marauder13
a lecherous old bastard
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[OOC: This Thread is closed for myself and Lilybean. We hope you enjoy this tale.]
Alan sat at his desk, his head buried in his hands as he brought his breathing under control. He lifted his head, taking a long blink and rubbing his face.
"God as my witness, if Jake makes one more complaint about his fucking computer I will -" His phone buzzed. "Yes, Sally?"
"I've got Mal on line 3 for you, he says it's urgent."
"Thanks, Sally." He took his finger off the intercom button. "It's always fucking urgent with Mal." He lifted the phone and punched the button for line 3. "Hello, Mal," he spoke with his professional voice, "what can I do for you?"
"Alan, where are those plan sheets that I needed to print off the construction work?"
"Probably still with the supplier at a guess," Alan replied, pulling up the current orders from all the managers, as well as all the orders from Mal. There was no sign of an order for plan sheets from anyone.
"Well why the fuck aren't they here. I was supposed to have them printed yesterday!"
"Well, Mal, when your order turns up, I'll get them for you." He heard Mal start to draw breath. "Before you say anything, Mal, I am looking at your order list, as well as all Plan sheet orders, and there is nothing from you at all. And before you scream about the system, you're the only one with that problem of orders not taking. So, schedule in some time to take a refresher course. And next time, check on the system before you ring me." Alan dropped the phone on the receiver, and hit the "do not disturb" button on the phone system.
Alan wondered how Kendall Projects International kept in business. All of the project managers, men and women who were good at coordinating massive construction projects for governments and major corporations, seemed to have trouble coordinating their own supply needs. As the office manager, it also fell under his control to order any supplies the project managers and other staff in the field needed. But at times, they thought he knew precisely what they needed, when they needed it without taking the time to use the system in place that made it all work.
He spent the rest of his day keeping on top of the standard issues that came along with running the office of a large scale international consultancy firm. He dealt with the normal issues with the phones, computer network, office supplies and a myriad of other little things that made running an office smoother when dealt with.
When the last matter was put to rest, he looked at the clock and groaned. "Tsk... fuck. Five-thirty. Sasha's going to be pissed with me again." He grabbed his jacket and briefcase and walked out of his office. Sally was clever enough to leave on time, and he smiled that at least she was good enough to get out on time.
Alan squeezed his tall, thin frame into the Mini Cooper, pushing the few stray light brown hairs out of the way of his eyes before he left the building car park. The only compensation was the traffic was only bad, rather than terrible when he would normally leave. Forty-five minutes later, he was driving down the narrow alley behind the row of town houses where his was located. He pulled into the garage, relaxing before he got out of the car.
As he opened the back door, he called out. "Hi honey, I'm not home." Even now their little in joke made him chuckle. He dropped his case in the usual spot and made his way through to the kitchen, where Sasha was preparing dinner. He walked up to her, wrapping his arms around her, kissing her on the cheek.
"Hello, gorgeous. I've missed you." He kissed her cheek again, a little softer and more tenderly, leaving a trail of equally soft kisses down the side of her neck. Once he reached her shoulder, he paused letting his soft, warm breath wash over her skin.
"Are you incredibly busy right now, my love?"
Alan sat at his desk, his head buried in his hands as he brought his breathing under control. He lifted his head, taking a long blink and rubbing his face.
"God as my witness, if Jake makes one more complaint about his fucking computer I will -" His phone buzzed. "Yes, Sally?"
"I've got Mal on line 3 for you, he says it's urgent."
"Thanks, Sally." He took his finger off the intercom button. "It's always fucking urgent with Mal." He lifted the phone and punched the button for line 3. "Hello, Mal," he spoke with his professional voice, "what can I do for you?"
"Alan, where are those plan sheets that I needed to print off the construction work?"
"Probably still with the supplier at a guess," Alan replied, pulling up the current orders from all the managers, as well as all the orders from Mal. There was no sign of an order for plan sheets from anyone.
"Well why the fuck aren't they here. I was supposed to have them printed yesterday!"
"Well, Mal, when your order turns up, I'll get them for you." He heard Mal start to draw breath. "Before you say anything, Mal, I am looking at your order list, as well as all Plan sheet orders, and there is nothing from you at all. And before you scream about the system, you're the only one with that problem of orders not taking. So, schedule in some time to take a refresher course. And next time, check on the system before you ring me." Alan dropped the phone on the receiver, and hit the "do not disturb" button on the phone system.
Alan wondered how Kendall Projects International kept in business. All of the project managers, men and women who were good at coordinating massive construction projects for governments and major corporations, seemed to have trouble coordinating their own supply needs. As the office manager, it also fell under his control to order any supplies the project managers and other staff in the field needed. But at times, they thought he knew precisely what they needed, when they needed it without taking the time to use the system in place that made it all work.
He spent the rest of his day keeping on top of the standard issues that came along with running the office of a large scale international consultancy firm. He dealt with the normal issues with the phones, computer network, office supplies and a myriad of other little things that made running an office smoother when dealt with.
When the last matter was put to rest, he looked at the clock and groaned. "Tsk... fuck. Five-thirty. Sasha's going to be pissed with me again." He grabbed his jacket and briefcase and walked out of his office. Sally was clever enough to leave on time, and he smiled that at least she was good enough to get out on time.
Alan squeezed his tall, thin frame into the Mini Cooper, pushing the few stray light brown hairs out of the way of his eyes before he left the building car park. The only compensation was the traffic was only bad, rather than terrible when he would normally leave. Forty-five minutes later, he was driving down the narrow alley behind the row of town houses where his was located. He pulled into the garage, relaxing before he got out of the car.
As he opened the back door, he called out. "Hi honey, I'm not home." Even now their little in joke made him chuckle. He dropped his case in the usual spot and made his way through to the kitchen, where Sasha was preparing dinner. He walked up to her, wrapping his arms around her, kissing her on the cheek.
"Hello, gorgeous. I've missed you." He kissed her cheek again, a little softer and more tenderly, leaving a trail of equally soft kisses down the side of her neck. Once he reached her shoulder, he paused letting his soft, warm breath wash over her skin.
"Are you incredibly busy right now, my love?"
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