Monday at work.

Chapter 3 – Putting a Plan Together (continued)

After everything that happened the previous night, Jason had a hard time waking up when his alarm went off. He was alone in the house when he jumped into the shower, washed as quickly as he could, and ran out the door with nothing but a slightly bruised apple for breakfast.

Mike wasn’t at the front desk, and Jason remembered he’d said he worked Wednesday through Sunday, which meant Monday and Tuesday were his days off. A quick glance at his phone when he got to his desk revealed he was five minutes late; technically acceptable, but not a great showing, especially with his first year review coming up.

He noticed he had some notifications on his phone, but determined to get to them later, shoving the device in his pocket and getting started on his work as quickly as his computer was willing to boot up.

He’d been at work about an hour when Allison came around to speak with him. “I see you’re keeping up a little better today.” His supervisor observed. “I guess our little extra session helped your focus?”

Jason still felt conflicted when it came to Allison, but he and Chloe had come up with a plan, and he was going to stick to it, at least for now. “Allison, good to see you.” He offered what he hoped was a charming smile, “And yeah, I guess it helped more than I realized it would. Did you still want to do another session on Sunday?”

Ms. Carn glanced around, perhaps to ensure no one was eavesdropping, not that what they were discussing was in any way inappropriate, but she certainly recognized there were potential issues with misconduct if they weren’t careful. “Yeah, we can discuss the details more over text, or if you have a free moment. I’m looking forward to it. Carry on.” She waved toward his computer then walked away. He watched her go, and wondered if he was imagining the subtly exaggerated sway of her hips in her red pencil skirt.

Another hour passed, and Jason took a break. About half the office was out on lunch at that point, but as a part time employee, Jason didn’t get a long enough break to leave the office. He was refilling his water in the break room when Allison appeared once again.

“There you are, Jason.” She greeted him, “Didn’t see you at your desk. I had something I wanted you to look at, if you have a moment.”

Jason nodded, seeing the flash drive in her hand, but realized he could intentionally misconstrue her statement, if he was willing to take a risk. “Something you want me to look at? Should I be concerned?” He asked, his tone neutral, in case there was anyone else in earshot, but he wiggled his eyebrows suggestively to make sure she got the innuendo.

She looked caught off guard, but recovered quickly. “Nothing to be concerned about.” She said, equally neutral, but she simultaneously struck a pose, throwing one hip to the side and lowering her hand down said hip to draw his attention there.

Jason kept his glance brief. Just enough to let her know he was looking, but not letting himself linger at all. “I’m glad to know that. Shall we go to my desk so you can show me?”

Allison nodded, and licked her lips, while her eyes returned his searching gaze, though she lingered just a little longer along his form as he had hers. “Let’s do that.”

They both composed themselves once they left the break room, but there seemed to be a barely tangible tension between them, even while going over the new program details on Jason’s computer. It was undeniable now that they were flirting openly and deliberately with one another, and Allison seemed to be in a good mood because of it. Jason, for all of his bravado, was still torn. He knew this could easily blow up in his face, so he would have to be very careful, and maintain strict control. He also needed to find out more about Allison outside of work. She had a cheating kink, but to his knowledge she wasn’t married, so he would need to find out if there was some boyfriend or significant other she was cheating on. No matter what her intentions, Jason didn’t need another Marcus coming after him for flirting with his girl.

Still, at least flirting with his boss was fun, if nerve-wracking, though once the office started filling back up Allison left him alone to work for the rest of the day.

When he got into his car to drive home, he finally gave himself permission to check his phone, deciding to check the MRE app before getting to his notifications.

Allison Carn

Relationship: Subordinate, Potential Mister

Prominent Attitudes (out of 100): Lust 47, Admiration 30, Dominance 28, Submissiveness 9, Affection 7 (+1), Loyalty 2

Special Traits: Cheating Kink, Loss of Dominance Kink

Jason felt a little disappointed, sure their flirtation had been brief, but he’d hoped for at least a small lust bump, not just a single point to affection.

Oh well, there would be time to work on that more later, he supposed. In the meantime, he had messages to read. First he checked Skype.

:Stephani: Hey babe. Hope you’re having a good day.

:Stephani: We need to find a good time to talk some more.

:Stephani: Maybe on webcam again?

:Stephani: Make up for lost time.

A quick glance at the app profiles revealed that Louisa had messaged him most recently, though both were together just before the few people he had ‘relationships’ with at work, so Christine must have typed at least one of the messages.

:Jason: I’d like that.

He responded simply. He also had one text message.

:Chloe: I’m off early tonight, gonna come by the campus with food to see you after class.

Jason smiled, and quickly typed his reply.

:Jason: Sounds good, see you then.

With that, he pocketed his phone, started his car, and drove home.