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Circumstances of Spying
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V.1
Angie to Ella
Thursday, July 3, 2003 10:16 AM
Ella, it seems a girl isn’t safe from prying eyes anywhere,
even when she’s in an office with the door locked! On Tuesday
you heroically brought me my lifesaving clean up kit after Martin
and I had made each other sweaty; you successfully avoided the
notice of Rumsmann and Tramklin who were standing outside his
door; you asked me: “So how do you feel now, knowing that
those witches were so close?” Well, now I unfortunately
answer: there’s more than those witches to worry about in
this world of minefields! Guess what? By the time you arrived
with my kit, the window of Martin’s office had already betrayed
us!
The gist of it: some meddling morality-brainwashed busybody at
the ad agency across the street witnessed the doings of Martin
and I by means of the window and couldn’t rest easy conscience-wise
until they’d phoned the firm and reported us! This worthy
called Human Resources yesterday, doubtless knowing that’s
the one place where tattling would be listened to and acted upon!
I can hear the spy now: “This is a concerned citizen from
the building across the street, on your west side. There’s—uh—some
carnal activity being engaged in on a desk at your firm. Let’s
see: eleven windows from the north side of your building, on the—I’ve
counted from the base—forty-first floor. You might want
to look into it.”
As to how it was discovered I was the girl involved: who knows?
Did an HR stooge scamper up to investigate, inquire as to who
was with Martin? Even more frightening: the said stooge could’ve
been waiting to see who emerged from his office and seen you bring
me my washy up stuff!
Poor Martin! He’s a year behind us, at the tail end of first-yeardom;
he hasn’t had as much time to prove himself as I have, and
now an indiscretion! And I’m the cause! Would you believe
it? He phoned to apologize for bringing trouble on my head! I
consider myself the more responsible party, by far; if I hadn’t
listened to Linda’s mangling of the truth, teased him, baited
him, tormented him... God! How could I have failed to note the
danger of leaving the shades up, not anticipated the possibility
of a witness?
I’m the one who apologized profusely; I told Martin, in
no uncertain terms, to stop worrying on my account! To be irresponsible
when I’m the sole person who’ll suffer the consequences
is bad enough; to be irresponsible when others are at risk is
an absolute disgrace!
Here’s the situation: Rikert, as my billing partner, has
been informed of the matter; Laerfield, as Martin’s billing
partner, has been informed of the matter. It doesn’t end
there: a meeting of several partners (I have no idea know how
many or which ones.) has been called to review the matter and
decide what disciplinary action should be taken. I know this from
Lenny of the Corporate Resources department who, as we know, always
knows everything. (How he does I’ll never know, but that’s
one of the unsolvable mysteries of the gossip pipeline, which
is mystery and miracles itself! Yes, how news does travel; and
what an oxymoron “Private and Confidential” is in
this place! You want a secret to remain a secret? Then keep it
to yourself or only tell a TRUSTED confidant (You’re my
one and only within these walls!); otherwise, the whole place
will know about it within an hour! I’d lay a bet the contents
of every file in Human Resources has made it to the gossip pipeline
and been bandied about at one time or another! “Private
and Confidential”? What a joke!)
So that’s the story. The outcome of the meeting will be
known after lunch, and I’ll get back to you with the verdict.
Hopefully, I’ll have good news and we’ll be able to
laugh about this later. But I’m by no means counting my
laughs in advance: I’d rather not tempt fate.
Your,
TreacherouslyTattledUponTartlet
V.2
Ella to Angie
Thursday, July 3, 2003 10:32 AM
Angie, I’m aghast! Neither you nor Martin thought to pull
the shades? Too mesmerized with one another, were you? So cute!—actually,
NOT!
Alright, I’m going to plunge into the hallways and secretarial
clusters to discover what I can, pick up on the prevailing mood,
see which way the wind’s blowing.
Hang on a minute: I’m calling Martin!
Martin? He was laughing, making jokes—too proud to openly
display the underlying worry I could detect in his voice! But
such pride’s the sign of a strong man, right?
Damn that informant to the fourth round of the ninth circle of
hell!
Be getting back to you soon.
Your,
PersonalPrivateInvestigator
V.3
Ella to Angie
Thursday, July 3, 2003 11:09 AM
A quick note, Honey, to let you know it’s my sincere feeling
that, aside from unwanted attention that could ruin some future
frolic opportunities, you have little to worry about. The feeling
is this incident will blow over quickly, because it involves two
hardworking attorneys who are always involved in important transactions.
More to follow, but I wanted to send this first.
Your,
ElatedElla
P.S. I’ll call Martin again, tell him the good news.
V.4
Angie to Ella
Thursday, July 3, 2003 11:39 AM
Thanks for the news, Dearest. As you may well imagine, Martin
and I are lying low and remaining inside our offices until the
verdict’s pronounced; not to mention that my deal’s
likely to become active again later today and I’m awaiting
instructions from Rikert—instructions that’ll hopefully
contain no reference to the Martin matter.
The “Martin matter”! Why not phrase it correctly,
as in: the delightful doings of Martin and I in his office Tuesday
afternoon—my apology that rapidly transformed into titillation,
as the room began to sway and dip and spin! How quickly I was
gasp-panting in rutsville, purring and meowing like the SexCat
I am! Then he’s shoving everything off his desk to make
room for us—papers are fluttering to the floor! Soon I’m
spread-eagled on the hardwood—my skin’s sticking to
the surface, being uncomfortably stretched! (Sure could’ve
used some oil!) But do I care? Ha, it’s no wonder I neglect
to notice the shades haven’t been pulled! I’m too
wildly agallop in my tummy whilst sucking Martin’s neck
to even know my name! And, hey, look at me: I’m getting
lost in HappyRecollectionLand! Rather a good sign, what? If I
was truly quaking in my boots, I’d hardly have the leeway
to flit about in scrumptious memories!
And guess what? I’m actually getting a kick out of sharing
top-billing in today’s gossip feature! My pillar-of-virtue
personality (Ha ha!) has succumbed to carnal yearnings—I’ve
uncharacteristically cast modesty aside in the cause of lust—and
all are telling of it, investing me with an aura of notoriety!
(Is notoriety a bad thing? Ha! It’s free firm-wide publicity!
I’ll be seen as being only human, plus it’ll give
me an opportunity to counter any bad feelings towards me by being
as sweetsy as sweet can be—an opportunity to win people
over, and make new friends! People love to pass benediction, forgive!
Everyone wants to be a priest!)
On the other hand... OK, this is me warning myself not to be stupid:
“Stop gloating, Angie! You know better than to make light
of an event that could erode the good standing you and Martin
have heretofore enjoyed at the firm! You know better than to take
your pardons for granted, assume there’ll be no unpleasant
consequences! Especially, you know better than to allow yourself
to enjoy a potentially disastrous situation, when there’s
another person involved and you’re the one who’s primarily
responsible for it! And, while it’s true that most people
love to be given reasons to forgive, there are others who relish
being judge and executioner! Think the informant across the street
has any goodwill for you? There are others who have even less!
Wake up, Angie! Stop being an overconfident and smug ninny!”
But, still, there’s undeniable satisfaction in being talked
about firm-wide for having frolicked in an office! And the fact
that there’s some apprehension mixed in; that I’m
tense on account of the meeting that’s taking place, readying
myself for the outcome... Well, that makes for some purrishly
pleasant inner friction, despite my attempts to caution myself
against enjoying it! Yes, the stimulating wait for the verdict!
The fairly strong sense that all will end happily, coupled with
the understanding that—in theory, at least—Martin
and I could be shown the gate!
Notoriety? I can handle it! But for God’s sake let the Martin
matter come to a sensible conclusion; and I’ll be such a
good attorney for them! I mean, I already am—competitive
me can’t be anything else; but if they handle this nicely,
I’ll be so extra grateful—I’ll be such a stepping-up-to-the
plate girl when it comes to putting in extra time, going that
extra mile, bringing smiles to our clients’ faces! Because
I happen to adore my job!
I was on the phone with Martin. He said: “There are worse
things to be fired for, such as incompetence or a lack of social
skills! To be fired in the cause of frolic: I’ll survive!
Plenty of other guys are dying of envy, because I got to kiss
the prettiest girl here!” You’re right: he is
worried below the banter; but at least he’s able to indulge
in the banter, keep the worry at bay! Damn! This shoddy business
has to turn out well!
Eagerly awaiting your report!
Your,
Stimulatingly(DespiteMyself)StressedStrumpet
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LIAISONS
FOR LAUGHS:
ANGIE & ELLA'S SUMMER OF DELIRIUM
Excerpt from Chapter V,
Circumstances of Spying
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