I dug to the bottom of the bag for the skirt suit I'd packed for tonight's occasion and I cussed the girls every way I knew how. I had no idea when they could have gotten into the my luggage and swapped the suit for the skimpy, skin tight black Dior dress and one of the highest pairs of pumps that I owned, but they did and I didn't pack a spare so I had no choice but to put on the dress and the diamond accessories. I did a black smokey eye look and pulled my hair into an over-the-shoulder ponytail, dabbed on some red lipstick and stepped out of my room. Stone was already in the living room dressed in a black dress shirt, white vest and tie, black pants and white shoes. I narrowed my eyes at him when I caught him checking me out in the dress, sometimes Stone could be such a boy.
"Ready?"
"Obviously." I snapped at his sarcasm, he was in a pissy mood because I'd spent all day by the pool and managed to make us late. It was bad enough I hadn't shown up for the meeting with Braxton last night, there was no way we could get to the hotel in time.
"The car has been downstairs for a while, did you forget we have to set up for our presentation?"
"Relax Stone."
He opened the door and waved me out before shutting it behind us. He hovered behind me, making sure I didn't get distracted, I'd forgotten my cellphone but I was not about to go back for it. Stone rushed me out of the elevator once it reached the ground floor, outside and into the waiting car. He slid into the seat beside me and told the driver to go as fast as he could.
I thought traffic could get bad in New York, it was just after seven in L.A. and the roadways were packed tight, I looked out of the window when Stone turned to look at me.
"I hope you're happy now."
"Sorry." I grumbled.
When we arrived at the private ballroom, Braxton's guests were already arriving and he was not pleased with our tardiness. "Stone is always on time so I'll assume you were the problem." Braxton told me.
"I fell asleep at the pool." I didn't, I was enjoying just spending a day lounging around and I didn't want it to end so I dragged it out to the last possible second.
"You do look nice." He offered me his arm and led me to each of the L.A. executives. They were all women and just as brutal as my friends had said. They demanded to know why I wasn't at the meeting, a couple said that because I was at the NYC office and thought the rules in L.A. didn't apply to me, one even accused me of thinking that I was better than everyone.
"Harsh." I mumbled when Braxton handed me over to Stone who had already gotten our lube/massage gel display already set up.
"Since you did everything else Stone, I think it's only fair that Ms. James handles the actual presentation."
Huh?
"I think that is a good idea." Stone grinned and walked away to greet a man from the L.A. office.
As the guest started to pile into the room, I started to get very uncomfortable. For one, I had still not gotten over my fear of being in a crowded room and secondly the 'entertainment' began. There were sets all over the ball room; bedrooms, living rooms, kitchens, and in these sets were naked people ready for action. The most ironic thing about the whole set up I think, was the three dozen or so tables around the room with about five seats each and a sample basket in the center. I found myself seated at a table with Stone and three other women, one curtly said that I was Stone's date, I laughed and corrected her and she called me a bitch. I must have turned ten shades of red when Stone laughed, I was embarrassed and angry and if I wasn't such a softie I would have slapped that hefier into next week.
Braxton acted as the master of ceremony thanking everyone for being there and giving special welcomes to his distinguished guests. One by one he called up people from what is now officially the Marketing & Promotions department to speak about upcoming events and products. When he called me I nearly melted out of my seat, a not so gentle nudge from Stone sent me scurrying on stage. I squinted through the bright lights that were pointed at me. I would not only be presenting Desire, I would be talking about upcoming events as well.
"Uh...goodnight." My voice echoed around the room and I cleared my throat. The last thing I wanted to do was flop in front of the L.A. office bitches. "Since Mr. Braxton already established protocol I'm going to just get right to the heart of the matter. Kandy Shoppe N.Y.C. would like to present Desire, our latest product for pleasure. It is not only a massage gel, it is a lubricant as well because you never know where a massage will lead." I winked for effect and there were a couple of chuckles from the audience. I grabbed the navy blue bottle from the podium. "The ingredients are all natural, for example, this one uses eucalyptus oil for a cooling sensation. There shouldn't be any excuses when it's time to indulge in your desires."
There were a couple other products that the NYC office worked on, the most bizarre was a glow in the dark dildo that I refused to touch, the thing was massive! Twelve inches and an impossible diameter equipped with veins, it was disgusting! There was also a pair of balls that were supposed to be used to tighten vaginal walls, they weren't used but come on, just the thought of where those things went turned me off! And the meeting of the pervs would not be complete without the vacuum. When it was time to speak about the events which included a toy party I wanted to be gone, if either of my parents were in the room right now...Lord have mercy!
When my presentation was done I slumped back in my seat proud that I didn't collapse on stage. One of the women at my table pulled the dildo out of the goody basket and poked me in the face with it, Stone pulled it away from her and one of his icy looks kept her from harassing me the rest of the night.
After the final presentation Braxton encouraged the guests to walk around and check out the products. There was no way to avoid a live porno, I pitied the tiny woman who was sprawled on a red couch ramming herself with my office's newest dildo. The worst part was I couldn't leave, I had to mingle with Braxton's guests and hover around our displays to explain the products to the guests.
A tall slim woman with long black hair and the most beautiful mocha skin I'd ever seen stood staring at the vacuum set. "Does it have adapters?"
"Yes." My stomach churned, I don't think I would ever get used to this side of my job.
"Can it work in reverse?" I looked at the woman in disbelief, what the fuck did she need it to work in reverse for? What did she intend to blow up her pussy?
"Yes." I said slowly. She handed me one of the anonymous pre-order cards. It contained a delivery address but no name and shipping would be paid by Braxton's company under another name, there was no need for the delivery man to know what was in the box or who he was delivering it to. I handed her a slip of paper, she would pay before she left and it would be as if she never even attended this event.
It was midnight when Braxton's event came to a close, Stone and I got in our car and the argument started almost immediately.
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