Office Texting 5 – The Dam Breaks

"They cross the line and there's no going back now"

Now it’s time to turn it up. We’re cozy, laughing, relaxed. I think it’s time for the moment of truth. I grab a bite with a large chunk of frosting dangling from it and lift it to my mouth. Then...

My Office. Now

"Called into her boss's office by a blunt email..."

"You wanted to see me, sir?"Helen knocked hesitantly and put her head around the open door. Her boss, Neil, was renowned for his curt emails, but the three-word message she had just received from him was abrupt, even by his...

Office Texting 4 – Moment Of Truth

"The time comes - will they take their flirting to the next step?"

Thankfully, you don’t make me wait much longer. I hear the knock and I take a deep breath. I stand up from the couch and head for the front door. I glance at my reflection in the mirror in the...

The Table Turned

"Just don't put up with it, get your own back."

Jonathan was a tyrant and a bully, an inadequate little man who took great pleasure in humiliating and belittling his colleagues and those who worked with him. His career advancement was entirely down to this and to brownnosing whoever was...

Office Texting 3

"A curveball ups the stakes for the rendezvous"

I sit on the couch sipping red wine. I go back through the text strings, again and again, trying to see if there are any more hints, anything else that is going to tell me whether I’m about to get...