Rodney and Janet had been married for over 15 years when he got laid off from his position as a middle manager at a bank. Though he still felt young in his mid-40's Rodney had a hard time convincing prospective employers that his skill set was up to date. Janet had worked in sales on and off over they years, so the couple decided that Janet would go find a sales position while Rodney enrolled in some night classes to brush up his skills. She was offered a position at an enterprise software company and she struggled at first. She was started to worry that she would lose her job when she finally made a breakthrough at a trade convention in New York City...
Janet was staffing the trade booth with some other women. Her boss, Tim had suggested that she wear a more revealing outfit than normal.
"You don't have to dress like a 'booth babe', but you know, it wouldn't hurt to wear something that, uh, shows off your figure," he had said eyeing Janet's ample bosom and narrow waist.
Janet had reluctantly agreed. She just wore a slightly tighter blouse and a snugger and shorter skirt than normal, but she did find that the visitors to the booth were much more receptive to her sales pitch. Oddly, the women were more open to her as well which she didn't fully understand, given that they all seemed straight. Janet was starting to feel much more hopeful as she collected more and more prospect information. But things really picked up when a previous prospect, Jim Neighbors, senior manager at a midwest auto parts dealer stopped by the booth.
"Why hello," said Jim gazing shamelessly at Janet's cleavage. "Janet, isn't it? You submitted a to us over at PartsCo last month didn't you?"
"Yes, Jim," said Janet giving him a smile. "It's nice of you to remember. I haven't heard from anyone on your team for a few weeks."
"Well, you know. We need to get three proposals and then I need to see reports from my operations and development folks outlining the pros and cons. All the standard, due diligence," Neighbors looked Janet's body up and down as he talked, totally unconcerned about how obvious he was being.
Janet glanced over at her co-worker, Carla who gave Janet a knowing smile and looked like she was struggling to keep from laughing.
"Ahh, yes of course," said Janet, blushing slightly at Jim's attention to her body. "We certainly shouldn't try to rush the process. But was there any more information that I can give you now? Maybe we can drill down into various modules?"
Carla couldn't help but snort in amusement at the lewd smile that Jim gave Janet when she said "drill down." Janet blushed an even deeper shade of red, regretting her accidental innuendo.
"Well, yes, we should drill down into your... product," he said with a twinkle in his eye. "Why don't you come have dinner with me tonight and you can give me... more information about what you have to offer."
Carla had to turn away, giggling at Jim's suggestive phrasing. Janet felt her face burning with embarrassment, but she squared her shoulders and smiled as brightly as she could. "That sounds great, Jim." She consulted her watch. "Well it's 5:30 now. We will be wrapping up soon. I have to help Carla pack up the booth. Shall we meet in the lobby at 7:00 and go grab a steak at Del Frisco's?"
"Outstanding idea," said Jim enthusiastically, looking at Janet's shapely legs.
They exchanged cards and Neighbors strutted off, his chest puffed up in pride.
"Oh. My. God," shrieked Carla with laughter. "That old guy could not take his eyes off your body, Janet." Carla was much younger than Janet, being in her twenties, but she had started around the same time, so they had become friends.
"Carla, he's not that old," sighed Janet. "He's probably only five or six years older than I am."
"Well you look a heck of a lot younger," said Carla, admiring Janet's figure. "You are like a MILF."
"Carla!" laughed Janet. "Watch your language, young lady."
"Are you going to tell your husband about this tete-a-tete with Neighbors?" asked Carla with a smirk.
"Well, no... It's just a business dinner after all..." said Janet, avoiding her gaze as she helped pack up the marketing brochures.
"Yeah, sure it is," snorted Carla. "That guy wants to drill down into you, not the product."
"Oh boy," said Janet looking over at Carla with a worried expression. "Did you get that impression, too?"
"Of course," said Carla with an impish smile. "The question is, 'how far will you go to close a sale?' I wouldn't go very far with that guy, maybe a handjob with my top off, but that's it."
Janet broke out laughing. Carla was always making inappropriate sexual jokes. "But if he was younger and better looking you would go farther?" she asked her young friend with a smile.
"Maybe," said Carla with shrug, tossing her hair flippantly. "That PartsCo deal is worth a lot of money. I've given out handjobs for a lot less: dinner, movie, and a guilt trip." Then Carla changed to a more serious tone and looked at Janet with concern, "But what will you do if he comes on to you? "
"I don't know," replied Janet, biting her lip. "I guess I will just figure out a way to politely decline. I'll tell him I'm a married woman."
"You don't sound too sure of yourself," said Carla squinting at her. "If you don't close a deal soon, you might lose this job. Maybe you should fool around with Neighbors a little. Your husband never needs to know about it. Jeez, you'd be helping him out, really."
"He wouldn't see it that way," chuckled Janet bitterly. "I mean, things have certainly cooled down between us, sexually, over the years... But he would still be jealous."
"That's why you don't tell him," said Carla, looking around to make sure no one was eavesdropping. "Seriously, if Neighbors goes after you, just let him cop a feel, maybe give him a tugjob. Who knows? It might be fun! When's the last time you saw a strange penis?" Carla gave Janet a mischievous grin as then finished closing up the stall.
"Carla, you are just terrible," laughed Janet. "So young and full of hormones..." Janet shook her head. "I'm going to go take a shower and change for dinner. I'll talk to you tomorrow."
As she prepared for dinner, Janet thought about her conversation with Carla. Carla seemed pretty loose, sexually. Maybe she actually would fool around with a client to close a deal. Janet was surprised to find that the idea of being with another man appealed to her somewhat. She loved Rodney deeply and she would never leave him. But their sex life had languished in recent years and she thought of him more of a life partner than a sexual partner lately. If she lost this job it might actually hurt him more than finding out she had fooled around with another man. She was confident that he would forgive her a minor indiscretion. She had always been faithful all these years.
She admired the way she looked in the mirror. She still had a nice body after all these years, but she didn't show it off much. It felt good to get all that attention today. With that in mind, Janet put on another tight blouse and short skirt. She didn't wear a bra and left her three buttons of her blouse undone to show off her cleavage, idly hoping to entice Neighors. But then she shook her head as she headed out the door. "This is silly," she said to herself. "Neighbors hasn't even made a pass at me. And another thing, what if we did fool around and I still didn't get the deal? I'd feel like an idiot. It's foolish to even consider this stuff."
Janet met Neighbors in the lobby and he whistled in admiration when he saw her He held her at arms length and looked her up and down lasciviously. "Janet, you are a simply gorgeous lady. I hope you forgive me, but I am not going to be able to keep my eyes off of you tonight."
Janet laughed demurely, "That's very nice of you to say, Jim. But let's go eat, now, shall we? I'm starving."
"Certainly," he said, offering her his arm. "I like a woman with a healthy appetite."
They took a cab to Del Frisco's which is a fancy corporate steakhouse. During the ride over, they chatted about their spouses and took turns showing photos of their children. Janet relaxed as it was firmly established that they were both happily married. They arrived at the place and were seated immediately. Janet was glad that her boss had made standing reservations for the entire week of the convention because the place was packed.
After they were seated and had placed their orders, Janet leaned forward and said, "So let's get down to business, shall we?"
