Your dad has always told you that once you get a job, you should stay there for your entire career. He was happy when you got your job, because it was a large stable company and he was sure there would be room for advancement. He told you to work hard and you would be rewarded.
Well Jack, the truth is, your dad’s generation is the last generation to view careers in that fashion. There is no longer any loyalty, either from employees or employers. Honestly, most companies would prefer that they have no employees stay longer than ten years. They would rather pay younger workers less money to replace the higher salaries that long term employees are paid.
Having several jobs on your resume is no longer seen as a bad thing as long as you stay at a job for between three and five years. Just pick yourself up, hold your head high and go get ‘em…
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It was midafternoon when I got back to my apartment after I lost my job. I honestly didn’t know what to do next. Right after I got home, I got a call from HR to confirm my address. They would be sending my final paycheck as well as the two weeks’ vacation pay that I had earned. I was a little relieved, at least I had some money coming, hopefully enough to last until I had a new job, so that I didn’t have to tap too far into my savings.
I decided it had been several months since I had seen my parents, so I packed a bag and drove home. I arrived just as dad was getting home from work, he and mom were surprised as I didn’t bother calling them first.
Dad was disappointed that I was fired, but after I explained what happened, he was pissed.
He said, “I think we should talk to a lawyer and get your job back.”
I chuckled, “No dad, it’s not worth it. All big companies are like this, and they have lots more money to spend on lawyers than I do. I really think I would like to find a smaller company to work for.”
We talked for a while longer and I was finally able to convince dad to let me just move on. I told him that I had some money saved and was getting my earned vacation pay so I would be fine for a while.
Mom said, “If you need any money, all you have to do is ask.”
I smiled, “Thanks, I’ll let you know.”
My brother showed up to return some tools he had borrowed from dad, he wrapped me in the ususl headlock and asked, “What are you doing home, ya little queer.”
I pushed his arm off me and said, “Just came home to lick my wounds, ya big douche bag.”
He asked, “Why, what happened?”
I explained everything and that I was just going to stay for a couple days and then get busy looking for a new job.
He said, “That sucks Jack. What the hell is Rusty’s problem?”
I laughed, “I think he doesn’t want to admit that he’s gay.”
Dad asked, “What?”
I then told them about our camping trip, and I even told them what I said as security escorted me out of the building. I thought I was going to have to pick my brother up off the floor, he was laughing so hard. Dad just shook his head and chuckled.
Mom said, “Jack! You didn’t say that did you?”
I nodded, “Yes, I did.”
My brother finally had his laughter under control and wrapped me in another headlock and said, “Way to go, ya little queer.”
The few days at home were just what I needed to clear my head. I drove back to my apartment in a much better mood. I typed up a new resume and bought a newspaper and started to scour the want ads. I found a couple that piqued my interest and found a place to make copies of my resume. I repeated this the next day.
After I mailed out a few more resumes, I pulled out the phone book and looked for employment agencies. I found one that appeared to be reputable. The next day when I went to pick up my newspaper, I drove to the agency’s office and dropped off a copy of my resume.
I returned to my apartment to check through the want ads again. Also, I didn’t want to be away from my phone for too long, in case someone called to set up an interview.
The next morning, my phone finally rang, I rushed to answer it after the first ring.
“Hello, this is Jack.”
The voice on the other end said, “Hi Jack, this is Vicky with Hill Valley Employment. I have reviewed your resume, and I have a couple of jobs that you may be suited for. Would you have some time this afternoon to meet with me?”
I said, “Of course, what time are you available?”
She said, “I have 2:00 open, would that work for you?”
I replied, "Absolutely.”
She said, “Great, I have some questions, just to see what you are looking for and then I can show you the jobs that we have open.”
I said, “Sounds great, I’ll be there.”
She said, “Okay, we’ll see you at 2, just check in at the front desk and ask for Vicky.”
I hung up the phone and gathered up all the copies I had of my resume in case Vicky wanted to forward them to any potential employers. I pulled my suit out of the closet, took a shower and shaved. I left my apartment at 1:30 and arrived for my appointment about ten minutes before my scheduled time. I checked in at the front desk and the receptionist smiled and told me to have a seat, she would let Vicky know I was here. I looked to the waiting room and saw another man already waiting. Like me, he was wearing a suit and holding a file folder. His knee was nervously bouncing up and down.
He looked at me and smiled as I walked across the room, I swear to God that his blue eyes sparkled, like some special effect is a cheesy rom com.
I left an empty chair between us as I sat down, although I would have rather sat right next to him. Along with those beautiful blue eyes, he had gorgeous sandy blonde hair that hung just above his shoulders with the most adorable curls. Because he was wearing a suit, I didn’t have a good indication of what his body looked like, but my imagination was drawing a pretty nice picture.
I glanced at the man again and then looked at his bouncing knee. He noticed and stopped his knee and blushed.
He said, “Sorry, I guess I’m a bit nervous. I don’t know why, I’m just leaving my resume to see if they have a job I will be qualified for.”
I smiled, “Me too. I hope we don’t have to compete for the same job.”
He let out a nervous chuckle. I held out my hand, “I’m Jack.”
He shook my hand and said, “Alex, it’s nice to meet you.”
Before we could get any better acquainted, a lady appeared and called my name. As I stood to join her, a man walked in and called for Alex. We gave each other one last look as we went into our respective meetings.
I spent the next hour with Vicky, she asked about my last job. I was honest and told her that I had been fired. I explained why and she assured me that she would be able to explain it to any prospective employers. She then told me about four jobs that she thought I was qualified for. I told her that I would prefer the first two openings she showed me but agreed to let her send my resume to all four. By the end of our meeting, I was feeling better about finding a job. At least I had someone helping me.
As I was walking out of her office, another door opened and I was thrilled to see Alex walk out.
Alex smiled, he looked much more relaxed than he was before the meeting. He asked, “Hey, how did it go?”
I returned his smile, “It went well, Hopefully one of the four will like my resume.”
He nodded, “I only sent out three, but I’m hoping the same.”
I can’t explain it, but I felt something with Alex, some connection. I really wanted to get to know him better. Hell, I have no idea if he is even gay, but if he isn’t, another friend isn’t the worst thing in the world. I took a deep breath to work up my courage.
I looked at my watch and said, “It’s after 3, the day is mostly shot. I know I could use a beer after that meeting; would you care to join me?”
He grinned, “Absolutely, I definitely need a beer.”
We walked out to the street and saw a bar about a block away. It was early enough that the bar wasn’t too busy and was relatively quiet. We found a table and our server took our order and quickly returned with a beer for each of us.
I held up my bottle and said, “Good luck to both of us.”
Alex smiled as we clinked our bottles and said, “We both deserve it.”
I nodded, “So, tell me what kind of job you are looking for.”
He said, “My last job was in sales and marketing, so I am looking for something like that.”
I chuckled, “That’s good, I was hoping that we weren’t going after the same job.”
He asked, “What are you looking for.”
I explained what I did at my last job and was hoping for something in accounting.
Alex asked, “How long were you at your last job?”
I replied, “A little over three years.”
“Why did you leave?”
I laughed, “I was fired.”
By the look on his face, I knew I needed to explain, so I did. I didn’t go into too much detail about Rusty, other than to say he was a jerk. I still didn’t know if Alex was gay.
I asked, “What about you, how long were you at your last job, and why did you leave?
He took a drink of beer, “I started there right out of college, about three years ago. The company was recently bought by a larger one and they moved the sales and marketing department to Chicago. They had a couple of positions in Chicago, but filled those based on seniority, I was actually the last guy hired so they were filled before they even got to me. Not that I would have moved to Chicago anyway.”
I nodded, “My company was always buying other companies too, I’m hoping to get a job at a smaller place this time. There’s a lot less politics in a smaller office.”
Alex nodded, “Yeah, to be honest, I wasn’t looking forward to working for such a large corporation either.”
We talked for a while longer about our past jobs and what we were hoping for in our new ones. I found myself getting lost in those damn eyes several times. It was just so easy to talk to Alex, I wondered if he was feeling that same about me. This seemed to be so much more than just meeting a new friend, I felt a deeper connection.
After our server brought our second beer, there was a lull in in our conversation. I was using the pause to stare into those eyes. Alex was studying my face too.
He said, “You have the cutest ears.”
Did he just say I had cute ears? No one has ever mentioned my ears before. I chuckled and I’m sure that I blushed.
I said, “Um… Thanks? You have the most beautiful eyes that I have ever seen.”
It was his turn to blush, I said, “But you probably hear that all the time.”
He shrugged, “Not really, I don’t have a lot of friends. And you don’t get many compliments from people you work with.”
I said, “You are such a nice guy, I would think you would have tons of friends.”
Alex sighed, “I guess I’m kind of shy. I’m still surprised that I accepted your invitation to have a beer today. I usually don’t do that.”
I smiled, “You also have a great smile.”
He blushed again, “I have heard that before. My sister tells me I should show it more often.”
I nodded, “She’s right.”
Alex locked his eyes on mine again, he quietly said, “Would you like to go somewhere and get something to eat?”
I smiled, “I would love to.”
We left the bar and found one of those new casual dining places that were popping up all over the place. Our conversation continued to flow like we were old friends catching up after we had not seen each other for years. That connection I felt earlier was only getting stronger as the evening went on. I’m not sure, but Alex appeared to be having similar feelings.
After we finished eating, Alex asked, “Would you like to come to my place and maybe have another beer?”
I nodded, “Sure, that sound good.” I may have answered a little bit fast, but if Alex hadn’t asked me back to his place, I was going to ask him to mine.
He grinned at my eager response and said, “Just follow me.”
15 Minutes later, I followed Alex into his apartment; it was very similar to mine. Actually, there were probably thousands of apartments just like ours in this city. A small kitchen just inside the door, an open living room off the kitchen and a hall that led to the bathroom and bedroom.
Alex and I both pulled our ties off as we walked in the door, followed by taking our suit coats off. Alex said, “You can have a seat on the couch, I’ll grab us a beer.”
I could see his firm ass as he reached into the fridge to retrieve our drinks. I have no idea where tonight is going, but I would not be opposed to seeing that ass out of those pants. He smiled as he sat next to me the couch.
Alex said, “I have really enjoyed our evening together. I’m glad you asked me to join you for a beer.”
I smiled, “Me too.”
We stared into each other’s eyes, not saying another word for a few minutes. At the same time, we both slowly leaned in until our lips met. Alex brought his hands up to cradle my face as our kiss became more passionate. He pushed me back and was top of me as my hands grabbed that sweet ass for the first time. I could feel his erection on my thigh, of course my cock was no longer flaccid at this point.
Alex continued to cradle my face as he broke our kiss and were once again looking into each other’s eyes. He whispered, “Do you want to take this to the bedroom?”
I nodded, “Yes, please.”
He got off of me and took my hand to pull me to my feet. He gave me another kiss and led me down the hall to his bedroom. We wrapped our arms around each other and shared another deep kiss. Alex pulled away just enough to begin to unbutton my shirt. He pushed it off of my shoulders and let it fall to the floor. He ran his hands across my chest, then kissed each of my shoulders and each of my suddenly hard nipples. I shivered slightly as he let his lips explore the rest of chest.
I pulled Alex back up for another kiss and unbuttoned his shirt to give him the same pleasure he had just given me. After another kiss, we were both fumbling with each other’s belts. As soon as we had the belts unbuckled, we each kicked our shoes and socks off. Our pants fell to floor a second later. We both took a step back to admire each other’s bodies, clad only in our underwear.
Alex was perfect, his chest had just the right definition and was covered in a light, sexy coat of blonde fur. His legs also had just the right amount of that blond hair covering them. Damn, even his feet were cute as hell. Finally, my eyes landed on the growing bulge that was causing his underwear to resemble a tent.
Alex sighed as he scanned my body, “You look amazing.”
I chuckled, “Not as nearly as amazing as you do.”
Before we could argue any more, our lips were again locked together in a passionate kiss. Neither of us could wait any longer, we were both pushing the other’s underwear off our hips, adding them to the pile of clothes that already littered the floor.
We continued to kiss as Alex led me to the bed; we had both grabbed each other’s cock. Alex’s cock fit perfectly in my hand as I stroked him. We were nearly exactly the same length and girth. Alex pulled me on top of him as we landed on the bed, our lips and cocks smashed together. I couldn’t take it any longer, I broke our kiss and moved down to taste his beautiful cock.
Alex gasped as I inhaled him and felt his nuts hitting my chin, and my nose inhaled the manly scent of his blond bush. There was nothing about this man that I did not like. He had his hands on the back of my head as I continued to service him. He was moaning as I increased the suction as much as I could. Alex’s breathing was starting to become ragged, so I let go of his cock and licked his perfect nuts.
Alex reached down and pulled me up for another kiss, “You had me too close, I want to suck you now.”
I grinned, “You can do whatever you want to me.”
For the next ten minutes, Alex licked and kissed every part of my body. He had driven me to a pure state of euphoria, and he hadn’t even sucked my cock yet. I nearly jumped out of my skin the second his lips touched my aching dick. As Alex latched on and began to really suck me, I thought I was going to explode. He pulled off and smiled at me, he said, “If you liked that, you are going to love this.”
Without warning, he pushed my legs up, gave my balls a quick kiss and then drove his tongue into my surprised hole. I melted as he began to rim me within an inch of my life. I have no idea what Alex was doing with his tongue, but. It. Was. Incredible.
After a few minutes of ecstasy, I was begging Alex to fuck me. He quickly pulled the condoms and lube from his nightstand drawer, and we were kissing as his manhood slowly disappeared into my love tunnel. Sex had never been this good before.
Alex was so gentle and caring and trying so hard to give me pleasure, he was succeeding of course. I was trying just as hard to please him, this was so much more than just trying to get off. I had my arms and legs wrapped around Alex as tightly as I could as he sawed in and out of my ass. My hard cock was trapped between our abs; the friction was causing my baby batter to beg for release.
Alex panted, “You are so tight, I think I’m going to blow.”
I whispered, “Me too.”
As if we planned it, I felt the first rope of cum squirt out between our stomachs as Alex pushed in and began to spasm in my hole. We collapsed into a pile of flesh, sweat, and sperm as our spasms finally subsided. Alex was nuzzling my neck as I caught my breath.
He pulled back and smiled, “I maybe should have asked you this earlier. Are you gay?”
I laughed, “No, but I am now.”
We kissed a bit longer and then got out of bed to take quick shower. We drank another beer and I stood to leave. Alex gave me one last kiss as I walked out the door, he said, “I’ll call you tomorrow."
I grinned, “If you don’t call me, I’ll call you.”
One last kiss and I was on my way home. I have no memory of the drive; it was like I was floating on a cloud. All I could see was Alex’s gorgeous eyes and smile. He must be something special because I wasn’t even picturing him naked.
Somehow, I fell asleep with a smile on my face and woke up the next morning, still smiling. I walked to my bathroom and peed. The next thing I thought about was calling Alex. Before I could get his phone number out of my wallet, my phone started to ring.
I answered, “Hello.”
I heard, “Good morning, how did you sleep?”
I grinned, God, he even sounded sexy on the phone.
I replied, “Like a baby. How about you?”
Alex said, “Dreaming of you.”
Holy fuck, why can’t I ever think of sweet things like that to say.
I chuckled, “You are too perfect.”
He said, “What can I say, you just bring out the best in me.”
Damn, he did it again.
He asked, “What are your plans for the day?”
I said, “The same as the last two weeks. I’ll eat a bowl of Rice Krispies, go out and get a paper to see if I should send out any resumes and then hang out here to wait for my phone to ring.”
Alex laughed, “That sounds very vaguely familiar, except it’s a bowl of Cheerios for me.”
I smiled, “This is the night that I usually meet some buddies to play a little basketball, would you like to meet around 5:00 to join us?”
He said, “Yeah, that sounds great.”
We talked for a few more minutes and I gave Alex my address so he could come to my place, and I would drive us to the park where we played basketball.
I was still smiling as finished my Rice Krispies and rinsing my bowl out. As soon as I finished my breakfast, my phone rang again. I couldn’t help but hope that Alex was calling me again.
I answered, “Hello.”
“Hi Jack, this is Vicky. Would you be available for a job interview tomorrow at 1:00?”
I quickly changed gears, with meeting Alex, I had already forgotten that I was looking for a job. I said, “Yes, of course. Who is it with?”
She said, “That’s the good news, it’s with your first choice.”
She gave me the rest of the details, and I did a little happy dance after I hung up the phone. The first thing to come to my mind was calling Alex to tell him. Dang this guy had a hold on me, two days ago the first person I would have called wound be my parents.
I dialed Alex’s number and was disappointed when I heard a busy signal. I hung up and waited; I would give him a minute and then call him back. Before I could pick my phone back up, Alex was calling me. He had also just gotten a call from the employment agency and also had an interview for tomorrow. Alex told me he wanted to come over to my place for lunch and spend the afternoon before we went to our basketball game. Since we didn’t have to wait for our phone call, I was completely in favor of spending the day together.
After we had lunch, we went to the park early and took a walk around the walking path that surrounded the park. Around 5:30, my buddies all started to arrive and as soon as there were six of us, we split up and played a couple of games of three on three. Alex got along well with my friends, and they all seemed to like him.
We went through the Burger King drive through on the way back to my apartment. After we ate, we took a shower together, which of course led to another steamy session of love making. After we finished, we were cuddled under the covers, holding each other.
I had my back against Alex’s chest; his soft cock was wedged in the crack of my ass. I felt his warm breath on my neck as he began to speak.
“So, tell me about your family.”
I said, “I have an older brother and sister, and of course, my parents.”
He asked, “Do you have a good relationship with them?”
I nodded, “Yeah, for the most part.”
“Do they know you are gay?”
I turned to look at him, “Yes, I told them after I had my first… I guess you would call him a boyfriend, my freshman year of college.”
I paused for a moment and asked, “What about your family? I know you mentioned you have a sister.”
He gave a weak smile, “Yeah, she’s four years older than me and is really the only family I have.”
I said, “I’m sorry, are your parents dead?”
He shook his head, “No, but I am to them. They made that perfectly clear when they caught me naked with Johnny Parker.”
I asked, “Did they kick you out?”
He nodded, “Yes. And we haven’t spoken since.”
“How old were you?”
I saw a tear begin to form, “17, it was at the end of my junior year of high school.”
I asked, “Where did you live?”
Alex wiped the tear away, “With Beth and Kyle, my sister and her husband. They had just gotten married and thankfully had a spare bedroom.”
“So, your sister is okay with you being gay?”
He nodded, “Yeah, her and Kyle have been great. They let me stay with then while I finished high school. Beth helped me fill out paperwork for college and since I didn’t have any parental support, I was able to get a little extra financial aid.”
I said, “I’m sorry you had to go through that. I’m glad that you at least had your sister to help you.”
He kissed my cheek, “Thanks, I would like you to meet her and Kyle sometime, and also my nephews, Conner and Cole.”
I smiled, “I would love to meet them, and I would like to meet my family too.”
Alex stayed the night, I was so happy to wake up in his arms the next morning. After I made us a quick breakfast, he went back to his place. We both had big job interviews to get ready for.
***
…I told you to keep your head up. You noticing Alex that day was the best thing to happen to you in a very long time. You both have similar values and goals; you will learn that as you spend more time together. You already know that there is more to Alex than just good looks and hot sex. Of course, the sex is great, so enjoy that part of your relationship.
You are about to be welcomed into another family, at least the family that Alex has. Your family will also be as welcoming to Alex. Enjoy every minute of the time you have with him.
To be Continued…
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