Jim’s Love: Yesterday

By R. Richard

Carrie immediately makes a phone call, “Jim Post just checked in. He said that he had more information about Wanda than I do.”
Jean says, “Well, I don’t know for sure, but the rumor is that Wanda’s starring in a movie.”
Carrie says, “Not a Hollywood movie?”
Jean says, “Definitely not a Hollywood movie!”
Carrie asks, “Maybe a nudie movie?”
Jean says, “Try a live action nudie movie!”
Carrie says, “If so, a live action nudie movie has destroyed her life, around here.”
* * *
Jim walks back into the department where he works.
Wesley intercepts Jim. Wesley says, “It looks like you gonna get the Project Manager job. However, you lost Wanda, along the way. I can get Wanda back for you.”
Jim eyes Wesley, with contempt and says, “I have no further interest in Wanda. In any case, she’s now married. You really don’t want to get involved with the guy that she’s married to.”
Wesley says, “Jim, you can do things with those computers that you work with. I work with people. If I want to, I can take Wanda away from another guy.”
Jim shakes his head no, in denial, and asks, “Why would I want a girl that you can take away from another guy, even a husband?”
Wesley says, “Jim, you can do things with those computers that you work with. I work with people. If I want to, I can take any girl away from you.”
Jim snorts, “Yeah Wesley, you can take a Wanda girl away from me. However, I don’t want a Wanda girl, I’m interested in a woman.”
Wesley says, “Jim, if I want to, I can take any woman away from you.”
Jim lectures, “Wesley, you can take a girl away from a guy. However, you don’t measure up with a woman. Wanda, maybe, a woman, no.”
Wesley says, “Jim, you’ll see.”
(Jim thinks, “Wesley, you are an amateur romeo boy. The boy that Wanda is a slave to, is way out of your league. However, find that out for yourself, if you survive.”)
Jim then walks to the Department Manager’s office and tells the Secretary, “Jim Post checking in.”
The Secretary says, “Yes, you’ll have to wait.”
Jim says, “I’ll wait and use the time to learn.” Jim then sits in a chair and begins to read some sort of loose leaf document. (He seems totally absorbed.) Jim does make a few notes in the document.
The Secretary finally says, “The Department Manager will see you now.”
Jim closes the document that he was reading and he then walks over to the Department Manager’s office door and is buzzed in.
Glen eyes Jim for a bit. Glen then says, “Sit down.” Glen then again eyes Jim for a bit. Glen then says, “You scheduled a demo, for a military customer, without notifying me.”
Jim says, “I did scheduled a demo, for a military customer. I did notify you, via your Secretary,as per policy. Since you didn’t comment, I went and presented the customer with a demo. I also notified my Project Manager. Since Wesley didn’t comment either, I went and presented the customer with a demo.”
Glen then again eyes Jim for a bit. Glen then says, “I was unaware that the scheduled a demo was to feature some sort of new mathematical algorithm.”
Jim says, “Had you called me in, I would have explained the situation in detail. Wesley never called me in, but I wouldn’t have explained the situation in detail, as explaining a mathematical algorithm to Wesley would have been a waste of his time and my time.” (I avoid stating that explaining a mathematical algorithm to Glen would also have been a waste of his time and my time.) I do point out, “Of course, neither Wesley or Glen are really trained in mathematics, however, your Chief Scientist could have been called in.”
Glen says, “Neither Wesley or myself were aware of the apparent importance of what you demoed for the customer.”
I reply, “I also wasn’t aware of the apparent importance of what I demoed for the customer, until I saw the customer reaction. (A total, obvious lie.)

• Language: English
• Publisher: R. Richard
• Release date: Sep 7, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005371784

R. Richard

I'm the co-author, with Sunset Thomas, of Anatomy of An Adult Film.I have 48 novels and over 299 short stories currently published.I spent my early years in the part of Los Angeles known as the South Central. I was known as Whi' Boy, which was sufficient to indentify me in that place. I'm a skilled kung-fu player, using a system that I learned from a Korean I knew only as 'Pak.' It would be easier to tell you the places that Pak wasn't wanted by the police, rather than the places where he was wanted by the police. Pak's kung-fu system, augmented by some bits and pieces from some Chinese practicioners is quick and effective, or I wouldn't be alive today.My early education was mostly obtained by stealing books from the public library (I always returned them and the Librarian even began to provide me with reading lists.) I did go to high schools, but I never really learned anything there. I eventually graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles, UCLA, with a degree in mathematics.I work as a Systems Analyst and also make a part of my living as a professional gambler (legal in Nevada.) I write science fiction and erotica. My published novels are:Anatomy of An Adult Film (With Sunset Thomas)1. Second Chance: God Killer2. Second Chance: Sky Pirate3. Second Chance: Scroll Seeker4. Second Chance: King of The Islands5. Second Chance: King of Zaya6. Second Chance: Duke of Averon7. Second Chance: King of Golomon8. Second Chance: King Of The Sky9. Second Chance: Warlord of Ifrequeh10. Second Chance: King of Ariby11. Second Chance: King of Mesodania12. Second Chance: King of Avuls13. Second Chance: King of Kemet14. Second Chance: King of Zorran15. Second Chance: King of Two Worlds16. Second Chance: King of Averon17. Second Chance: King's Duties18. Second Chance: King of The New WorldAdventurer: Simulation ProblemAdventurer: Pannar ProblemA Programmer's GambitAmateur StripperBeach MurdersBondage HouseCorporate Sex SlavesFriday NightGo Naked In The SoftwareGrasshopper WinterInvoluntary NudeLayoffNot A HeroPirates of The KeysSummer of SexThe LakeThe Last Moon DanceThe Nude Adventures of Plain JaneThe Secret Life of Wanda WilsonTails of the Pussycat LoungeTo Keep A JobTopless RestaurantToy WhoresVix: The MarineWayward BoyShort Stories:A Christmas Visit

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Jim’s Love: Yesterday

By R. Richard © 2021

Chapter 1: See Jim Post Run

Amanda lectures Henry, the CEO, Wanda, Jim Post’s ex girlfriend, has married some guy who was a college classmate of hers. Wanda has graduated, but she’s not coming back into town. Thus, there is no company hold on Jim Post. More likely, Jim Post will move on to escape the memory of Wanda.

Henry, the CEO says, Yet another interesting data point. I have been told that Jim would be too involved with this Wanda to be of any use as a Project Manager. Now, that is obviously not going to be the case.

* * *

Roy, a senior computer programmer, reports to Henry’s Secretary.

Amanda then ushers in Roy.

Roy stares at Henry and says, Jim Post is obviously just a little boy, playing incomprehensible games in his computer lab. Well, Jim brought in a code module that is way better than anything on the market. The code module that Jim brought in is something that he developed on his own time on a rented machine. Jim did a demo of his code module for one of the better known computer magazines and thus established it as his work, before the company can even claim that they developed it first. I don’t know where he got the design math, but it’s a real breakthrough.

Henry asks, You saw Jim’s demo?

Roy says, Yes I did. Jim needed someone to run the signal processor for the demo and I was the one. Normally Diego would have run the signal processor, but he was out sick.

Henry asks, Jim did the demo here?

Roy says, No, worse news, Jim needed a very high speed signal processor and so he used the one out at the big military base. Jim’s module is now in a military software library and any chance of getting at Jim’s software module is less than zero.

Henry sneers