The second of FC stories I wrote while at FC.

Art by  crux!

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"What do you mean you have to meet a quota of three sexual harassments a day?" Venti said incredulously.

'It's true," Singa said with a sly grin. "We have to have three sexual harassments daily." He leaned back in his recliner, sipping on his appletini.

"So what, do you guys get in trouble if you don't meet the quota?"

Singa shook his head. "We've got an office with three women, two straight men, and me. We never go under quota." He swirled his glass slowly, watching the liquid slosh around inside it. "We have fun."

"You have a weird workplace, Singa."

"Can I get you another water?"

"Don't change the subject, and yes." Venti leaned forward, looking at Singa over the rim of his sunglasses. "Your place hiring?"

"Sadly, no." Singa looked over his shoulder as he walked over to the fridge. "You looking for a second job?"

"Yes." Venti hoped he didn't sound as bitter as he felt just now. "Only getting two days next week."

"Pity, I wish we were hiring." Singa came back from the kitchen, holding the glass of water to Venti, who took it. "You'd help us exceed the quota for the whole week in just one day."

"Especially if I flexed."

"We'd ask you to change the water in the cooler every day."

"I'd have wardrobe malfunctions every day."

Singa chuckled. "Every hour."

"Every half hour."

Singa's chuckling increased into a steady stream of laughter. "We're terrible."

"We are."

"Do you ever think about us, Venti?" Singa said abruptly. He slouched into the recliner, holding up his glass as if it contained the answer.

"Here we go," Venti muttered, rolling his eyes. "You always ask me that when you've had too much to drink. What's wrong?"

"My cousin is an asshole."

"Again?"

"He wanted me to drug you into having sex with me on New Year's"

"Charming. I never did like the little twerp. Reminds me of my mom."

"Your mom is a sex goddess."

"You don't have twiddly nipples, sexy."

Singa almost choked on his appletini, spitting out some of it on his pants. "Dammit, Venti, don't do that, you know that kills me when you say that."

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