Carl was the boss and Zoe the secretary, but you wouldn't have thought it from the look of power on her face and the one of capitulation on his. She had just informed him that she knew of his little tax fiddle, and was quite willing to take her evidence to the police and the inland revenue if he didn't go along with her requests. In answer to his asking what those requests were, she had told him that she would let him stew a while and had then arranged a private meeting at her home the next day, to come to 'an amicable agreement'.
The next day arrived and so did Carl, his patronising "Good morning, Zoe, I trust you are well" not helping his position at all. She showed him through to her lounge without bothering to answer, handing him a coffee and indicating a chair for him to sit.
"You know, you really are mistaken, all my dealings are completely above board!" He was putting on his 'upper management' look. "You're good at your job and I'd hate to see you lose it over misplaced zeal, but if you continue with this absurd accusation your position will become quite untenable"
So that was how it was going to be. He was going to bluster and threaten and hope that she would back down. Well, this time she wouldn't!
"I don't think so. It's you that is in an awkward position, not me!" Zoe looked at him. She could see that under his bravado he was worried. He was used to being the one in authority, not the one under the cosh. He had realised that he was on a loser.
"Well, as I said, you are good at your job, so I'm sure I can arrange a little bonus and a raise, for the confidential nature of the work you do, so to speak." He raised his eyebrows to convey the real meaning of his words. "Shall we say five percent?"
"I'll take fifteen!" Zoe had already decided to triple anything he offered.
He looked relieved but pretended to mull it over. "Very well, fifteen percent, now if you'll let me have those photocopies, we'll say no more."
"Oh, no. Fifteen percent pay rise is only the start. I have my own proposal for you yet, and that's non-negotiable, totally non-negotiable!"
Zoë's cold, flat voice stopped her boss dead in his tracks. Just as he thought he had things back under his control, he found he hadn't.
"And your proposal is...?"
"Well, I intend to redress the balance a little. I'm sick of being ordered about by you, told to do things that are way outside of my job description and treated like shit. So I'm going to reverse the trend. No, don't bother arguing about how good a boss you are...!" She could see that he was about to rear up at her for her remarks.
"Here's what we'll do. Every Tuesday morning for until I say otherwise, beginning today, you'll give me the morning off and you'll come around here and you'll work for me. I don't think you'll find your duties too onerous"
"That's preposterous. I can't even contemplate that proposal. I do have my position to consider you know!"
"But I think you can contemplate it – what's more you'll comply. Your 'position' will become so much worse if you don't!"
"But this is blackmail!"
"Yes!" Again her delivery was flat and emotionless.
"And just what 'duties' do you have in mind." He was yielding to the inevitable.
"Oh, the sort of things you have me do in the office, you know, cleaning, tidying up, just generally acting as my personal servant, that sort of thing! Do it well and when I'm satisfied I may ask you to tidy away certain photocopies that I'll carelessly leave lying around."
He treated her to a baleful glare. "Very well, when do you wish me to start?"
"As soon as you've put your uniform on."
"Uniform? I'm not wearing any uniform. You don't wear a uniform!"
"Not as such, no. But you make it very clear that you want me in a short skirt and a low top at work, so you'll wear a uniform too."
"Oh. All right! What uniform have you in mind?"
"This one." She passed him a French-maid's apron, complete with frills.
"But I'll look ridiculous!"
"True, but then so do I wearing mini skirts at thirty-four!"
"Very well." He made to fasten the apron around his waist.
"Oh, no! You're not to wear your uniform as well as your street clothes. I don't wear trousers under my mini skirt or a shirt and tie under my top, so you don't wear them under your uniform either."
He looked at her open mouthed for a minute, then closed it, submitted to the unavoidable embarrassment, and began to undress. His mouth was now a tight lipped line in a reddening face. Zoe smiled to herself in triumph.
She had to admit that for a man in his late forties Carl was fit. He was tall, well proportioned, and had the ruggedly handsome looks that belied his job as a 'pen-pusher'. She knew her played golf and squash, and it clearly paid off in toned muscle, though his almost hairless chest was not really to her taste. Having said that, his circumcised cock, looking promising even in its flaccid state, definitely was to her taste.
Soon he stood before her dressed only in the frilly apron, trying hard to maintain a semblance of his accustomed authority and dignity in the face of her frank appraisal.
"Yes, you'll do." She passed him a feather duster. "Perhaps you'd like to begin by giving this room a dusting. Then there's the hall, the bedroom, dining room... well, you get the idea!" His glower spoke volumes.
She sat and watched for a while, entertained by the unlikely sight of a nearly naked executive going over her ornaments with a feather duster. Then she decided that if she really was to be a lady of leisure today, she may as well dress the part, and went to change.
Returning a few minutes later, wearing a rather diaphanous negligee and nothing else, she was pleased to see that Carl had not taken the chance to slack off, but was still hard at it. Her route back to her seat took her close behind him, and she took predictable advantage of that to run a hand over his buttocks and into his crack as she passed by. His reaction was instantaneous. He jumped forward from surprise, spun round and glared at her.
"Keep your hands to yourself young lady. Just because I'm doing this doesn't give you the right to touch me up!"
"I don't see why not. It seems to give you the right at the office. I thought you'd appreciate my attention as I'm supposed to appreciate yours. Nice arse, by the way!"
Carl glared silently, unable to find a suitable answer, then turned and resumed his task, though with the occasional glance over his shoulder to see where she was. He seemed a little perturbed by her negligee.
Zoe resumed her seat and watched silently for a little while. Then she looked a little harder, her attention drawn by something she thought she'd seen. Had she? She couldn't quite believe it, but yes, there it was clear to see. She burst out laughing. Carl had a hard on!