The Boss's Ex Husband

Monday

She woke up. Thinking about him laying next to her. She remembered getting up while he was asleep. It was all she could do not to kiss him awake. In her head she'd thought of that and oh so much more. Coffee is beeping it is 5am. Wishing it was still her day off so she could sleep till 7am or 8am. Not that she's lazy, but every time she closed her eyes to sleep, she saw him in her bed. Shaking her head, it was off to get ready to head in to the shop.

She pulled into her parking spot.

Ring*Ring* Private number. She just tuned off her phone.

There was a little blue rocket car, Maserati I think, in the next spot. That was Johns spot. Wonder if he got a new ride? Unlocking the door, the the lights in the shop were on. That's different, that's always what she does. Hmm. Off to start all 20 Bunn coffee pots. Flicking the on button to the many machines that needed to heat up before they could use them. As she headed into the breakroom to start her day, wait there's already one already made?Grabbing a cup and starting all the others, still a little perplexed. John never makes coffee here he has his own in his office. Grabbing her cup and walking through the offices switching on lights in the hall ways. Just as she rounds the corner, Ms Miller's office is open. Highly unusual. Stepping quietly to the door and looking in, wondering now if someone broke in. Just as she gets to the door, Stephen stands up from the chair in front of her huge long mahogany desk. "What are you doing in here? She knows your in here? " He jumped not knowing anyone else was here yet. Choking A bit on the coffee he had just swallowed hard, he nodded. "Of course. She'd have my head if she didn't. " Well that's the truth, she thought. "So what are you up to so early. I thought I was the only one up and running this early"

"Well, if you just know, I'm starting the new log in computers today. It'll take a week or two to get them fully implemented. "

"Ahh. I'm off to start getting jobs ready. Have fun with that. I thought there was a burglar in here." He could not help but watch her as she walked off sipping his coffee. Thinking about her in that lil pink bikini she wore that night. After she'd gone he'd almost slapped himself, I can absolutely not start something with her. I just can't. But damn it's going to be hard, as he looked down.

It's mid day. The shop is humming. PC boards are rolling through. Several she has to run through the coating room herself. No one else is allowed in there. The chemicals are one of her specialties. There's a huge sign on the door, keep out Hazardous chemicals. There are several chemicals in there, if you take one big breath of xylene it can give you a heart attack or just stop it. She has a sign in sheet outside the door. If for any reason you need to enter you must sign the book and most importantly, have permission. Even Ms Miller is not exempt. As she suits up pulling on her white booties over her shoes, dressed in her white full body suit, getting ready to put on her respirator mask, someone opens the door! She screams "What the hell! You can not open that door! I'm about to run the sprayer!" She whips off her mask to find him, Stephen grabbing a can of varnish and getting ready to try to open it! "What the hell are you doing? Did you not see the door knob hanger that says, In Use! If I had some of these chemicals out you'd be in the hospital or worse! Drop that and get out! " Of course he just stood there and looked at her." I need to dip this in varnish and it can't have any bubbles in it." he said. As she grabs him by the arm and pushes him out the door. He almost pushed back but he felt he knew what he needed he'd just do it. She looked at him like he had 3 heads and all of them just tried pushing her buttons. "You can not come in here!" " I can if I want" " Look, let's not get into this. See that sheet right there? sign it. Give me the board I'll put some varnish in the air extraction machine to pull the bubbles out and dip that for you. You just can't dip it in the can. You will contaminate the whole lot. " She could see he was a little pissed ,but rules are rules, you just can't wander in there. His face was red. How dare she tell me what to do! Who does she think she is? I was a Marine, I know about this stuff why is she being pushy. Nothing I hate worse when a women pushing me.

"I can do it myself" "um, no way. You can not. Do I need to go get John or Ms Miller to set you straight?" Oh that put his hackles up you could almost see the smoke coming out his ears.

He spoke again" Don't you dare speak to me like that, I'll fire you" To which she started laughing "Just who do you think you are?" "Ok, He had hand rubbing his temples, You know I thought we could get along but you are just intolerable! Go leave, don't come back. "As she was now really horked off. She turned, Used her key to lock the door to the chemical room, he was an ass and said " I'll just go get the key from John ". To which, she also walked over to her office door and tossed in the suit she had just removed, locking the door. Which seams to really puff smoke out his ears. "Ok. I'll go let him know I'll be back for all my tools and I'll ship back everything in that room. Goodbye Asswipe!" Everyone in the shop was buzzing. Not saying Anything very loud, they knew what was going to happen. She walked to the office, by this time John and Ms Miller were back from lunch. She told John as matter of fact as she could muster" Asswipe Stephen I guess owns this place now because he just fired me, I'll be back for my tools and... " A scream came from Ms Millers office "WHAT??? " Say that again? As she walked out of her office. John was just stunned " He can't do that!" She said " He just did. He refuse to listen, I was in the chem room readying to spray. He just waltzed right in ignoring both signs on the door, and the sign in sheet! I nicely explained that he couldn't be in there that what he needed done I would do it as I finished and I'd do it properly not just dunking the board in the varnish gallon and contaminating the whole thing and leaving bubbles. He flew off the handle and told me that the way I spoke to him was intolerable! And.." Ms Miller held her hand up and said," I'll solve this right now. I'm not sure why he thinks he's above you but he is sadly mistaken. No one will be firing you but me if necessary and as far as that goes" she turned and walked back to her desk grabbed the intercom, "Steve get your ass to my office right now. " rang through the entire shop. Melissa thought to herself man this is gonna give everyone something to talk about. Here he comes in a huff. She stepped out of her office in her tall black heels n black pencil skirt with a grey suit coat on looking very miffed. He started Mumbling this or that, but only had a chance for "She" Ms Miller's hand went up to stop him. " You have some nerve. You are here to do a job. YOU could never do her job for one.For two, you do NOT have any say on who works here. She only answers to me. As far as that goes Melissa does all the hiring and firing. So technically she could fire YOU!" as he said "But Corrina" She was starting to get mad. "No buts, I do not want you in her chem room! Can you not read? Even I know better than to set foot in there without her permission. And you could have - I don't even want to continue this. If you can't handle the rules in the shop stay out of her way. Do not bother her again or I'll" she stopped mid sentence Just turned around headed to the bar in her office and screamed "Melissa pay no attention to him, there's a reason he's my EX. John make sure Michelle cancels my appointments for today." She pours a Double Crown and a double Stoli's hands Melissa the crown and nodd her head. As she grabs the glass Ms Miller's says "You know why he's frustrated right? She looked at Ms Miller shaking her head tossing back the double. "No" "Because he hasn't been laid in a couple years" Melissa almost spit out her drink. John from the other office started howling laughing. "Whats that got to do with me? " Ms Miller looked at her offered another shot, she didn't take, poured her glass full and said" you frustrate him because he really liked you and he knows you won't ..." as she rolls her fingers to insinuate the rest of that sentence. She looks at Melissa and says" Just because I divorced him, doesn't mean hes a bad guy. He gets frustrated and acts like an ass. It's just how he is. Maybe you should hit that and end his frustration" Melissa's face was shocked at what she said. She said"Nope, not going there!" and headed into the breakroom to eat lunch before returning to the shop. All she could think was Damn him why does he have to be such a jerk! I thought we got along well as friends. Not that I don't think about that sexy man with his shorts on leaning on my bar. I just can't do that with someone who works here or worse is related to my boss, even though she did kindly give me permission. She roller her eyes.She almost couldn't think straight. Someone tapped her table, she looked up. Stephen standing there hands in his front pockets. Looking out the huge front windows as if something out there was important. " I'm sorry I didn't mean to go off like that. I probably got up too early"

She looked at him, threw an envelope at him and said, I think you forgot something the other day. He looked in the envelope, put it back on the table "That's for reimbursement for gas and booze n stuff I'm sure I used up" She stood up walked away from her table leaving the envelope saying to him, "I'm not a w***e you can leave money on my table and leave without a word" She was out the door into the shop before he could pick his chin off his chest. Thought to himself, well I guess that apology didn't work.

Ring* Ring* She was a little mad now, she picked it up, STOP CALLING! and hung up shoving her phone in her toolbox and closing it. Thinking she may have to change her number.

The rest of the day if she saw him, she went the opposite direction.