Making Partner – Chapter 2

"Stephen gets his first assignment, and it's a wild ride."

The cell phone that Jessica provided was ringing. It was 1am, and I wondered what I would be asked to do. I reached across my bed and picked up the phone. I swiped the green button and answered it. "Hello,...

Making Partner–Chapter 1

"Promotion comes at a cost"

Steven, Please allow time to meet me in my office at 1pm today to discuss your performance to date in the firm and to plan your future here. Jessica Thomas  The e-mail was short and to the point. Jessica, one of the senior...

The Publisher And The Author – Part 1

"Nikki helps Carl get rid of his writers block."

For the last two months, I have been making excuses to my publisher as to why my latest erotic novel is not yet finished.“Ring.” “Ring.” “Hello Mr. Herman.”“Hello Tabitha.”“Nikki would like you to meet with her, in an hour.”“Okay Tabitha, tell her...

Table-top experiment

"A geek needs to work late tonight, but his new colleague-girlfriend has other ideas…"

“Mr Kowalski,” my boss addresses me, “I must have your software in Quality Assurance by Monday morning please. The client pushed the deadline forward again.” “But Mr Schönman…” I try to protest. “That’ll be all, Mr Kowalski. That’ll be all,...

The Jones Account

"Kristina's boss has a new position in mind for her"

Kristina stood staring in the mirror trying to convince herself that she was ready for this. She’d been working at Blackwell & Collins for a while now, and she had finally gotten the call she had been waiting for. Mr....