Afterward the meeting, Zane and I went back to Zane’s office. I’m sitting in his chair and he is sitting on the desk, facing me. I’m leaned back, putting on my typical demeanor of ‘calm man’ but, Zane has his emotions on his face because he’s an open book. I’m surprised Jack couldn’t read everything off of Zane. That’s how he would always gage both Zane and my mood. Wherever Zane was, I was usually not too far behind. But maybe Jack was too preoccupied today to notice.
“I knew his retirement was coming, but I’m still kind of surprised by it.” Zane is throwing a stress ball he keeps on his desk between his hands while he talks.
I look up at him, thinking about what this means for us. “I get that. Jack just feels like a staple here. He literally started the firm. But he is 67. It’s not completely removed from reality that he’s been considering retirement. And it’s not quite a real retirement. He’ll only be gone three months.”
Three months of Zane and I left alone with Bingham Law Offices. We’ll show Jack just how well we can take care of things in his absence. He won’t have to worry about a single thing with the two of us in charge. We’re not only damn good lawyers, but we know how to keep the office running nice and smoothly. With us in charge, there’s nothing to worry about.
But three months alone with the firm, also means three months alone with Chloe. I see a shadow pass over Zane’s face and I know he’s just had the same thought. It’d be one thing if Jack was leaving us to take care of the firm and just the firm – that would be a breeze. Zane and I used to work summers here and right after college, we immediately came back and transitioned into full-time employment. And Jack didn’t give us preferential treatment – we had to start with entry-level positions and work our way up. We know the practice, the people, basically everything. The ins and outs of this firm are imprinted in our brains but adding Chloe to the mix… that changes things exponentially. You would think she’s just another girl – like the ones Zane and I sleep with every weekend – but something feels different here. Yeah, we just saw her for the first time in like three years and our interaction was crazy short, but that doesn’t change the simple fact that I am very drawn to her – and so is Zane.
“Three months,” Zane echoes. “You know what that means…”
“I do. Not to be that guy, but Chloe is so hot. And I don’t mean every day, run of the mill hot. I mean, fucking bonkers hot.” I’m hoping Zane will disagree – it would make my life so much easier – but I saw the way he looked at her.
“Dammit, you’re right! What are we going to do?” he asks.
I’m a little irritated that Zane feels the same way, but at least I have someone who fully understands what I’m going through. I only hope it doesn’t become a dick swinging contest. Whenever the two of us get into a… friendly competition it always turns not-so-friendly. Zane throws the stress ball at me and I catch it. I hold it in my hand, squeezing and unsuccessfully relieving any stress.
“Well, I’m going to call dibs, just to put myself on the safe side of this whole thing.” I mainly say this to annoy Zane. It’s stupid and childish, but this whole situation feels stupid and childish.
“You can’t call dibs with a woman – that’s not how it works,” Zane complains. “That’s not how any of it works. And neither one of us can have her. She’s Jack’s daughter. What would Jack think? I don’t want to imagine what he would do to either one of us if he found out that we were even thinking about Chloe like that.”
I throw the ball back at Zane who has no trouble grabbing it out of the air.
“I know that. I’m not stupid,” I snap. “I just wish there was some kind of quick fix for this. We have to work with her for three months. Can you keep it in your pants for three months?”
I know he wants to say yes, but he knows damn well he can’t – not without significant effort. We’re both going to want to at least try, we owe it, not only to Jack, but to each other not to turn this whole thing into some kind of competition. It’s just that when it comes to Zane and me, we can get a little overly competitive with one another. And it has oftentimes gotten out of hand.
“I can try,” he shrugs. At least he’s being honest.
“I can try, too then.”
Chole walks in. Zane jumps off his desk and I stand up, so we’re side by side. Chloe gives us a weird look and I’m not sure if she heard what we were just talking about. We’re all back to staring at one another in silence, just like we did when we were all in Jack’s office.
I will say that she is no longer our boss’s little girl. I watch her standing by the door and think about getting her on her knees to suck my dick or setting her on the desk and eating her out. Her skirt would be easy to push up and I could pull her forward, so her ass was hanging right on the edge, her legs draped over my shoulders, her body trembling… Fuck! Nope! Not the time, not the time… Jack said we’re supposed to start working with her today and if I’m compiling fantasies of her naked body then we’ll never get a single thing done. I look over at Zane and he looks like he is fucking enchanted. If this is any indication of how the next three months will go, we are royally screwed. I kick Zane’s leg to get him refocused. He jumps a little, but it does the job. Thankfully, our legs are hidden by the desk, so Chloe can’t see the kick.
I need to focus myself. We’ll need to get actual work done. We should start by finding out what Chloe’s skills are. That way we can figure out what to do with her.
“So, what are some things you can do around an office?” I ask, calmly.
“Typing, faxing, spreadsheets, filing, transcribing, directing calls.” Her voice has this robotic quality like she’s applying for a job she doesn’t want.
Zane and I nod.
“That’s an impressive list. You should be able to pick up on what goes on around the firm fairly easily.”
Chloe looks pleased, but not excited by that news. I make a mental not to potentially bring this up with her later.
“I’m going to agree with Zane on that one. You seem to have all the skills you’ll need to work in an office like ours. Why don’t you start off by working with me today and you’ll be with Zane tomorrow.”
It’s a little underhanded of me to take Chloe for the day without discussing it with Zane first. I know we just got finished talking about our no hands-on Chloe policy – and I’m going to do my damnedest to follow through – but I can look, right?
Zane gives me a dirty look, but there isn’t much he can do without coming across as weirdly possessive. I pat him on the back and try to communicate through my face that all is fair. Not sure if he got the message, but I slip around him before we get too out of hand. Chloe hasn’t said much of anything and when I walk over to her, she looks at me with suspicion. I hope Zane and I aren’t being too obvious.
“Ready for your first day?”
She nods, and I motion for her to go ahead of me. We exit Zane’s office and I make quick work of getting her to mine.