Adultery Consequences by xleglover-COMPLETED

[Ramesh_Rocky]

The two couples ordered drinks (Jen got a Perrier). Soon they were talking and laughing, having a good time. Mike and Allie rarely spoke directly to each other so it was up to Jen and Joe to keep the conversation going. Joe was so charming and outgoing that soon everyone was having a good time.

"We have news," Mike said to his older brother. He smiled into Jen's face and she smiled back. "We're gonna have a baby," he said lovingly rubbing Jen's tummy.

"Oh my god that's great news!" Joe gushed. He hugged Jen and Mike, and then all 4 were hugging.

Allie gave Mike a crooked grin. "Come here bubble boy," she said and gave him a big hug.

Mike and Jen had told their parents and her sister earlier. They'd all been as thrilled as Joe.

Sometime later Allie hooked her arm in Jen's and pulled her away to the bathroom. "Jen honey," she said cautiously. "I like Joe -- he's really nice -- but he's not my type."

"Oh my god, we're not setting you up with Joe!" Jen said with a startled laugh. "Joe's here for a checkup."

"Checkup?"

"Yeah," Jen said. "You know he's a cancer survivor?"

"Oh yeah," Allie said remembering. "Is he okay?"

"Yeah," Jen said. "He gets a checkup every few months." Her eyes sparkled. "Joe's a cutie though, don't you think? He's really sweet."

"Yeah, he's hot," Allie agreed. "It's just ..."

"I know, he's not your type," Jen laughed. "Joe's too much like Mike. Don't worry, I know your type. Actually, he's more Mike's friend that mine. Your date."

"Who is he?" Allie asked dying to know.

"It was Mike's idea," Jen said.

"Who Jen?!" Allie said impatiently.

"Come on," Jen said with another laugh, hooking Allie's arm and walking back to the table.

As they approached Joe was gone. "Where's Joe?" Jen said looking disappointed.

"He had to take off, he's meeting friends for dinner," Mike said.

"He couldn't wait to say goodbye?" Jen said disappointed. She really liked her brother-in-law.

"He said he'll stop by tomorrow morning before his flight home," Mike said with a laugh.

Mike looked at Allie. He motioned behind him. He said "Allie, this is my friend Darren."

"Oh," Allie said looking up at the handsome, broad shouldered black man.

Sometime later Allie pulled Jen away to the bathroom. "He's YOUR Darren, right?" Allie asked.

"He's not mine," Jen said with a laugh. "But yeah, he's the Darren I told you about."

"You think he's my type?" Allie asked skeptically.

"You're attracted to black guys, right?" Jen said knowing Allie often dated black men. "He's kinky." Jen laughed. "Would you really be happy with a normal guy?"

The next morning the phone rang. "It's Allie!" Jen excitedly said to Mike looking at the screen.

"Tell me everything!" Jen demanded like an excited teenager.

"We talked all night," Allie said sounding tired but happy. "He just left."

"And?"

"He's into wild things," Allie said. She laughed. "He's like a reverse bubble boy." She got serious. "He said he's looking for a steady girlfriend."

"Do you like him?"

"Yeah, I think so." Allie said. Jen heard a smile in her voice. "He says he wants to keep playing with other people. He says I should keep playing too. Like an open relationship."

"Are you okay with that?" Jen asked. "You said the party life thing was getting old."

"I know, but ... it might be different if I had a steady boyfriend. Like having your cake and eating it too. I get better why you like your game so much."

"So ... how was the sex?" Jen asked.

"We didn't do it," Allie said conspiratorially, a smile in her voice. "We just talked. It was kinda nice."

Later that morning Mike told Jen he had to go to work for a conference call with Japanese investors. "I'll be home by dinner. Don't forget, Joe is stopping by."

Jen thought about getting dressed. She still wore just Mike's old college shirt and fluffy pink socks. Then she thought of Joe coming over and a mischievous smile formed on her pretty face.

She loved flirting, and she'd had a mild flirtation going on with Joe for years, ever since Mike introduced his older brother to her. Just harmless flirting, nothing outrageous.

She wasn't often alone with Joe and couldn't resist teasing a little. She went into the bathroom and brushed her long hair to a golden luster. She put on a little wet lipstick. She left the t-shirt and socks on.

She was braless underneath and wore only the comfy VS cotton panties she'd slept in the night before. Feeling naughty, she took those off and put on a pink lacy thong.

Joe arrived a little later. "Do you have time for coffee?" she asked. She led him into the kitchen and she went to the cabinet for a cup. She reached on her tiptoes for a cup on a high shelf (even though there were ones on the counter), knowing Joe would get a good look at her long shapely legs and even the bottom of her almost bare ass. When she turned around he quickly looked away, looking guilty. She pretended not to notice, smiling inside.

They went into the living room, sitting on opposite ends of the sofa. She had one leg under her. They laughed and talked about everything. They'd always gotten along. He was happy-go-lucky like her, different from Mike's seriousness. She suspected he was that way because of the cancer, wanting to live each day to the fullest.

Paradoxically, Joe was terribly shy around girls despite his outgoingness. Again she suspected the cancer was the reason as he had a hard time keeping a steady girlfriend with his bouts in the hospital.

Joe made a joke about how Penn State had barely beaten Northwestern. "They won by 2 touch downs you jerk!" she said kicking him. She let her foot linger on his lap for a moment, then pulled her legs back under her.

He left a little after that. She smiled and kinda shrugged to herself. She enjoyed flirting and it was all just harmless.

**************

A few weeks later ...

Johnny stepped into Jen's office. "Jen got a minute?" he said. Johnny was Jen's boss.

"What's up?" Jen said looking up from her Mac.

"It's your big day," Johnny said smiling.

"What do you mean?" Jen asked not understanding.

"Come on," Johnny said and he led her to the elevators. He punched the button for the executive floor. As they rode up Johnny gave her a knowing grin. "I heard there was a blowout pool party in Vegas."

"I wouldn't know," Jen said looking innocent.

"You're lucky you're so damn talented," he said laughing.

Johnny led her to Mr. Winters' office. He was one of the most powerful partners in their agency. Mr. Winters was inside, along with 3 other senior partners. They were all beaming at her.

"Jen, the partners have met and we've voted unanimously to make you a partner," Mr. Winters said with a big smile.

"Oh my god, that's incredible news, thank you!" Jen gushed, shocked. She was only 26. No one ever made partner until they were in their thirties.

"You deserve it," Frank another partner gushed. "Your Kelloggs and Google campaigns were simply brilliant. And made the firm a great deal of money by the way." They all laughed.

"This is incredible, thank you!" Jen gushed. With a big smile she asked, "Allie's making partner too right?"

All the men frowned. Mr. Winters said "Allie's very talented, we think very highly of her. But we see her on a more conventional partnership track. I'm sure she'll make partner in a few years."

"Wait," Jen said. She was frowning too. "Kelloggs and Google wouldn't have happened without Allie. I'm good at pitches, but Allie's much better at implementation."

"Allie is good at implementation," Johnny agreed. "But Jen, you're selling yourself short, it was your leadership that made it happen. You know how this works. Rainmakers make the big bucks and you're a rainmaker. Allie's not."

Jen looked at Johnny and then at the partners. "I'm sorry sirs," she said taking a step back. "I don't mean to be ungrateful." She teared up. "Johnny, god, you've done so much for me, all of you have, I owe you so much. But it wouldn't be right for me to be partner and Allie not. I'm sorry, but I'd rather just stay in my current position."

"I told you," Johnny said to the other partners after Jen left. "Jen and Allie are really tight."

"She's loyal, I'll give her that," Frank said shaking his head. "But we can't make both Jen AND Allie partner, they're not even 27 yet."

"If we don't make Jen partner she's gonna get poached by our competition," Mr. Winters said. "We can't risk losing her, we've got the Memphis pitch coming up."

"I haven't told her about Memphis yet," Johnny said.

"No way we win that account without Jen," Frank said.

"That's what I'm saying," Mr. Winters said. He shrugged uncaringly. "What's the big deal if we make Allie partner too? She'll make it anyway in a few years. We need Jen."

"Oh my god, I'm gonna be partner!" Allie squealed.

"We both are!" Jen squealed back. They hugged and jumped up and down like school girls.

"Jen ... Johnny told me what you did for me," Allie said with an almost shy grin.

"You earned this on your own Allie," Jen assured her.

"I know, Johnny said I would've made it anyway, eventually," Allie said smiling. "I'm just saying ... thanks." They hugged again.

"How's it going with Darren?" Jen asked.

"Great!" Allie gushed. "I really like him."

"Have you had sex yet?" Jen whispered with a sparkle in her eye.

"I couldn't resist!" Allie said with a delighted giggle. "God he's so incredible!" Before Jen could comment she added "I know you've been with him. I don't want to talk about it okay? It would be like if I dated Mike before you. You wouldn't want to hear about it, right?"