Around 9:00am Mrs.Around 9:00am Mrs. Peterson came into the office. When she saw Tommy at his desk she told him she'd like to see him in her office. He followed her into the office and she shut the door. Mrs. Peterson put her briefcase away and sat down behind her desk. "Tom, I think we have something very important to talk about." Tommy looked down at the desk and didn't say a word. "Are you aware that your girlfriend came here yesterday afternoon?" "Y-yes" was all Tommy could get out. "Did you know that she was bringing video tapes of your personal affairs with her?" "I found out about it last night. I'm sorry, I didn't... I don't..." Tommy stammered a bit. He was close to tears with embarrassment and couldn't think of anything to say. "Tommy, she gave the tapes to Louise, Marie and Carol, too." Tommy just nodded and sniffed a bit, still not lifting his eyes above the desk. "What you do on your own time is no business of mine... but if it spills over into the office... if it affects how we work here... well, that IS my business. Frankly, I can't imagine how you're going to be able to work with the others after this. I'm really surprised you even had the guts to come in this morning." She paused for a moment and when she got no response she continued "The only way this office can work effectively is as a team, and right now I don't see how that can continue to happen. |