The PA system blares, "
Emily Foster, 426. Emily Foster, dial 426.
"
"Fuckin' shit," Emily mutters to herself on the way back from the break room. "
Everybody
knows that's HR. What the fuck does Dee want that can't wait for voicemail?"
Back at her desk, she's faced with a hard decision -- the voicemail light is blinking, and she's just been paged. Which one first?
The blinking light can wait. She dials HR.
"HR. Denise Watson," is the voice on the other end.
"Hey, Dee. What's going on?"
"Red alert. Meet me at the picnic table."
"Uh oh. On my way."
Long story short, Dee and Emily are in the same swinger "club" as the president of the company. They both fuck him somewhat regularly at Emily's parties, and it's become evident that Emily is his favorite. The girls also play with each other, as well as the president's wife. It's a pretty randy group.
Emily makes her way out of the cafeteria exit into the outdoor lounge area to find Denise sitting at the table, concern written all over her face.
"That expression doesn't look good, Dee. Are we in trouble?"
"No. Well, maybe. Tom is really worried."
Tom Harper is the company president.
"What's up? When did you talk to him?"
"Just got out of our weekly payroll meeting. He and I had a closed-door discussion in his office."
"'Good' closed-door, or 'bad' closed-door?"
"Bad. Potential buyout. Acme is tendering a hostile stock buy. Board of directors is voting on it Friday."
"Shit. He obviously thinks it might go through. Ramifications?"
"He's out if it does, and there will be layoffs."
"I thought Amalgamated had a poison pill."
"We do. Lawyers are working hard to make it stick."
"Were you able to calm him down?"
"No. He couldn't. We tried."
"Well, fuck. He really
is
worried about it, then. Does Claire know?"
"Not yet. I was the first one of us he told."
"If he heard you page me, he can be certain that I know now."
"He asked me to tell you, so we're okay."
"Is there a plan?"
"We get to wait for the other shoe to drop, like everybody else."
"Anybody sniffing around asking questions? That's what worries me."
"Yes, and you should be. Acme's accountants have asked for employee rosters including pay and seniority. I'm dragging my feet."
"Fuck. This could be L.A. all over again."
"I'm sorry sweetie. I wish we could hug right now, we both need it. Oh... I know you have to tell Jackson, of course, but all of this is very much under-the-hat at the moment. Lips have to be zipped."
"Understood."
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Jackson is waiting in the car for his and Emily's drive home from work. He also works at Amalgamated, in the software engineering division. Tom had hired both of them after meeting the couple at their first swinger party with the Albertsons, and the company had openings matching both of their skillsets.
Emily opens her door, takes a seat, and Jax prepares to back out of the spot.
"We're not leaving yet, Jax. Turn off the car."
"Oh. What's the matter?"
"You cannot tell a soul, sweetheart, but it's possible the company may be bought out."
"When did you find this out? And how?"
"Dee and I had a picnic table meeting this afternoon after she talked with Tom. He's concerned, so we should be concerned."
"Gawd. Picnic table. Serious. What now? Will we have jobs?"
"We don't know. Too soon to know anything certain, and our lawyers are pushing back. It's a hostile tender offer. Anyway... Tom requested a special meeting at six o'clock. His office. You, me, Dee and him."
"That sounds suspiciously like a blowing-off-steam session."
"My thought, too."
Jax worries, "I hope he knows what he's doing. We've never done anything on-campus before."
"I know. It's ten 'til. Let's go."
"You sure nobody will see you? There's usually no reason for you to be in the corporate offices building."
"I guess there's always a first time."
Jackson leads the way to the executive offices. He's had occasion to meet with Tom and two of the VPs about product design change proposals. They are impressed with his work.
"Next left," he tells Emily. Hallways are mostly dark, just the safety lighting is on.
"Nice," she says as they step into the outer office. "Dark paneling. Sort of old-school."
"Of course. They've been around a while."
The door to Tom's office is closed. Emily taps lightly on the door, "Em and Jax," she softly announces.
"Enter." It's Tom's voice. They step in to find Denise in his lap, her skirt spread over his legs.
He welcomes the couple, "Lock the door, please. Thanks, guys, for being here. I'm so sorry about the bad news."
"It's not
all
bad," Dee interrupts. "Tom just told me we might have a... what did you call it?"
"White knight offer."
"Oh?" Emily is curious.
Jackson answers, "Competing stock offer favorable to Amalgamated. What are the chances?"
Tom replies, "Pretty good, Jax. Here. Dee, how about you and Jax take the sofa over there? You guys strip. I'd like to watch you two fuck."
Emily chuckles at Tom, "Didn't think you were into that. Are we okay here? No surprises from cleaning staff, for instance?"
"I'm into a lot of things, sweetie. You know that. And, no, they've gone home. You going to get naked for me, too?"
"Sure. What's your pleasure?"
"Oh, a little suck, a little fuck. You alright with that?"
"Definitely! Dee said you had issues this afternoon."
"The news hit me pretty hard, Em. I got a call around 4:45 about the white knight deal, so I'm feeling better. Look!"
"Yep. So nice. I love it when the tip plays peek-a-boo with the foreskin. The little drop of pre-cum is cute! You gonna strip all the way, too? Want me to help?"
"That'd be nice, Emily. You sure are good to me. And Claire, too!"
"Oh!" Jackson breaks in. "We need to phone home!"
"Okay, E.T.," Emily chuckles. "Tom?"
"Yep. I'll put it on the speaker. Phone sex!"
Everybody gets a little chuckle from that.
"Hello?" Cyan answers. "Tom? Unusual for you to be calling from the office."
"Yeah, I know. I'm keeping the guys after hours for a special meeting. Say 'hi', Em."
"Mmmmfmmmmph mmmff!"
Cyan laughs, "So I see. Or hear. What's the occasion?"
Dee sort of shouts from the other side of the room, "We got a bit of a scare today. Somebody is attempting to buy the company."
"Hi, Dee! I take it you're with Jackson?"
"Of course! Oo. Yeah. Like that."
Cyan laughs at that.
"Tom? How certain is this?"
"A possibility. Anyway, we have our lawyers working on a couple of defenses against the hostile takeover."
"Well then, good luck. Guys, should we wait for you with dinner?"
Tom replies again, "Probably shouldn't. I'm going to have them here another hour or so. Em just started sucking me, so I figure another ten or fifteen before we fuck, and no telling what Jax and Dee are going to need. Guys?"
"Extended or quick? Your choice." Jax asks of Denise.
"Extended! Geez!" Dee grumbles.
Jackson chuckles, "I knew the answer to that!"
"Cy?" Tom advises, "You guys have a nice dinner. I'll send your partners home only slightly used-up."
"You're so bad, Tom! Guys? Have fun! Steve and I will find something to do in the meanwhile."