The Promotion

“And the prize goes to Sam Clouston, congrats,” the boss said, walking to him. “Sam, you’re now the new manager of state sales,” he said, shaking his hand too.

“Thank you, Mr. Lanon,” Sam added.

I crossed my arms and scoffed. “And what did Sam do to deserve that promotion? I know I worked my ass off this year; I’m not seeing the boss give me even a pat on the back,” I whined, before I went to the bathroom.

I went to the urinal and did my business.

A few seconds later, the door opened. “Hey, Mark, did you hear the news?” Sam asked, as I heard footsteps.

I looked to my side to see him next to me. “Yes, good for you, I guess. There was only one opening, and you got it.”

“Yes, and I can tell you think you were more deserving.”

“You could say that, but I’m not gonna say anything else, you won, and that’s that.”

“Well, not exactly.”

My eyebrows rose. “What does that mean?” I asked, putting my dick away and flushing.

“Well,” he muttered, doing the same. “I kind of got a special deal with the boss.”

“Okay, I’ll bite; what special deal?”

“I really shouldn’t tell you this, but I consider you a friend,” he teased, before washing his hands.

I washed mine right next to him and sighed. He failed to spill the beans just yet, and I was jiggling around in anticipation too.

“So, what the hell, dude?” I asked, drying my hands.

“Like six months ago, the boss had my wife and me at his house.”

“Okay,” I groaned, nodding.

“Don’t tell the boss about this, but he and his wife do like to swing.”

“Are you serious? You and Anna swung with the boss and his wife?” I asked, hitting the wall.

“Yes, he didn’t lead with it being a special deal, but he told me when a new position opened up, he’d give it to me.”

“Motherfucker, I knew it; you should’ve gotten that promotion. So, you got to have sex with his wife, Jessica?”

He went to the bathroom door and locked it. “If you fucking tell anyone, I will beat the crap out of you,” he warned me, coming back to me. “The boss swore me to secrecy. Anyway, it was hot as hell too. You’ve met Jessica before around the office; she has great tits and one soft mouth too.”

“Oh, shut the hell up, are you going to tell me about Anna hooking up with Mr. Lanon? He’s like what, in his fifties now?”

“Anna still had fun, though, she’s a horny lady, so it didn’t take much convincing. The boss and I even sat next to each other as we were both getting blown. So, I saw Anna going at him a lot, and she was into it. He has a big dick too.”

“Dude, I don’t want to hear that.”

“I’m sorry, but trust me, Jessica has a body to die for indeed. I mean, if I had a picture, I’d show you. She has C-cups and had a nice landing strip at the time too. Are you gonna be jealous now?”

“Maybe a little bit, bastard. Did he ask you to his house with the intention of swinging, or did it just happen?”

“I don’t know, but wait until there’s another job opening and ask him over for dinner or maybe over to his place. I would just say, don’t push anything in that direction; see if there’s any chemistry there. I just know, we had dinner, then we chatted for like an hour, and then they started making out. They did it for over three minutes, and Anna and I started kissing, and she got horny. Jessica showed some skin, then Anna did too, and then both of us couples fucked in front of each other. Whether the boss wanted her to or not, Jessica came over to me and started kissing me. Anna loved it and then she went to the boss. Neither of us whined and let it happen. So, after all was said and done, he gave me my special deal.”

“You’re the luckiest son of a bitch in the world, but I still want to punch your lights out.”

“Just wait for another opening. I’d suggest you tell Ella about your plan, though. I wouldn’t expect both of us just to get that lucky.”

(Two months later)

“So, you just invited your boss to dinner?” she asked, coming behind me.

I sighed. “Yes,” I answered, before turning around to her. “I love you, Ella,” I told her, before kissing her.

“I love you too, but that doesn’t mean you get to hog the hot water,” she made clear, getting in front of me. “Now be a good husband and wash my hair.”

I bit down on my bottom lip and did just that for her.

“What the hell? Usually, your rod is pushing my butt,” she whined.

“Sorry,” I apologized, pushing it on her behind.

“That’s better. Is it time to rinse?”

I pushed her head forward and let the water do its thing.

After a moment, she was done, and she turned back to me. “What’s up? You have something on your mind, and it’s not me.”

“I love you, Ella.”

“I love you too; that’s not getting you out of this either. Tell me what’s wrong.”

I swallowed. “Well, do you remember when I told you that Sam got that promotion two months ago?”

“Yes.”

“Well, as it turns out, he actually got lucky considering how the boss decided to pick him,” I explained, before a gap. “Damn, I’m just gonna say it: he and Anna swung with the boss and Jessica.”

“That ugly mofo got to fuck that goddess? Are you serious?”

“Yes, and because that happened, he got the next promotion that opened up. I guess it took six months, but that was two months ago.”

She gave me a dirty look and nodded. “So, you thought that we’d push ourselves on them so you could get that promotion?”

“Well, no, but if something happened, I’d just wanted to know if you just might be into it. My boss might be in his fifties now, but I’d like to think if, given a chance, we could have some fun at least for one night and maybe get a better for myself in the process. It’s not like I’m the only one that would enjoy a little extra cash, you know,” I stated, before closing the gap. “We could even save up a bit, and I could put a bun in your oven in the not too distant future,” I added, feeling her stomach.

“Really, you’re leveraging that?”

“I like to think of it as bribing.”

“Well, that’s no good either,” she whined, backing away. “You have to want to have kids, not use them as some bribe as you put it.”

“Okay, fine, I want kids, don’t get me wrong, but it’s still a big deal. It’s not like getting a new car; they require constant attention.”

“I know, but shit, are you serious? I mean, you can’t back out if this happens. I’m not kidding; I’ll divorce your ass if you try to get out of this. Do you understand me?”

“Is it because you think Jessica is sexier than you? She’s not; you’re easily ten times prettier than her.”

“Good thing you’re naked and in the shower; otherwise, your pants would be on fire,” she made clear, before turning around again.

With that, she was on board, or at least she made it sound like it. Anyway, a few hours later, both Mr. Lanon and his wife Jessica showed up.

“Hi, Mark and Ella, you haven’t aged a day,” Mr. Lanon complimented her, going to her and taking her hands in his. “We should come here more often, Jessica.”

“I agree,” Jessica added, coming to me as well. “This is quite the handsome man you have here, Ella.”

“Thank you; you have good taste too.”

“Well, thank you to you both for coming over here. Mark didn’t tell me until today, but I worked on a good meal for you, and Mark did tell me you two love steak too. So, I got those going right now. Wow, you two do make a cute couple,” Ella complimented them.

“Why, is it because he’s roughly seventeen years older than me? Do you think people often mistake him for my dad?” Jessica asked.

Ella just featured a nervous face and said nothing.

“I’m kidding, Ella, don’t worry,” Jessica giggled, closing the gap. “People have before, but I’m the second wife.”

“Third, but who’s counting?” Mr. Lanon pondered.

Then we all ate dinner and made pleasant conversation. The whole time, Ella and I looked at each other, and she gave me not-so-good looks. I could tell despite Mr. Lanon’s compliments; she wasn’t entirely on board, but yet, I still couldn’t be even if there were the slightest chance of something happening.

“Well, if there were a ‘Cow Hell’ for humans, we’d all be going there. Damn, Ella, where did you get these?”

“Well, this is premium stuff that Mark special orders. Considering you’re the boss, I felt this was a special occasion. Hence the fancy wine glasses and wine too.”

“Oh, really?” Mr. Lanon pondered, pouring some more wine. “You must like us, even though you only met us a few times before. If I didn’t know any better, I’d say you wanted to make a good impression. Is that true?”

“Something like that, I guess. I mean, what harm can it do for a guy to have a good friendship with his boss and lovely wife?” Ella pondered, peeking at Jessica.

“Oh, did you two need another couple to do stuff with, huh? See plays or play charades?” Jessica asked.

“Sure, why not?” Ella asked.

“So, what about you two? You’ve been married for four years now?” Mr. Lanon asked, before glancing at me. “When the hell are you gonna make her a mom?”

“Hopefully soon, sir. We’ve talked about it, but we’re hoping some stars align, and we’ll just know the time is right.”

“Do you mean as far as money goes? You gotta be ready financially too, because obviously, Ella will have to go on maternity leave, and I’m sure you’ll want to go the extra mile to make her comfortable too,” he added, looking at her. “I mean, you’re the second most beautiful woman, Ella, second only to Jessica,” he endorsed her, rubbing her hand.

“Thank you, Mr. Lanon.”

“Oh, call me ‘Ben,’ Ella.”

“Okay, Ben, thank you.”

I had to eyeball him as he wouldn’t take his eyes off her. I wasn’t sure what motives he had exactly, but it seemed like all signs pointed this actually happening. Nevertheless, even if it did, he’d still need to make it clear I’d get that promotion.

“You know, Ella, that dress you have on is to die for too. I mean, the bright pink really brings out the color of your light brown hair, don’t you think, Mark?”

I bit down on my bottom lip as I suddenly felt a hand on my leg. I looked over to see it was Jessica’s.

“So, is it fair to say that Sam couldn’t keep his mouth shut, Mark?”

“Yes, I’d say that’s fair, Mr. Lanon.”

“You may call me by my first name too, Mark. So, did he tell you? I did not think it’s a consequence that you ask us to dinner as soon as another promotion opens. So, in the interest of not talking dirty in front of your lovely wife, spare the details he told you, and just tell me what he told you.”

I took a deep breath. “That he was at your house with Anna, and basically one thing led to another with the help of her being horny, and after it was all done, you promised him a promotion when the next one opened. I didn’t think it would, in fact, just happen, but I had to convince Ella here to go along with it if something did happen. For the record, having a kid did come up when we talked about this.”

“No kidding?” he asked before he peeked at Ella. “And you were okay with that?”

“I guess. I do want to start a family, and he said he would be ready too.”

“Already then,” Ben added, leaning towards her. “May I have a kiss then?”

“And you’ll give my hubby that job?”

“Consider it done for a sexy thing like you,” he mentioned, feeling her leg and kissing her. “For the record, Jessica and I wouldn’t have done it with Sam and Anna if they weren’t married. Swinging would kill any nonmarital relationship.”

“Okay, I don’t know if that’s true, but I’m not gonna argue.”

“Good, as Jessica could tell you, I’m a great debater; now would you like to invite Jessica and me to the living room, Ella?”

“Sure, Ben,” she replied, before they got up.

Then Jessica kissed me too. “I think we should go with them,” she suggested, taking my hand.

Just like that, it seemed like all the stars aligned, and it was a done deal.

‘Crap, Ella and I didn’t even discuss what would be okay; I guess we didn’t think this would happen,’ I thought, sitting down with Jessica.

I saw Ben and Ella sit on the other one, and he began feeling her up and kissing her neck. Ella and I exchanged eye contact as Jessica was rubbing my crotch, and we both gave nervous looks. Needless to say, it just became real for us, and even though we were married, it was still a real test for us.

We both mouthed ‘I love you.’ and just went with it for the time being.