The Devil Wears Nada

The most embarrassing moment came when Abby had to deliver a book detailing some of the new clothing coming out. Nina was at home, and Abby would have to deliver it to her house personally. Audrey had done this job before, and she had passed off this errand to Abby. Audrey laid out very detailed instructions on what to do when she arrived at Nina's house. Walk in, go straight into a hallway, and set it on a particular table. It must be on that particular table. Don't go upstairs, don't disturb Nina, don't deviate from the instructions.

Abby took a cab to Nina's home, book in hand. The cab stopped outside of a large house in one of the nicer areas in the city. It was a few stories tall. It was the type of house Abby dreamed of having. Abby stepped up to the door, and cautiously opened the door up. She stepped into the hallway and as she followed the instructions Audrey gave her, she realized there were two tables she could put the book on. Abby knew Nina wanted things done her way, so Abby just stood there, trying to figure out which table to put the book on.

"Hey." she heard, a whispering voice from the side.

Abby looked over and saw two small children peeking out of a door. It was two little girl's. Abby was shocked by this. She never got the impression that Nina had kids.

"Where do I put this?" Abby asked.

"You can take it upstairs." one of the girls said.

"Are you sure?" Abby asked, remembering being told specifically not to go upstairs.

"It's okay. Go to the third floor." the other little girl said.

Abby nodded to them and started to slowly head upstairs. She went up slowly, not sure if she was doing the right thing. As she reached the second floor and started to head towards the third, she started to hear a creaking noise. This caused her to pause before she continued.

The creaking got louder as she got closer to the third floor. As she reached the third floor, she looked to her left, looking for the source of the creaking. She was staring at a closed door. Then, she heard a noise that erased all doubt of what was going on.

"Oh, fuck yes! Keep fucking me! C'mon! Harder! Harder!" a voice said, the unmistakable voice of Nina. 'Holy crap' Abby thought. Nina was having sex! Abby heard the fast creaking of the bed, and the unmistakable sound of skin slapping together. Whatever going on behind that door was fast and rough.

"Just cum in me! C'mon, do it! Cum in me! Please!" Abby heard Nina beg. She heard both Nina and her partner groan loudly as simultaneous orgasm hit them both. Abby was frozen to the spot, terrified of being caught. As the sounds disappeared, Abby started to move. The silence was torn apart by the loud squeal of the floor board as Abby moved. Abby realized she was about to be caught, so she started to rush downstairs. She was not quick enough, as the door opened and she heard footsteps start to approach. She was at the landing on the stairs when Nina came into view.

Nina was wearing a golden silk robe. She was just closing up her robe as she appeared to Abby's view. Even as she closed the robe, Abby couldn't help but notice Nina's large breasts forcing their way out, bursting to be uncovered. Her large cleavage was exposed. Abby had never seen Nina this dressed down. Her body was still covered in sweat, evidence of the rough sex she just had.

"What are you doing here?" Nina asked.

"I'm so sorry. I just... came to deliver this book." Abby replied. Nina looked down at her, literally and metaphorically. Nina was clearly angry.

"Well, bring it up here." Nina said angrily. Abby walked up the stairs and handed Nina the book. She could smell sex in the air. Abby looked over at the now open door. She saw a handsome older man, half covered. He was moving slowly, as if he had just been through a battle.

"That's all." Nina said, looking right at Abby. Abby apologized again and hurried down the stairs. She rushed out of the house, mortified.

Nina's attitude worsened towards her the next day. Work got harder and harder for Abby. She could never do well enough. Nina would give her order after order, and never give her any praise.

Nina was having fun with this girl. This girl Abby had hung tough, and Nina was ready to step up her game. While Abby catching her having sex with her husband was not part of the plan, it didn't hurt matters. In fact, it quite helped things. Nina took great pride in giving Abby a glimpse of what real sex was. Real sex by a real woman. Not that namby-pamby lovemaking that girls like Abby no doubt performed. Nina loved to show the fact that she was capable of things in the bedroom that no young girl could dream of doing.

Nina was an expert in rough, brutal fucking. The kind that most men couldn't handle. The kind of fucking where it took normal men days to recover from. Nina was a highly sexual woman. Years and years of practice had led Nina to become a spectacular fuck.

Nina's husband used to be able to come close to matching her. But as he aged, his stamina waned, while hers only increased. As they aged, he had become a lame fuck, while she only got better and better. Her husband basically just lied there and let Nina attempt to slake her gross, disgusting sexual needs. While she always wanted their fucks to become nastier and nastier, he always refused, knowing he couldn't keep up with her. He knew he couldn't handle what she wanted. Night after night, she attempted to slake her thirst for rough, nasty sex, but she could never get there. Her husband had become too weak of a man sexually to give her the pleasure she craved. Due to this, their marriage was on the rocks. Could Nina saddle herself with a man who could pleasure her like she truly needed?

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For the first month or two, Abby was being run ragged at work. To be honest, she hated her job. A lot of her conversations at home with Nathan would end up being her bitching to Nathan about Nina or the other bitches she worked with. Nathan listened to her and let her vent. He was very supportive to his wife. And he believed her. He could just tell that this Nina woman was a bitch.

It was about two months into the job when things started to change. Abby was working late. Nina and Audrey had both gone home. As Abby worked at her computer, Piers walked into Nina's office to drop something off. As he walked back out, he spoke to Abby.

"How are you doing, honey?" he asked. She looked up at him.

"Well, it's been something." Abby said, having trouble hiding her true feelings.

"Honey, I've seen a lot of girls in that chair. A thousand girls would kill to be where you're at." Piers said.

"I keep hearing that." Abby said.

"You want my advice?" Piers said.

"Sure." Abby said.

"I think the problem is that you don't take this job seriously." Piers started.

"I do! I try my best, but I never feel like its good enough." Abby said.

"You don't take the fashion industry seriously. Abby, I think you look down at us. I think that you believe you are above us. You need to show that you take this industry seriously. And you can't try your best. To get anywhere, you need to go above and beyond. That's what it takes." Piers said. Abby listened, taking his words to heart.

"What do you think I should do?" Abby asked.

"Honey, you need to learn everything you can about fashion. You need to dive in headfirst. And to be honest, sweetie, you need to dress better." he replied.

"I like how I dress." she replied.

"You're in the fashion industry, Abby. You need to dress the part." Piers said. "I tell you what, tomorrow at six, come down to my office. I can make something out of you."

Abby agreed. Piers left the office. Abby resolved herself to improve.

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Abby felt like a fashion model as she dealt with Piers. Piers had her try on outfit after outfit, trying to find out which looked flattered her best. Piers posed her in mirrors, and him and his assistants put her though outfit after outfit. Abby learned a lot by doing this. She learned some of the fashion terms she didn't previously understand. Finally, she left with a collection of fashionable outfits.

As she emerged in her apartment that morning in her new outfit, she saw Nathan's jaw drop.

"Wow." he said, admiring his wife. He had never seen her look better.

"You like?" she said with a smile.

"I really like." he said, reaching around her and pulling her into an embrace. They kissed a few times before Abby pushed him away.

"C'mon, I gotta go. Save it for tonight." Abby said with a giggle. She finally pulled away from him after another kiss and headed out to work.

Abby had to admit that it felt great to walk into the office and to see the jaws of the other girls drop. Abby had to admit she looked damn good in this new outfit she was wearing. Audrey looked shocked, as did her friends. She even overheard one of Audrey's friends admit that Abby looked good. That made Abby smile.

Even Nina noticed her. She didn't say anything, but she definitely noticed.

Abby took Piers advice and threw herself into her work. She learned everything she could about fashion and the fashion industry. And it started to show. She was able to contribute more and more. And Nina appreciated it, in her own way. She started to include Abby in on things. She included Abby as she went to appraise some of the new products one of the famous fashion moguls was putting out. It was there that Abby learned from Audrey about Nina's way of judging whether she liked something or not. If Nina liked something, she would give a slight nod. That's it. Many fashion designers dreams were crushed by not seeing that slight nod. Fashion designers lived and died by that nod.

As Abby's knowledge of the fashion world grew, so did her responsibilities. She was quickly involved in more important jobs. Nina told Audrey to memorize a list of names of people that were going to be attending a party she was attending. Audrey would be there as support for Nina. But, Audrey caught the flu, and was struggling to memorize the names. The day of the party, Nina noticed Audrey struggling, and gave the list to Abby, telling her to memorize the list, as she was now attending the party as well. Abby wanted to tell her no, since Ralph's birthday party was the same night, but she knew there was no telling Nina now. Abby got to memorizing the list.

Abby called Nathan to break the news. She told him she would be late, but she would try to make it. Nathan wasn't happy, but he understood.

Piers provided nice dresses for all of them to wear. Abby looked nice in a long, flowing dress. Audrey looked nice too, but was offset by her obvious sickness. Nina looked stunning in the dark blue dress Piers provided, the low cut dress exposing her monumental cleavage.

Abby felt out of place at this high end party. Audrey and her both hung next to Nina. Audrey was doing a good job of providing the names of people Nina didn't know. That was until an older women, with salt and pepper hair started to approach. It didn't take a genius to know who she was. She was Dolores Tenhooven, Nina's counterpart at a different magazine. But the person she was with, a regal looking older gentlemen, was a mystery to Nina.

"Who is he?" Nina whispered to Audrey. Abby could see Audrey struggling to find the name in her head. Abby saw her opportunity.

"He's Sir Henrik Williamson. He is the prince of a country in Europe and she is Dolores's current squeeze." Abby said. Dolores reached them.

"Dolores! So great to see you. And this must be Henrik." Nina said. They greeted her happily, even though it was well publicized the animosity between Nina and Dolores.

Abby looked past Nina at Audrey. Audrey mouthed the words "Thank you." Abby smiled. Abby saw the opportunity to sneak away for a bit, so she went to the bar to get a drink. As she ordered, she was approached from behind.

"Hello." A man's voice said. Abby turned to look at a handsome man looking down at her. He had a mop of blonde hair and a boyish face.

"Hi." Abby said cautiously, not sure who this was.

"My name is Simon Miller." he said, holding his hand out. That name rang a bell. Abby realized who this was, Simon Miller was one of the leading publishing magnates in the city.

"Oh my god. I've heard a lot about you." Abby said, shaking his hand.

"I heard you are Nina Baxter's new assistant." he said.

"Yeah, I am." Abby replied.

"How's that going?" he asked.

"It's something." Abby said with a smile.

"Trust me, everyone knows what kind of woman she is. She eats most of her assistants alive. You've probably been there longer than most of them." Simon said.

"Well, it hasn't been easy." Abby said.

"What's your background? Where did you go to school?" Simon asked.

"I went to Northwestern for journalism, and this is my first job outside of school." Abby said.

"Really? Send your resume my way. If you're interested that is." Simon said, handing her a card.

"Oh, well thank you." Abby said, pocketing the card, glancing up at the handsome stranger. Abby chatted with Simon for a few minutes. Abby got the impression he was flirting. Abby looked over at Audrey, and saw her gesturing for her to come back.

"I gotta go." Abby said apologetically.

"Have fun." Simon replied with a smile.

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Nina had to admit she was starting to be impressed by Abby. Her assistant actually started to dress like a woman, and Nina was impressed that Abby was able to look decent. She was a prettier girl than Nina had originally thought. Plus, Abby had started to illustrate that she was willing to learn. She had bailed Audrey out, and she had shown Nina that she was capable of doing good work in the fashion industry. But she couldn't give Abby any hint of praise. In fact, Nina knew the only way to go forward was to treat her even worse.

Abby had shown she was capable to Nina. Abby thought things would improve. But that didn't seem enough for Nina. Nina called Abby into her office. As Abby walked in and looked at Nina, she couldn't help but marvel once again at her boss's good looks and spectacular body. Even from a woman's perspective, she would have to admit Nina was gorgeous. The fact that she was older somehow did not detract from her attractiveness. She still had a fantastic, fit, voluptuous body. Abby could only hope to have a body that good when she got older. Nina had left the top few buttons of her blouse unbuttoned, so Abby couldn't help but have her eye's drawn to Nina's generous cleavage, which was just pouring out. Without looking up at her, Nina started to speak.

"My daughters are going to be taking a long train ride, and they need something to keep them entertained. You know those books about the boy wizard, I can't recall the title. I've heard that the author has an unpublished manuscript for an eighth book. My girls love those stories, and they are desperate to know what happens next. The author said she would never release it. I want that manuscript in my daughter's hands by the time they get on the train. If they do not get it, don't bother coming back."

"What? That's impossible!" Abby replied, confused.

"That's all." Nina said, dismissively.

Abby walked out of the office angrily. If she would have looked back, she would have seen Nina smirk ever so slightly. Nina thought she had won this one. There was no way Abby could do this.

Nina had thought she was making progress with Nina. Not so, apparently. Nina just gave her an impossible task. Abby had no idea where to start. She made a few calls, but people just laughed in her face at her request. Then, she remembered Simon. She had sent him her resume, but had not heard back. But he was in the publishing industry. If anyone could help her, it would be him. She called him up.

"Simon Miller." Simon said.

"Simon, this is Abby Cline." Abby said.

"Abby! Nice to talk to you again. How can I help you?" Simon replied. Abby quickly explained what Nina wanted. Abby asked if he could help.

"Hmm, that's a pretty tall task, Abby. I tell you what. I know some people. Let me make a few calls and see what I can turn up. Okay?" Simon asked.

"Okay. Sounds good." Abby said. As they said their goodbyes and Abby hung up, she didn't hold out much hope of Simon being able to help. She looked around the office, and realized she didn't stand a chance here. Nina gave her this task simply so she would fail. Nina wanted Abby to fail. With that, Abby stood up, and walked out of the office. If she was not wanted here, then she didn't want to be here. She went out into the streets of New York. She heard her phone ring. She pulled it out and saw it was Nathan.

She knew Nathan had not been happy with the time she had to put in at this job. She had been forced to miss a lot of stuff in order to keep Nina happy. Nathan understood, but that didn't mean he was happy about it. Abby had missed meeting up with friends and some other parties and events that Nathan had been looking forward to. But Nathan had been supportive. He knew how much she needed this job, so he let it slide.

"Hey, what's up?" Abby said.

"Hey, just wanted to see if you still wanted to meet for lunch." Nathan said.

"Yeah, sure. Listen. I think I just quit." Abby said.

"What? Really?" Nathan said excitedly.

"Yeah, I think so." Abby said, unsure if she should be happy.

"What happened?" Nathan asked.

"I'll tell you everything when we meet up. Okay?" Abby said.

"Okay. See you soon. Love you." Nathan said.

"Love you too." Abby said, hanging up. She was about put her phone back in her purse when it started ringing again. She looked down and saw it was Simon.

"Hello." Abby said.

"Abby, you owe me." Simon said.

"What do you mean?" she asked.

"I've got it." Simon replied.

"What?" Abby said, still confused.

"I got the manuscript." Simon said.

"How?" Abby asked.

"Well, it's complicated. I know a guy who knows a guy who knows guy, that type of thing. All that matters is that I have the manuscript in my hand right now." Simon replied.

"That's great, but I think I just quit." Abby said.

"I did all that work. I cashed in a lot of favors for this Abby. I think you should reconsider." Simon said, not angry.

"Well, I appreciate it, but..." Abby started.

"Well, you can at least meet up with me. See if I can't change your mind." Simon replied.

"Okay. Where do you want to meet up?" Abby asked.

"How about you meet me for a cup of coffee? We can talk there." he said.

"Okay, sounds good." Abby replied.

Half an hour later, Abby met up with Simon in a coffee shop. They chatted for a bit, and Simon explained again what a huge opportunity this job was for her. He explained that Nina gave her this task simply so she would fail. Simon told her to imagine the look on her face when she handed the manuscript over. This more than anything convinced her to stay. Simon handed over the huge stack of papers that was the manuscript. Abby was extremely appreciative. Simon let her know that he would move her resume to the top of his list.

As Abby walked back to work, she got a call from Nathan.

"Hey, where you at?" he asked.

"I'm on my way back to work." Abby said.

"Why?" he said, disappointed.

"It's just, this is a job that a thousand girls want to have. I can't just walk away. I'm not a quitter." Abby said.

Nathan was disappointed, but he understood. He supported her, like a good husband.

Abby walked into Nina's office. Nina looked up and watched as Abby placed the manuscript on her desk.

"I got it. I got the manuscript!" Abby said happily. Nina grabbed the manuscript and started leafing through it. Abby wondered what complaint she could find with her on this one.

"Well, what good is it to me here?" Nina said.

"Don't worry. I made two copies and took them to your home. The manuscripts are in your daughters' hands as we speak." Abby said, knowing she was a step ahead of Nina for once. Nina looked at her. Abby saw a flash of emotion on her face, a look that showed she was impressed.