Chapter 1
Jake Barrow is new to Marble City Funds, a mutual fund manager in Knoxville, Tennessee. Despite its odd location, the relatively small company has been in business for more than 100 years and has continued to earn profits through economic booms and recessions.
The company hired Jack as its new fund manager in 2014. Before he joined, the company had only four managers and he liked the idea of working in a smaller company. He was hired from a larger fund in New York.
Jack loves New York, but living in a small town has its advantages. The price of a piece of real estate. He bought a luxurious two-bedroom apartment in downtown Knoxville, within walking distance of his office, for less than a crappy studio apartment in Manhattan.
Ash O’Leary is a senior partner at Marble City Fund and has personally handled Jake’s recruitment and placement. Before Ash finalizes Jake’s contract, one important thing needs to be discussed: “personal assistant.”
80 years ago, the “personal assistant” tradition was born at Marble City Fund. Each fund manager selects a dedicated PA (short for personal assistant) from the group of company secretaries and clerks. The PA provided sexual services to the manager. Yes, sex.
If this approach sounds sexist and outdated, that’s because it is. But the company got away with it for two reasons. First, PAs were paid huge bonuses for providing sexual services. Second, the sex is consensual. A secretary has the right to refuse to be a PA, and some secretaries do. The rest happily took the money.
To prevent the office from turning into an ongoing orgy, sex is only allowed on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 4:00 and 5:00 p.m. These times are called “PA time.”
When Ash O’Leary Sr. explained all of this to Jack, Jack couldn’t believe his ears. It was crazy, but he had to admit it was also fascinating. Ultimately, Jack agreed to follow PA rules and never talk about it to anyone outside the company.
Chapter Two
On Jack’s first day at Marble City Fund, Ash shows him the company’s space on the twelfth floor of a downtown office building. “This is your office, Jack,” Ash tells him. His windows face west, downtown and the nearby University of Tennessee campus. Nice view. Ash leaves them to settle down.
The office is spacious with a desk, two chairs and a sofa. Everything is stylish and modern. Jack put his laptop on the table.
A few minutes later, a tall older woman with long black hair came in. “I’m Carmen Perez. I’ll be your secretary.”
“Hi, I’m Jack Barrow,” he replied and shook her hand.
Carmen has a Hispanic sensuality that reminds Jack of the model Adriana Lima. Her full, cupid-bow lips inspired sinful thoughts. She was five feet ten inches tall, with an unusually tall figure and long, shapely legs. A nice round ass sits beautifully atop those legs. Her waist is slim and curvy. Her breasts were not large, but were nice B cups.
“Please take a seat, Ms. Perez,” Jack said, motioning her to sit in one of the two armchairs. She took another one. “Well, I don’t know how to ask politely, but you’re my normal work secretary, right? Not my personal assistant?”
The beautiful old lady blushed and nodded. “Yes, you choose your PA.” She paused, smiled and then said: “I’m sure you’ll be surprised when you learn about personal assistants.”
Jack smiled back. “To say the least. This is crazy.”
“I think that’s what it looks like to outsiders. I’ve been working here for 20 years, so it’s normal to me.”
“You don’t look very old. You’ve worked here for 20 years. Did you start working when you were 10?”
“I’m 48, Mr. Barrow, but thanks for the compliment.”
She didn’t look 48 to him. More like 30.
“That’s fine, Jack. It’s best for the company people to talk to each other openly over the public address system, because obviously we can’t talk to anyone else,” she said. “To answer your question, no, I’ve never been a personal assistant.”
“rejected?”
He shook his head. “It was never necessary. It was never offered.”
Jack raised his eyebrows. “That’s hard to believe. You’re a beautiful woman, Carmen.”
She blushed again. “You’re a sycophant. Companies hire women based on looks, so there’s nothing special about me. When you meet the other girls, you’ll understand what I mean. They’ll love you. She hasn’t been here for years. A young, pretty manager.”
“Will many women refuse to become personal assistants?”
“I guess, sometimes,” she replied. “Jack, choosing a personal assistant isn’t common. The last time was four years ago when Grace retired and Ash chose Alice. She was his first choice and she said yes.”
Jack said to him, “Does old O’Leary have a personal assistant? The picture that emerges is not a good one.”
Carmen laughed, but warned, “Don’t let him hear you say that. Ash thinks he’s still a stud.”
“How is his personal assistant? I’m curious.”
“I guess you could say Alice is the cheerleader type. She’s blonde, short, pretty and hyper. When Ash chose her, it was purely a business decision for him, if you know what I mean, but now she’s crazy about this older guy. If her marriage was unhappy, I think she’d marry him, she’s 23.
“23 years old? Didn’t you say she was selected four years ago? She was selected when she was 19?”
“Yeah. Ash likes this young guy.”
“Oh my god,” Jack said. “This guy must be 65.”
“68। ”
“This is madness,” he concluded.
“It was consensual, Jack,” Carmen reminded him. “The girls have been great as PAs. Alice has been a PA for 4 years, Miranda has been a PA for 6 years, Jami has been a PA for 17 years, and Hayden has been a tray for I think 22 years.”
“Very good.”
“Yes. Once a girl becomes a PA, she doesn’t leave it. The PA bonus is $50,000 a year, which is a lot of extra money to leave.”
Their conversation centered on everyday business matters and lasted for about an hour.
“Are you ready to relax, Jack?” Carmen asked. “I think it’s time to introduce you to the rest of the staff.”
“Are you talking about the PA selection pool?” he asked, smiling.
“That’s right. I’m sure they’re extremely curious.”
Carmen introduces Jack to the office. There are sixteen other women working there. Half of them were twenty years old, and only one was older than Carmen. Jack makes it clear that they have all been hired for their looks. He has never seen so many sexy women in one place.
Jack works his magic as best he can and the women respond enthusiastically. Many of them were clearly eager to compete for the position of public affairs assistant, and a few brave ones addressed the subject directly.
“This is Maria, Jack. She’s my best friend,” Carmen said, introducing him to the last woman in the office. Maria is Hispanic and just as pretty as Carmen, but the similarities end there. Maria was only 22, much shorter, had long hair, big tits and a big ass. They’re both hot in their own ways.
“Nice to meet you, Maria,” Jack said, extending his hand.
Maria jumped up, hugged him and kissed his cheek. “Welcome, Jack! You’re so tall! I hope you like Latina girls because I really want to be your personal assistant. Do you like big butts?” The girl turned around and showed him her big ass.
Jack smiled. “Don’t be so shy, Maria.”
Maria giggled. “Sorry. When I get excited, I get a little sad. I thought Carmen would never bring you to meet me. What’s going on, Carmen? We should be friends.”
Carmen smiled at her friend. “I saved you for last so Jack would remember you.”
“Oh. Thanks again. So, how about it, Jack? Do you like big butts?”
Jack had to laugh again. “I like you, Maria. You’re crazy, but fun. And for the record, I like asses of all sizes. It’s the whole package that counts.”
It took Jack two weeks to get to know the company secretary. Being the center of attention of so many women was good for his ego, but it wasn’t all easy.
For example, Tara is a 29-year-old blonde girl from Alabama with a plump Southern body. She was the prom queen, very pretty, and dressed sexy. Jack thought she was one of the most snobbish people he had ever met.
22-year-old Bernice giggles whenever she talks to Jack. This started giving her a headache.
Jake takes Emily, another secretary, to lunch. She’s a 25-year-old redhead with a great body. “Jake, I’m so excited. I think fate brought us together.”
“Fate?” asked Jack. He had a bad feeling about it.
She nodded vigorously. “I dreamed you were coming! You came in a big black car and took me to your apartment in the sky. Now you’re really here! And you have an apartment in the tower! It’s destiny!”
Emily’s red hair and big tits were attractive, but there was no way Jack could lock himself in an office with that idiot.
“That’s the downside of hiring women because of their looks,” Jack complained to Carmen one afternoon when they were alone in his office. “They’re awkward.”
She stifled a laugh. “They’re not all that weird, Jack.”
Chapter 3
“Carmen, please come in and close the door.”
She walked into Jack’s office and closed the door behind her. “Have you decided?” she asked. “Do you choose Maria?” Maria is a sexy 22-year-old girl and Carmen’s best friend in the office. The girl wants to become Jack’s personal assistant.
Carmen’s curiosity made Jack smile. “No, not Maria,” he told her. He sat down on a chair in front of his desk and motioned for her to sit on another chair.
“Bernice?” he asked, sitting down.
“Bernice?” he replied, making a face.
“He’s pretty,” Carmen objected. “And it’s funny. I thought you liked him.”
“No. Do you seriously have no idea who I chose?”
She nodded. “How would I know? Tell me.”
“आप।”
“What?!”
“You. We hit it off right away, you stood out. I think you’re great.”
She sat there for a long time, her face red and mouth open. “You can’t be serious, Jack. I’m married.”
“I know, but the other three personal assistants are already married, so it doesn’t seem to be a big problem.”
“That’s a problem for me. And I’m 48 and you’re 27.”
He nodded in agreement. “You were the first older woman I was truly attracted to.”
Her face grew redder. “Oh my god. You’ve got to be kidding me, right?”
“No,” he replied, smiling.
“Oh, God,” he repeated, panicking. “I can’t, Jack. I’m too old. For God’s sake, I have a daughter who’s just starting college.”
“I know. That’s one of the reasons I think you’re the best choice. You can pay for her college, fifty thousand dollars a year.”
“But Jack, you must choose based on attractiveness.”
Jack stepped forward and took the nervous woman’s hand. “Carmen, I’ve told you that I’m attracted to you. And I feel like I’ve known you my whole life. What could be better than being best friends with you, with all the benefits?”
She looked him in the eyes. “I’m so happy, Jack. Really happy. You’re a good-looking guy. But I can’t cheat on my husband. I just can’t.”
He sat back in his chair. “I think it’s more of a business arrangement than fraud, Carmen, but I’m single, so what do I know? Spend the night and think about it. Talk to married PAs and get their perspective.”
“I don’t think I’ll change my mind, Jack.”
“Okay, but please don’t refuse me right away. I want you to get that money.”
“Okay, I’ll think about it.” She agreed hesitantly, then got up and left.
“Carmen,” he stopped her, “what if we agreed not to do anything that makes you uncomfortable?”
“But I’m not comfortable with any kind of sex outside of marriage, Jack.”
He shrugged. “Then we don’t do anything. The whole PA thing is weird anyway.”
His mouth opened again. “Would you mind having sex with one of these girls so I can get that money?”
“Yes. But you still have to spend public air time with me in my office. It will be our time to relax at the end of the workday. And you can’t tell anyone that we didn’t have sex. I don’t want them to think I’m a coward.”
“You’re a very strange man, Jack,” she told him.
He smiled. “Does that mean you agree?”
“I think so. I couldn’t pass up an invitation like that. Thank you!”
“You’re welcome. I look forward to hanging out with you.”
“Maria would be jealous,” he told her, smiling.
The other managers asked Jack to announce his decision, so he called the entire company together. “I decided to name my personal assistant today and I’m happy to say that she accepted my offer. So I want everyone to know that Carmen Perez is my personal assistant.”
There was a collective gasp and an awkward silence. All eyes were on Carmen and her face turned red. Eventually some of her friends started clapping and everyone joined in.
“It’s not fair,” Jennifer complained after the applause was lukewarm. “She was with him all day, trying to impress him. Who knows what she might have done to bribe him?”
“Yes,” Emily agreed. “We should all spend equal time alone with him.”
“Ladies, this is not a reality show,” Jack interrupted. “I made a choice and I will stick to it.” To the chagrin of the complainants, he added, “It was an easy choice. Nobody can come close to that.”
Another fund manager, Trey Carlisle, shook Jack’s hand. “Interesting choice,” he told Jack. “Very unconventional. I put young Emily in the betting pool.”
“Are you taking a bet on my PA choice?”
Trey shrugged. “We’re easy to please. We’ll all get our money back since no one owns Carmen.” He paused to admire the tall Latina woman across the room. “Good choice though. Beautiful. Do you like older women?”
“That’s it,” Jack replied.
Shortly after the news was announced, Carmen’s friend Maria approached her. “Oh my God, Carmen!” the excited young woman said.
“I know. I was surprised when he chose me. Do you think I’m a bad person for accepting that choice?”
“No! I’ll take it right away.”
“But you’re alone,” Carmen pointed out.
“Yes, but if I got married too, I would take it seriously. Jack is very attractive.”
“She is,” Carmen agreed, and continued to pretend she was in it for the sex.
“He must be interested in older women,” Maria suggested. “Or maybe an older married woman.”
“He’s a good man, Maria.”
“I agree. He’s really nice.” Both women smiled.
Chapter 4
As her first “PA time” approaches, Carmen becomes more and more nervous. “Why am I so nervous?” she whispered to Jack. “We don’t do anything.”
“Carmen, I’m not surprised you’re so nervous,” he admitted. “You’re a married woman and everyone in the office thinks you’re going to have sex with me.”
At four, Carmen and Jack went into his office and closed the door. She sat down on the couch and leaned back. “Here we are, Jack. Our first public broadcast time. Is this what you expected?”
He sat down with her on the couch. He joked with her, saying, “I feel like we’re not doing the right thing.”
“Honestly, do you regret not choosing a real PA?”
“No, I’m happy with it. I did something nice for my new friend, and I didn’t have to have sex with a woman I barely knew in exchange for money.”
“Thanks to the financial situation of the Perez family. My husband was surprised by the size of my bonus.”
“What did you say to him?”
“It’s just that the company makes money, and as your personal secretary, I get a big bonus.”
Jack nodded. “That’s perfect. It’s the truth, so he’ll have no reason to ever doubt it.”
They sat there talking for an hour, enjoying each other’s company.
Carmen’s friend Maria, who had been hanging around just after five, approached Carmen as she left Jack’s office. “How’s it going? Are you OK?” the young woman asked.
Carmen blushed. “I’m fine, Maria. You don’t have to wait.”
“Are you sure? I thought you might get… you know… emotional.”
“I wasn’t upset. Jack was considerate.”
“Is the sex really good?” Maria asked. “I bet he has a really big one.”
Carmen’s face grew redder. “I can’t talk about anything that happens on public broadcast, Maria. You know that.”
“But I’m your best friend,” Maria pleaded.
“No.”
“Damn it. You’re not funny.”
The women laughed and walked out of the building together.
Chapter 5
Everyone in the office assumed that Jack was fucking Carmen, and this changed their perception of the woman. In fact, personal assistants are at the top of the social ladder in the office. They are some special people who engage in unknown erotic activities behind closed doors and have an alluring sense of mystery.
To the other employees, Carmen is no longer an aging secretary and dutiful wife. She is the girlfriend of a young alpha male. Men see her as the embodiment of the sexy cougar and MILF. Women looked at her with eyes full of envy, resentment, disdain, and admiration. Most of them wanted what they thought she had.
Carmen noticed a change in people’s perceptions that made her feel like a fraud. She was not a slut at all. She was a 48-year-old woman who sat in a closed office for an hour three times a week with a very friendly 27-year-old man. Every Saturday night she had casual sex with her husband, nothing more. The whole thing made her uncomfortable.
Chapter 6
On a Monday morning in November, Jack finished a set of overhead presses and wiped his sweaty forehead with a towel. He loves working out at the YMCA downtown. Well-equipped and half-empty early in the morning. It was only 6:30 a.m., enough time for him to finish his workout and get to work before 8 a.m.
“Hello, Jack,” he heard a sweet voice.
“Carmen? When did you start exercising here?”
“This is my first morning. I just took a yoga class.” Her eyes were fixed on his muscular, sweat-glistening arms and legs. Her young boss was a tall man. “My previous yoga studio was in West Knox, so it’s more convenient to work here.”
“Yeah. It’s easier to walk to work.” Jack agreed. He couldn’t escape the look of the 48 year old woman in the pink sports bra and black yoga pants that clung to her like a second skin. Her arms, legs and stomach were all muscular. Most 20 year old women would kill for that body. “I must say, Carmen, you look great.”
“Thanks,” she replied shyly. “I better get to class.” She walked away, but looked back to see him staring at her ass. She turned him around again and smiled.
Later that Monday afternoon, Carmen laughed after hearing Jack’s stories about people on the New York subway. He stood up and said, “It’s five o’clock. Time to go home.” She took his hand and helped him stand up. She always praised him for being a perfect gentleman who was also very funny. They posed for pictures working up a sweat at the gym.
She naturally put her arms around his waist and rested her head on his chest. “I love hanging out with you on public broadcast time. You’re so funny,” she told him.
Jack was surprised by the hug, but he gladly took the opportunity to wrap his arms around the beautiful older woman. Her tall, slender body fit him perfectly, and he remembered what she looked like in a sports bra and yoga pants. “Thanks. I like it too. Best way to end a work day.”
She raised her head and looked into his brown eyes. “You’re really tall,” she commented. “I’m not used to anyone looking at me when I wear heels.”
Jack wondered if Hispanic women aged more easily than other women, since Carmen’s face showed almost no signs of aging. There were a few lines in her eyes, but that was it. She was beautiful, and he was attracted to her full lips. Although it was just a light touch of lips, this was their first kiss.
Carmen drew in a sharp breath, but then he lifted her neck to kiss her. Their second kiss was harder, but it only lasted a second. His lips lingered on hers for a long time and she could feel his hot breath. She drew back and released him from her embrace.
