Taking One For The Team Chapter Six: All Change Isn’t Bad

Changes are coming to Kevin’s job. Will they change things around the office?

I couldn’t wait to get to work. This was not only because of the actions that happened during the road trip, but also because I received various emails. The higher-ups had listened to what I had to say and were going to make changes. I wanted to implement them as soon as possible.

“Morning,” Eric said, shaking his head.

“I know,” I replied.

“You young people,” he said as he came up to my window. “Thinking with the wrong head.”

“How did you know?” I said I knew better than to hide things from him.

“She came in here all smiles,” Eric said as he leaned against my car. His hands were above my door frame as he looked down at me. “You are asking for trouble.”

“What? Should I have said no?” I said, looking up at him.

“Fuck no!” he quickly replied, shaking his head. “Be careful of what you are getting yourself into, especially now that you are dealing with two of them. Got to set limits and boundaries. Especially when it comes to this job.”

He was right. If this was going to happen, I needed to be in control. I knew it would be complex wrestling control from two very controlling and dominant women, but it was the right thing to do.

“Thanks for the advice,” I said as I put the car back in gear.

“It’s what I am here for,” Eric said as he went back to the security hut. The gate opened, and I rolled into the facility.

Tiffany greeted me as I entered the building. “Morning,” she said with her dark Auburn hair.

“Morning,” I replied with a smile.

“What has got you in a good mood this morning?” Tiffany asked as she stared at me.

She stood a few inches shorter than I, making her taller than most males in the building. She had a slim but athletic figure.

I had seen Tiffany lift and carry things that most men would grunt at or get a pallet jack to move. She was a hard worker from the day she started, yet she looked like she could go shopping and have a girl’s night out.

“You know those changes both of us have wanted to implement?” I asked.

“Yeah,” she shook her long hair.

I always liked the way she carried herself. It wasn’t quite the same as most women I encountered. She knew she was attractive, yet she didn’t find the need to push her looks on everyone around her. Even now, with her long hair tied in a ponytail through the back of her green baseball cap. She acted as one of the guys.

I handed her the papers I held in my hand with the emails. “Don’t tell anyone I showed you these,” I said, knowing I could get fired instantly for showing corporate correspondence.

“You’re fucking joking!” Tiffany exclaimed. She flipped to the other pages. “They finally took their dicks out of each other’s asses?”

She handed the papers back to me.

“Yup,” I nodded. “I will send you a list of things to get started on, pretend you don’t know a thing.”

“Oh, you know me, I could put on the fake face like no one else,” Tiffany smiled.

I began to walk away when she ran up to me before I got to the stairs. “I have a favor to ask you. It’s personal and business-related.”

“Shoot,” I replied.

“Mike,” Tiffany sighed. Her eyes told me everything.

“Still bothering you, huh?” I asked.

“Yes and no,” Tiffany said, shaking her head. “Nothing on the harassment side, but it’s….”

“Annoying?” I finished her sentence.

“I will talk to him,” I assured her. “The best way to get rid of him is to tell him you got someone. He isn’t one for competition.”

“Now that would be lying,” Tiffany said as she walked away.