An adult stories – D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F. Ch. 12 by HOG57head,HOG57head D.L.L.I.G.A.F. #12 – The battle of evermore
The names are fictional to protect the guilty. All sex scenes are between consenting adults. No animals were harmed in the writing of this story. I along with Microsoft spell/ grammar check are responsible for the mistakes herein. I write for my pleasure and hope that you enjoy the read. This is the 12 th chapter in this story. If you haven’t read the previous chapter(s), then there may be some subject material herein that may not make sense to you. There is not a lot of sex in this chapter, This is the final chapter of DILLIGAF. Some of the events of this chapter coincide with the time frame of the previous chapter. I wanted to separate the story lines based on subject matter. This chapter concentrates on business and legal affairs. I appreciate the comments good and bad. For those that liked the story -thank you. For those that didn’t – Well it enraged you enough to write a comment. Please leave feedback and rate my story.
My mental health
My Wednesday meetings with Dr. Day continue through mid-February. She continues to make me verbalize my feelings and emotions throughout our discussions. She recommends that I verbalize thoughts instead of just rolling them around in my head.
She is still amazed at my continuing relationship as a throuple. She applauds our ability to keep negative feeling out of our relationship and truly believes that as long as we remain committed to communicating and talking through our issues that we will make it int the long term.
She asks for a group session. I talk to the girls, and they are willing. At the end of group session, Dr. Day comments that there is no shortage of love and passion in our relationship. She gives us her best wishes. We decide to stop the sessions but agree to get in touch if the need arises in the future.
The Project
Frank Simmons’ report date is Jan 10th. True to his word, he reports on Jan 17th. He has been working from home the previous week and shows me and the girls what he has been working on. He has taken his previous actual schedule, that reflects delays for weather, materials, inspections, as well as a couple of mistakes that had caused rework, and scaled it down to represent a 5 story with basement project (our project). He then scaled that down to our project’s square footage. He also has input about half of the material costs that I had given him previously. I am stoked.
The girls and I dedicate the majority of our time helping Frank with schedule inputs. We help with inputs for manpower costs and associated increases due to projected raises. We also decide to input material costs at 120% of current material costs. It is my intention to bid a materials contract at that price. I believe, that by paying a premium up front and lock in a guaranteed price for the project duration I will save money in the long term.
Within two weeks we have a working schedule that reflects a delivery date of 60 months after the groundbreaking. The preliminary cost estimate with keys to the owner at $70,000,000. We also include in the proposal, various incentive pay outs for keeping costs under budget, for safety – lost time accident rates, and production incentives for completing work at various milestones and overall project completion date.
I delivered my presentation in early April. I gave them a slide presentation including snippets from our schedule, snippets from the original bid package, and a 30,000-foot view of our cost and production proposal. I also present proposed incentive payouts.
I start my presentation with, “Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for your time today. I want to start by saying I guarantee you that the bid you are about to see will NOT be the lowest bid that you will see for this project. But I will guarantee this bid proposal can and will be delivered by my company at or below the cost projections that you will see, and at or below the time projections that you will see.”
I let that sink in a moment before continuing. I like to start off by praising my people.
“I have several things going in my favor that will ensure the delivery of these projections. I have a skilled and knowledgeable workforce that has already bought in to this project. They and their significant others are aware of the magnitude of this project and know what it will take to get this done as promised. Many of these craftsmen have been with this company for over 7 years. They are ready to step up and take on leading roles to ensure this project is delivered as promised. These same craftsmen are aware of the standards that I expect and that they have adopted them and expect the same from each other and the people that work for them. They will not compromise these standards and workers that can’t or won’t uphold these standards will not be with us very long.”
Next, I want to make the point that we are big enough to handle this project.
“I have secured local financing for this project. I have a proven track record of delivering projects on time and on budget.”
I showing them the slides from the local newspaper when we did our choregraphed handing over the keys before Christmas.
“There are always small bugs that need to be worked out on every project. I assign a skeleton crew on site after handing you the keys to ensure any bugs are corrected promptly.”
I got a few nods with that statement.
“My bid is not designed to sell you a pig in a poke just to get the bid. My bid, because of realistic cost projections, realistic schedule projections and realistic manpower projections is my word and the word of my company. It is a big risk for a company of my size taking on a project this big, but it is not too big of a risk because a have a talent pool that can eat this elephant one bite at a time.”
I need their buy in on the next statement.
“I will not come to you a year down the line or two years down the line with my hat in my hand and convince you that I need more money and that you will either pay it or get someone else to do the work. I am also not promising you a bump free ride. We will have frank, open, and honest discussions when the project is going smoothly and when the project may not be going so smoothly. If you accept my proposal, you will not be sorry that you did.”
I had a lot of head nods at the end of my presentation.
There were several questions about the time frames for different milestones, incentive clauses, manpower expectations, etc. I answer the questions with as much honesty and openness as I can. I got handshakes and well wishes. When I left their building, I felt that I had knocked it out of the park.
I receive a certified letter letting me know that we in fact did win the bid. We have another dinner/ date night at the country club like before. I am able to give them hard facts and figures and thank them for their hard work. I tell them that I will need their continued hard work and focus on the tasks at hand. I ask their wives and girlfriends to be supportive and to talk to them. I ask the workers to listen to their significant others and to not forget who is important in their lives. When we arrive at home, the girls reward me with love and affection. God I am a lucky man.
My first new hires are two girls Jennifer and Jo Ann. These girls are to shadow Mandy and Beth. I tell the new hires to learn how to do their jobs. Question them and learn from them. Ask me if you need anything that Mandy and Beth can’t provide. They accept my offer to take construction management courses. The next hire is another woman, Barbara. She is recently divorced. I hire her to take care of payroll and benefits. She accepts my offer to take accounting courses and business management courses.
The first year of the project is a little rough. We only retain about 75% of our new hires. I am disappointed that we have such a high turnover rate. It is about 18 months before we achieve our initial manpower projections. We are able to reach our production milestones by working overtime. The incentive payout just about pays for the overtime. Once we reach our manpower projections, and take advantage of this project’s learning curve, we meet our production goals without problems. We do manage to lock in materials cost at 120% of BOC (beginning of contract) costs. Being able to convince the materials supplier to accept that offer saves 6 million in material expenses over the life of the contract.
Frank is instrumental in showing actual versus projected costs and production rates. Having this information makes updating our clients on the project’s progress during our periodical status meetings a lot easier. The first year, those status meetings are not necessarily on the best of terms. The schedule almost continually shows that we are behind schedule, yet we manage to make production schedules and benefit from the incentive clauses. As we incorporate lessons learned on the project into future work, our production shows a 15 – 20% increase over the first year. After the first year, our turnover rate decreased to ~5%. Getting fully staffed, along with the new employees buying in to the culture of premier craftsmanship, further helped production. Improved communications and safety performance virtually eliminated any rework.
The work force has enough confidence in the project leadership that if something doesn’t look right, then it is questioned to make sure the plan is right before work continues. Daily briefings on what is to be accomplished with open communications is commonplace and pays multiple dividends. The project completed 4 months ahead of schedule. This resulted in saving of $1.2 million is savings from salaries and wages alone. We accomplished all three of the major incentive bonuses. Budget – the project completed for 6 million under budget. Safety – the lost time accident rate was less than.6/100,000 on site manhours. We ended up cashing in on right at 5 million dollars in incentive payouts.
Because of the size of our work force, I had to use the college facility to host another bar-b-q dinner. I announced the bonuses for the project completion. I also announced that I wanted to sell the construction company. A group of private investors approached me and offered to buy the company for 4.5 million dollars. I met with my key people and had a meeting with the investors and my key people to see where rubber met the road so to speak. An understanding was reached by all. I would oversee day to day operations for 2 yrs. For a significant salary I might add. At the end of the 2 years, I would be paid the first installment of $2 million. Then I would step down and appoint another individual to replace me and would receive a $1 million on Dec 31 for the next 3 years.
Life as a throuple –
My life in my throuple relationship continues to grow strong. Our love deepens and our commitment to each other strengthens. When people outside our family try to join or interfere with our relationship they are quickly rebuked. Feelings of temptation are discussed and the pros and cons of giving in to those temptations are weighed. I tell the girls that all I want for them is their happiness. If I wasn’t the right man, then leave and find your happiness. I wish them nothing but the best in life. I never feel that our relationship is threatened. Each time something like that is brought, up it only strengthens our resolve to make our relationship work.
Mandy and Beth both express a desire to have a baby. We purchase a piece of land to build our dream house. We find a ten-acre tract up in the mountains about 30 minutes out of town. It is a lake front tract with 360-degree views. We put my house up on the market 9 months after our dream house is started. Both Mandy and Beth stop taking the pill the day we move into our dream house. Fifteen months later we have two healthy babies join our family. Mandy gives birth to Mary Elizabeth, named after her mother and her “wife”. Elizabeth gives birth to Jackson Ronald, named after her father and her husband.
Our sex life changes as it does with any relationship with children. There are fewer threesomes, but with three adults available to watch the kids, one on one time is not really a problem. The girls love and protect both kids as their own. The kids run to the closest mom with any problems or happiness. I hope that continues throughout their lives. We still have our weekly throuple meeting to keep any issues resolved. Sometimes when there are no issues, we just take turns hugging and kissing and proclaiming our love for each other. It is a win-win no matter what. Our date nights continue, and I get to express my love for each woman on a more intimate level. If we plan to stay all night the other partner knows well in advance and pictures and text messages are exchanged throughout the date. Mandy and Beth have an occasional girl’s night as well. They tell me all about it and try to make me horny. It usually works. I love my girls.
The Scholarship Program
The annual Gala for the Women’s Scholarship Program continues. We decided to keep it in the spring and not move it to around Valentine’s Day. The word has spread about the program and the number of applicants has grown significantly. It has become a very popular event not just in the town that we live, but throughout the county and surrounding counties. The donations and pledges have grown to over a million dollars in the last few years.
The Vo-tech and the community college manage the program quite well. They understand the need to be self- sustaining and monitor the growth and financials closely to ensure that the program remains viable
The women that we help sign a pledge to pay it forward and give a monthly stipend back to the scholarship fund as a remembrance to the help they received. Whatever they can afford $20, $50, $100 even if it is just a dollar of $5 month. Pay it forward.
The tickets to the Gala are currently at $150 a couple. We have a silent auction for hunting trips, cruises, artwork, wines, all types of luxury items and the generosity of the community has been impressive. The tickets to the event are becoming more and more sought after. Many ticket requests are standing. Some requests are made the day after the preceding event.
I am still requested from time to time to make a speech about the scholarship program. I have never had a problem with public speaking, especially if it concerns subject matter that I find important. The girls have given up helping with the planning of the Gala but attend with me and help graciously with priming the pump to keep the donations and pledges coming.
The kids stay with the grandparents that night and we continue our own remembrance of the original Gala evening.
Court and closure
My impending divorce from my wife of 2 years Vicky Johnson went as planned. Her lawyer could not believe that we had the audacity to invoke the pre-nuptial agreement, and file for divorce, and sue for alienation of affection. She gave an academy award worthy performance during our first meeting in February. She wanted counseling to try and save her marriage. She was distraught because I did this to her.
Vicky tears up and proclaims that she has seen the light and the error of her ways. She will do anything, anything if I will just take her back. BLAH, Fucking BLAH, BLAH. The only thing she is sorry about is the fact that she is caught between a rock and a hard place, and she is squealing like a pig caught under a gate.
I do suffer through court ordered counseling. The counselor has one session alone with her, one session alone with me, and then one session together. During my alone session with the counselor, she speaks first and lays out how this is going to work. Her intent is not to take sides but to accept each parties’ statements as being true and her goal is to establish a framework where the marriage can be restored. I tell her that is going to be damn near impossible.
The counselor gives me part of Vicky’s story. Vicky is sorry and that she has turned over a new leaf and that Vicky is ready to be a devoted wife. I tell her about my wife’s indiscretions. I name names and tell her how I know about her affairs. I then show the counselor my wife’s recent travels using the find me tiles. She still travels to the meat market on a regular basis two or three times a week and every Saturday night. The counselor is not impressed because it is not uncommon for a single woman to be social.
I then show Vicky’s corresponding travel routes since Christmas along with the travel routes of her lovers. I also reveal the files of information that I had pre-Christmas along with travel routes from her previous lovers. Coincidentally they still connect at Johnny’s and then travel either to Vicky’s apartment or a motel.
I asked the counselor, “Please, show me any indication of a new leaf or a change of heart to be the new devoted partner?”
The group meeting with both of us turns into a rehash of Christmas day. She is shocked and can’t believe that I served her on Christmas day. Vicky howled how I turned all of her friends and family against her.
After about 30 minutes, I asked the counselor, “How much more of this did you need to hear?”
The counselor relented and states, “I can see that no amount of counseling will save this marriage.”
My lawyer, Jackie, did receive an asset disclosure from Vicky. I am required to provide one to Vicky. At the time of the disclosure, my company is worth about 2 million dollars. I have about $135,000 in the bank, I have about $100,000 in personal assets (clothes, cars, guns, other misc. items) and my house is appraised at $250,000. I have no other real estate holdings and no stocks, bonds or other investments. Vicky has about $10,000 in the bank and her 401K has $200,000 in it. Her personal assets total about $60,000 between her car, clothes and accessories.
We meet with a mediator in March to resolve financial issues and division of assets. The meeting with the mediator starts with both parties in the same room attesting to the validity of the asset disclosures. Her lawyer brought flip charts and lists her assets on one chart and my assets on another chart. Her lawyer starts his presentation to the mediator.
The mediator stops him and asks me and my lawyer to leave. We are taken to another room and told to wait until the mediator comes to talk to us. We have a lovely conversation about the upcoming spring Gala and what a great idea it is and how she hopes for a great turnout.
About 30 minutes later, the mediator comes in, sits down and sighs heavily.
She says, “This is going to be a long day”.
We laugh. She asks me to explain our family finances. I tell her about the three accounts, hers, mine, and ours. How I ask Vicky to pay for food and the electric bill. I pay for everything else, insurance (both car and house), cable, phone, gas, water, trash, mortgage and any entertainment that we do together. I essentially made no demands on her monies.
I continue to explain that I owned my construction business for over 5 years before we met. She shows no interest in the business and even refuses to accompany me to business functions. I purchased the house before we were together, and Vicky has nothing invested in the house.
All I want out of the divorce is the $50,000 based on infidelity as laid out in the prenuptial agreement. We keep our own bank accounts and assets. I tell her that she cheated on me and that I am not going to reward bad behavior by giving her any money. She understands what I want out of the divorce and leaves.
She comes back in about 45 minutes. Vicky refuses to understand why she can’t touch my assets. Her lawyer understands. The mediator will present her findings to the judge. Each party is to keep their assets. She is also going to inform the judge of my intention to pursue the stipulations of the pre-nuptial agreement.
The court docket set the divorce case hearing for mid-May. Jackie is on point. She presents the evidence of Vicky’s infidelity. Her lawyer objects saying that the evidence was illegally obtained. Jackie argues that either he should withdraw his objection, or Vicky is going to be called to the stand and have her explain her whereabouts and activities for the dates and times in question, or each of her lovers will be subpoena and asked their whereabouts and activities for the dates and times in question. Her lawyer withdrew the objection, and the “files” were accepted into evidence. The judge having accepted the evidence into the court record had no choice but to enforce the provisions of the pre-nuptial agreement. I was awarded $50,000, and the divorce would be final in 90 days.
The 15th of August my divorce was granted. The 16th of August I got down on one knee and propose to my girls. They want matching rings. We visit a custom jewelry maker, and he designs the rings. We decided on a Celtic triad design with a diamond in the middle and our birth stones on the points of the triad. The stone locations are different on each ring. We have the bands engraved, ‘With all my love forever’. We can’t have a legal ceremony, but we have a friends and family party at our dream house. A good time was had by all. After the last guest parted, I carry my lovely “brides” across the threshold for real one at a time. Our “marriage” is consummated in a variety of combinations and positions until we can consummate no more. God, I love my girls.
My lawyer Jackie is an amazing woman. The way she has it together is amazing. She always looks impeccable, hair, make-up, clothes, and accessories are always first rate. She is intelligent and alarmingly beautiful. She is focused and extremely organized. She is able to compartmentalize subject matter and keep it ready for instant recall when needed. The alienation of affection lawsuits are a prime example of this.
We have already received an asset disclosure from Vicky. The Court required mediation to see if we could come to an agreement and relieve the court docket of cases. I was suing for 1/6 of her assets (leaving the rest for the remaining lawsuits). Essentially 1/6 of her remaining 401K. Her lawyer argued that the lawsuit was frivolous and punitive. Jackie quoted him precedence and then quoted the law to him. She also informed him that this is one of the few states that has alienation of affection laws on the books for just this type of situation. The 1/6 of her assets was going to be the best and final offer or we would use the court’s time in November. She agreed to an out of court settlement of $33,300. The agreement was drawn up and I signed it. In August and it was filed with the court. Cha-Ching! Round one.
Jackie Swatter received a declaration of assets from Tom Osborne. It showed that Tom had a fluctuating balance in checking between $100 and $2500. He had about $3000 in a savings account. His 401K was valued at $350,000. He had a few stocks and bonds in a private trading account valued at $5000. The house he resided at was valued at $300,000 which he had about $60,000 in equity. He had a vacation home on a lake about an hour away. It was valued at $180,000 and he had about $80,000 in equity. Jackie did several searches and did not find evidence of offshore accounts or that he had any monies squirreled away.
The Court requires mediation to see if we can come to an agreement and relieve the court docket of cases. I am suing for 1/3 of his assets (leaving the remaining assets to come into play during the divorce and Alice’s alienation of affection lawsuit). Essentially the value of his 401K. Tom’s lawyer argued that the recent divorce that his client had suffered through, had drastically affected his client’s assets. That the asset projection that was submitted need to be revised to reflect current actual assets.
Jackie stood firmly on the 1/3 of assets. If Mr. Osborne was going to cry poor mouth as a result of his own activities, then she was going to request a forensic accountant to review Tom’s assets and require proof of his current status. The 1/3 percentage was going to stand as the standard for reparations whatever the number was going to be. This is the best and final offer or we will use the court’s time in November.
They agree to the settlement percentage. The forensic accountant found Mr. Osborne to have a net worth of $350,000 after the recently settled divorce. I smiled knowing that Alice had cleaned his clock and was headed for another drink at the Osborne well. Jackie received a certified check for $116,000 in accordance with our out of court settlement agreement. The agreement is drawn up and I sign it. In September it is filed with the court.
The proceedings for the remaining individual alienation of affection lawsuits are similar. The settlement numbers vary slightly from case to case. I receive between $125,000 to $250,000 in each of the remaining settlements. The Shoesmith case is the largest as Carol declined to file for divorce leaving more of a pool of money. By the time the first round of Alienation of Affection lawsuits are completed, I am awarded judgements in the amount of $1.1 million. Cha-Ching! Round 2.
The second level of Alienation of Affection lawsuits involve the local branch of the company. Jackie talks with the group of victims before the mediation meeting. She does not want to divulge the entire case that she is going to lay out in court unless she is positive of a favorable agreement. She is going to request a higher number than we are willing to accept, based on the company’s desire to avoid publicity associated with a court case.
She lays out all the communications that her “research team” had uncovered. The HR director knew about the inter office affairs going on. Apparently, there are a couple of “Karens” that were left out of the girls’ night out activities. They wrote letters to the Branch HR Director (Ashley Avery) explaining what they had witnessed, and they wanted to report possible violations of company policy. The research team found emails between the HR Director and the Branch Manager (Sam Silver) and the Assistant Branch Manager (Rhonda Sinclair) about a potential violation of company policy. The discovered emails reveal that the investigation found nothing substantial.
Later emails confirm a project proposal by Mark Shoesmith. The emails contain the proposed team members and the goals of the project. When questioned by Jackie, the investigator revealed that she had been previously involved with Robert Gray. Robert had convinced her to squash any findings, or he would disclose their affair to her husband. Text messages between the gang of six further solidified a conspiracy to hide the illicit affairs. Text messages also showed the “project conspiracy” to have sex on company time under the pretext of team meetings.
Jackie Swatter received a declaration of assets from Sam Silver, Ashley Avery, Rhonda Sinclair and Reggie Rawlings. Documents show that on average, the Branch management have fluctuating balances in their checking accounts between $500 and $5500. On average they have 7500 dollars in their savings accounts. Their 401K values vary from $350,000 to $550,000. Some have a few stocks and bonds in private trading accounts with an average value at about $7000. The houses are valued on average of $480,000. The equity value varies from about $60,000 to $125,000.
Sam has a vacation home on a lake about an hour away. It is valued at $2500,000 and he has about $80,000 in equity. Ashley has $100,000 in an off-shore account. Rhonda has four accounts with $40,000 in each under her family’s member’s names. Reggie buys gold and keeps it in a safety deposit box. The local branch itself is valued at $4 million.
The Court requires mediation between the parties to see if we can come to an agreement and relieve the court docket of cases. In August Jackie and the group of victims meet with the company lawyers and the Branch Management to mediate and try to resolve the issues in an out of court settlement. This is a joint lawsuit suing for $8 million. The company lawyers argue that there is no way a jury will award such an outrageous sum.
Jackie stands her ground and leverages her argument about knowledge from the management team. The conspiracy to whitewash any findings during the so-called investigation. The continued indifference as evidenced by putting the conspirators together on a project together. She also quoted company policy regarding fraternization between employees. Even with all of that, then branch management refused to act on allegations made by other employees.
Jackie let them know in no uncertain terms that this is a fair offer and that if this goes to trial, the jury can render a larger settlement decision. When this goes to trial and all of the evidence and testimony is submitted, any jury with traditional morals will find in favor of her clients and a much larger settlement will likely be awarded. Jackie gives them until January 10th to settle or we will take this matter to court. Jackie receives a certified letter on January 8th outlining the agreement to settle for $8 million.
Cha Ching! Round 3.
Jackie Swatter receives a declaration of assets from the corporation in April. The corporation uses the most recent stockholder prospectus as its official company’s net worth. The corporate officers receive compensations averaging $2.5 million excluding retirement bonuses and stock options. The board of directors receive about $750,000 per year in salary plus stock options of ~$250,000. The net worth of the company officers and the board of directors is around $28 million. According to the prospectus the value of the company is approximately 4.8 billion dollars. Each of the company officers and each member of the board of directors is named in the lawsuit. This is a joint lawsuit suing for $200 million.
In addition to the information obtained at the branch level, the “investigation team” found emails between the Branch HR director and the Corporate HR director regarding possible violation of corporate policies. Memorandum back and forth as well as text messages explain the allegations, suggests investigation, and outline follow up actions. The text messages are more personal and give more detailed information including names.
A January board meeting agenda item lists ‘personnel issues’ as a topic of discussion. The board meeting minutes detail the conversations during the board meeting. There are several text messages between board members and company officers giving more in depth details of the policy violations. These messages give details not contained in the cryptic discussions contained in the minutes.
In a mediation meeting in August, the corporate lawyers argue that there is no way a jury will award such an outrageous sum. Jackie stands her ground and leverages her argument about knowledge of the affairs being passed from the branch management team to the corporate level. Jackie explains there is evidence of suspicious activities to whitewash this issue at the corporate level. The corporate lawyers disavowed any knowledge by the corporate officers or the board.
Jackie then questions the board’s ability to govern the corporation due to their lack of knowledge about the activities occurring inside their own company. The lack of understanding in and of itself can be grounds for further legal actions. Jackie describes the so-called investigation. The continuing indifference as evidenced by putting the conspirators on a project together. She also quoted company policy regarding fraternization between employees.
She further explains about her research team’s findings on the corporate level as well. Jackie let them know in no uncertain terms that this offer is good until February 4th. This date will allow the board of directors to review and discuss this issue at the next board meeting in January. She reminds them of the large number of corporation haters and that if this goes to trial, a jury can render a larger decision especially after all of the evidence and testimony is submitted. Jackie receives a certified letter on Ground Hog Day outlining the agreement to settle for $200 million. Along with a stipulation that no further legal action will be taken regarding this issue. Cha Ching! Round 4.
I ended up with a little over $18 million because of Vicky being unfaithful. Not to mention two beautiful loving wives along with two beautiful children.
Thank you, Vicky – wherever you are.
The end