"Hey, Theresa!" Brian had just texted Theresa.
"Hi Brian!"
"I wish I could have spent more time with you this afternoon."
Theresa responded, "Me too! But I understand. Too many prying eyes."
"You looked good today. I shouldn't say this, but I was tempted to feel you up."
"Mm-mm, why didn't you? I would have liked that." Theresa shivered in delight at the thought of Brian's hands on her.
Brian sighed as he typed. "Too many eyes and cameras. Maybe sometime, if no one is around, I will."
Theresa admitted, "That's so hot! I think the fantasy of sex at work is such a turn-on."
"I want to feel your big tits in my hands."
Theresa felt herself growing warm. "Does that make you hard?"
"You know that it does." Brian wished he could touch himself.
"I like when your cock is hard. Can you play with it right now?"
"I wish. She's still up."
"So is he."
"When you can, pinch your nipples for me and be my good little girl."
"Yes, Daddy!" She knew that response would make him even harder.
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Theresa and Brian worked for the same company. Brian was a field tech, and Theresa did the scheduling and payroll for the techs in the department Brian worked in. He and Theresa considered themselves friends and had a close online friendship. They never let that relationship bleed over to their working relationship. At work they were professional but friendly.
Both were married, and neither displayed any dissatisfaction with their lives. They chatted often online in the evening and late into the night. Quite often the discussion would turn sexual, with each of them masturbating as they chatted.
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Nine months earlier.
Brian sat in his work van, closing his most recent service call on his work cell. He looked at his schedule and the time. His next call wasn't scheduled until after lunch. He had enough time to stop by the office and pick up parts for a call scheduled near the end of the day.
Just as he was getting ready to drive, his phone alerted him to a new text message. "All Techs: Be at the office at 13:00 for a MANDATORY meeting. Your attendance is critical. DO NOT be late!"
His personal cell rang almost immediately. It was Jack, his coworker. "Hey, did you get the text?"
Brian replied, "Yeah, just now!"
"What do you think it's about?"
"I don't know; I think it has to do with that woman, what was her name, Theresa, who said she was from corporate."
"Do you think the rumors of the merger or buyout are true?" Jack asked.
Brian shrugged his shoulders in response. "You've seen the rumors online; it's no secret that we're for sale. When that Tommy guy bought us, he did say there was a five-year plan, and this is year five."
The meeting lasted precisely seven minutes. The rumors were true; they had been bought out, and in exactly four weeks all employees, at least the ones that would still have a job, would report for work at Allied Communications. Outside in the parking lot, the techs and installers gathered and discussed the events that had transpired.
Of the thirty-six employees at General, only twenty-two made the transition. Four left immediately; the other ten were RIF'ed before the transition.
Brian went to find the coffee machine in the break room. There he saw someone he recognized, Theresa. "Hey, I recognize you!"
Theresa smiled, "Hello, Brian, I recognize you as well. Welcome."
"You work here?" Brian was still surprised to see her.
"I do," Theresa smiled. "And we will be working together."
"What were you doing at General for that month?"
"Nothing very exciting," she explained. "Basically, it was transferring all of your payroll and benefits information over to Allied. We use a lot of the same software, but some of it doesn't directly translate."
This was the first time he had spoken to Theresa or been this close to her. Her hair was dark and long, reaching almost to her waist. She had pretty eyes behind her glasses; they sparkled when she smiled.
"You said we'll be working together; what will you be doing?" Brian asked her.
"I'll be your service co-coordinator. I'm the one assigning jobs to your queue and setting appointment times. And working with you and the other techs. I'll also submit your time cards and PTO requests to payroll."
"You do know that I don't start until 10:00 and work later?"
Theresa nodded her head in acknowledgment. "Yes, and I'm excited to finally have a tech working later."
In the coming days and weeks, Theresa's cubicle was the one place in the new office where he felt welcome and comfortable. He would come in after lunch and do his paperwork. He would sit and chat with Theresa as she worked. He began to appreciate her quick wit and dry sense of humor.
Brian was glad their supervisor had come with them; he served as a buffer between the overly aggressive branch manager and techs from General. He could feel the resentment from the Allied techs as the techs and installers from General still wore General uniforms and drove General vehicles and only serviced the General accounts.
"Good afternoon," Brian announced his arrival at Theresa's cubicle with a cheery voice.
Theresa looked up from her work and gave him a warning. "Be careful, they're watching everyone who's coming in and keeping track of how much time they spend in here."
Brian rolled his eyes. "Sure they are, cheap bastards."
He set his paperwork on the desk and pulled the spare chair over so that he was near Theresa. Without looking up, he whispered, "I found you on Facebook last night."
Theresa cracked a wry grin. "Did you? And what did you find?"
"Pictures."
"What kind of pictures?" Theresa looked over at Brian with a doubtful look.
Brian looked up. "Amazing pictures from an artist. You work with fabric like a painter works with oils."
Theresa blushed, "Well, thank you, kind sir."
"Would you find it inappropriate if I added you as a friend?"
Theresa shook her head. "No, that would be fine."
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Brian was an amateur photographer. One of the main reasons he had switched from Android to Apple on his personal phone was the quality of the camera on the iPhone and the photo editing capabilities. During his day he would often find photo opportunities.
As he sat in Theresa's cubicle, he would share the pictures he had taken with her. She was looking at his phone when an alert from Scrabble popped up on the screen.
Theresa gave Brian a long look. "You play Scrabble?"
"I do," Brian answered.
"Would you like to play with me?"
Brian purred and winked, "I'll play with you anytime!"
Theresa blushed, "That's not what I meant."
"I know, but a guy can hope," Brian laughed.