At work one Friday, Will made his way to Alex’s office. “What are you doing way over here?” Alex asked. “I wanted to see if you were doing anything for dinner tonight,” the older man said, sounding a little shy. “Are you asking me out on a date, Mr. Franklin?” Alex smiled as he pushed his door closed. “Or, is this a work-related affair?” “I was just thinking about pizza at my house,” Will admitted. “But, yeah! If you’ll l...

Alex was drenched with sweat having just finished mowing his friend Will’s yard. It wasn’t a large yard by any description. But it was hotter than usual for an April Saturday. About halfway through the job, Will had come out to watch him work. Alex didn’t mind. Actually, he was used to it. “You need a drink?” he asked as Alex pushed Will’s mower into his garage. “Yeah. That’d be great,” he said. By the time he returned, A...

On Monday Bodie went to work with a brand new attitude. He was definitely seeing his coworkers in a new light, but he found it hard to get any work done. By the time 3:00 rolled around and he left for his mentoring appointment with Mr. Sterling, he was feeling pretty frustrated. He said as much when John Stirling had seated him in his office and asked how he thought things were going. “Well, you’re not the only one who’s...

“I’m going to set you up with a mentor.” Bodie was disappointed. He was feeling strangely refreshed and alert at the end of his session with Dr. Samenschlag, although he noticed his knees were a little sore and there was a strange taste in his mouth. But this news was not what he had wanted to hear. He had hoped Dr. Sammenschlag would clear him to be considered for a senior management position at work, but after exhaustiv...

The locker room was quiet for this time of the morning. Punky Pete had just left, and Daddy Porsche was still undressing just behind me. Both of us stripping for our post-workout cleanse. I had applied fun names to all of the people I saw here. My favorites besides Pete were Nicki Nice Ass, Larry the Laptop (worked while he tread-milled), and Fertile Fiona, a thirty-something piece of delectably pregnant MILF. The New guy...

I lingered for two or three minutes after the biker zipped up and left. As I exited the woods, I noted the Harley was gone, replaced by a newer model Nissan Maxima. The driver had backed in, so the driver's side was adjacent to mine. The driver had his window down, his elbow resting on the sill. I offered a “How’s it going?” as I walked between the vehicles. The driver smiled, answering, “Not bad. Jake and you hook up?” l...