"Bitch!" Brian murmured under his breath, referring to his supervisor at MegaElectronics as he left work. He ran into Eric, a co-worker and former high school classmate in the parking lot.
"What's the matter with you?" Eric asked.
"It's Candice. She's such a fucking cunt," Brian replied.
"Well, I have to say I'm glad I don't work in her department. She can be very blunt to say the least. Still, I'd do her," Eric said with a grin.
"You'd do anything with tits and a pussy," Brian retorted. Still, he knew Eric wasn't completely wrong about Candice. With a more pleasant personality Brian probably would have found her attractive.
"I have my standards, but Candice has a bitching body. I love those half-Asian girls like her. She's skinny, but actually has an ass and a nice rack, unlike most Asian chicks."
"You sound like a horny teenager when you talk about women that way," Brian responded.
"All I'm saying is you'd have to be gay to not want to hit that. Come on dude, you know you'd love to fuck her hard. Take out some of that frustration? Probably would mellow her out too," Eric joked. When Brian didn't laugh or even smile he changed his tactics. "So what did she do now?"
"Nothing specific. She just gives me all this shit, she's really hard on me."
"Well, it makes sense that she'd expect more out of you than the high school kids," Eric answered.
"I suppose. But it's like she has to prove her superiority all the time. It's not my fault I'm doing something with my life by going to college while she's a full-timer stuck in this hell hole."
"Careful there buddy, some of us full-timers do plan on going to college eventually," Eric said.
"I know. I just wish she'd be less caustic," Brian said.
"Not sure she knows how. Well, she used to be nice to Paul, this guy who worked in the back room before he dumped her ass," Eric said.
"Probably for being such a bitch," Brian added.
"Hey, so you coming to my party Friday? There will be lots of girls and beer," Eric said enticingly.
"Yeah, I'll be there once I get off work." Brian said goodbye and walked to his car, glad to be away from Candice.
Brian had a relaxing Thursday off, and was happy when he arrived at work Friday to find Candice had the day off and Ted was working. Ted was Brian's other supervisor and the polar opposite of Candice; bright, quiet, nice, but not terribly attractive. He was married to a sweet woman Brian had met twice, and seemed generally happy with his simple life.
Work passed quickly. Brian had forgotten about Eric's invitation, but as he left work he found a voicemail on his cell phone reminding him to come and "bring any hotties you can think of."
Brian couldn't think of any hotties to bring with him. He stopped by his house to change before driving to Eric's place by himself. The party was already in full swing, with a good ratio of girls to guys and decent music playing on the stereo.
Brian didn't see Eric anywhere, so he headed out back to the keg to get a beer. He passed a number of nice looking young women on his way, but most appeared involved in conversation with other guys. With a full cup in hand Brian headed back inside to scope the scene more completely and see if he recognized anyone.
Eventually he spied a taller girl who appeared to be standing by herself. She was facing away from him, but had a great rear view, with a tight little ass accented by snug low-rise jeans showing off an Asian character tattoo on her lower back. Her dark hair cascaded down her back past her shoulder blades. Her crimson top was backless, showing off her smooth olive-colored skin. Brian hoped her face was as good as her rearview. A moment later he got his chance to find out, as the brunette turned around. Brian's jaw dropped realizing he'd been checking out Candice!
They had made eye-contact for a split second, but Brian hoped his bitchy supervisor hadn't recognized him. Instantly his mood went from upbeat to sour. He strode quickly to the kitchen to put distance between himself and Candice. In the kitchen he bumped into Eric, who was making out with Tonya, an 18-year-old cashier who was still in high school.
"Excuse me," Brian apologized, turning around once again.
"Hey buddy!" Eric exclaimed upon recognizing Brian. "Glad you could make it! You liking the party?" Tonya just smiled silently, pressing her body against Eric.
"It's alright. Did you see who else is here?" Brian asked.
"You mean Candy?" Tonya piped up. "She gave me a ride. Isn't that awesome? She's the best!"
Brian looked at the nubile teen as if she had two heads. "Um, Sure." He turned to Eric and said, "Hey man, I think I'm going to head out when I finish this beer. Thanks for the invite."
Eric started to protest, but Tonya pulled his face towards her for another kiss, so Eric simply waved to Brian and stuck his tongue back down the high school girl's throat.
Brian finished his drink and headed for the door, hoping to avoid an awkward run in with Candice. Unfortunately, she intercepted him on his way to the door.
"Hey," she said, surprising Brian with the neutrality of her tone.
"What's up?" he asked cautiously.
"Not a lot. You just get here?" Candice asked.
It was by far the most civil exchange of words Brian had ever had with her. "Yeah. I'm thinking of heading out though."
"Oh yeah?" Candice's face actually showed disappointment. "I guess it's an ok party. But it seems like everyone knows people here, and Tonya started swapping spit with Eric almost right when we got here."
"Are you her ride home?" Brian asked, trying to figure out a way to end the conversation.
"Yeah, but I think she might be spending the night. You going to head to another party or something?"
"Maybe just home," Brian said, confused at Candice's interest. "I worked today, kinda tired you know."
"Oh. Hey… so I wanted to talk to you about something." When Brian cringed she quickly added, "It's NOT work related! Personal stuff. Can we go someplace quieter?"
"I suppose." Brian figured saying no would piss her off and only make working with her worse.
He followed her down a hall to the house's bedrooms. Candice found an empty one and turned on the light, sitting down on the edge of the bed.
"So… what's on your mind?" Brian asked, standing halfway between the bed and the door. Suddenly the door opened and a couple stumbled in, in the midst of groping each other.
"Excuse me! Occupied?" Candice spat, her bitchy side showing clearly once more. The guy mumbled an apology and the couple quickly exited. Candice got up and locked the door before sitting back down on the bed.
"You don't have to stand twenty feet away. I'm not going to bite," she said with a mix of hostility and a hint of rejection in her voice. Brian reluctantly sat on the bed, a couple feet from Candice.
"You don't have a girlfriend right?" Candice asked him.
