He's not my dad

Part 5

Lunch with  my new colleagues had been eventful , jack had been as sweet as pie. He apologised profusely about what i had over heard, being the lady i was i accepted his apologies and said it was fine. It was anything but fine but i wouldn't let my personal feelings compromise my job.

Most of the people i had met had been great. I had noticed some of the men looking at my ample chest a little too long. I should have been use to that by now, but I wasn't. It still annoyed me.

The huge drawback of having big breasts is the attention they gather. I have to spend so much time finding appropriate clothes that  contain my chest. The attention inst always positive either, so many people think I'm a whore just because of them. Most women act like I'm about to steal their man and give me attitude. It really is a chore.

While I was in the que I had met a woman called Kate who i clicked with immediately. Kate just seemed like she was a live wire.  When I went to leave to go to the store said she would come with me, she had things of her own to get.

"So are you single, the guys are all desperate to take you out" Kate said as we walked towards the convenience store with me.

I rolled my eyes with frustration, male attention wasn't as flattering when you got it constantly.

"Yeah I'm single and I'm planning on keeping it that way. I don't believe in work hook ups unless Johnny depp works in the office . Then I'm more than happy to break my rule" i joked.

"God I'd break the no anal rule for Johnny"

I spat out my water in surprise at Kate's words. It was clear right then that we were going to be good friends, we had the same sense of humour. In all honestly I would break that rule too.

"So what's with all the deserts, are you on your period " Kate asked as we finally controlled our laughing.

"We have aunt Clara's in for a meeting and I thought it would be good if we had their products on the table as though we eat them in the office all the time"

"Sounds good, don't let me eat any of these. My ass is already huge" Kate replied.

"Your ass is fine, how do you feel about coming out with me and my roommate tonight. Were going to a club" i wasn't sure if my new friend was the type to go out on a work night but there was no harm in asking. I didn't have many friends in the city and none at work so I hoped Kate and I could hang out.

"Hell yes, where are we going. What am I going to wear" Kate was clapping her hands together with glee. I was glad to see she was a fellow party animal. I had thought she would refuse my offer with it only being the first day of the week.

We were just back in the office a minute before our lunch break ended. I set out the baked goods on a glass plate in the middle of the long table of the conference room . After filling jugs full of ice water and placing them on the table i caught sight of mr Benjamin walking towards the elevators. I followed my boss to the elevator where our clients were stepping on to the floor.

After the introductions were complete we walked into the large conference room and sat at the table. I sat beside my boss and prepared to type the minutes of the meeting. I smiled to myself as i heard a few of the people comment on the pastries that sat on the table.

"Nice touch" mr Benjamin whispered in my ear. It was a great feeling to be appreciated.

"We are wanting to update our brand and make it more youth friendly, after a few surveys we found that the majority of our customers are over 50. only 10% of our customers being under 30 were missing a huge chunk of potential customers. We want to change that we want our products to appeal to the younger audience, they after all are the biggest buyers of deserts" the companies CEO James said confidently.

"I agree, I have taken the liberty of looking at the sales numbers and I can see that sales are down overall from this time last year. A rebranding may be the best idea" mr Benjamin replied. He spoke with confidence, the way he held himself demanded respect. He could have told you that the sky was orange and you believe him.

I continued to type everything that was said in the meeting. No one spoke too quickly so it wasn't a hard task.

Richie: "We have a few ideas"

James (CEO aunt Clara): "and they are?"

Richie : "we make aunt Clara hot, everyone knows aunt Clara as the old broad with a grey bun and spectacles. What if we make her younger, and instead of wearing an apron she's wearing a red dress."

Dan: "it's young, it's hip. It will entice the younger audience"

Jack: "she could be holding a rolling pin, not like an old lady rolling pin. Like a modern metal one"

James (CEO aunt Clara): maybe on the advert she can smack the palm of her hand sexily. Aunt Clara could speak all breathy and sexy and say " come and get my sweets" like some sort of passionate threat"

James had a smile on his face but me and my boss could see that he was less than happy. I stared at my male colleagues in disbelief, I couldn't believe they had actually just pitched such an awful idea. For a second I thought they were joking but their seriously looked so happy about their crazy idea. I think they must have been on a sugar high.

Jack and dan smiled happily, like the cat that got the cream. They really thought their ideas were good. Morons, utter morons.

James (CEO aunt Clara): "this isn't fifty shades of grey, were selling deserts. Maybe we're not the right fit for your company"

Mr Benjamin went stiff, i leant over to him and whispered in his ear.  I had an idea, I didn't know if it was a good one but it was better than anything else we had heard.

"Your getting a raise " he replied under his breath.

"What about keeping the aunt Clara image , it is a part of American history. Aunt Clara is an icon, her image stays. We just update the font to something more modern and we focus our attention on the ad campaign. My secretary and I were discussing hiring an actress to play aunt Clara and make her relatable to a younger audience. Our team needs time to brain storm and then we can get back to you with some advert timelines" mr Benjamin spoke like the idea had been fine tuned and not just something we had come up with on the spot.

The team was quiet, all eyes were on James waiting for him to speak. The room was pregnant with anticipation.

"That's a great idea, I'll look forward to seeing some samples. I think we're done for today" jack said as he rose from his chair.

After shaking everyone's hands, James laughed and looked back at the table.

"Aunt Clara with a sexy rolling pin, you guys have a great sense of humour. You had me going for a minute" James said as he left.

Mr Benjamin followed him out of the office before turning back, his voice  we almost threatening "you all wait here"

Kate and i turned to the gormless men and spoke in unison "Fucking idiots"