Heat Prevention
Starring Sarah Jane Gellar as Candy Mortimer
Written by Wetdoc
Written by Wetdoc
For those of you that are in the journalist profession that say it’s filled with excitement, I disagree on that. In spite of my high credentials from a prestigious school of journalism my six month career has been nothing but a complete failure, all I do is I see the other journalists go out to all their cushy assignments, while they do that I help load the film equipment they need and then I get to is watch them at work but that seldom happens.
One day I was sitting at my cubicle and my boss says to “Come to my office.” I leave my cubicle and I follow him into the office I then shut the door. He indicates me to the chair in front of his desk. I then sit down and he asks me “We’re in a bit of a jam this week. Do you know Gabby Cole?” I nodded my head to show that I knew her but only by sight. Gabby was one of the only journalists that I never worked for yet at the station. My boss resumes “She unfortunately came down with a slight head cold, needless to say but she was to do an assignment filmed for us at a country club on heat prevention. Well I’ve decided to give you the assignment.”
I showed no expression on my face but I was happy that I was going out on an assignment alone. He then looked at me and grabbed some notebook paper. He then wrote something down. He continued “Here’s the name of the country club and the address. Be there for midmorning. The man you are to speak to is Mickey, he’s the owner of the club. After the shoot please make sure that you're here at quarter to 5 so we can get the footage ready for the 6:00 evening news, not for tonight but tomorrow’s evening news." He then gave me the notebook paper. "Your script is included here. Don’t mess up or else we got problems here.” I then nervously gulped.
After work that evening I drove home. Had some takeout leftovers from the fridge for dinner and examined my script as I ate, it seemed fairly straightforward to me. Before crawling into bed I looked at my wardrobe to see what I should wear for the assignment tomorrow. After looking at several different outfits I settled on a navy blue knee length skirt with matching jacket, black heels, and a white sleeveless shirt.
The next morning I showered, ate got dressed and left for the club. I said to myself “Okay it won’t take that long. Just breathe and relax you’ll do fine.”
I drove to the country club and realized that I didn’t live that far away from the club. I guess that was why I was given the assignment. At the main door of the club was a burly man with short brown hair and a slender blonde woman that were both dressed in a grey polo shirt, tan khaki shorts and sandals. The man said to me as he shook my hand “You must be Candy?”
I nodded and inquired “So you’re Mickey then?”
“Yeah, this is my wife and our program director, Denise.” Denise then shook my hand, her grip seemed as strong as her husband's. She eagerly said “Let’s get this thing started now.”
The couple then led me to the club swimming pool where the crew was in the midst of preparing their equipment. Apparently we were the only people at the club. After a brief audio and visual check I placed my purse on a table. The segment started, I then said in a clear voice “High outdoor temperatures can be an assent or a liability depending upon the point of view of the individual person. And there are many ways to deal with high outdoor temperatures, one such method is to spend time at the beach or the pool with friends and relatives. Perhaps even have dinner outside and or just hang out in the shade with lots of water. With me here are Mickey and Denise the owners of the club and they will tell you about how their staff that work outside deal with the heat."
As Mickey and Denise both explained independently about how they encourage their staff to wear sunscreen, hats and sunglasses, and during their break to just drink water. This was something that they also wanted their guests to do. As they talked I found it to my displeasure that the temperature was slowly rising and I found it almost unbearable in my suit.
After spending about ten minutes for the shoot I was happy that my first assignment went well. Even the crew thought so. Since I brought my own car over I chose to stick around for a bit. I had some time to kill anyways. I then removed my shoes and sat down along the side of the pool and inserted my feet into the water. It felt refreshing.
Mickey came by and asked me “I thought that you did quite well out there. Is there anything I could get you?”
I looked at him and said “Could you get me a towel please?”
He looked at me and asked me “Let me guess you want to go swimming for a bit.”
“Yeah the water feels so good now.” With that I just took my feet out of the water and jumped in.
As I slicked my wet hair back I found out that the water felt so good but yet something else was brought to my attention. Namely the fact that I’ve worn swimsuits in the past both one-piece and two piece but that same sensation didn’t appear as I started swimming in my in my suit. I then glanced at my shirt and found it to be see-through. I then decided to leave my jacket on in the pool.
Mickey and Denise soon appeared; for some odd reason they had three towels with them instead of one. I looked at them and inquired, “Why did you two bring so many towels? I only needed one.”
Denise said “We decided to join you, it’s pretty warm out now and we thought that we would go for a swim with you.”
With that that in mind the couple removed their shoes jumped in together, they started to swim beside me. Mickey looked at me said “if your skirt starts to ride up on you I’d ignore it. We’ve seen women that show off more skin in swimsuits, than you would in your skirt."
As I treaded water, I said, “When I came here this morning I wasn’t planning on going swimming anyways, but I guess I learned another thing about heat prevention."
Denise said “Yeah, if you’re feeling warm a swim is a great way to cool off. Our stuff is washable so all we have to do is just hang it to dry and it’ll be fine.” I then took a glance at Denise, and I couldn’t help notice that her shirt was showing off her slender build.
After about five minutes I said to them “I think I’ll call it a day now.” Mickey said “I’ll get out too, so I can open the locker room for you to rinse of the chlorine from your suit. I’ll even leave a bathrobe for you too.”
We both swam to the steps I could help but also notice that Mickey’s shirt was showing off his burly body. Denise was a lucky woman to see this sort of thing often. Mickey then came back. He said to me “I got everything all set for you.”
I then turned on the shower and let the water cascade down my body. I found it so unusual to be showering in a business suit but it was fun just like when I went swimming in my suit. After my shower I removed my suit and put on the robe. In no time it was dry. I then removed the robe put on my suit back on. I decided to say goodbye to both Mickey and Denise. I also thought that I should pick up my shoes and purse. As I picked up my shoes and purse I said to them “I want to thank you both for not only letting me go for a swim but also for letting me remove the chlorine from my suit.”
Denise explained “It’s no problem, even though my husband and go swimming like this often we don’t swimming with such a well-dressed person. Perhaps we’ll see you again here.”
I remarked “Sure, I could drop by.”
As I left I realised there’s a swimming pool in my backyard and I should try it out sometime.
Epilogue
My boss thought that I did well at the shoot so now I get the chance to go out on more assignments alone. My career is going quite well now, I still see Mickey and Denise often as well, we’ve become good friends since the assignment. Sometimes after work I just go for a swim in after work in whatever outfit I wore that day.
One day I was sitting at my cubicle and my boss says to “Come to my office.” I leave my cubicle and I follow him into the office I then shut the door. He indicates me to the chair in front of his desk. I then sit down and he asks me “We’re in a bit of a jam this week. Do you know Gabby Cole?” I nodded my head to show that I knew her but only by sight. Gabby was one of the only journalists that I never worked for yet at the station. My boss resumes “She unfortunately came down with a slight head cold, needless to say but she was to do an assignment filmed for us at a country club on heat prevention. Well I’ve decided to give you the assignment.”
I showed no expression on my face but I was happy that I was going out on an assignment alone. He then looked at me and grabbed some notebook paper. He then wrote something down. He continued “Here’s the name of the country club and the address. Be there for midmorning. The man you are to speak to is Mickey, he’s the owner of the club. After the shoot please make sure that you're here at quarter to 5 so we can get the footage ready for the 6:00 evening news, not for tonight but tomorrow’s evening news." He then gave me the notebook paper. "Your script is included here. Don’t mess up or else we got problems here.” I then nervously gulped.
After work that evening I drove home. Had some takeout leftovers from the fridge for dinner and examined my script as I ate, it seemed fairly straightforward to me. Before crawling into bed I looked at my wardrobe to see what I should wear for the assignment tomorrow. After looking at several different outfits I settled on a navy blue knee length skirt with matching jacket, black heels, and a white sleeveless shirt.
The next morning I showered, ate got dressed and left for the club. I said to myself “Okay it won’t take that long. Just breathe and relax you’ll do fine.”
I drove to the country club and realized that I didn’t live that far away from the club. I guess that was why I was given the assignment. At the main door of the club was a burly man with short brown hair and a slender blonde woman that were both dressed in a grey polo shirt, tan khaki shorts and sandals. The man said to me as he shook my hand “You must be Candy?”
I nodded and inquired “So you’re Mickey then?”
“Yeah, this is my wife and our program director, Denise.” Denise then shook my hand, her grip seemed as strong as her husband's. She eagerly said “Let’s get this thing started now.”
The couple then led me to the club swimming pool where the crew was in the midst of preparing their equipment. Apparently we were the only people at the club. After a brief audio and visual check I placed my purse on a table. The segment started, I then said in a clear voice “High outdoor temperatures can be an assent or a liability depending upon the point of view of the individual person. And there are many ways to deal with high outdoor temperatures, one such method is to spend time at the beach or the pool with friends and relatives. Perhaps even have dinner outside and or just hang out in the shade with lots of water. With me here are Mickey and Denise the owners of the club and they will tell you about how their staff that work outside deal with the heat."
As Mickey and Denise both explained independently about how they encourage their staff to wear sunscreen, hats and sunglasses, and during their break to just drink water. This was something that they also wanted their guests to do. As they talked I found it to my displeasure that the temperature was slowly rising and I found it almost unbearable in my suit.
After spending about ten minutes for the shoot I was happy that my first assignment went well. Even the crew thought so. Since I brought my own car over I chose to stick around for a bit. I had some time to kill anyways. I then removed my shoes and sat down along the side of the pool and inserted my feet into the water. It felt refreshing.
Mickey came by and asked me “I thought that you did quite well out there. Is there anything I could get you?”
I looked at him and said “Could you get me a towel please?”
He looked at me and asked me “Let me guess you want to go swimming for a bit.”
“Yeah the water feels so good now.” With that I just took my feet out of the water and jumped in.
As I slicked my wet hair back I found out that the water felt so good but yet something else was brought to my attention. Namely the fact that I’ve worn swimsuits in the past both one-piece and two piece but that same sensation didn’t appear as I started swimming in my in my suit. I then glanced at my shirt and found it to be see-through. I then decided to leave my jacket on in the pool.
Mickey and Denise soon appeared; for some odd reason they had three towels with them instead of one. I looked at them and inquired, “Why did you two bring so many towels? I only needed one.”
Denise said “We decided to join you, it’s pretty warm out now and we thought that we would go for a swim with you.”
With that that in mind the couple removed their shoes jumped in together, they started to swim beside me. Mickey looked at me said “if your skirt starts to ride up on you I’d ignore it. We’ve seen women that show off more skin in swimsuits, than you would in your skirt."
As I treaded water, I said, “When I came here this morning I wasn’t planning on going swimming anyways, but I guess I learned another thing about heat prevention."
Denise said “Yeah, if you’re feeling warm a swim is a great way to cool off. Our stuff is washable so all we have to do is just hang it to dry and it’ll be fine.” I then took a glance at Denise, and I couldn’t help notice that her shirt was showing off her slender build.
After about five minutes I said to them “I think I’ll call it a day now.” Mickey said “I’ll get out too, so I can open the locker room for you to rinse of the chlorine from your suit. I’ll even leave a bathrobe for you too.”
We both swam to the steps I could help but also notice that Mickey’s shirt was showing off his burly body. Denise was a lucky woman to see this sort of thing often. Mickey then came back. He said to me “I got everything all set for you.”
I then turned on the shower and let the water cascade down my body. I found it so unusual to be showering in a business suit but it was fun just like when I went swimming in my suit. After my shower I removed my suit and put on the robe. In no time it was dry. I then removed the robe put on my suit back on. I decided to say goodbye to both Mickey and Denise. I also thought that I should pick up my shoes and purse. As I picked up my shoes and purse I said to them “I want to thank you both for not only letting me go for a swim but also for letting me remove the chlorine from my suit.”
Denise explained “It’s no problem, even though my husband and go swimming like this often we don’t swimming with such a well-dressed person. Perhaps we’ll see you again here.”
I remarked “Sure, I could drop by.”
As I left I realised there’s a swimming pool in my backyard and I should try it out sometime.
Epilogue
My boss thought that I did well at the shoot so now I get the chance to go out on more assignments alone. My career is going quite well now, I still see Mickey and Denise often as well, we’ve become good friends since the assignment. Sometimes after work I just go for a swim in after work in whatever outfit I wore that day.