Rivals

[hotforpolitics]

THe steam was just what I needed. I sat in there and sweated then went back to my room, showered and put on fresh clothes. It was getting late in the afternoon and I hoped that Smith would be ready to meet early, before dinner. Maybe we could wrap this up today we could head back to the city tomorrow. I couldn't wait to get back to New York.

I walked back into the den and looked out the big picture window. Nature was nice and all that, but I really wanted to be back in the city. While my back was to the door Smith walked in and stood not saying anything. He then volunteered, "One hell of a view, huh?"

"Uh, sure." I couldn't very well tell him it bored me out of my mind. "I don't know how you could leave it Mr. Smith. I understand why you didn't want to meet in the city."

I sure wish Mandy would show up and help me out here. I mean she could come show Smith her tits or legs or something. Anything to save me from having to tell him how boring this all was.

 

[Sweetp4u]

Mandy Stewart

I awoke sometime later, hearing the deep baritone of their voices coming from the living room. Crawling out of the bed, I hurried and changed into a business suit and blouse. The pants hid most of my curves and the blouse was loose fitting, no more comments from Marcus on this one. Course that didn't mean he wouldn't say something anyways.
Walking out after checking my hair and makeup I greeted them both, "Good evening gentlemen, Sorry I fell asleep. It is very peaceful up here Mr Smith. Kind of nice." I smiled as he grinned, nodding in agreement with me.
"have a seat Miss Stewart.. err Mandy, Dinner will be ready shortly. Have any new ideas for me?" He asked hopeful.
"Yes, but I thought perhaps after dinner we could shoot some ideas your way and go for a story board from there..?"
He nodded, "That sounds like a good idea. Do you hunt Mandy?"
I smiled and shook my head, "No, afraid not. I don't like guns personally Mr. Smith."
"Oh well i guess you are right, wouldn't want you shooting any future husbands now would we?"
I chuckled at his remark, "I doubt there will ever be a husband in my future, career girl you know?"
He made a disbelieving sound and stood up as a very old fashioned dinner chime rang out.
"Well, shall we?" He stood up, offering me his hand. I smiled and took it, rising slowly, I watched Marcus's eyes. He was still fuming mad at me for some reason. Probably because the truth hurt.
Not giving him any of my attention, I let Mr. Smith escort me into the dinner table.

 

[hotforpolitics]

Dinner was most unremarkable, except for the fact that the food was as good as any resturant I had ever eaten in. It became apparent however, that Smith was a complete idiot when it came to advertising. Any ideas would have to come from us. He had no clue about how to sell his own product. He was the perfect client. He wanted to be spoon fed. Well, I am sure that Mandy could come up with some ideas that would seal the account, and most likely her partnership.

By the time I had finished my medium rare filet, perfectly cooked asparagus, and several glasses of excellent cabernet, I was ready to get out of the dining room and enjoy a cigar on the terrace before dessert.

"Mr. Smith, perhgaps if you give Mandy and me a few minutes to walk outside and clear our heads after that wonderful meal, we can give you the benefit of some ideas over dessert and coffe in say 30 minutes?" That would give me enough time to have a smoke and give Mandy time to get together her ideas. He agreed and I suugested to Mandy we talk for a few minutes on the terrace.

As we walked outside and I lit my cigar, I said to Mandy, "I am way beyond caring about this deal or the the partnership or the firm right now. You can have it all. I am sure you realize this guy is a complete puppet and that whatever you pitch him and tell him will be fantastic, he will buy into. Just go give him some ideas and let's get the fuck out of here. I am ready to go back to civilization."

 

[Sweetp4u]

Mandy

I walked outside, thinking he was going to ridicule me for something I said or did, instead he informed me he didn't want any of it.
"Marcus, Listen to me for a minute here. You have good ideas, and a head for men's advertising, I want your input on this.. Our name will be attached to this advertisement and no matter who makes partner here, we want it good. So I would appreiciate some ideas from you as well. And personally, I don't care about the partnership either. I want a life, and a partner's life is work. If I am passed up for it, I won't complain." I turned my back to him, staring out into the night sky. The stars were beautiful up here at this time of night.
Suddenly the door jerked open and Mr Smith popped his head outside.
"I am sorry you two, but we'll have to settle this another time when I can get to your firm. I have to get home to my sister, she's about to pop out her twins. Sorry, I hope you'll understand. Tell Mr. Laramee the job is yours. I'll call for more discussions over the comercials." He shut the door and vanished out of the front.
Pausing I was wondering how the hell that all just happened?

 

[hotforpolitics]

Laughing, I said, "I think we have just been blown off and reprived." I hadn't ever had a meeting end quite like that before, but then I hadn't ever been in a meeting quite like this before.

"I don't think there is any point to packing and driving back to town tonight, besides I don't think I could navigate those mountain roads at night after having so much wine. I guess we should take advantage of Mr. Smith's hospitality for one more night and then head to the city in the morning. We can call the office and have my secretary get us on a flight home. This time I won't try to stick you back in coach."

 

[Sweetp4u]

Mandy

"Yes, it is late. We might as well stay until morning." I was a little confused, but there wasn't much I could do about it. Smiling, I was tempted to laugh about the coach thing but I was still a little confused how our host could vanish like that?
"Alright, well then guess we entertain ourselves until we go.." Picking up my glass of ice water, I walked back inside the house. Everything was eerily silent now that everyone had left. I heard something in the kitchen and walked back there.
My cook was still here, he was busy scrubbing something. Deciding not to interrupt him, I made my way back into the living room and sat down. Clicking on the tv set, more like a big screen theater system actually, I sat back and watched some of the local news. Yep, I was bored.

 

[hotforpolitics]

Through the plate glass windows I watched Mandy sit down on the sofa and reach for the remote control. I was puzzled by her earlier statement that she didn't care about the partnership. I guess I always thought that her career and a partnership were all she ever thought about. Might I have been mistaken about her all this time. I don't know that I ever had a non-business conversation with Mandy.

As I continued to watch her surf the channels, it occurrred to me that I could give it one try to strike up a social conversation. If she was her normal bitchy self, well then her loss.

Walking into the den, I asked, "Mandy did you mean what you said earlier about not caring about the partnership? I thought that was all you cared about."

 

[Sweetp4u]

Mandy

I flinched a little when the door opened, completely forgetting where Marcus was in the house. Slowly he approached and asked me about the partnership. I wondered first, why he asked and second if there was more snide comments to accompany that question?
"Well...." I had to think a moment on how I wanted to word it ten spoke up, "I do care, but I don't. Meaning If I get the job that is cool, I will do my best in the position. But on the other hand, If I don't get the job, it will give me more time for a life. You know? Meet someone, date, married, kids that whole thing. I don't want to spend my entire life alone and end up old with no family around because I was a 'career woman'." I knew it sounded stupid but it was what I felt.
I glanced up at him before flipping through the channels again and locating a football game. Stopping there, I waited for his ridicule he was famous for dishing out.

 

[hotforpolitics]

"Don't get me wrong, but I am surprised. I am sure you know that everybody in the firm thinks you have no life outside of the firm." Sitting down in an overstuffed chair across from her I continued, "There would be a number of people who would think I lost my mind if I ever said I heard you say you wanted marriage and children, you know?"

Could there be a human side to to Mandy? I didn't want to believe it was possible.

"What else is there about you that we don't know and that would surprise us?"

 

[Sweetp4u]

Mandy

I chuckled at his comment and shook my head, "You think I'm going to give you ammo to ruin my bitch reputation??" I made an appalled face and laughed.
"what else they don't know? Nothing. There is nothing personal about me anyone knows. I sleep alone each night with my puppy and have a soft spot for romantic movies. BUT if you tell anyone I'll deny it!" Smirking I watched the game a moment and turned towards Marcus.
"I'm human Marcus, not some robot. At work though, there is no room for panicy insane females. Only machines who work efficiantly." I fell silent, wondering where he was going with this?
"And you have to admit you work the same as I do, only difference is they call it determination and drive and Im the bitch." I was a true statement, we both knew it.

 

[hotforpolitics]

"Okay for the purposes of discussion, I'll grant you that on occasion drive and determination can be the same thing as bitchiness, but don't you think you sometimes take it to the extreme? I mean I have never seen you taken advantage of in any business setting, but I sure have seen you bite the head off many a secretary or staffer who made the slightest mistake. Sometimes you seem like you operate as efficiently as any machine."

It was feeling mush warmer in the room, was it the fire in the fireplace?

"I am not being critical, I just never have seen any side of you other than the cool efficient machine. Well, okay this morning in the shower was a different side of you."

 

[Sweetp4u]

Mandy

"I operate no differently than you do Marcus. I work hard to earn what they pay me. If I want raises and vacation and work in general.. I have to work hard to get it. There isn't many women in this firm who don't fetch coffee and file papers. I don't intend to be one of the 'gofers' of the office. I want equal footing as much as the next guy. So you can't fault me for having drive to get things done. You have as much if not more drive than I do." I sat back for a moment and thought about it.
"As for being nice to the other's in the office, I tried nice once and got walked all over. If they think I have no feelings, they won't bother me. Its harsh but it is reality."
I glanced at him out of the corner of my eye, he was thinking I was hitler again, i just knew it.
Sighing heavily, I got up from the couch and glanced out the back patio.
"Want to take advantage of our host's departure? I think a nice dip in the pool would be relaxing.. What do you think?"

 

[hotforpolitics]

"Sure, why not. The water looks nice and we have nothing else we need to do. I'm going to go put my suit on and I'll see you out there in a few minutes."

This woman surely was a walking bundle of contradictions. On the one hand ruthless and heartless on the other a soft spot for puppies and romantic movies. I never would have guessed some of those things about her. Not that I ever really thought about it before.

Back in my room I changed into my suit and went back to the den to fix myself a nightcap. I would have offered Mandy one, but I was sure she was up for one after last night's fiasco.

 

[Sweetp4u]

Mandy

I walked up to the room I had been given and rummaged through my bags until I found the one piece bathing-suit I had purchased. Pulling on the black suit, I brushed out my hair, washed off my makeup and headed downstairs with my towel.
I glanced around and didn't see Marcus anywhere, which was a good thing at this rate. Walking outside, I checked the water temperature with my foot, placed my towel down on a chair and slowly climbed into the heated pool. Sighing, This was bliss.
After getting myself wet, I began to slowly swim up and down the pool. Sooner or later Marcus would emerge and come relax.. That is if I didn't scare him away.

 

[Stylez]

Young Stalker

The Mysterious Young Stalker

As I looked on through the peep hole in the fence I couls see the lovely woman swimming in her black bathing suit, god she was hot I thought. She would never fuck a young guy like me, I kept on looking at her, she was like a mirage.

As she got out to take a dive in the water my cock came to life as I seen her black bather bottoms rise up her lovely ass,damn I wanna cum I thought. Ten as I fumbled for my fly, I tripped over a branch and landed on the fence making a big noise.

"Shit" I yelled out hoping I wasn't caught out, or was I hoping to get caught?

 

[hotforpolitics]

Walking out to the pool I watched Mandy swim towards me from the the far end of the pool. As she neared the wall of the pool I walked over and bent down and set a glass at thge edge of the pool.

"I brought you some juice. Thought you might something to drink, but wouldn't want anything with alcohol in it."

She stood up in the water. Her long blonde hair clinging down her back. I have always l thought there was something very erotic about about wet hair. Her wet suit also clung tightly to her, the curves unmistakeable. She looked up at me and caught me staring at her. I had never looked at Mandy that way before. What a mistake. I should have been looking all along. There was no hiding the fact that she had a very attractive body.

I sat down on the edge of the pool and dangled my legs in the water, still looking at Mandy. "Look, about some of the things I said earlier, I apologize. I think this partner thing has made me lose my mind. I had no business judging you. You did a fine job handling Smith."

 

[Sweetp4u]

Mandy

I thanked him quietly for the juice and took a drink before setting it back down on the side of the pool.
"Did you hear a noise when you came out here?" I cocked my head to the side and listened, I didn't hear anything now though? Odd.
I smirked a little at Marcus, "So you don't think I was acting like a little tramp now?" I laughed lightly, and shrugged it off, "People judge whether we want them to or not. I thought you were a play boy, So I guess we are even huh?" I lept backwards and went under, then came up for air, and floated on my back into the center of the pool. Calling out i said, "It's alright Marcus, we're all entitled to say something once in awhile... Even if it does tend to piss people off.."

 

[hotforpolitics]

I watched her float on her back toward the center of the poo. There was something flirtatous in her manner and tone when she said we are entitled to say something even if we piss someone off. Or was I just imagining it??

I slid off the edge of the pool and went under the water. It felt good. Swimming back over to the side I took another drink and turned to watch Mandy, treading water in the center of the pool.

"A play boy huh? Well I guess that isn't necessarily a bad image to have. Sometimes. Depends on who perceives me that way. Why did you think I was playboy? I never did anything to you to give you that opinion."

 

[Sweetp4u]

Mandy

I swam over to Marcus and got a drink, thinking a moment if I should tell him or not?
"Well..." I hesitated because it could get someone into trouble if I spoke up.
"Alright I will tell you once you promise not to get mad at who this information came from? Deal?" I waited to see what he would choose to say there. Smiling at his thoughtful expression on his face, I sipped my juice.

 

[hotforpolitics]

"Sure. Deal. Tell you what. We are out here in the middle of nowhere, a long way from the city and the office. Everything said here stays here. Including anything nice I've said about you up to now!" I said with a laugh. I couldn't imagine what she had to tell me.

 

[Sweetp4u]

Mandy

I laughed at his comment and shook my head, "You are one smart assed guy you know that?" I chuckled again and set my juice down. Floating against the side of the pool, I held on with one hand and turned to face him.
"Well you see.. your secretary and mine are cousins.. And your secretary likes to complain to mine about how many women call you in a week for dates and some who call you and get no responce.. So as you can guess hardly any work gets done by my secretary, she is too busy spreading rumors your's started.. Now you know why I am edgy with your secretary and mine.. I never get any work done I dont have to do myself thanks to those two comparing your sex life.." I watched his eyes go from shocked to dark, I bet he was brewing inside with anger just about now.
"I've heard more about you than I ever thought I would know about a guy.. And to make matters worse, one or both of our secretaries have taken a habit to listen in on your conversations and give the other's details.." I knew that last statement would send him roaring with anger.
If he only knew some of the things I had heard, he would blush bright red.. It was tempting to repeat it but I didn't.

 

[hotforpolitics]

I was both pissed and slightly emabarassed. I knew my secretary knew way too much about my life, hell sometimes I fooled around with her when I had nothing else going on. Sometimes I even let her overhear some of my conversations just to have some fun with her because I knew it drove her crazy when I was with someone else. Kept her on her toes. But I had no idea she had so little discretion and talked about those things around the office.

"Well, I tell you what. She's fired as soon as we get back to the office. Secretaries are a dime a dozen. Even ones with an ass as fine as hers. I can't believe that you would listen to such things Mandy. I mean you certainly have more important things to do than listen to gossip about who I might be sleeping with. As if you give a damn."

With that I pushed off the wall and swam toward the other end of the pool.

 

[Sweetp4u]

Mandy

"For your information I dont give a damn who the hell you are fucking or aren't fucking Marcus. I get so tired of listening to it all, you ever wonder why I can't stand her, my secretary, or being around you?!" I jumped out of the pool and grabbed my towel.
Drying off I watched him a moment, shook my head again at his attitude and walked to a lounge chair. It was night and dark and I wouldn't tan but I wasn't going to bed just yet and I wouldn't go walking off and let him have his way.
Knowing him he would think he won again, though I wasn't sure just what the fuck either of us were going to win in this situation.
"The point is it is NONE of my business, I dont care, I dont want to hear about it, and it's all I ever hear when I find my secretary to get some job done. It's worse than a fucking soap opera in there with all speculating whats in your damned trunks.." I laid back, shut my eyes and calmed down myself. I did not want to argue with him tonight, I wouldn't.

 

[hotforpolitics]

After swimming to the other end of the pool, my curiousity and male pride were starting to get the best of me. I turned and watched her get out the pool, dry off and lay back on a lounge chair.

"Mandy, don't go sulk off. Come back and talk to me. So, what "details" have you heard. i mean nothing that would be damaging to my ego I hope."

 

[Sweetp4u]

Mandy

"For your information I am not sulking I am trying to relax and not take offense at your lack of manners.." I said quietly. I was in no mood for another battle, perhaps it was best to retire for the night and forget all this?
I smiled when his ego got the best of him and he asked what was said. Now do I tell him the truth or lie to him? I chuckled thinking of some of the things I could say that weren't true and get a laugh out of, but that wouldn't be very kind to the poor guy. Course I wasn't willing to stroke his ego either.
"Well, I wont go into details but all that was said was flattering, so you have no worries about what's being said. Now you just have to worry about being raped at work by the horny secretary squad.." I chuckled again at that image that came to my mind.
"And most just wonder, for such a tallented play boy, what it is like to be with you, nothing more than that.. So are you done with the twenty questions?" I sat up and glanced at him again.