The Takeover by M.C. Two corporate executives battle it out for supremacy. Richard Wilson waited impatiently in his large office. As he did he angerly went over in his mind, the events that lead to his desparate situation. He had been groomed to take over his father's company and looked forward to it for years. After his father passed away he became the C.E.O. but, unfortunately, did not have a head for the business. It wasn't long before the company was losing money and became a target for a takeover. After some negotiating he was forced to merge with larger company. According to the agreement he would still keep his job, but his new bosses were sending a hot shot trouble shooter in to straighten his company out. Richard felt none of this was his fault, just bad luck. The fact that he waisted his college years being a jock and hardly ever studied never entered his mind. Even though he was now only a small part of a much larger company, he would still show this ' trouble shooter ' who was the boss. There was a knock on the door; and Helen Walker entered the room. Richard's jaw dropped down as he stared at the beautiful blond woman standing in front of him." Hello ", she said matter of factly " my name is Helen. I believe you're in my office ". " What do you mean, your office, " Richard growled, " according to the merger agreement I get to keep my job and this is MY OFFICE !!! " Helen sighed; she'd heard it all before. Some macho guy runs his business into the ground and she now has to put it all back together again. " You're only the titular head," she said comely," I'll be running things from now on ". Richard rose from his chair and approached her. At six feet four inches tall and a very fit 220 pounds he towered over the five foot six inch 135 pound woman. " Is that so ", he bellowed. If Helen was intimidated, she certainly didn't show it ." Mr. Wilson, as I understand it the terms of the agreement state that you'll have a job here, nowhere does it say you're still in charge. Now if you'll excuse me I've got some important meetings planned with my staff and I'd appreciate if you'd remove your things from MY office as soon as possible. I'll find a suitable job for you when I have the time ". Richard went livid with rage. "Why you pompus bitch, what makes you think you can just walk in here and order me out of my office like I'm some errand boy. My father built this company up from scratch in 20 years ". " And it took you just two years to ruin it ", Helen responded with a laugh. As she glanced around the office something caught her eye; and she smiled. " I see you're quite the boxer ", she said pointing to several large pictures that decorated one of the walls." I was the college heavyweight boxing champion for three straight years ", Richard roared. " Well then, I have an idea as to how we can settle this office matter; we'll box for it. If you win, you can keep your office, but if I beat you you'll have to clear out. Do we have a deal, tough guy ? " Richard glared down at Helen. It wasn't enough that she was taking over his company and throwing him out of his office; now she wants to fight him too. He smiled, what better way to exact some measure of revenge by kicking her ass; after all he was ten inches taller and 85 pounds heavier, what chance could she possibly have. " Deal ", he said. " Good, I'll meet you in the basement gym in 15 minutes ", Helen replied. When Richard walked into the gym he was surprised to see Helen was already in the ring. She had her gloves on and was shadow boxing. She seemed to move gracefully and her punches had speed. "No matter", Richard thought to himself, she's just a woman - and a much smaller one at that. " I'll toy around with her for a few minutes before really putting her in her place; take away my office will you ". As he climbed into the ring he said," O.K. girly, it's time for you boxing lesson ". Helen gave him a strange smile and simply said, " I'm looking forward to it ". As the two circled each other Richard threw a punch which Helen easily blocked. He threw another but that too was blocked. " Come on big boy, surely you can do better than that ", she teased. Richard, showing his anger, then put everything he had into a powerful right hook. Helen ducked as the blow passed harmlessly over her head. The punch left Richard in vulnerable position which Helen quickly took advantage of. She peppered his unprotected midsection with ten hard blows, and when Richard dropped his hands to protect his stomach, she blasted several punches to his head. " Gee, I'm rather disappointed in you, I was expecting a much better workout that this ", Helen giggled. Richard exploded with rage now and came after her with everything he had. Helen comely blocked or avoided his errant blows and when the opportunity presented itself she counterattacked with punches which -unlike Richard's - always found their mark. It wasn't long before she had her larger, stronger opponent on the defensive. As she battered him around the ring she lectured him at the same time. " You men are all alike", she said as she smashed him several times in the face. " You think brute strength is all it takes in this world ", a few solid blows into Richard's gut. " Well, I've got news for you tough guy ", she landed a hard uppercut to Richard's jaw; " your days are numbered ". Helen had Richard backed up against the ropes and was using him for a punching bag now. She wasn't even hitting him hard - not wanting to knock him out too soon; she was enjoying this too much. As the now defensless Richard lay helplessly against the ropes, Helen smiled up at him and said in a soft, sweet voice, " now Richie before I finish you off, I'd like to remind you exactly what this little fight was about. I'll expect you to have cleared out all of your belongings from MY office by one P.M. sharp !!! If, after one, I find that you're still there, then what I did to you now will seen like a warmup compared to what I'll do to you then; is that clear ? " Battered and beaten, Richard could only nod that he understood. "Good ", Helen said. " Now, what I did to you now was part of our little bet. I still owe you one for calling me a bitch ". Helen reared back and landed a hard right cross to Richard's unprotected jaw. He spun around several times before landing flat on his back in the middle of the ring. Helen comely removed her boxing gloves took out a hairbrush and sat down on Richard's chest. As she began to brush her beautiful hair, she smiled down at her battered opponent and said, " you know I think I've found a place for you in MY company after all ". It was five o'clock in the afternoon. Helen had just finished a very successful board meeting. As she reflected on the events of the day she smiled; she'll have this company turned around and making a profit in no time. Time for a little relaxation. Helen pressed the button on her cell phone and said, " meet me in the gym in ten minutes SHARP !!! " Ten minutes later, Helen walked into the gym - nothing like a little workout after a hard day at the office. She looked at her sparring partner and said, " well Richard, I hope you can give me a better workout than you did eariler today, it's time for your boxing lesson ".