I can't get You out of my head! (On Hold)

3. A new job.

Jon PoV

It's been fucking rough but also completely amazing this last week and a half!

After the audience I met one of the guys I went to university with. And when I say met, it would be more accurate to say that I nearly trampled him going around a corner. I was talking with my father and Jacob was reading something on his phone while walking, so neither of us were paying attention. Fortunately, no harm was done and everything was laughed away with a cup of coffee in a café close to the castle after introducing Jacob to my father at the castle entrance. My father took the car home, leaving me free to enjoy the rest of my afternoon with my friend.

After the usual "How have you been?" And "Whats happened since last?", we got to the interesting part. "The King wants to have a whole new communications-team set-up" Jacob told me "He doesn't want to keep his fathers old team. Instead he wants to gather PR, speech-writing and political spin-doctoring under one umbrella! And guess who has been chosen to lead that team?" He beamed at me. Wanting to fuck with him a little I said "Uhhmmm, I don't know. Mathias Priest?" Mathias was the worst student in my graduating year.

"Fuck you dude!" Jacob growled. And yes, that noise could still bring a smile to my face and maybe even a lonely butterfly to my stomach. He had been a couple of years ahead of me in Uni and also my mentor the first few months after I started. I'd had the biggest crush on him back then. But he was, and probably still is, as straight as they come and we never went further than friendship. "I didn't think that you batted for my team Jacob. But I am willing to play ass-pirate with you, if you want to board my ship." I laughed. Jacob huffed "If you don't stop trying to piss me off, I'm not going to offer you the job-opening as communications strategist on my team!" That shut me right the hell up!

"W-what are you saying?" For once I was speechless.

"What I am trying to say, dumbass, is: Would you like to join the team that I'm putting together to handle all King Frederics public communications?" He smiled.

"But why me?" I was having a very hard time getting my brain to function properly.
"Because I know you. Because I know that you are a stubborn son of a bitch, who wont quit until he sees shit through but at the same time is loyal to a fault. Just look at your degree! You majored in political science even though politics bore the crap out of you. You did it for your father and you came out top of your class. Then couple that with your minor in communication and leadership strategy, one would think that you had planned for this job for years. And just to make that pretty package even prettier, your political connections through you father would be a game changer for our team. You will know when sending flowers to the secretary will get us further than sending wine to the Minister. And you will know when to bypass both and go straight to the press. You know people Jon. You grew up in this world. And I want you to help me get this team off the ground!"

How could I say No when he'd said so many nice things about me? Not that the idea of saying No ever crossed my mind. I mean really?!?! Jacob had just handed me the golden ticket to King Frederics inner circle. Now I just needed to turn that into the key to his bedroom!

"Aww Jacob." I purred "I didn't know that you thought I had a pretty package." I saw him furrowing his brow and quickly follow up with "Nah man. I'm just taking the piss! I would be really honored to join your team!"

With those words said, I suddenly had a shit load of work to do over the next week. Jacob wanted me to start working with his team somewhere around yesterday. So I had to quit my current job as a strategist with CKFS Consulting, a firm handeling PR and communication for larger businesses, and I needed to do it in a way that wouldn't get doors slammed in my face at a later date. Fortunately my boss at CKFS was a very cool guy who could recognize, that this was an opportunity that I couldn't let slip through my fingers. Plus I'm pretty sure that he also understood that having a friendly face in the Kings PR group probably wouldn't harm CKFS. After handing in my resignation, I had to empty out my office, stop by security to leave my keys and badges and promise everybody that I would be back for the goodbye party.

Then I had to haul my fine ass across the city to the castle to do everything in reverse. Getting security clearance to work at the castle took a lot longer than getting it anywhere else I have ever worked. And I was one of the lucky ones. Because of my fathers work, I have been through these checks so many times, that I'm convinced that there is a counter somewhere with the number of wanks I have had in my life. Some of my new colleagues weren't as lucky though. While I could start working relatively quickly,  they were told to go home and wait until they were cleared to work by the Intelligence Service.

Finally done with the extreme vetting, I had to set up my office and coordinate with Jacob about meetings we would need to plan. We would have to have a meeting internally in the department to get a feel for each other, a meeting with King Frederic to strategise about how he wants us to move forward and finally have the PR branch introduce themselves to the press and public.

When the last of my new co-workers were finally cleared, we had our very first department meeting. As far as first meetings go, it was fairly productive. We met, we greeted, we kissed ass and shook hands. We drank enough coffee to save the economy of a small bean-producing country and got a feel for who was who. Nothing was really decided, because we would have to see what the King had in mind.

And that brings me to today. Jacob is gathering the team that he wants to join him in the meeting with the King and he has just informed me, that he wants me to come too. Ohhh with The King in the room I don't think that coming will be a problem at all... No no bad Jon! Concentrate on the work goddamnit!

Lord help me! This meeting will be a tough one!

Published August 28 2018

Here is a little more insight into Jon.

Do we think he survives the meeting without embarrassing  himself?

Until next time.

Don't do anything I wouldn't do