I fucked my boss’ daughter

I was awoken some point later that day from an afternoon nap by the repeated sound of text notifications and then a phone call. They were all from my sister.

“Hello...” I said with a groggy voice.

“What the fuck, Nick! What the actual fuck is your problem!” She shouted down the phone; it was so loud I had to pull the phone away from my ear. “Well? What do you have to say for yourself?” There was a pause.

“First of all, Lizzy, I’m gonna need you to stop shouting at me!” I told her a little irritably. “Secondly, what the hell are you on about?”

“What am I on about? I’m on about Catherine!” She was still shouting, albeit not as loud.

“What about her?” I asked, confused.

“What about her?” she repeated. “Are you being serious? Do you not even care that you ditched her?” Lizzy was pissed off.

“Woah, woah, woah.” The memories coming back to me of last night. I was out on a date with this chick, Catherine, who was great fun until she ditched me for another guy. Then I went home with that slut—fuck, I didn’t even get her name. “Lizzy… what did she tell you?”

“That you fucking bailed on her at a bar, left her all alone!” she shouted.

“Lizzy, stop shouting at me and talk to me like a fucking adult!” I shouted back. “And for the record, I didn’t ditch her; she fucking ditched me!”

There was a long moment of silence, the weight of what I said sinking in with her, so I pressed my advantage. I kept my voice calmer now as I explained. “So we had dinner and it was great—I paid for it, by the way, but that’s not the point. I felt we had a good connection and she suggested drinks, so we went to a bar. I bought us more drinks and felt the night was going well. I went for a pee, came back, and she was off with some other guy making out with him.” I had been raging at the time, but the little whore made it all better.

“Oh…” she said in a softer voice. “That’s… um, that’s not what she told me.”

“That’s the truth, Lizzy. I did leave her at the bar because she had clearly found someone else. If that guy bailed on her, then in honesty, she deserved that.” I told her.

“Nick… I’m sorry…” she said in a quiet, thoughtful voice. “I… that fucking bitch.” Her tone flipping at the realization of what actually happened. “That little cunt; you wined and dined her and then she went off with some other bloke?”

“Pretty much,” I agreed.

“Oh Nick, I should have just asked you. I’m sorry I jumped down your throat… what a horrible date that must have been.” she said in a sad voice.

“It’s cool, just in future… don’t set me up on any blind dates.” I chuckled lightly.

“Ok, deal.” She laughed back. “Let me send you half the money you spent? That’s not cool to spend all that money for nothing.” I could tell she genuinely felt bad, but I wasn’t going to take her money.

“Lizzy, don’t worry. Next weekend, let’s go out for dinner ourselves? We haven’t done that in a while.” I suggested.

“Yeah, ok, I’d like that! I’ll pay, though.” she said sternly.

“Won’t hear an argument from me.” I laughed. We spoke briefly more before we said goodbye. I spent the rest of the day moving around the apartment like a zombie, the takeaway for dinner helping heal me a little.

I just made work on time on the Monday. My body and mind were not in go mode; it was very much in "wish I had five more minutes in bed" mode.

“You look like shit,” Jerry commented as I passed him.

“Still better looking than you,” I replied to him, not giving him a second glance. I had barely sat down at my desk when my cubicle was filled with the sweet aroma of perfume.

“Good morning, Nick,” Stephanie greeted me.

“Good morning, Stephanie,” I replied as I swiveled my chair to face her. Today she had on a very professional-looking pantsuit with high heels. She was looking as hot as ever.

“Good weekend?” she asked politely.

“Yeah, it was ok. Yours?” I asked back.

“It was nice; my boyfriend and I went for a hike up the hills.” Ok, good to know that she’s not single. Not that I don’t think I’d have a chance with her anyway.

“That’s cool,” I nodded, my eyes trailing to the small stack of files in her hands. “Are those for me?” I asked hopefully.

“No, these are for Jerry. I don’t actually have anything for you—well, not at the moment anyway. I do believe Mr. Holcomb has a special task for you.” she said.

“Really? Did he say what?” I asked a little nervously. I had been happy flying myself under the radar all this time, but it seems Mr. Holcomb is taking an interest in me. Suppose the good thing is, it will probably piss off Jerry.

“No, sorry, he didn’t. He has some meetings this morning anyway.” With a smile, she walked away. I tried to shake the thoughts of what he could want and tried to get on with some work.

It wasn’t until after lunch when Stephanie came to get me. I entered Mr. Holcomb's office and he was on the phone and indicated for me to sit down.

“Hello, hello, Nicholas,” he greeted me as he hung up the phone.

“Hello, sir,” I nodded back politely.

“So I have a big task for you; my daughter is going to be working with us until she heads off to college. I’m a busy man, so I want you to show her around, be her guide, be her tutor. Can you do that for me?” He asked, but by his tone and demeanor, it wasn’t really a question.

“I mean, yes, sure I can, sir, but maybe there would be better staff to carry the task out?” I didn’t really want some stuck-up little bitch hanging around me and snitching on me to her father.

“Nope, I think you are the exact right man for the job. You are young and ambitious, and I don’t want some sleazy, creepy guy looking after her.” The image of Jerry instantly coming to the forefront of my mind. I mean, there was a lot of other staff on our floor, a few women as well, but it was clear his mind was set.

“Ok, sir, sure I can do it.” I nodded in acceptance.

“Great, she’ll be here any minute.” He beamed with the apparent pride in his daughter. Sure enough, less than five minutes later, the door opened.

“There’s my sweet baby angel.” He said, grinning widely as he stood up and came around the desk. I was sat in a chair facing away from the door and only rose from the seat when he had embraced his daughter in a large hug, almost like he hadn’t seen her in months.

“Nicholas, this is my daughter, Sydney. Sydney, this man will be looking after you while you are here.” I turned to face her and extended my hand. My heart sank; my face went pale. I somehow had enough muscle memory in my arm to keep my hand up. I stared at the brown-eyed, brown-haired girl in front of me. It was the girl from the bar, my supposed little whore.

“Nicholas, it’s a pleasure to meet you!” She smiled broadly at me as she shook my hand. No sign of recognition on her face. Either I had the wrong girl or she didn’t remember me.

“Yeah, um, yeah… it’s, eh, nice to meet you too.” I managed to speak out as I shook her hand.

“You can close your jaw now, Nicholas.” Mr. Holcomb chuckled. “I know my daughter is quite the stunner, isn’t she?”

“Oh, Daddy, stop.” Sydney said as she swatted her father. The use of that word triggered my memory. It definitely sounded different from how she said it the other night.

“Yes… yes she is, sir. Your daughter is very beautiful.” I naturally took a step back; I needed distance, I needed time to think.

“Now, Sydney sweetie, Daddy is a busy man at work, so if you need anything, you just ask Nicholas here, ok?” He said, holding his daughter's arms in his hands in a comforting way.

“Ok, Daddy, no problem.” she said in a sweet, innocent voice. Nothing like the dirty, foul mouth of Saturday night.

“Now, Nicholas, to make room, use the spare office down at the other end of the floor. Anything she wants, you see she gets it, but make sure she works—I don’t want her thinking this is completely a free ride.” He said the last part with a wink to her and she just bashfully giggled.

“Yes, sir.” I nodded. The office down the other end had been empty for a while and was rumored it would be the office of the senior manager, one below Mr. Holcomb.

“Good man,” he nodded back at me. “Now run along, sweetie; Daddy needs a few more words with Nicholas here.”

“Sure.” She smiled and stepped up and pecked her father on the cheek. “See you soon, Nicholas.” she said to me as she skipped out of the office.

“Can’t believe she turned nineteen last week.” He shook his head disbelievingly as he walked round and sat behind his desk again.

“Nineteen, sir?” I coughed a little. I had slept with someone who was ten years younger than me.

“I know, can’t believe it myself. I remember only yesterday when it was her first day at school. Soon it will be her first day at college.” he said thoughtfully. Oh man, if he only knew. Surely I had got mixed up and had gone home with someone that looked very much like Sydney. The girl I had sex with had to be twenty-one anyway to get in.

“Anyway…” he waved his hands. “I’m putting my trust in you here, Nicholas. I want to see that ambition grow within you! Show me your true potential.” I wasn’t exactly sure how I could do that with babysitting his daughter now.

“I will, sir.” I just said back to him. I could only imagine how he would react if I was right and it was his daughter I fucked.

“Good man, I’m counting on you!” He said as he waved me away, dismissing me just like that. I left his office and headed for my cubicle; looks like I was moving to a bigger space for the time being.

“Shit, did you see the ass on the new start?” I heard one of the guys mutter.

“Yeah, it’s massive, but damn, her chest looks even better. I’d love to rest my head on them.” The other guy agreed. I chuckled inwardly; if they only knew who she really was, I doubt they would be so vocal about their desires. I grabbed my things and headed for the office. I got in and closed the door. Sydney was sat on top of the large desk, her leg crossed over the other. Her skirt riding high because of it.

“Small world, isn’t it?” She said in a much less innocent tone than she had used in her father's office.

“What the fuck? If I had known you were…”

“I was what? The big bad boss’s daughter, you wouldn’t have fucked me?” she said coyly.

“What the hell?” I looked around to make sure no one was looking or listening.

“Oh, please…” she scoffed lightly. “He has no idea…. So your name is Nicholas, huh?”

“I prefer Nick, but yeah…” I said as I walked to her side and put my stuff at the small desk to her left.

“Hmmm, I like the name Nick…. Or maybe I can call you Daddy….” She said the last word in that seductive tone she had used Saturday night.

“You can’t say that around here!” I panicked as I looked around again.

“Aww, come on, where is that big, dominant man that fucked me Saturday night?” she teased me.

“Saturday night never happened! I could lose my job if your father found out!” I made sure to keep my distance from her and keep my eyes away from her, too.

“Oh, it did happen. My pussy was still hurting last night from it… want to see?” At this, she opened her legs, spreading them. The way the desk was positioned and how she was sat, it wasn’t obvious to anyone outside what she was doing.

“Sydney, that’s really not appropriate nor professional!” I told her, but I couldn’t help myself from looking. The small glint of light red panties was obvious under her black skirt.

“What’s wrong, Nick? It’s not like you haven’t been there before.”

“Not the point. I didn’t know who you were and didn’t realize you were only nineteen. I assumed you would be at least twenty-one to get into a bar.” I had to turn myself away from her; I couldn’t trust myself not to look.

“Well, that’s the thing about having a beautiful body like mine and a seductive smile. Me and my friend walked right in.” she said.

“That’s not right…” I muttered. More out of the fact that it was confirmed I had sex with someone ten years my junior.

“Aww, don’t be like that, Nicky. Look, I’ll close my legs so you can at least look at me.” she said to me. I did give her a moment and then looked; she had indeed closed her legs. “There you go, you can look now.”

“Look, Sydney, I don’t know how this will work. I don’t want to lose my job.” I told her truthfully. “It’s best I maybe get someone else to do this.”

“Well, if you do that, my dad will ask why. Why he specifically asked for you and then you pass me on. Don’t think he would be very happy.” Damn, she had a great point. I was stuck. I really didn’t want to lose my job, and switching with someone else is probably a surefire way of doing that.

“Right, ok… but we need ground rules.” I said sternly to her.

“Oh, I like rules; this is the Daddy I took home.” she said with a wry smile.

“Ok, straight away, you can’t be referring to me like that!” I said to her, as much as it made my cock twitch when she called me it. It was definitely not for the office.

“Just in the bedroom… ok…” she said with a pout. I took a deep sigh.

“No more sexual references, no sexual advances; this is to be strictly professional. You can never tell or let on that we knew each other, especially the reasoning.” I said to her.

“Mmm, look at you laying down the law.” she smirked.

“Sydney, that needs to stop.” I say sternly.

“Aww, but where’s the fun in that? I mean, you making all these rules sounds exciting to break them…. Means you have to punish me.” she said coyly as she bit her lip. I sighed again; I wasn’t going to win. This was going to be hell if I wanted to keep my job, but by God, she knew how to press my buttons.

“Just please, act somewhat appropriate and professional, please?” I said with a soft, pleading voice.

“Ok, fine, Dad… I mean Nick.” she giggled and flashed me a wink. “Ok fine, where do we start?” she asked, hopping off the desk. Her heels clicking off the floor as her large tits bounced a little.

“I’ll show you around the main office, where everything is and whatnot. Then I’ll show you the day-to-day business we do.” I say to her.

“Sounds super boring, but ok, let’s go.” She smiled as she headed for the office door.

I gave her the tour and explained a few people and a few key places like the printer and coffee room, but in honesty, I could see she couldn’t care less. She walked around the whole place with her hands behind her back, which pushed her chest out even more. The women of the office scoffed and shook their heads disapprovingly as the men did their best to keep their jaws shut.

“Hello Nick, hello Sydney.” Stephanie greeted us by the coffee room, a hot steaming cup in her hand.

“Hey again, Stephanie.” Sydney beamed. “Nick here is doing a great job of showing me around. Didn’t realize so many people worked for my father.”

“Yeah, it’s quite the team, isn’t it? Speaking of which, I have stuff to get on with. Speak soon.” She gave us both a smile and a small wave before slipping away.

“God, she’s fucking hot, ain’t she? Sex on legs.” Sydney spoke as we both watched Stephanie walk away.

“Sydney, what did I say?” I groaned at her in annoyance.

“What, she is! Why don’t you ask her out?” I was a little shocked at her question and quickly shook my head.

“She has a boyfriend, for a start,” I said to her and didn’t bother adding that I didn’t fancy my chances. I walked away and headed back to my new temporary office.

“Shame, cute couple you’d both make.” she giggled, skipping to keep up.

I ignored that remark and got settled behind what would be my new desk for however long this would be. In fact, great question.

“How long are you actually going to be with us for?” I asked her as she came in and closed the door behind her.

“Couple of months, I think.” she said nonchalantly.

“Couple of months?” I repeated in disbelief. “Surely it’s only for a week or two?”

“Naahh, Dad said he wants me to get valuable life experience before going off to college.” I could tell by the way she said it, she didn’t exactly agree with the plan.

“What does your mother think?” I asked, not realizing the foot I just directed to my mouth.

“No idea; she’s been dead for quite a number of years now. She would just want me to be happy. I’m so sure she would have approved of my dad's new wife, but she’s sweet enough.” I made a mental note not to dabble in her family life again. I was lucky to still have my parents.

“Sorry about your mom.” I offered lightly.

“It’s cool; it won’t bring her back, but thank you.” she said, walking over to the desk I was at. “So what’s the riveting stuff we do here then?”

———

Over the next few days, all credit to Sydney, she did get stuck in. She did keep making inappropriate remarks and suggestions, which I just let go because it was easier than fighting them. I mean, I did go home and jerk myself off every night thinking of her. She always had on a skirt that was more on the short side and the shirts she wore always complemented her large chest. Not to mention her choice of heels were always on the sexy side rather than the professional side. She obviously remembered from Saturday that I had asked her to keep them on.

It was Thursday afternoon. We had shared a lunch in the office which was nice. It was actually quite evident that Sydney was a very smart girl. She was gifted with both the good looks and the brains. She had quickly picked up the work that I needed to do, so it was actually a blessing having her. It’s not like she knew exactly what to do, but she definitely helped lighten the load a little. It appeared she didn’t mind getting stuck in, either.

There was a knock on the glass door and her father walked in.

“Thought I’d check in on you guys before I headed out for the day.” He said in a voice that was clearly only for her benefit, not mine.

“Everything’s grand, Daddy. Nick has been amazing. I’ve learnt so much.” she said a little too enthusiastically, but it had the desired effect on her dad.

“Excellent news! I knew you were the one I could rely on, Nicholas!” He smiled in my direction.

“Thank you, sir!” I replied back to him, giving an appreciative nod.

“Well, don’t let me hold you back, keep up…” he was cut off as Stephanie appeared at his side and whispered something to him. His smile faded and a more serious expression crossed his face. “Right, ok,” he nodded and she walked away. “I’m sorry, I need to go deal with something.” he told us as he then too walked away.

“Wonder what that was about…” Sydney asked as she watched her father hurry away.

“No idea; can only guess it’s not good.” It could be a variety of reasons to make him worry like that. It always meant a bollocking for someone or more work for someone. Turns out it was the latter when he came back to our office.

“Look, I need you to go over these files for me, Nicholas. It needs to be done today! It can’t wait.” he said urgently. The tone was not a request. I side-glanced at the clock and knew this meant it would be a late one.

“I’ll help.” Sydney offered.

“You don’t need to stay, honey; this will unfortunately take some time, but there’s no one else I can trust with it.” he said, looking at me. I don’t know if this was a pep talk, bigging me up, or if he was actually telling the truth.

“It’s fine, Daddy. This looks important to you, and I don’t have anything else on. I’d feel bad leaving him alone to deal with it anyway.” she said in her innocent voice to her father, which I could only guess she used against him to get whatever she wanted.

“Well, if you are sure.” he asked her, and she just hummed her approval and nodded. “Well ok, I’m sure Nicholas would appreciate the company. Leave it on Stephanie’s desk when you are done.” He looked at me and then smiled at his daughter as he left.

“You are gonna regret offering to stay.” I joked.

“Mmm, doubt that.” she said with a twinkle in her eye. “Well, let’s get stuck into it then, shall we?”

I was surprised by her attitude but was actually glad for it. This was going to take a while, and a while it took. The sun was well and truly gone by the time we finished. Even Jerry was gone.

“I hope my father gives you a bonus for that.” she sighed deeply as she placed her bare feet up on the desk, crossing them over. Her heels had been thrown off a long time ago. In fairness, even my tie was gone and the first few buttons of my shirt were open to air out my body. With rolled-up sleeves, I closed the files and placed them in a neat pile.

“Unfortunately not; just part of the job, really.” I took a deep sigh myself as I slumped into my chair.

“What, seriously? At least overtime then!” she said.

“Nope, part of our contract unfortunately.” I told her, which she scoffed loudly at.

“Yeah, that’s not happening. I’ll speak to my father about that.” she said, annoyed, like it was her paycheck that was going to be short.

“Honestly, Sydney, it’s cool. Don’t worry.” I waved her off as I cupped my hands behind my head and closed my eyes. A headache was beginning to form. I was half aware of Sydney moving but didn’t realize where until I felt her straddle my waist.

“Sydney, what are you doing?” I protested.

“Aww, please, Nick; let’s drop the act. I know you’ve been watching me and wanting me. Come on, no one is here. Show me the real man you are!” she said, holding my arms behind my head with surprising strength.

“Sydney, I told you we can’t!” I said to her, but I was too tired to try and fight. Even I knew my words were falling short. “It can be our dirty little office secret; tell me you haven’t thought about me?” she challenged me and I couldn’t answer. I had, every night.

“See… why deny it…” as she said this, her hips started to gyrate and grind against me. “Come on, Daddy, my pussy needs you again. It needs a real man’s cock.” Her words and her movements were doing exactly what she intended to do. My cock was getting hard.

“If we get caught, I’m done…” I pleaded.

“Isn’t that the added thrill…?” she leaned in close and kissed me. Her tongue quickly searching for mine, and any last defense of mine slipped away. I kissed her back. As soon as I gave in to her, she released my hands. They instantly went for her ass and grabbed full chunks as I kissed her back. It became more sloppy and passionate as her movements became more frantic and needy.

“Oh fuck, that’s it, Daddy…” she groaned as she took a breath. I didn’t wait and lunged into her neck, my lips sealing around her soft skin, kissing and inhaling her scent. The faint aroma of perfume was still there.

“Mmmmm, yesss, use my body; it’s yours.” Our dynamic had shifted. She was always the one pushing the buttons, but now I was in control. My inner dom was coming out again. She had teased and coaxed me into this, and now I was fully committed.

“God, I can feel your hard cock already. I feel how ready you are for me, Daddy. I feel how much you want me.” she moaned out more as my hands squeezed her ass. I wasn’t being gentle. Something told me that this little pretend princess actually liked it rough. She wanted a real man to take her like I had done all those nights ago.

“Mark me, Daddy…” she cried as my teeth grazed her delicate neck. I sank my teeth into her skin like a hungry primate, wanting to fully embrace her body and a deep need for her.

“Oh shit, yes…” she hissed as she cupped my head against her neck, her moans filling the empty office. Her hips were in a desperate motion now. The friction of dry humping was not enough anymore. We both wanted the real thing, both needed it.

She managed to pull herself up and off of me. She frantically pulled at her panties and let them fall to the floor. As she did this, I quickly unfastened my pants and, pulling them down a little, freed my cock from its confines.

“Fuck, it’s even bigger than I remember…” she said, biting her lip. She hesitated for a second, not sure of her next move, but I wasn’t wanting a blowjob. I wanted this little slut on my cock, riding me and worshiping me. I reached out and pulled her to me; with a squeal, she knew her task. She straddled me again and took hold of my cock. I could feel her guide me and feel the warmth of her cunt as she lowered herself on me.

“Ooohhhhhhhhh fucckkkkkk,” she cried out as she impaled herself onto me.

“Fucckkk,” I let out a growl of my own as she sank down.

“Shit, Daddy…” she hissed as she sat there for a second. I cupped my hand around her neck and pulled her into a kiss. It was eager and hungry as she fully accepted it. Our tongues lashing against each other as she got accustomed to me inside her. We kissed until she started to slide up and down me. Her pussy was slick and wet as she began to bounce on top of me. She broke the kiss as she moaned out in pleasure.

My hands refound her ass as she bounced with more eagerness.

“Ugh, fuck, Daddy, fuck…” she moaned out as her hands rested on my shoulders, her nails beginning to dig in. Her cries of pleasure crept up in volume as she started to slam down onto me with more force. I held onto her ass firmly as she gained a fluid motion of riding me. “Ugh, shit, Daddy, fucking fuck… your cock is so big… mmmm fuck,” she cried out as her nails dug deeper into me. The sharp pain was dulled by the glorious sensation of her cunt milking my cock. I moved my head forward and sank my face into her large, exposed cleavage. My lips tenderly kissing at the edges of her large, round breasts.

“Aww, Daddy, please suck on them!” she pleaded as she pulled her blouse open, her hand fishing into her bra and pulling her large breasts free. I immediately latched onto her hard, which caused her to cry out even louder.

“Yessss, yesss, Daddy, yesss, bite it, bite them… fuccckkk.” Her body was becoming more frantic as her cries got wilder. Her hand now cupped my head to her breast as her other hand ran through her hair, which was flowing freely.

“Keep going, Daddy, I’m gonna cum, I’m gonna cum all over that big, beautiful cock!” she cried out. Her bouncing was more determined than ever, her nails digging into my head, pulling me more into her bosom.

She kept riding me for a little longer before her cries died away. A silent, inaudible scream was building as she slammed down onto me.

“Dadddyy…. Fucckkkkkkkkkkk, uuuaahhhhhhhhh.” Her legs snapped in as her pussy contracted with violent spasms. I felt her muscles shudder against me as she came all over my cock. She had pulled me even tighter into her body and was now suffocating me, but with some force, I pulled myself free. I now lifted her slightly up and started to fuck her. My hips piston upwards into her.

“Oh my God.. what are you doing? Oh fuck, oh fuck….” she cried out in surprise as I started to thrust into her. I let my body slide down a little so I could thrust harder into her. My cock was already swollen and ready to explode.

“Oh shit, oh shit… are you going to cum inside me again? Ugh, fuck, do it! Creampie your little whore!” she cried as I put all my efforts into fucking her. My hips slamming into her with such force her whole body was bucking.

“Daddy, Daddy, fuccckkk, yesss…” she cried as I relentlessly fucked her. It didn’t take long and I let out a low growl as my cock pulsated with rigidness and I came. I came hard. I was surprised by the volume as it fired deep into her womb.

“Oh my fuck, oh fuck, there’s so much!” she groaned as she gyrated against me, her pussy trying to milk every last drop from me. After a few final thrusts, I gave in and sank into the chair. Sydney’s movements had slowed as she rested her body on top of mine.

We sat there for a few minutes, basking in the afterglow of our hot sex.

“Fuck… how are you single?” she asked, her head resting on my chest, my cock still buried deep inside her.

“How do you know I’m single?”

“Aww, please baby, I know you are, but how a girlfriend doesn’t love this every night.” she moaned happily.

“Dunno, just not been that lucky.” I said with a shrug. In truth, I did have a few girlfriends in my earlier twenties, but none of them worked out for various reasons. Then my sister started her blind dates, and we know how they went.

“Just lucky me, then.” she mused as she moved her hips a little, but she moved them too much and my cock fell from her. She whined a little at the sudden vacant spot my cock left.

“We probably should at least get cleaned up.” I said. The thought of getting caught coming back since the heat of the moment was fading away.

“Mmmm, suppose. Wish we were back in your bed; I would stay the night now.” she lifted her head and gave me a mischievous smile.

“Sydney, you know…”

“I know, I know, I’m just playing.” she smiled as she slowly climbed off of me. We silently got redressed and called it a day. I made sure to leave the completed files on Stephanie’s desk before leaving.