This is not a multi-part story but it might have a sequel if people thought it could. It is my first on literotica so I hope you like it.
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Olivia sat down at her desk stunned. Moments before she had expected to be given a promotion and made director. But she watched her boss name Sharon to the job. She liked Sharon, she was nice enough. But Sharon was new to the company and Olivia had been there for more than ten years. It didn't seem possible. And he boss didn't even apologize.
She was still sitting there staring when her boss stopped by on his way out.
"Olivia, I'm still waiting on the details of the Smith contract. I expected that before my meeting Monday. It was embarrassing not having it. I want it by tomorrow. Good night."
She was too stunned to say anything but it slowly sunk in. The company may have lost a big contract but she knew she had given him her report. How did he not have it? And he was angry too. That's probably what cost her the promotion. But how was it possible?
By the time she got ready to leave the office, most people had gone but the new queen was settling into her office and Olivia knew she had to be nice even though she had lost out. She walked down the hall and paused a few minutes to let Sharon finish a phone call.
Olivia heard Sharon talking to what must be her husband. "I said shut up. I'll be home when I feel like it. I didn't ask you to think. I made this promotion happen for myself and I'm going to enjoy it. Get something out with a friend and don't wait for me. I have a lot to do. Yes, yes, I love you too, bye."
Olivia waited a few minutes, embarrassed she'd heard Sharon fighting with her husband. Then she walked by the door and just poked her head in. "Hi, Sharon, I'm leaving now. I just wanted to say congratulations on the job. I'm sure you'll do a great job." It was hard to say but the polite thing to do after all she mad at her boss not Sharon.
Sharon looked up and smiled sweetly. "Oh, hi Olivia. Thank you. I'm sure I will too. Even though you're working for me now, I'm sure we can still be friends. Good night now."
Olivia thought the whole thing felt odd. Congratulating the woman the job that should be hers. And Sharon's attitude was part polite but it felt sort of demeaning too like she was reminding her that she was her boss now. It seemed a little insensitive. On the other hand, at least she wasn't as rude to Olivia as she was to her own husband.
At the elevator she saw the janitor and said hi. He was a nice and they always said hello to each other. But today Jerry had something to say. "Miss Olivia, hi, I found this. It was crumpled up by that Sharon's rash but it has your name so I think it's yours. I didn't throw it away cause it has your name."
"That's okay, Jerry. Sharon's still here so you can give it to her if you don't think it's trash."
"No, no, Miss Olivia. It has your name. It's yours."
"OK, Jerry, thank you. Have a very good night." Jerry was very nice and a hard worker but stubborn and she thought it was easier just to take it and throw it away herself.
She rode down the elevator and glanced at the papers. That was odd, Olivia thought. It was her memo to her boss about the contract. She kept walking to her car. If her boss gave Sharon the papers, why did he claim he didn't have them.
As she was driving she figured it out. Sharon took them and made sure their boss didn't see them.
Olivia was so distracted she almost ran a red light. Why that bitch, Olivia thought, she sabotaged her. Olivia got angrier and angrier on the ride home. She walked into her apartment ready to explode.
She couldn't believe it but it made sense. How else did Sharon who was very new to the company get the promotion. The problem was she just didn't know what to do.
The next day at work she was friendly because she decided to wait for the right chance to make things better. She also went to Sharon and asked if she could have the small empty office next to Sharon's. "I thought it would be a nice consolation."
Sharon could not have been nicer or less helpful. "I'm sorry, Olivia, but there is a problem with the electric in the wall. That will have to be fixed but you can have any cubicle you'd like to move too. Talk to Tim in facilities and get yourself a good spot."
Olivia was annoyed about the office but decided to change desks anyway. She was uncomfortable being so close to Sharon and her boss. A change helped. Unfortunately the only desk vacant was around two corners and near the stairs. No one took the stairs and she was actually in a private spot but also very isolated.
But a plan was forming in her head. At lunch, she bought a transmitter. It was designed to catch cheating husbands but it would do. That night she worked late after everyone left and planted the bug in Sharon's lamp.
The next three days were an education. She heard Sharon and her boss in a private meeting. Her boss felt bad about her but Sharon reminded him "She did completely screw up that contract. I don't think we should fire her but let's not give her much more authority." That made Olivia mad.
Olivia also discovered that Sharon had actually doubled her salary, more than she thought. The boss seemed to rely on her and actually sounded like he had an interest in her. It helped that Sharon was showing off. She dressed very well in high heels, much higher than Olivia's, pencil skirts that really showed off her legs and stockings, and her blouse never seemed completely buttoned. She had a very large chest that she showed off for the boss. Olivia wasn't sure if Sharon was flirting or teasing.
Olivia also discovered that Sharon was treating her husband like dirt. Every day she heard Sharon demeaning him and she rarely went home early. "Tom, I'll be home when I'm done. My boss and I have a lot of work tonight. Why don't you be a man and do something? There's a football game tonight why don't you have dinner at that Sports Bar and watch the game. Just sit at the bar then. Now I have to go."
Olivia made her plan. She went to the same bar. It wasn't very crowded which was bad for the bar but good for her. She hadn't ever seen Sharon's husband but there was a sad guy at the bar ordering diner and she guessed.
She sat at the bar herself two seats away. She ordered then made eye contact. "Hi. Long day and I didn't want to cook. I don't eat at the bar often, I swear" and laughed.
He laughed too. He was cute when he smiled. "I eat at the bar too often or at least by myself. Hi, I'm Tom."
"Tom, I'm Olivia. We'll have to be lonely together. Let me buy us each a drink."