Looking After The Penny

The receptionist looked up as Penny Jones pushed through the door and almost tripped over the mat.

"Good morning, Penny," she said. Penny noticed the smirk as she signed in.

"Morning, Gloria. What's so funny?"

"Oh, nothing. Have a nice day."

"Bitch," muttered Penny. She saw the lift doors opening and broke into a run. "Hold the lift, please. Please!"

She reached the lift just in time to see two guys from Finance laughing and pointing. Then the doors closed in front of her. Her outstretched hand fell on cold metal. The lift began its slow journey to the fifth floor.

"Damn. Now I'm going to be late. Again."

She began the climb up the stairs to the second floor. On the way, she passed one of her colleagues from the Sales department. He was in a hurry, bounding down three steps at a time.

"Nice one, Penny," he shouted as he passed. "William's going to have your guts for garters when he finds out about this one."

"Finds out about what?" Penny called to his retreating back, but he'd already turned the corner and was halfway down the next flight.

She broke into a cold sweat. William was the Chief Executive of the company. He shouldn't have even heard of her. She was only the Sales Director's P.A. More of a secretary, really. What had happened, and how could she be responsible? She had no responsibility, so how had she screwed up enough that everyone in the company seemed to be aware of it?

She entered her department with her head held high, but was met with a chorus of catcalls. One of the sales representatives looked up at her from behind his desk. Pity was written all over his face.

"What's the matter? What's going on?"

"You really fucked up, Pen," he replied. "David's on his way back from Birmingham. He cut the exhibition short to sort this out."

"David's coming back?"

He nodded.

"But what's going on? What did I do?"

"We had two quotes going out last week, to Maxicorp and PAP."

"Yes. I took them down to the Post Office myself. Please don't tell me they didn't get there in time."

"Oh, they got there all right. It's just that they got to the wrong companies."

"Oh shit." Penny flushed.

"Yeah. When PAP saw the discount that Maxicorp are getting, they went ballistic. Threatened to pull all their business with immediate effect."

"But they're…"

"Our second biggest customer, yes. Now you see why William's pissed."

"I'd better go."

"Yeah. You want a box, clear your desk into?"

Penny tried to hold back the tears until she reached her office. She slammed the door behind her and leaned against it, breathing heavily. She choked back a sob.

"Come on, Penny. Pull yourself together. Think. What would Richard Branson do? Sir Alan Sugar?"

She walked over to her desk and sat down. Her head dropped, and with a trembling hand she reached for the phone.

**

Just under two hours later, she heard the distinctive bark of David's Porsche as he turned into the driveway of the industrial park. The engine was on full throttle, and the tyres screeched in protest as he turned the corner. Penny looked out of her window in time to see the sleek, black car fly into David's allocated space, leaving twin streaks of rubber on the tarmac. Her boss climbed out and slammed the door, hard. It looked bad. He never abused the Porsche. Penny had seen people treat their children worse than David treated that car. She got to her feet and prepared for his entrance.

When David arrived, the door bounced against its stop. He caught the rebound and slammed it as hard as he had the Porsche's. The partition wall shuddered.

"Why've you got your blinds down, Penny?" He looked at her, his blue eyes icy cold. All at once he stopped. Those eyes widened and his mouth dropped open. "Jesus!"

Penny swivelled in her chair until she was facing him. She'd let down her dark hair from its usual ponytail and removed her reading glasses, but that wasn't what had halted David in mid-flow. No, what had caused his reaction was the fact that she was sitting there in her underwear.

"Penny, what the fuck are you doing?"

She stood up. His eyes dropped to her crotch, as she'd known they would. She thanked whatever gods looked down on her that she'd chosen the black, lacy mesh bra and matching panties that morning. None of her other lingerie would have had quite the same effect. The fishnet hid almost nothing.

"Why? Do you like what you see?" She slipped a hand into her panties. He tried to look her in the eye, but his gaze dropped almost instantly back down to watch her fingers moving inside the transparent material.

"Penny, stop it. We need to talk."

She pouted. "Really? How boring."

"I'm being deadly serious, Penny. Put your clothes on, now." His words were slightly undermined by the fact that his eyes were still locked on Penny's hand. It was quite obvious that at least two of her fingers were actually inside her pussy.

"I'm much more comfortable like this, David. Wouldn't you like to join me?"

"I…um…I…Penny, I really do have rather more pressing matters on my mind right now."

A loud voice boomed in the sales office. "Has David arrived yet?"

Penny heard a muffled reply. David's eyes widened.

"Shit! It's William. He can't find you like this. Quickly. Come with me."

He grabbed her wrist and dragged her through the connecting door into his office. Behind them, the handle of Penny's door rattled. David hurried to his desk and, with a hand on her head, pushed Penny underneath it.

"But David—"

"Shut up! Just stay down there, and whatever you do, keep quiet." He sat down in his leather chair and flicked on his computer.

The desk was huge. The modesty panel went all the way to the floor. Penny was in no danger of being spotted, not unless William came all the way round and peered under it.

The Chief Executive knocked on the door and entered without waiting for a reply.

"What the fuck happened, David? Why is our second biggest client threatening to pull all of their business?"

"I'm looking into it, William. It seems there was some sort of mix-up with the latest prices we sent out."

"A mix-up, you call it." Penny flinched as William’s fist hit the desk. "It's a fucking disaster, David. What are we going to do about it?"

David pulled his chair closer and started tapping at his computer. "Let's see."

Penny gazed at his crotch, only inches from her face. An idea popped into her head. She thought for a moment. Why not? Why else had David pushed her under the desk?

She reached forward and grasped David's zipper. Slowly, trying not to make any noise, she pulled it down. Above her, David's fingers froze on the keyboard. She reached in through the open fly. He was wearing boxers shorts, red silk ones with a simple opening at the front. When she touched his cock, she heard a sharp intake of breath.

"What?" asked William.

"Sorry?"

"I thought you'd found something."

"What? No, sorry. It was nothing."

Penny pulled David's cock out through his open fly. His typing stuttered.

"Damn!" She heard him hitting what she guessed was the delete key repeatedly.

She ran her tongue around the tip of his cock. It stiffened. She pulled back on the foreskin, exposing the head, and took it into her mouth. She let it rest there for a moment, on her tongue, engulfing him with the warmth of her mouth.

"Oh god," said David.

"What's the matter?" asked William.

"Nothing," said David. "I'm just getting a bit of head… a bit of a head ache, that's all."

"Never mind your bloody head. Get on with it."

David's cock was very hard. It filled Penny's mouth. She leaned back, letting it slide almost all the way out. Her lips gripped it so that just the head remained in her mouth. She flicked her tongue over the end and around the little hole. With her thumb and forefinger, she pulled his skin taut, then let her lips slither all the way down his shaft.

He shifted in his chair. His hips tilted and moved very slightly forward. Penny unfastened the button of his trousers. She reached in with her free hand and cupped his balls.

"Fuck."

"Come on, man. Pull yourself together."

"I'm sorry, William. I'm having a little difficulty concentrating."

"This is not the time for lapses of concentration, David. That's what got us into this mess in the first place.

Penny sucked at David's cock, taking him all the way to the back of her throat. She rolled his balls in her hand.

"Speaking of which," said William, "what are you going to do about that damned fool secretary of yours?"

Penny ran her teeth up and down David's shaft.

"She's my personal assistant, not my secretary. And I haven't decided yet."

"What's to decide? She fucked up, big time. Fire her."

"It's not that simple. She has…" David swallowed as Penny circled the head of his cock with her tongue. "She has other talents."

"Ha! You're bloody shagging her, aren't you, you sly dog!"

"No!" David managed to sound shocked. "That would be unethical."

With his cock lodged in her mouth, Penny grinned. Unethical, was she?

"Bollocks! Ethics only apply when you get caught."

"Anyway, I'm not shagging her." Only Penny caught the whispered "Yet".

"Whatever. Look, I can see I'm distracting you. For fuck's sake, sort this mess out fast. Call me as soon as you have something."

"No problem, William."

The door banged shut behind the Chief Executive. David let out a huge sigh and slumped in his chair. Penny bobbed her mouth up and down on his stiff cock, looking up at him. His eyes were closed, and he was clutching the sides of his head.

"Shit, Penny, you could've got both of us fired."

"Mmmmphh."

"What was that?"

She let him slip from her mouth. "I said, actually, if he'd caught me, you'd probably have gone up in his estimation. He'd have assumed you were punishing me for my cock-up."

"Ha! Punishing a cock-up with a cock-in, eh?"

Penny giggled. "Shall I carry on?"

"No. Come up here. I want to do what William just accused me of doing."

He pushed his chair back and stood up. Penny took his outstretched hand, and he helped her to her feet. His eyes roamed over her body. She blushed.

"Why do I feel like I might as well be naked?"

"Well, in that underwear you pretty much are."

"Well, in that case…" Penny reached up behind her back and unclipped her bra. She let the straps slide down her arms. The flimsy item drifted to the floor. She stood with her arms by her sides. David whistled.

"Where have you been hiding those?"

"And we mustn't forget these, must we?"

She hooked her fingers into the sides of her panties and shimmied them down her thighs. As David watched, his mouth slightly open, she bent at the waist and pushed them all the way to the floor. She straightened up and daintily stepped out of the pool of lace. When she made to kick off her heels, David held up his hand.

"Wait. Leave those on. I quite like them."

"Very well. Now, how would you like me, sir?"

"Over the desk, I think, Ms. Jones."

Penny turned to face the desk. She bent over and reached across it to grip the far edge. Her bottom swayed from side to side. David moved forward, his erect cock still protruding from his trousers. He took hold of her hips. His cock brushed against her waiting pussy. He paused.

"Are you sure about this?"

"Yes. Yes, I'm sure. I've wanted this for ages, David."

He pushed forward. Her lips parted around him, already wet with anticipation. Her moisture coated his cock as it slithered in to fill her. Heat spread from her core.

"Oh God! Fuck me, David. Fuck me right now."

He pushed her down against the desk and pumped at her. She turned her head and laid a cheek against the cool, wooden surface. Her eyes closed. She clutched the edge for dear life, her knuckles white. David's weight bore down on her. She felt his hand creep around her waist and down, down to her junction. His fingers slipped through the thin border of hair and into the moist folds above where his cock pierced her. He found the small nub of flesh, stroked it, caressed it. Penny felt she might explode. The flush spread across her chest and up her neck.

"I'm coming! David, I'm coming!"

"Yes. Come on, Penny. Let it out. Come on me."

Spasms shook her body. A thin sliver of saliva trickled from her mouth onto some papers. Her bottom twitched and shook. David rode her out, waiting until she stopped moving. He resumed his slow, deliberate strokes.

"Oh yes. Your turn, David. Come for me."

She heard his groan, felt his pace increase. His hands grasped her bum, fingertips digging into her flesh. He pushed in hard, deep. Pulses raced down his cock, and jet after jet of his come pumped into her. Penny moaned. Her pussy clenched around him. holding him in place.

"Mmmmm. That felt so good."

"I still can't believe what we just did," said David. "I was supposed to be firing you, if memory serves me rightly."

"You were," said Penny. "But you might want to listen to what I have to say, first."

David tucked his cock back into his trousers, zipped his fly and sat down.

"All right. I'm listening."

Penny stood up and gestured at her naked body.

"You want me to tell you dressed, or rather undressed, like this?"

David grinned and nodded. "I can't think of any better way. And from your point of view, it's better to have your arguments for the defence on display, wouldn’t you say?"

Penny tilted her head and smiled. "Very well."

She pulled up another chair and sat opposite David. She leaned back, her arms on those of the chair and her legs crossed.

"Before you got here this morning, I made some telephone calls."

"To employment agencies, I presume. This must have been your way of ensuring a good reference."

"Not quite. My first call was to a contact of mine at PAP. She was able to put me through to their head buyer."

"Ah, the famous secretaries' network."

She inclined her head. "Indeed. Following a good word from Madelaine, he was very receptive to what I had to say."

"And what did you say to him?"

"I told him that the reason Maxicorp got such a big discount from us was that they traded much higher volumes. In some cases, up to seventy-five percent more than PAP. I intimated that if they were to increase their orders rather than taking them away from us, they might be able to ensure an even bigger discount than Maxicorp."

David whistled. "You cunning little bitch."

"There's more. He said he'd have to discuss it with his Chairman, but he was pretty sure that in return for a fifteen percent discount, they'd be in a position to double their last order."

David's brow creased. "So we take a fifteen percent drop in gross profit in return for a one hundred percent increase in turnover. That leaves us, what, up forty percent?"

"Forty-five," said Penny. "He called back shortly after to confirm. They should have placed the order by now."

"Amazing."

"Then I called Maxicorp. The network again. I spoke to their manufacturing department."

"You have been busy." David's eyes were now locked on hers, her nakedness forgotten.

"I have. I suggested that they take a look at the figures they received, and noted what a good deal they were currently getting compared to their biggest competitors, PAP."

"Jesus! You've got some nerve, woman."

"The director I spoke to agreed with me. I suggested that he make the most of this situation, while it lasted. I think you'll find that they've just placed another large order. You'll need to check, of course, but I'm pretty sure you can ring William with some very good news indeed."

"So all this…" He pointed at her body and the crumpled lingerie on his office floor.

"…was just a diversion. I needed to give them time to place the orders before you fired me. Now, of course, I'm fairly sure you won't."

"Absolutely not. You've done very well, Penny. Though I must say some of your methods were a little unorthodox. You could always have hidden in the toilets or something."

Penny blushed and mumbled under her breath.

"What was that?"

"I said, I've fancied you for ages, and I thought that if all this went wrong and you did fire me, then at least I'd have got to fuck you before I left."

"You've…Why didn’t you say anything, Penny?"

"Because it's not right. Unethical, you said. And usually, you're so distant."

"I'm distant because you work for me and yes, it would be unethical. I couldn't risk showing any feeling for you."

"Oh." Penny giggled. "So what do we do now?"

"First, you get dressed while I call William and tell him the good news. Then I take you for lunch to reward your exceptional initiative in turning your mistake into a positive result for the company."

"And then?" asked Penny.

"And then I take you back to my place for an afternoon of lust and debauchery, we'll deal with the issues later."

Penny uncrossed her legs. "Do we have to wait until after lunch?"

David looked at his watch, and down at her exposed pussy. "Well, when you put it like that…" He patted his lap. "Get over here, now."