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May 31, 2007

David: Shifting Balance

“Hey, baby, do you like pina coladas?”

Without turning around, I grumbled, “Get away from me, you gold chain-wearing freak.” Then I looked.

“Oh crap,” I added, staring into the fur-lined cleavage of my supervisor. I shuddered involuntarily.

Mr. Johnson stared sternly down at me. “Now, Miss Jackson, that’s no way to earn a promotion.”

I couldn’t see any way around it. I needed this job. “I’m sorry, sir. Force of—wait, what?”

“What?” he repeated.

“My god, you did! You brought me to this conference to try to score with me. Are you really that much of a cliché?”

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