Oh, Daniel!

There was no more meaningful reason to continue working. He didn't know anymore where to look for an inspiration for him to endure in the fast paced environment with high monthly targets to achieve. Heavy pressure was all around. He was thinking that it was better to look for another call center company.

Chapter 8

Looking at himself in the mirror of the universe, he questioned the traditional values of the society. Daniel was again talking to himself, "What if we just accept that sexual intercourse is something that we can do, to whomever we choose! Why is it that when you're married, you become the bad guy being tagged as immoral, when you're having an affair with another woman? What if the married couple or the boyfriend and his girlfriend just come to a mutual agreement that they can have sex with anyone they like as long as they fulfill their commitment as a loving and caring partner for each other! Just don't forget to use condom or other protective measures."

In the first call center company he worked, he realized that he's not alone in the philandering world. He came to know a number of people who are in a relationship yet in secret, they're fucking someone. They tried to keep the relationship until the secret was discovered. Then followed the bitter fighting which gravely affected the families of both sides. And we've been seeing this true drama again and again. The recurrent themes of Philippine soap operas reflect the reality of our relationships.

Every time Daniel hear a song with lyrics like, You're the only one I love. I'll never love another except you. I can't live without your love, he just becomes cynical about it.

What can we do? We live in a world with a set of rules which have been followed for thousands of years. We live by it and do what's expected lest we suffer the punishment of law. But just imagine a country where anyone can fuck anyone! For this to happen, the government leaders have already observed consistently the level of maturity of the citizens. They're responsible with a higher sense of respect and self-control.

Visualize a man like Daniel, gently approaching a pretty girl in the shopping mall as he politely asks her, "Hi! My name is Dan. I want to let you know that you're very beautiful. I also want to get to know you more by treating you for a dinner tonight and so after that, I'll ask if I can have sex with you. Is it okay with you, miss?"

Honesty and its agenda are exposed right there and then. The girl can, of course, say yes or no. If it's a no, then Daniel will respond calmly, "That's fine, miss. Thank you for your time." He then moves on to his next call. It's simple as that. It's just one example of the many scenarios on how to ask for sex in a civilized way. Travesty or a possibility?

Chapter 9

After breakfast, Daniel was lying on bed preparing to sleep in a hot morning approaching 10. He noticed his body was able to adjust from the usual 10 to 6 shifting to the call center sleeping life of 9 AM to 5 PM. He's lucky if he can have it straight for eight hours as his sleep was usually disturbed by the noises of his kids and of their eatery customers.

Daniel thought of Suzy. All that remained in his mind was her exotic face which was always the look of indirectly inviting him to seduce her. He just didn't have the guts to take advantage of her. He was shackled by the norms of the society and of the Catholic church he belonged to. He already vowed to never commit anymore extra-marital affair with anyone. He felt dizzy and weak, contemplating on that never ending issue of morality. He fell asleep. He then had a vivid dream which left an indelible mark in his memory:

Suzy was dressed in an executive tight fitting outfit. Sexy was the style with her cleavage shown and the linings of her panty were noticeable through her black mini skirt. From a distance, she was walking in her black stilettos as she approached Daniel in bed. Then she did the slow motion striptease while saying, "Hey, Dan! You wanna fuck me? Why can't you just say it? If you can't, let me do it for you."

With her fiery eyes staring at his bikini brief, she unbuttoned her gray shirt as she let her tongue out. Taking off her black lace brassiere, she then squeezed her voluptuous breasts.

"Oh, my Lord!" exclaimed Daniel. He can't help but grabbed his erect cock which was getting a little bit wet due to the semen of pre-ejaculation.

She said in a moaning manner, "You want me to suck your penis, Dan?"

He was about to say something when her mouth was already devouring his penis. Daniel begged although ecstatic, "Oh, Suzy! Please take it slow!"

She was passionately alternating from masturbating to blow jobbing his cock as if she was feasting out of famine on an eat all you can buffet. After some few minutes of action, he abruptly stopped her by pulling her black straight hair. He scolded her, "Suzy, you're a bad greedy hot fuckin' whore! Here's what you deserve!"

He then held her head tightly with his two hands and pulled it to his cock, pumping her mouth non-stop. Her saliva was dripping. She was moaning wildly but the loudness was muffled by his 7 inch robust penis. She scratched his thighs with her long sharp fingernails. He was wounded making him feel intensely both her pain and pleasure. In spite of it, he kept pumping faster until he achieved his orgasm inside her mouth. He sweat a lot while he was breathing deeply out of incredible climax. However, she stood back. He asked her with a tone of being puzzled, "What's wrong, Suzy?"

His sperm cell was dripping from her mouth when she uttered her words of disappointment, "You, son of a bitch!! You should have put your cock in my cunt!"

He was caught off guard on her unexpected disgust. In a flash, she violently slapped him hard, left and right. He forcefully stopped her saying, "Suzy! Stop! Listen to me! You know I can't do it! I might get you pregnant!"

All of a sudden, she was sobbing while shouting at him, "So what!!?? So what, Dan?! Fuck you!!"

Chapter 10

Daniel was awakened by a bite of the mosquito. He said, "Damn! It was just a dream." But it felt so real that he was looking for Suzy at his side. His heart was beating fast. He even went outside his room to check if she was around. It was so clear that he could recall how she angrily looked at him, hearing still the reverberation of her roar.

What was the message of the dream or was it just his subconsciousness trying to surface during his sleep? The hidden reason why he was afraid to go out with Suzy was his way of avoiding the inevitable which was impregnating her. The use of condom can literally cover him from the overflowing unique pleasure of sexual intercourse. The practice of withdrawal can abruptly interrupt him in the smooth reach of sexual ecstasy. So in the dream, he, instead, had her do the blow job. He believes that God was telling him indirectly, "Don't you ever go out and meet Suzy. Just be contented of masturbating at home."

Daniel also speculated that the dream could be a sign of what was about to come in his next employment.

He knows himself very well that if there's a girl who captivates his attention, he would find a way to fuck her. But then again, things changed when May caught him, having sex with Becky in their own bedroom. May was deeply devastated. He was afraid that she'd commit suicide at that time. So from then on, whenever temptations of the feminine flesh showed up in front of his eyes, he forced himself to shun it.

In some points of his life, Daniel had been guided by his dreams. He believes that God is continually giving us messages when we sleep. That's where our mind is completely relaxed and open when He usually comes especially in times of our troubles and confusions. There are some dreams though which are just expressions of what we want to happen which are impossible in actual reality. The most important thing to remember is the intensity of how we felt when we were dreaming a particular situation. Was the feeling strong...like fear or love? If it was, there could be an instruction of God waiting to be decoded.

In this world, there are only two energies at work. Fear and Love. Everything we see is created out of the two. Daniel has great love for May like the rest of us who are in relationships. On the other hand, we witness corruption and killings in our country and these incidents happen due to mankind's fear of loss. We don't want to lose money in the future so we steal as much as we can in the present. We don't want to be continually hurt so we rather eliminate our enemies.

In our dreams, God is telling us to resolve our conflicts with love and fear. When we do, we live in peace and truly experience happiness. From the two realities, the only objective we should aspire after its resolution is the achievement of lasting happiness.

Chapter 11

Daniel's journey continued, leaving Suzy behind the memory lane, hoping there would be no more temptation which he would suffer for not giving in.

He got friends who told him that there's this another call center company, having a new sales account which pays big commission. So he hopped in. It was an inbound sales account where US callers were inquiring about internet phone service. The job was challenging because of the quota they had to reach at the end of each month. The great motivator was the attractive commission scheme plus the spiffs which were given real time. Pressure and stress were always there but it was fun, feeling the high energy of the aggressive sales pitches of agents on the floor while dance music was hyping up everyone. Whenever a sale was closed, the team leader gladly shouted, "Guys, Dan has a sale!" And the rest clapped in celebration. With this kind of atmosphere, entertaining about his sexual needs was about to be buried to the ground.

With the incentive on the top of the basic salary, Daniel was able to buy things which added comfort in their house plus his family was able to afford eating outside in fine restaurants, breaking the monotony of eating daily, three times a day, in their own eatery.

Yes, there were a number of pretty women in the office but they seemed not to attract him anymore. He was so focused in closing sales that he didn't look around that much on who was sitting besides him.

He discovered he's good with the job of selling which he developed at a higher level. After a year of consistent achievement of his monthly sales quota, he was promoted to a supervisor. At first, he turned down the offer because he didn't want to be bothered by some lazy agents but his TL (team leader) encouraged him to accept the opportunity so he can also help other people reach to what he has achieved. His TL said, "Dan, when you give, more will be given to you and it's fulfilling, realizing there's a beautiful meaning to your existence." He gave Daniel other words of wisdom which made a lot of sense in living his life to the fullest.

And so he became a supervisor. His eyes were opened to the bigger picture that it wasn't just all about himself and the money but also assisting others to overcome their challenges both professionally and personally. His skill of coaching was developed as well especially on how to overcome objections from the customers.

He also became some sort of a guidance counselor for those agents who got personal problems at home. Of course, it wasn't part of his duty but he realized that he had to listen and guide them to the right way so their work wouldn't affected. Their sales combined was his team performance so he had to take care of them anyhow. Anyway, he got commission too when his team was hitting targets.

Chapter 12

He thought it was his everyday life, day in and day out which he was getting used to. His cravings for lust were almost extinguished. He didn't mind as long as he remained faithful to May. That's what he thought until a certain woman...one of a kind individual crossed his path.

It just so happened that the woman was standing right where he was looking for his new team when he was transferred to a another sales account in a different line of business. "Excuse me, miss! By the way, I'm Daniel Jimenez, the new team leader in your account. Do you know where my team is seated?"

In a hurried manner, the woman replied, "I don't know, TL. I'm sorry. I had to go now to my station. I'm almost late! Bye!"

He wasn't able to ask her name. He said to himself, "Why bother? There was nothing appealing about her." All he could remember was her long black shiny straight hair. He couldn't help but noticed that the girls in his life almost have this same feature.

Time passed as Daniel began to question his job. Emptiness was creeping on him. What he was doing was not making him fulfilled anymore. It was painful for him to issue discontinuation letters to probationary agents who failed in their sales scorecards. The pressure and sermons of his manager were getting into his nerves. He had no trusted friend in the company to unload his burdens. When it was lunch time, he was either in the sleeping lounge or walking alone outside the building. As usual, he always brought sandwich which May never failed to prepare, to ease his hunger. He had the option of going out with other TL's but he couldn't pretend to be comfortable with them.

It came when there was reshuffling of teams. Guess what? The woman with a long hair was one of his agents. Since their seating arrangement was sometimes changed once in two months, fate had made them seatmates. Her name is Leah.

She looked at him casually and said, "TL, it's good, you're seated next to me so I can listen closely to the music of your iPod."

He just smiled at her with a cold facial impression.

Chapter 13

In their account, they were allowed and even encouraged to bring speakers and mp3 players to play upbeat music for the agents to be energized in taking calls. In that way, no one fell asleep being surrounded by the boom of the woofer.

Daniel didn't mind much about Leah as he was busy in helping other agents convince their hesitant prospects to buy the service. She was self-reliant. She was even the number one in their team due to her high sales performance.

He started to get bored with his routine and so he decided to make a change by taking an interest on her but still managing to silence his sexual desires. The change started when he sent her an email through Outlook, "Leah, are you free for lunch later?"

She replied, "Yes, TL. I am."

Daniel had the chance to look at her closely face to face in a pizza restaurant. While they were conversing mostly about work, suddenly, Leah made him horny. His penis was slowly erecting. He tried to sit properly so he could shrink it a little bit. He didn't understand exactly why all of a sudden, her image of simplicity turned into a steamy object of desire. Probably, it could be the way she talked. He was like listening to a smart porn star. She had this some sort of a lustful bedroom voice which led him to create an imagination that she was talking dirty to him while her mouth was so near that it almost touched his lips...

"TL, are you ok?" Leah interrupted his daydreaming.

Daniel replied quickly, "Oh, yeah! I'm ok. I'm just concentrating on what you're saying so I don't miss a thing."

"Is there a ketchup on my lips?"

"No! Of course, none! I'm sorry if I kept gazing at your mouth. It's just...ahh...to focus on what you're trying to communicate so I'd get your point."

"Ok... I see."

By the look of her eyes, she didn't buy his explanation. He kept his embarrassment subtle so he'd appear true to his words. After a while, there was one agent from the other team who dropped by in their table. With all glaring confidence, the agent said, "Wow, TL! What a yummy pizza!"

Daniel said to the gatecrasher, "You wanna have some?"

"Yes, of course! But I might go on over break. Can I bring a slice for a take out?"

"Sure! Here it is." He acted still a gentleman just to make a good impression on Leah that he's nice to everyone.

So that was their first lunch date which commenced their relationship of close friendship, although the hidden agenda of sexual desires was slowly resurrecting from the tomb in Daniel's mind.

Chapter 14

His life, being a call center employee, was never the same again. Every time he went to work, there was always excitement to see her. He was continually mesmerized by her eloquence but more than that, he felt he found a person who valued him not as a team leader but as who he is. She showed unfeigned interest on him by asking questions about his personal life and even his problems. There was something in her which wasn't found in May. Maybe, that's the problem with men. They want a woman who fills their every need and if one aspect is missing, they tend to search for it from other women. It's hard for them to realize that there's no such thing as superwoman.

As weeks went by, the way Daniel perceived Leah had rapidly changed. She started to appear to be alluring in his eyes. Her kayumanggi skin resembles a true Filipina beauty. He noticed she began wearing sultry clothes, emphasizing her fit body. He didn't want to assume that she intentionally wanted to captivate him more but it appeared it was the case. She then frequently asked him deeper questions.

What positively intrigued him was her increasing performance when her sales figures were way over the target to as much as 200%. Every time, she closed a sale, she always let him know as if he was a special part of her achievement. He noticed her hands were beginning to touch his shoulders which never failed to make him feel both good and aroused. She was like non-verbally giving him a go signal of: "So Dan... What's your next move on me?"

This time, he did what he wasn't able to accomplish with Suzy. So he asked Leah's phone number. From then on, countless texts and long calls followed.

He got to know her better. Indeed, she's an intelligent woman coming from a famous university. Her views in life are somewhat open and liberal and she makes sure she gets what she wants. That's why she strives hard in everything she does so she achieves her goals. She speaks the English language very fluently with a touch of class.

One time after shift, they had a long conversation in the office. She shared her thoughts on the challenges of their work as well as her experiences in her previous call center company. She sat formally in crossed legs. He was thinking that it was just natural for her to move sensuously or maybe she was trying to seduce him. While listening to her, his eyes were fixated on her deep black eyes. Again with his erotic imagination, he was wishing he could kiss her face, her lips and then down to her neck, sliding to her cleavage all the way to sucking her nipples.

He felt that his semen was already starting to come out when she said, "Dan, I think I have to go home now. It's sure nice talking to you. I didn't notice, almost two hours had already passed. I enjoyed talking to you. I appreciate your time in listening to me."

He responded, "You're right! Time flies too fast every time I'm with you. It seems I can't get enough of your words. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I learned a lot today. It's my pleasure, Leah."

She stood up and got her mug as her perfume left the atmosphere causing to be aphrodisiac to his senses. He then went to the CR and gave his penis an uninterrupted service it deserved. He masturbated with the help of her lingering scent and the mental vision of her eyes and nipples.

Days passed, communication was never ending especially through text. However, this gave Daniel some hassle because he had to delete every message he received from Leah including his sent messages to her. This was to avoid May's interrogation and suspicion. Although, their texts were purely friendly and professional but then again, May has developed this third eye where she could catch him in an unexpected circumstance.