked herself, "Why ladies? I don't-- Oh!"
She dropped the card on the table, from where it looked up at her with naughty eyes. She blushed even harder. It was an escort service! Something special too, otherwise she couldn't imagine that a girl like her secretary would be interested. With their own volition, her red fingernails walked across the desktop. But soon she discovered what they were doing. They were going after her phone, and before she even suspected why she saw her schedule for tonight in front of her.
"Will you look at that?" she whispered. "I'm ahead for once. Maybe I should get me something to eat, I'm a bit..."
Flushing, she felt her pussy starting to drip. That was a long time ago. Not even the strawberry blonde had managed to do that. He was just imagination. This was something else.
Making a simple phone call she got a time and place. "Bon appetite," the sultry voice on the other end said.
Standing up, picking up her coat and gloves, she walked as quickly as she could to the elevator. Out on the street, she raised her hand, and a taxi turned her way. Mumbling the address, she pressed her head to the back of the seat.
She couldn't move, but something about the practicality made her more comfortable. She had a designated time and place, an hour and forty-five minutes to her disposal. Planning for what she would do when she got back to her office she relaxed. She gave the driver a tip as she got out on the sidewalk.
Closing her coat around her, she looked in both directions. It was still a very pleasing area, nothing suspicious at all. Fancy cars turned the corners, nice-looking people moved about. Very fashionable, she decided after a while. She felt old, and so she went into the large building, no different from the others on this street.
Sitting by a reception desk was a curvy redhead with glasses. She looked up from a book as Anna-Lisa came in. There was only an elevator leading away from the lobby.
"Hello, I have an--"
"The appointment at 21:30," the redhead continued. It was the sultry telephone voice.
Her ways made Anna-Lisa insecure. "Should I do anything, or just..."
"It's a complete suite, Madam. And if there's anything at all, just pick up the phone."
The redhead smiled at her in a comforting way, so much so that Anna-Lisa simply nodded and went to the elevator. It opened and picked a floor on its own.
When the doors opened next time, Anna-Lisa gasped. "It's wonderful!" And she was right. The view was almost the same as her own. In fact, she could see her office from here. She'd forgotten to turn off the lights. But that wasn't all. In the enormous room there was a couple of tables laid out with food, with drinks. At the other end was a handsome bed, glowing with a soft blue light. There was also a bathroom and a closet. She walked up to it.
"Oh!"
Inside were rows upon rows of outfits, both male and female, and next to them whips and chains and so many other things that she shut it close before she saw half of them. She pressed her back against the doors.
In just a millisecond she'd opened a door between a five-star hotel and the deepest corners of her mind. She couldn't unsee it, latex, black and tight, things that screamed for her fingers to curl around them.
She fanned herself with her hand. "I never... Oh?"
If she'd been wet before, she was flooding the basement now. She pushed her little fingers down her skirt, pulled them up with a gasp.
Feeling dirty she went into the bathroom. In the wardrobe next to it hung several lovely kimonos, black and red and green and yellow. She picked out a cream colored one, and after a quick body shower, a fresh layer of makeup, she put it on. Then she heard small movements in the other room.