Total pages in book: 95
Estimated words: 88742 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 444(@200wpm)___ 355(@250wpm)___ 296(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 88742 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 444(@200wpm)___ 355(@250wpm)___ 296(@300wpm)
“I’m going back to my office. You all feel free to continue this meeting if there are other things you need to discuss.” I get up and leave. There’s nothing else I need to do here. This meeting is unproductive, at least for me, and I’m sure it’s not going to pick up anytime soon. Robert stays behind. He’s more immune to the boredom that can set in from these types of interactions. Plus, he always tells me any necessary highlights afterward.
I walk into my office and sit down. Opening my briefcase, I reach in and wrap my fingers around the cassette tape I acquired last night. I didn’t want to leave it home today, just in case something were to happen to it.
“Look at me,” I mutter. I’m getting all sentimental. I’ve never had anyone so burned into my mind. It’s like she’s a drug or something, and I haven’t even tasted her yet. All I’ve got is this saucy little tape. And there’s not much I can do with the tape except watch it, which I know will give me quite a bit of pleasure.
But I want more. I like a little bit of voyeurism, but it’s not my main hobby. I can get by with it, though. For now. What I ultimately want is more of Tammy, but how? I told her we would talk later, but I haven’t got a clue as to how to broach the subject.
I know what I want – the problem is how to go about getting it.
A knock at my door pulls me away from my thoughts. I look up to see Robert standing there.
“Is the meeting over already?”
“I called it. They weren’t saying much of anything, so I thought it would be better to just have everyone go and get some actual work done.”
“Ugh. Robert, you really are the best CFO a guy could ask for.”
“I know, I know. I try to remain humble, but you shower me with so much praise and a very sizable paycheck,” he shrugs, leaning against my door frame. “However, since you think so highly of me, you want to tell me what had you so distracted at today’s meeting? I noticed you weren’t really engaged with the pitch.”
“It was a little boring.”
“But that’s not all. There’s something else going on.”
I look at my friend. Usually, I would tell him what’s going on. It’s not like we have a daily gossip chat, but if he asks me what’s up, I let him know. That’s why we work so well together. Because there are no surprises or secrets between us.
However, with this particular situation, I don’t want to spill all of the beans. I want to keep Tammy’s extracurricular activities to myself for now. Also, I’m not even sure what I’m going to do with her yet. And since this mainly regards my personal life, it should be fine to keep the finer details to myself. It’s not like doing so will affect the studio in any way.
“To make a long story short, it’s a girl. She has presented me with a conundrum, one could say.”
Robert pushes off the door frame and stands up straight. He crosses his arms, his curiosity obviously piqued.
“Well, well. Isn’t that something different? I wonder who the girl is that could not only cause Brick Barrister confusion but also distract him during meetings. She must be something else. How interesting.”
“It’s not that big of a deal.” At least, I’d like to think it isn’t. Admittedly, Tammy has gotten under my skin, but I don’t believe she’s fully burrowed into it yet. I mean, I’m not downplaying the situation. That’s the way it really is, right?
“Whatever you say, Barrister. Just don’t go sporting any boners during our company meeting. That’s a hole I cannot dig you out of.” Robert laughs at his own joke while walking away. I scoff, rolling my eyes. He’s always joking around, but his humor does often get me to crack a smile and pull me out of my surly moods.
But maybe he does have a bit of a point under all of those jabs. Tammy is the daughter of a long-time employee. That shouldn’t present any complications, though. Tammy doesn’t actually work for me, so this isn’t really an HR situation, I don’t think. And it’s not like George can protest about two consenting adults doing whatever it is they want to do in their personal time. That is, if Tammy wants to do whatever it is with me.
I need to think of a way to convince her. She’s probably still shocked about getting caught masturbating on my property. Personally, I’m still shocked myself. I never imagined someone would be so bold. The whole situation is crazy.
But maybe there’s a way I can use that to my advantage. In business, having the upper hand almost always results in a positive outcome. Currently, I’d say I have the upper hand. I’ve just got to utilize it properly.