Nefarious actions before lunch

Sitting at the small table Candi pressed her hand down firmly on a piece of paper trying to smooth out some of the wrinkles before taking a black crayon and rubbing it over the raised seal on the bottom of the document. She peeked over her shoulder, looking back in the direction of the small break area for a few seconds. Trying to resist the urge to go see what her best friend was up to she took a deep breath, looking down at her work. She had piles and piles of things in the area and this was only a fraction of what her and August had been tasked with. Both piles of file boxes on the floor behind her and to the left were things she needed to remove staples from, run the dark crayon over the seals and generally make them ready for scanning. One pile was documents from the shelves, the other had been checked out of secure storage by August. On the desk she had two stacks, to be worked on and ready to be scanned and then behind her and off to the right were three stacks of boxes. To be put back on shelves, to be checked back into storage and to be shredded.

Looking at everything she had to do for today and what she had already done Candi blew out some air from her lungs as she pursed her lips causing them to make a sound as they flapped. She wasn’t sure why some boxes were going back on shelves and why some were being shredded, the ones that had to be locked away made a little more sense. She had read a few things, but it didn’t make it clear to her why one thing was to be locked away or why one thing was to be shredded, so she just carried on with the task. Taking another piece of paper out of a folder she ran the thin letter opener up and over the staple in the upper left pulling it out. She pulled the papers apart, smoothing out the rips and started to sing to help pass the time.

“I heard that you’re settled down, that you found a girl and you’re married now. I heard that your dreams came true… Guess she gave you things, I didn’t give you…”

Coming around a bend in the file covenant and file box maze George could hear someone singing off key. After a phone call down to the secure records room and getting verification of what had been checked out by Gates’s little team he headed down, figuring he could see where they were at so he could send little Best down to distract Gates’s sibling, but seeing the lone girl at the table he smiled to himself. “Pretty song.” He lied, giving the platinum blonde girl a smile.

Stopping what she was doing, Candi looked up, surprised to see someone had come so close without her noticing. She didn't think much of it with how distracted she was, but she really hoped the bald man wasn’t planning on sticking around, just in case her little sis didn’t remember to use her inside voice or August. “Thanks, it's Someone like you by Adele!” She said as she stood up, glancing over her shoulder once. “Can I umm like help you with something?”

“No, I don’t think so. Well… maybe. I was looking for my intern, I seem to have misplaced her. Blonde girl, green eyes like yourself. I don’t recall her first name, but her last is Best.”

Hearing he was looking for Bailey, Candi resisted the urge to look in her direction and after a few heartbeats she narrowed her eyes remembering what she had heard about this man and what he thought was appropriate. She bit down with her back teeth on her tongue, wanting to tell him exactly what she thought of him. She could hear her Daddy’s words saying a time and place for everything ran through her mind as she slowly nodded to him. Knowing she needed to get the man out of the area before he heard something he would want to investigate. She didn’t really know for a fact Bailey and August were going to do more than cuddle, but she was also pretty sure she had a good idea of how her friend would react.

“Sorry, Bailey isn’t here right now, but like if I see her I will tell her you were looking for her.” Brannon bit the corner of his mouth, feeling his facial hair touch his lips as he looked at the girl. She was dressed more conservatively than his intern, but there was something remarkably familiar about her.

“Bailey… yes that is it. Green eyes, blonde… the two of you wouldn’t happen to be cousins would you? Are you related to Amanda Best?” His eyes flicked down the girl's heeled feet before they rose slowly over her body as he considered what he could do with a gaggle of Best girls.

“No, well… I hope soon, but…” Candi cocked her head to the side stopping herself from going down the mental rabbit hole. “Can I like, walk you to the elevator?” He smirked as he stared into her green eyes.

“I am truly flattered that a pretty little thing like yourself would want to spend more time with me, but if she isn’t here I can at least help you a little. You shouldn’t have to move all this by yourself.” George stepped past the girl picking up two boxes, one stacked on the other from the to be shredded pile. “At least let me help you bring some of these to the shredder.”

Candi opened her mouth to tell the man she was fine on her own even if she knew that she would struggle to carry two of the boxes at once, that was what carts were for. Glancing at the boxes in his arms and then the ones on the floor she was ready to actually accept the help as it would get the jerk away from the area, but the way he spoke to her and the way he had treated Bailey was just too much for her to keep inside. “You can take those to the shredder and then maybe jump in with the rest of the trash!”

“Excuse me?!” George was unprepared for the girl's turn in mood, one second she wanted to hold his hand and go with him to the elevator, the next she was insulting him because he offered to help. Of course he wasn’t really there to help, but the little bitch didn’t know that.

“I heard what you did to Bailey and it is disgusting that you think that is okay.” Candi moved both her hands to her hips, standing with her legs slightly apart.

“What I did to Bailey.” George said the word slowly like he was tasting each word. He squinted for a second, whoever this girl was he could see a fire in her eyes, a vast difference in attitude than how his intern acted. She didn’t sound like she thought she was better than him like his current boss, more that she was angry and offended. He let out a sigh, he apparently hadn’t made things clear enough for little Best if she went off and told her cousin or whatever this girl was. “What exactly do you think I did, may I ask?” George put down the two boxes he was holding next to the stack of boxes in the check out and to be worked on pile.

“Do you sexually harass enough women that you can’t even remember what you did?” Candi stalked closer to the man, pointing her finger in his direction as she spoke. Taking a step back George held up both hands in surrender.

“I’m sorry Miss, but I really don’t know what you are referring to. Miss Best was just assigned to me this morning, in fact maybe only twenty minutes ago. The only thing we have done is talk about how I didn’t have much use for her, but I would do my best to teach her what we did here.”

Candi was ready to keep walking towards the man wagging her finger in his direction as he backed up, but she stopped and narrowed her eyes. “You are lying.”

George gave the upset girl in front of him a sad smile while shaking his head, trying to make himself look sad. “You obviously know her more than I do, but I took her for a young woman that enjoyed getting attention.”

“So? And?! You think that gives you the right to touch someone that doesn’t want to be touched!?”

“Touched? Umm, no. My dear, I don’t know what she told you, but I would never do such a thing. The girl’s mother is my boss, sure that wont be the case shortly from now, but I’m not about to commit career suicide because of a pretty girl. No and I’m happy to clear this up between the three of us or…” George held up his hands, palm forward. “We can head over to HR and get this all worked out.”

The man’s offer to head to human resources put out much of the fire Candi felt. It didn’t make sense that he was willing to get himself in trouble or even fired, but it also didn’t make sense why Bailey would lie. This wasn’t some hot shot guy that acted like he was God’s gift to women, he wasn’t old enough to be a grandfather… she wasn’t positive about that, but the way he spoke made her feel like he was a bit grandfather-like. Coming down looking for Bailey instead of calling. He hadn’t been mean to her, hadn’t raised his voice, he had only offered to help and she could have taken his comment from before wrong. “But… like why would Bailey lie?”

“I can’t say why, but perhaps she didn’t lie and just misinterpreted something. I know I didn’t… well…” George pretended to think. “She did go to sit down on my desk and I quickly moved a few paper tacks so she wouldn’t get hurt. I know in my haste I touched her skirt, but… well I must have touched her by accident.” He let out a long sigh, giving the girl in front of him a lopsided smile, while he thought about what he was going to do with his intern. “I didn’t realize, I will speak with her and apologize and if she wants to go to HR after then we can work things out that way. If you see her before I do, please let her know I apologize.”

“Oh… umm, okay.” Candi wasn’t really sure what to say, there was definitely something she didn’t like about the older man, but he seemed earnest. George looked down at his watch, taking in a deep breath.

“Seems I have run out of time, again if you see her before I do let her know what I said and I know she has a few things to do for the conference rooms up on my floor, but other than that. She can stay down here and help you today. A concrete basement with fluorescent lights doesn’t seem like a good place to be by yourself. Sadly I do have to put these boxes back, sorry I wasn’t able to assist like I wanted.” George motioned towards the pile of boxes with his hand.

“Oh umm, no problem.”

George gave the once fierce girl a tight lipped smile as he stepped around her picking up two different boxes from the pile moving them over to be shredded pile, leaving the boxes from the to be shredded pile in their place. George left the area with his smile creeping up his face. He didn’t like the idea that his intern was telling stories she shouldn’t, but a little gaslighting could keep the other girl from being too suspicious. Besides, it wasn’t like HR would do anything about it if they went down there, he could just lie and say he didn’t do it, but in the end, they wouldn’t do anything anyhow. Their job was to protect the company, not the employees and he was way too valuable for them to take offensive action against. That was taken care of and so was his actual goal, those files would be destroyed before they were ever scanned into that computer, and along with it whatever proof that would hurt his benefactor.

With the man gone Candi sat back down at her station, drumming her nails along its surface, feeling bad for laying into the man over a misunderstanding and hoped he wouldn’t turn around and let Miss Gates know what she had done. She couldn’t imagine an intern raising her voice to a manager was a good way to keep a job and her Daddy had sent her to learn more responsibility. Candi pouted, hoping he wouldn’t be too upset at her. She sat that way just tapping her nails as she fretted about what would come of the conversation when she heard footsteps along the concrete floor behind her. Turning her head Candi saw August with a smug grin on his face, holding hands with Bailey who looked to be moving about in a daze.

“Sooooo. How did your break go?” Candi asked, her mood improving almost instantly seeing how blissful Bailey was. No matter what really happened in her new boss's office the stress her friend felt was real.

“It was gooood.'' Bailey responded in a soft voice, taking in a deep breath and letting it out. ‘I can’t believe how good that felt, god I shouldn’t feel so… so gosh dar… peaching happy. I’m a man, a man with breasts… and oh wow.’ Bailey instantly lost track of things around him for a few seconds as his mind reminded him of how he felt when he had orgasmed. “Mmmm”

August's smug grin stayed firmly in place on his face as he kissed his girlfriend’s cheek before looking at his green-eyed friend.

“I can reasonably say we are both happy.” August said, giving Bailey’s hand a squeeze before letting go. He still couldn’t believe he had gotten a hand job at the office and felt like he could just walk on top of a cloud with how happy he was.

Candi gave him a big smile, she always got a little warmth inside of her when her actions caused others to be happy, it was similar to her memory of the first time she helped her mother in the kitchen when she was little. She knew now that her mother wasn’t a good cook, but that wasn’t even a little important to the memory and how it made her feel. “I’m like super glad, buuuuuuuut.” She motioned to the mountain of work the two had. “We have things to do, but I have good news.”

Glancing at what she was motioning to August nodded at the girl once, knowing this job wasn’t nearly done. “I do like good news.”

“Me too, and this one I think all of us will like. Bailey’s new direct report came down and like offered to help, but ran out of time. He said Bailey has some stuff to do in conference rooms later, but for now she can stay and help us!”

Bailey slowly turned his head in Candi’s direction. “Mr. Brannon came down here!?”

Candi nodded, giving her friend a smile that she hoped reassured her. “He also said he like wanted to talk to you later, but that he was sorry.”

“Sorry!?” Bailey spat, as much of the bliss left his mind. Pulling out one of the metal folding chairs by the table, Bailey sat down, crossing his arms across his chest just under his breasts as he crossed one leg over the other, letting out a harrumph.

August looked from her to Candi, raising an eyebrow. “Sorry for what? Did I miss something?”

Bailey shook his head. “No, I don’t want to talk about him. Lets umm, is it time for lunch yet?” After sex Bailey often found himself both sleepy and hungry and depending on what the person he was with wanted he would either sleep or order food. Or order a pizza and take a nap till it arrived when Mommy was out of town and someone came over, but right now there was nowhere for a nap, except the couch where he had just come from. Thinking about that couch made Bailey reflect on what had just happened, what he had wrapped his hand around and Auggy taking his nipple into his mouth. It felt wonderful, it felt better than that time Aunt Megan was playing with his chest, but he knew it was wrong, so so… wrong. ‘My chest… my breasts will get smaller and go away with the medication before I know it. I love breasts… not on me, but, but I like them. Why not enjoy them before they are gone. I like always wondered how girls ever left their room when they had… does Candi play with her breasts? Should I ask? No, no that would be weird. Right?’

“Bailey, Bailey!”

Bailey looked over at Candi after she said his name for a second time, realizing he had zoned out after asking about lunch. Candi raised an eyebrow to her friend who had zoned out looking at her boyfriend. She gave her a wicked little smile, having an idea of what she was thinking about when she thought of lunch and him together.

“I was saying it isn’t lunch time yet, but like Miss Gates was telling me about this place close by that has like a salad that sounded like sooooo good. Apricots over arugula, some feta cheese crumbled with some almond halves and a balsamic glaze. Mmm… my mouth is like watering just thinking about it.”

August quirked up the corner of his mouth, he was happy Bailey was joining them, but he wasn’t sure she would make the work go faster. “I’m not sure who has that, but April.” He motioned in Candi’s direction. “Miss Gates to you. Did say she had a coupon or gift certificate or something to a place. Maybe that is it, we can check it out for lunch.”

Bailey moved his tongue around his mouth before shaking his head. “No, veto.”

August raised an eyebrow. “Veto?”

Bailey nodded, lightly touching the hem of his wrap leather mini skirt before running the pads of his fingers across his nylon clad thigh till he got to his knee. “Yeah like voting, veto because we are going to have burgers.”

Candi tilted her head back, eating a greasy burger didn’t sound appetizing to her at all. “Then I’m going to veto your veto.”

Bailey shook his head twice pressing his puffy lips together. “That like isn’t how that works!”

Candi shrugged, not verbally responding.

“I think we are!” Bailey had been really looking forward to having a burger today and felt upset that she was just going to ignore the fact he was cashing in his win from that morning. ‘If she isn’t going to like honor the bet then like what is the point!?’

“Well you can like, think that if you like, but I’m betting you are wrong.” Candi said smugly wondering what her friend was thinking when she saw her face light up like she had just realized something.

August felt a little lost, wondering if the two were talking about some inside joke. “Do I get a say in this or am I just along for the ride?”

Bailey turned his head to look up at the younger man who was standing near him. Bailey’s eyes flicked in his friend's direction. “I totally accept that bet!” He then stood up, pressing himself to August’s side, one hand reaching up to press on his chest.

“Auggy, would you pweese buy me a burger for lunch?” Bailey stuck out his bottom lip, doing his best to give August puppy dog eyes. Bailey knew he was stuck with the younger gates, he was also told to act more clingy and ditzier… if that was the case why not get something out of him.

“Umm, sure.” August gave the platinum blonde girl large smile, happy to feel her pressing into him.

Bailey batted his lashes a few times, squeezing the man in his slim arms before looking back to Candi. “Auggy is going to buy us burgers for lunch and you are going to love it! Or at least pretend to because I’m like using my win from this morning!” Bailey said with a chipper voice. He had been so set on thinking about what he wanted from the bet that morning that he hadn’t bothered to actually vocalize his desire.

It was Candi’s turn to cross her arms across her chest. “That isn’t fair! You can’t like, use a win from a bet to win another bet!”

“Can too!” Bailey stuck his tongue out at her, before stepping back from August and giving him a smile. He saw from their discrete time together the younger man’s hair had gotten a little out of place. Bailey had made sure his hair, clothes and makeup were perfect before they came back, but he had neglected to take a look at his partner. Reaching over to the taller man Bailey ran his nails through his hair to fix a few stray hairs. “You are a mess, I can’t like take you anywhere.”

When lunch time came the trio went off to a nearby bistro, getting a booth together. Candi sat a bit glumly, she really didn’t want to eat anything greasy, but she wasn’t about to not make good on her end of the bet. She didn’t even want to look at the menu, it wasn’t like she didn’t like eating a cheeseburger or even a bacon cheeseburger. She just knew red meat should be eaten sparingly and there were so many other yummy options that allowed her to be healthy. While she wanted to be sour about her friend winning the way she did, she also was proud of her to be forward thinking, that and she couldn’t help but smile looking across the booth seeing her wiggle her shoulders and bounce in her seat with excitement as she looked over the menu.

“See something you like?” Candi asked?

“YES!” Bailey bent down the top of the menu so he could see his friend. “Bacon… Spicy Ranch… Pepper Jack Cheese all on two angus patties! Oh my god that sounds good! And, and! A bison burger!” Bailey swiftly turned his head to the larger man sitting with him on his side of the booth. “Auggy, Can I get two burgers!?” August laughed at the girl's excitement.

“Are you hungry enough for that?” Bailey nodded vigorously.

“I could like eat a whole cow!”

“How about you pick one and if you are still hungry we can order another one to go. I would love to sit here with you all day.” August gave Candi a sheepish smile. “With the both of you all day, but we do have to get back to the office.” Candi giggled seeing Bailey’s expression went from sad when told no, to lightly up at the compromise of getting another burger to go. ‘It will be fine, we can work off the extra calories later.’ Candi thought as she turned her attention back to the menu, grinning to herself when she saw they had an impossible burger. ‘The bet said I had to eat a burger and be happy about it, I think this fits!’

When lunch was served Bailey reached up touching his own cheek as the explosion of flavors mixed in his mouth after the first bite of the burger. He had always loved bison, but the meat was easy to dry out, but his one was cooked to perfection. ‘This is the best burger of my life! Well maybe not the best, but like close. We will have to come back to check for umm like science!’ Bailey giggled to himself as he looked at the burger in his hand like it was his first love, completely oblivious to the man next to him. August ignored his food watching his girlfriend look at her food like it was a newborn puppy. ‘She is so cute.’ August felt a light blush come to his face as he reveled in the joy he saw on Bailey’s face. ‘God I love this girl!’