Forbidden Fruit (gxg)

Part 28

"Is their reason for firing you even legit? Do we have to hire you an employment lawyer?"

Trey asked me this question after I told him that I got fired from my job. I was going to be leaving for Kori's place shortly, but Trey was making dinner, and I decided to tell him what happened.

"I'm pretty sure it's legit. I broke a rule in the code of conduct. It's not worth it to get an employment lawyer."

Trey looked confused, "But Kori didn't get fired...?"

"There is no way they were going to fire Kori. She's an executive."

"But she still broke the same rule you did."

"I know," I sighed.

"Look, I'm not saying that I want Kori to get fired. Neither of you deserve it. But it's a bit of a double standard, that's all."

"I'm not disagreeing. I just know they wouldn't fire her. She's too valuable to the company."

"You're valuable, too," Trey looked at me.

"Thank you," I said to Trey, "It's a shame, I really liked working there. I'm definitely very upset. This could possibly impact me getting a job in the future as well."

"Just never put it on your resume," Trey said, and he then walked over to me and pulled me in for a hug, "I really am so sorry, Ash. You didn't deserve this at all."

"Thank you," I said to Trey, hugging him back.

On my drive to Kori's, my mind was cloudy with every thought possible.

What in the world am I going to do?

I'll have to find another job as soon as humanly possible.

Fuck this.

Kori greeted me at the door with a hug. Immediately, she pulled me in close and held me for a few moments. It was the comfort that I needed.

"I love you," Kori said as she hugged me, "We're going to figure this out."

I walked into Kori's a moment later and sat down on her couch. She joined me, and so did Chester.

Kori looked at me, "I feel fucking horrible about this. You shouldn't have been fired. If anything, I should've been. I was your higher up."

I looked back at Kori, "There's no way in hell that they were going to fire you. You're the CIO and you've been there for years. The company would basically be fucked without you."

"While you're not wrong that they would be fucked without me, it's completely messed up that they fired you and not me as well. I swear, I almost quit when I went back to talk to Jose again."

"Kori, you can't quit. No way," I said, "Not over me."

Kori held my gaze and said, "I know my job is very important. Obviously. But you've become more important to me, Ash."

Warmth spread through my chest as I said, "You are incredibly important to me, Kor. I love you, once again, you cannot quit the company because of me."

Kori sighed, "I know. I'm just not going to be very happy there."

I leaned against Kori and snuggled up to her, "Did Jose deal with your wrath?"

"He did, but I tried to not direct it to him too much. It wasn't his final decision. I'm going to talk to Daniel tomorrow. I'll be professional, but I'm going to let him know I'm not happy about this. Did you tell Grace? I know she's your friend."

"I called Grace and told her. She was really shocked. About us, and about me being fired."

"I would've loved to have seen her face when you told her," Kori said, "I'm sure she's upset. Lisa, on the other hand, can go fuck herself."