should have no bearing, to the way I see you now. I admit, when I first met you, it bloody bothered me. But in these last few months since we have been working together my perspective has changed. “Emily, I think you are an amazing woman. Attractive and smart. Damn, you pretty much do most of my thinking for me.…” “Then what is it, Oliver? Why can’t we date?”
“This whole situation . You being my subordinate. I can’t help feel that the dynamics will change if we take this further.”
“You just did when you kissed me!”
“I know… Emily, I did it so you wouldn’t get upset.”
She leaned back . “So you regret it?”
“No I don’t . Because of our situation we can’t go there. I care about you too much, to do so. Do you understand?”
Emily didn’t seem convinced.
“ Oliver, I think you’re afraid…” She grabbed her purse and left.
***
I entered the office and greeted Emily, who gave me the silent treatment. I sighed and opened my door, to see Sherry in my Office sitting in the chair in front of my desk.
“ Oh, I wasn’t expecting you…”
“I’m very sorry I cancelled on you, my hands were tied," she said in a way that flashed an image in my brain. “Do you mind if I page my partner in?”
“Sure, best to kill two birds with one stone.”
I didn’t respond, picking up my phone and paging Marc. We waited in silence while Sherry watched me move across the room with those steely eyes.
“He will be here in three minutes.”
Sherry licked her lips and crossed her legs. Gosh, the damn woman wasn’t wearing any underwear. “Enough time for us to…”
Her comment made me raise my head. I turned around to look out the window.
“ Sherry, is the view good out of your building?” I
“It is … when you’re taken from behind…”
“Excuse me?” I adjusted my collar.
Marc arrived. As soon as he caught sight of Sherry, he lifted his shoulders and puffed his chest out and walked slowly like a cowboy.
Sit down you idiot.
“What do you want Sherry?” It was obvious she didn’t want to wait twenty-eight days for us to sign the document.
“ Oliver, we went through the sale agreement and we feel that assets were undervalued.”
“Then our jobs should be reinstated . That’s the reason why we stayed on as consultants.”
Marc said “You agreed and signed to the due diligence.”
“Yes we did , but let me finish. We are not going to chase compensation and damages for the assets already acquired, but on the condition you two resign.”
“What about the agreement for the remaining twenty percent?”
“ Ha, do you think we are that stupid, to pay for the rest of your worthless intellectual property?” she said.
I stared at Marc, and both our minds we were thinking the same thing.
We got her…
Marc had a glint in his eye and went overboard and played into it. Cheeky.
“ Sherry, fuck you. This is our dream! And you are taking it away from us.”
Marc dropped down to knees and started sobbing he had his hands on his face.
“Why?” he shouted with his hands high in the air . “Why did you do that to us? No!”
Oh my god, I was trying so hard not crack up. I reckon Marc could have won an Oscar and a golden globe with that performance. I walked up to Sherry and agreed to our resignations, signing the documents. Marc started shaking when he signed his, I nudged him to stop.
“Oh and another thing. I have hired your executive assistant as my assistant ,” Sherry said.
“ What? ” I said.
“ No! You’re taking her too!” Marc screamed. He knelt down and grabbed my leg. “Oliver don’t let Sherry take her! Please! I beg you!”
I turned to Sherry. “Look, you better get out of here before he goes postal.”
“Argh! “I’m gonna kill you, bitch!”
I stepped in front of Marc and held him back. Sherry at that point picked up her things and ran out. She didn’t even wait for the elevator, took the stairs. When the door shut we both burst
“This whole situation . You being my subordinate. I can’t help feel that the dynamics will change if we take this further.”
“You just did when you kissed me!”
“I know… Emily, I did it so you wouldn’t get upset.”
She leaned back . “So you regret it?”
“No I don’t . Because of our situation we can’t go there. I care about you too much, to do so. Do you understand?”
Emily didn’t seem convinced.
“ Oliver, I think you’re afraid…” She grabbed her purse and left.
***
I entered the office and greeted Emily, who gave me the silent treatment. I sighed and opened my door, to see Sherry in my Office sitting in the chair in front of my desk.
“ Oh, I wasn’t expecting you…”
“I’m very sorry I cancelled on you, my hands were tied," she said in a way that flashed an image in my brain. “Do you mind if I page my partner in?”
“Sure, best to kill two birds with one stone.”
I didn’t respond, picking up my phone and paging Marc. We waited in silence while Sherry watched me move across the room with those steely eyes.
“He will be here in three minutes.”
Sherry licked her lips and crossed her legs. Gosh, the damn woman wasn’t wearing any underwear. “Enough time for us to…”
Her comment made me raise my head. I turned around to look out the window.
“ Sherry, is the view good out of your building?” I
“It is … when you’re taken from behind…”
“Excuse me?” I adjusted my collar.
Marc arrived. As soon as he caught sight of Sherry, he lifted his shoulders and puffed his chest out and walked slowly like a cowboy.
Sit down you idiot.
“What do you want Sherry?” It was obvious she didn’t want to wait twenty-eight days for us to sign the document.
“ Oliver, we went through the sale agreement and we feel that assets were undervalued.”
“Then our jobs should be reinstated . That’s the reason why we stayed on as consultants.”
Marc said “You agreed and signed to the due diligence.”
“Yes we did , but let me finish. We are not going to chase compensation and damages for the assets already acquired, but on the condition you two resign.”
“What about the agreement for the remaining twenty percent?”
“ Ha, do you think we are that stupid, to pay for the rest of your worthless intellectual property?” she said.
I stared at Marc, and both our minds we were thinking the same thing.
We got her…
Marc had a glint in his eye and went overboard and played into it. Cheeky.
“ Sherry, fuck you. This is our dream! And you are taking it away from us.”
Marc dropped down to knees and started sobbing he had his hands on his face.
“Why?” he shouted with his hands high in the air . “Why did you do that to us? No!”
Oh my god, I was trying so hard not crack up. I reckon Marc could have won an Oscar and a golden globe with that performance. I walked up to Sherry and agreed to our resignations, signing the documents. Marc started shaking when he signed his, I nudged him to stop.
“Oh and another thing. I have hired your executive assistant as my assistant ,” Sherry said.
“ What? ” I said.
“ No! You’re taking her too!” Marc screamed. He knelt down and grabbed my leg. “Oliver don’t let Sherry take her! Please! I beg you!”
I turned to Sherry. “Look, you better get out of here before he goes postal.”
“Argh! “I’m gonna kill you, bitch!”
I stepped in front of Marc and held him back. Sherry at that point picked up her things and ran out. She didn’t even wait for the elevator, took the stairs. When the door shut we both burst
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