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One in a Billion Chapter Eleven
Jim woke the next morning with thought running through his
head about what the workers would think of him when they found how who he
really was. As he showered and got ready for work he tried to think of what he
could say to them that would make them understand why he had deceived them by
not telling them who he was.
When he arrived at the restaurant for breakfast, Donna was
already there and she motioned for him to sit with her. She handed him a paper
that had about twenty items on it and the person’s name that had submitted it.
Jim read over it as he drank his coffee and waited on his breakfast to be
served.
The first one was that there should be a plant manager in
the office at all times, unless they were out to lunch and they should have an
assistant plant manager to help out when needed. Jim thought this was a
legitimate and valuable change that the factory could use. The second one was
that they needed more training time on new machine setups as well as more
trained mechanics and setup people to set the machinery up and to keep it
running. This was also a good change, Jim thought.
As he started eating the breakfast that had been served
him, he read some more of the items. The third one didn’t sound very good, but
he thought it could be considered anyways. It was a request that the workers be
allowed to have family days with pay, this way if they needed a day off to
attend school with their child or to take them to a doctor or such, they would
get the day off with pay. The more Jim thought of it, the less the idea of
“with pay” appealed to him. He could see giving them the day off for such
things, however paying them on these occasions may make more of the workers
hunt for such things to take off for.
The fourth item was already his number one item, to remove
Mrs. Wilcox from the factory all together. Jim smiled as he read it a second
time. Donna seen him smiling and told him he must be on number four as she
smiled too when she read it. Jim nodded his head and continued to read number
five. The workers should have a say in some of the matters that pertain mainly
to them, such as pay increases, overtime and benefits. That sounded a lot like
Jim’s way of thinking also.
The next few items were about wanting more money and reducing
hours per week worked. Jim made a mental note as to who had submitted these,
but didn’t dwindle on them very long. He skimmed over the rest and told Donna
she had done real good and asked if this was all she had so far. Donna told him
this was all she had, but two other women had more then she did already. She
told him she would get their lists at lunch and give them to him. He told her
ok and asked if anyone had asked why she was doing it. She told him a few had
and she told them she was planning on giving them to the new owner when he
arrived and that she also wanted to have a meeting Thursday evening so everyone
could voice their opinions and maybe even vote someone as spokesperson of the
workers to carry the items to the new owner.
They left the restaurant a few minutes after that and as
Jim drove to the factory he was still thinking of how to explain his actions to
the workers. Then it hit him, be totally honest with them, explain that he had
wanted to see the factory in action as it was everyday, not as it was when
everyone new it was being evaluated. Yes he thought, honesty would be the best
route to take.
When he arrived at the factory and had clocked in, he
headed to the shipping department instead of joining the others in the break
room as he usually did. He wanted to think about a few other things and also
wanted to make a phone call before anyone else got to shipping. He used the
phone in the office to call the florist and he ordered a dozen red roses to be
delivered to Donna at the factory just before lunch time, he also asked if the
could get a box of chocolates to go with it. The florist assured him everything
would be taken care of. Jim hung up the phone as the buzzer rang to start work.
He came out of the shipping office as Donna was looking around from her
machine. He smiled and nodded at her, she returned the nod and smile.
Jim tried to stay busy and yet he still had several thought
about the items on Donna’s list come into his mind. He was even thinking of her
a lot also. He had to keep reminding himself that he couldn’t do the kind of
things that popped into his head with Donna as he really didn’t know her that
well and they weren’t married yet. He wondered if he was too hard on himself by
continuing to think they had to be married before they could have sex. Maybe he
should just let what ever happened happen, or at least let it lead him a little
more then he had in the past.
If he hadn’t kept his control the past few times they had
kissed he would probably have ripped Donna’s clothes off and ravished her right
there on the spot. No he had to control himself and even go home feeling bad
for not letting her go any further with her advances towards him either. He
started thinking of what her bare skin would feel like to his hands, and how
she looked totally naked. Before he realized it he the break time buzzer rang
and he had to come back to reality.
As he passed Donna’s area on the way to break she stepped
next to him and took his hand in hers. She asked him if everything was ok as
his hands were very sweaty and he looked flushed a little. He assured her
everything was ok, and told her he had just been thinking of some of the items
on her list a little and got side tracked into thinking of her a lot. He smiled
and looked her dead in the eyes when he said it too. She blushed and just
giggled like a school girl and then told him he was almost embarrassing her.
They both laughed a little as they got a soft drink from
the machine and sat down next to each other at a table. The other workers were
sort of used to seeing them together and hardly noticed that both were blushing
as they sat down.
Jim asked Donna if she was getting anymore items on her
list and she told him yes it was almost full. He said that was great and he
hoped to have a good turn out Thursday evening. He then excused himself and
told Donna that he would see her at lunch as he needed to make a call. He left
and almost ran to his van in the parking lot.
Once inside his van he hooked his cell phone to his laptop
and proceeded to send a fax to the factory office. He sent it to the attention
of Mrs. Wilcox. He had typed the fax into his computer earlier and as soon as
it was sent he reread it to make sure it was the way he had intended it to be.
He then returned to the factory and had just made it to the shipping department
when the end of break buzzer rang.
He went
straight to work and only looked towards Donna when he heard her being paged to
the front office about
Once she
got to Mrs. Wilcox’s office she knocked and was told to come in. Mrs. Wilcox
told her first of all she had received a delivery and pointed to a small table
just to the left of the door. There were a dozen red roses in a really nice
vase and a one pound box of assorted chocolates. Donna took the card opened it
and read it. She smiled as she read “Your Secret Admirer”. She immediately
thought they were from Jim.
Mrs. Wilcox then asked her to have a
seat as she had something important to discuss with her. Donna sat down as Mrs.
Wilcox handed her a couple of papers, explaining she had received this fax just
after break. She told Donna that she had made a copy so they could both look
over it together. Mrs. Wilcox read the fax aloud to Donna. From James Albert
Davies, Owner. I will be arriving late Thursday afternoon and wish to introduce
myself to the general workers employed by me before I enter the factory or meet
with any of my management personnel. I have reviewed several employee records
and come to the conclusion that the person I would like to have handle the
meeting between the employees and myself to be Donna Clifton. I feel she is a
very level headed employee and can do justice to putting together a meeting of
this type with such short notice. Please inform Ms. Clifton that I will meet
them at the restaurant at
Donna
almost let a laugh escape her as she looked at Mrs. Wilcox’s face as she read
the fax. She was delighted that Jim had taken care of most of the details of
the meeting, leaving her to do more important things that needed to be done.
She was also glad he had specified that no management personnel were to be at
the meeting, this meant Mrs. Wilcox would not be there. That should help the
employees to enjoy the meeting even more.
Mrs. Wilcox
told Donna that she would give her any money and assistance she need if she
would just let her know. Donna thanked her and told her she better get back to
work as it was almost lunch time. She grabbed the vase of roses and the candy
as she headed out of the office and back to her work area. She was smiling
really big as everyone hollered and asked who the flowers were from. She
replied to all that they were from a secret admirer. She saw Jim looking her
way as she got to her area, and she mouthed “thank you” to him. He just nodded
and smiled back at her.
It was only
about 5 minutes after Donna got to her area when the lunch buzzer rang. Donna
waited till Jim came by her area then she took her roses and candy and joined
him in heading to the parking lot to go to lunch. When they got to his van she
asked if they had time to stop by her house and leave the candy and roses. He
assured her that would be no problem at all. He headed to her house and was
pulling into her drive in just a few minutes. He got out to help her get the
stuff in the house so she wouldn’t have to hold it and unlock the door at the
same time.
Once inside
she set the flowers and candy on a table in the living room, then turned to Jim
and gave him a tight hug and kissed him so passionately that he thought he
would give in to his urges. When the kiss ended about 3 minutes later she asked
him if he wanted to just eat a sandwich here so they wouldn’t have to rush as
much before getting back to the factory. He told her that was ok with him and
they went to the kitchen. As Donna got the luncheon meat and cheese from the
refrigerator, Jim stood behind her. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed
her neck then nibbled on her ear lobes. His hands slowly and gently squeezed
her waist.
Donna
turned around with her hands full and Jim released her long enough for her to
set the stuff on the counter. Then he hugged her again as she turned to face
him. This time he was the one who started the kiss and while he was kissing her
his hands roamed over her back and down over her rear. He gently cupped her
rear in his hands and squeezed it. She was already running her hands over his
back as well. Then she moved her hands to his chest as she stepped back and
still leaned into the kiss. Her hands rubbed his chest gently but firmly,
letting him know how much passion she had for him. Donna was hoping things would
go further then they had in the past week, but Jim seemed to not respond very
much. He ended the kiss and as he stepped back a little he told her he was
sorry for he shouldn’t have touched her in such an arousing manner. Donna said
that it was ok for she wanted him to do that and more. He told her he wanted to
also but just couldn’t bring himself to do it yet.
They made
their sandwiches and as they ate, Donna told Jim of the fax she was given by
Mrs. Wilcox. She told him she almost laughed when Mrs. Wilcox read her the fax
and then offered her assistance in any way she could help. Donna asked if he
thought she would have much chance in getting all the workers to attend the
meeting, and Jim told her he felt if anyone could it, she would be the one. He then
told her that to remember she could always ask others to help her if she needed
to. She told him she knew that and she had already thought of asking Jennifer
to help her since she was off from work for a while. Jim told her that sounded
like a very good idea to him.
They
finished their lunch and drove back to the factory. As they walked into the
factory, they were met by Mrs. Wilcox and Jennifer. Jennifer said she had come
by to help Mrs. Wilcox on filling out a contract with a new supplier. She said hi
to them both and Donna asked if she might have a word in private with her.
Jennifer and Donna then headed towards the ladies restroom to talk and Jim
headed for the shipping department. Mrs. Wilcox turned and headed back towards
her office.
Jim went to
the shipping department office and had just sat down while going over a few
papers for the next loads to stage out, when the buzzer rang to go back to
work. He grabbed the papers and headed out to do his job. He glanced over to
Donna’s area and seen her coming back to her job, she smiled and mouth out the
words “Jennifer is helping me”. Jim nodded his head and gave the hand signal
for “OK” then went back to his work. It
wasn’t long before he found his thoughts drifting back to Donna and him kissing
at lunch and what he had wanted to do with her. He kept trying to suppress the
thoughts, but they kept coming back.
Jim heard
the buzzer for afternoon break and decided he would just stay in the shipping
department as he needed to do some thinking. He went to Donna and told her he
wasn’t going to the break room and why. She told him that was ok and then asked
if he wanted her to stay behind with him. He said no that when he was thinking
he was very boring to be around and she needed to work on the meeting stuff anyways.
He watched her head for the break room and then he returned to the shipping
office.
Thoughts of
Donna were racing through his mind at top speed. He was trying to sort his true
feelings out for her and also trying to figure out if his ways of courting and
all were likely to hinder his chances of actually having Donna as his wife. Yes
it was true, he wanted more then anything to marry her and become a father to
her two children. WOW! He actually was looking forward to having a ready made
family. Most men would run from something like this, he thought. Maybe I need
to go have a psychiatrist examine me, no it would be a waste of time and money,
he finally concluded. Love will make you do things you never thought possible,
this thought made him realize how much knowledge he had learnt over the years.
When the
buzzer rang again he found himself standing by Donna’s area waiting on her.
When she came up to him he stepped close and told her he may not be able to see
her this evening as he had some very important matters to take care and that if
she needed him she could call his cell phone. She told him she should be ok and
that she would only call if she needed him.
He went
back to shipping and worked as if he was a robot for his mind was still
thinking of Donna and the things he wanted to have with her as his wife. He
finally heard the quitting time buzzer and almost ran to the time clock and
then to the parking lot. He hadn’t even waited to say bye to Donna or to kiss
her before he left the factory. He hurried to his van and left the lot at the
quickest safest speed he could. He headed to the motel to his room.
Once at his
motel room he took out his laptop and hooked it to his cell phone again. He
then typed a new fax to Mrs. Wilcox instructing her to print up a paper telling
of the meeting with the new owner and to make enough copies so she could attach
one to each worker’s time card. He wrote the letter to read, “You are invited
to meet the new owner of the factory, Mr. James Albert Davies, at the restaurant
this evening at
He took a
shower and decided to skip supper and just get some well deserved rest. He lay
on the bed and watched TV for about an hour and a half. He then turned the TV
off and turned out the light and went to sleep. |
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