CaptainPeriwinkle
Super-Earth
- Joined
- Apr 1, 2014
"I want those reports on my desk in the morning." His boss said to him in a pretty firm tone. Walter Franks could only reply with a nod. He was deep in thought processing another set of reports for his company. The work never stopped, and the "In" box on his desk was always stacked to the ceiling with claims. Such was life as one of the largest insurance companies on the East Coast. The work never stopped and there was always some deadline to meet. It meant the man was spending a fortune on babysitters because he spent so much time at the office. After finishing a few more reports, he let out a groan and leaned back in his chair to clear his head for a moment. His wife was out of town for business, and he was stuck at the office which meant he would need to extend the babysitter for tonight. Something that wasn't out of the ordinary on a given night for him. Grabbing his cup, he stood and made his way to the breakroom. The boss didn't seem to care about breaks, unless the work wasn't getting done but Walter was almost always on time. After refilling his cup with coffee, he took a seat before he typed out a quick message.
"Have to stay late at the office again, can you stay?"
With that, he took another few moments to himself before he made his way back to his desk. He didn't even bother checking his phone, it was almost always okay with the babysitter. Besides, he was paying her double after 5 PM and would often stay until 9 PM at the job. Luckily enough, his kids loved their babysitter. His oldest son, 9, already had a huge crush on her and his youngest daughter, 4, looked up to her like a role model. If only they were a little bit older, and he could let them stay by themselves every once in awhile. Still, the family babysitter did a great job and the Franks family paid her pretty handsomely. The tips were great and they always got her something nice for Christmas and her birthday. In a weird way, she was almost apart of the family.
Around 11 PM that night, Walter finally finished the stack of claims. There was nothing more satisfying than looking at the "In" box on his desk and seeing nothing. Standing up and stretching, his eyes were tired. His desk was lit by a little desk lamp he had gotten awhile back, and when he looked around, he realized he was the only one left at the office. All of the other cubicles were empty, and the cleaning crew was there vacuuming the floors. Making his way out of the building, he waved goodbye to them before getting in his car and driving back to his house. It was a decent sized house, two stories in the middle of a rural neighborhood. His wife was a high profile lawyer, travelling all around the country and taking care of criminal cases wherever she went. She was often gone for weeks, even months at a time, but it was worth it for the money she brought in. Walter didn't make bad money, he just had to work a lot harder than his wife. As he pulled into the driveway, he received a text from his wife. It read: "Have to stay in Phoenix a little longer. Sorry babe." With a sigh, he put his phone away, gathered his briefcase and made his way inside his home.
Closing the door behind him, he set his briefcase down. It felt as though it had been awhile since he had seen his kids, and it had. He had been working himself to the bone trying to provide, and it had been awhile since he had taken a day off. Fishing into his pocket to grab the cash he had withdrawn on the drive home, he made his way into the kitchen looking for his babysitter.
"Have to stay late at the office again, can you stay?"
With that, he took another few moments to himself before he made his way back to his desk. He didn't even bother checking his phone, it was almost always okay with the babysitter. Besides, he was paying her double after 5 PM and would often stay until 9 PM at the job. Luckily enough, his kids loved their babysitter. His oldest son, 9, already had a huge crush on her and his youngest daughter, 4, looked up to her like a role model. If only they were a little bit older, and he could let them stay by themselves every once in awhile. Still, the family babysitter did a great job and the Franks family paid her pretty handsomely. The tips were great and they always got her something nice for Christmas and her birthday. In a weird way, she was almost apart of the family.
Around 11 PM that night, Walter finally finished the stack of claims. There was nothing more satisfying than looking at the "In" box on his desk and seeing nothing. Standing up and stretching, his eyes were tired. His desk was lit by a little desk lamp he had gotten awhile back, and when he looked around, he realized he was the only one left at the office. All of the other cubicles were empty, and the cleaning crew was there vacuuming the floors. Making his way out of the building, he waved goodbye to them before getting in his car and driving back to his house. It was a decent sized house, two stories in the middle of a rural neighborhood. His wife was a high profile lawyer, travelling all around the country and taking care of criminal cases wherever she went. She was often gone for weeks, even months at a time, but it was worth it for the money she brought in. Walter didn't make bad money, he just had to work a lot harder than his wife. As he pulled into the driveway, he received a text from his wife. It read: "Have to stay in Phoenix a little longer. Sorry babe." With a sigh, he put his phone away, gathered his briefcase and made his way inside his home.
Closing the door behind him, he set his briefcase down. It felt as though it had been awhile since he had seen his kids, and it had. He had been working himself to the bone trying to provide, and it had been awhile since he had taken a day off. Fishing into his pocket to grab the cash he had withdrawn on the drive home, he made his way into the kitchen looking for his babysitter.