{"id":154,"date":"2011-09-07T08:30:09","date_gmt":"2011-09-07T12:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writtenGESStures.com\/?p=154"},"modified":"2011-09-04T13:52:18","modified_gmt":"2011-09-04T17:52:18","slug":"secret-haters-secret-admirers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.writtenGESStures.com\/?p=154","title":{"rendered":"Secret Haters, Secret Admirers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carissa doesn\u2019t know she’s the talk of the office. Or maybe she knows it and doesn\u2019t give a damn. I hope that’s it. That\u2019d be just like her. It\u2019s how she is. She is comfortable in her own skin in a way most people never are, even at age ninety. <\/span><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t mean that she\u2019s a snob or anything. She is just Carissa. She\u2019s not worried about whether you like her or find her attractive. She goes about her business and lives her life. I think that\u2019s exactly why people either love her or hate her.<\/span><\/p>\n

All the women in the office hate her. Mostly, I think they’re jealous. Carissa is gorgeous! Even the gay guy in accounting checks her out, though I think he\u2019s more looking for pointers than anything. She is always impeccably dressed. Her clothes are perfect; complimentary fabrics, matching colors, perfect accessories. Never a crooked hem or run in her stocking. <\/span><\/p>\n

My<\/span> girlfriend<\/span> could<\/span> learn<\/span> a <\/span>thing<\/span> or <\/span>two<\/span> from <\/span>her<\/span>. <\/span>So<\/span> could <\/span>the <\/span>other <\/span>girls <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>office<\/span>. <\/span>Well<\/span>, <\/span>not <\/span>the<\/span> lawyers<\/span>. <\/span>They <\/span>have <\/span>to <\/span>wear <\/span>their<\/span> professional <\/span>gray <\/span>suits <\/span>and <\/span>starched <\/span>blouses <\/span>and<\/span> shit<\/span>. <\/span>But<\/span> the <\/span>paralegals<\/span>, <\/span>I <\/span>don<\/span>\u2019<\/span>t<\/span> know <\/span>how <\/span>they<\/span> don<\/span>\u2019<\/span>t <\/span>pick <\/span>up<\/span> a <\/span>thing<\/span> or<\/span> two<\/span>. <\/span>She<\/span> makes<\/span> more <\/span>money<\/span> than they do, sure, but <\/span>it<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s<\/span> not<\/span> like <\/span>they<\/span> can<\/span>\u2019<\/span>t<\/span> afford<\/span> one or two nice things. <\/span>Though<\/span>, <\/span>that<\/span> car<\/span> of <\/span>hers<\/span>, <\/span>I<\/span> don<\/span>\u2019<\/span>t<\/span> know<\/span> how <\/span>she<\/span> could afford it<\/span> P<\/span>aralegals <\/span>don<\/span>\u2019<\/span>t <\/span>make<\/span> that <\/em><\/span>kind of money<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

I wonder if Carissa makes a little more than the other girls. I wouldn\u2019t be surprised. The lawyers do sneaky stuff like that all the time. And she is good. She knows the business. I\u2019ve never heard a complaint about her work, ever. And that\u2019s saying something \u2019cause everyone here has some demerit on file. Everyone but Carissa, I guess. She\u2019s always on the ball.<\/span><\/p>\n

And the men in the office? They are just horny. Every one of them. They want a piece of that. Even old Mr. Sanderson, the oldest partner in the firm. He\u2019s got to be in his eighties. He should be over that business and focusing on breathing. But I swear one day I saw him with a boner when he was looking at her. She wasn\u2019t even doing anything like bending over a drawer or anything. She was standing there talking to Maggie Anne. And there he was in the doorway with a woody. He should have been embarrassed, a man of his age.<\/span><\/p>\n

And<\/span> that<\/span> Walter<\/span>. <\/span>The <\/span>idiot<\/span>. <\/span>Daddy <\/span>must<\/span> have <\/span>bought <\/span>his<\/span> law<\/span> degree<\/span>. <\/span>There<\/span> is<\/span> no<\/span> way <\/span>he<\/span> earned<\/span> it <\/span>on <\/span>his <\/span>own<\/span>. <\/span>He<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s<\/span> a<\/span> fool<\/span> from <\/span>top<\/span> to <\/span>bottom<\/span>. <\/span>Jacking<\/span> off<\/span> in<\/span> the <\/span>men<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s <\/span>room<\/span>! <\/span>Can<\/span> you<\/span> believe<\/span> that<\/span> shit<\/span>? <\/span>In<\/span> the <\/span>executive<\/em><\/span> men<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s <\/span>room<\/span>. <\/span>Moaning<\/span> and<\/span> sighing<\/span> and<\/span> grunting<\/span> in<\/span> one<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> stalls<\/span>. <\/span>He<\/span> didn<\/span>\u2019<\/span>t<\/span> even<\/span> go<\/span> to <\/span>the<\/span> end<\/span> stall<\/span>! <\/span>And<\/span> he<\/span> didn<\/span>\u2019<\/span>t <\/span>hear<\/span> the<\/span> damn <\/span>bathroom<\/span> door<\/span> creak<\/span> open<\/span>. <\/span>He <\/span>just <\/span>kept<\/span> on <\/span>at <\/span>it<\/span>. <\/span>I<\/span> turned <\/span>around<\/span> and<\/span> went <\/span>back<\/span> out<\/span>. <\/span>I<\/span> couldn<\/span>\u2019<\/span>t <\/span>take <\/span>care <\/span>of <\/span>my<\/span> business <\/span>with<\/span> him<\/span> in<\/span> there<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Now who else could have caused that? Don’t get me worng. I\u2019ve had my daydreams about Carissa, too. Mostly after the morning I found her in the executive showers. It was six in the morning, and I\u2019d gone for an early jog and came early to the office to shower. I heard the water running as I passed to my office and figured it was one of the partners. I got my clothes from my closet and headed in there, expecting Sanderson Junior, or McDaniels, or somebody. <\/span><\/p>\n

I was already in need of a cold shower that morning. Then I walk in and who\u2019s in one of the showers but Carissa. For once, I didn\u2019t complain about the glass doors that are only barely frosted. My cock shot up like a soldier called to attention.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOh, excuse me,\u201d I stammered.<\/span><\/p>\n

Carissa calmly reached for her towel and wrapped it around her body. Then she said, \u201cGood morning. I didn\u2019t expect anyone here so early.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

No apology for using the executive\u2019s showers. No embarrassment at her nakedness. Just her usual professional, capable demeanor. I did my best to do the same. It made for a long day. Like when she wears that green shirt with the dark stripes that curve around her breasts. But I control myself. I can recall the image when I\u2019m at home. No need for a civilized man to go rushing of to the bathroom in the middle of the workday to rub on himself and call out, \u201cCarissa!\u201d where other people can hear.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

She is just Carissa. She\u2019s not worried about whether you like her or find her attractive. She goes about her business and lives her life. I think that\u2019s exactly why you either love her or hate her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-oh-carissa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.writtenGESStures.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.writtenGESStures.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.writtenGESStures.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.writtenGESStures.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.writtenGESStures.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=154"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.writtenGESStures.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":156,"href":"http:\/\/www.writtenGESStures.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154\/revisions\/156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.writtenGESStures.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.writtenGESStures.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.writtenGESStures.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}