Page 53 of Knot Gonna Give You Up
“Yeah, I’m looking at the part about why we’re hiring, and I think that’s something we could move out of the posting and just let them know about it during interviews. You stepping back a little doesn’t need to be in there,” James suggests.
I make some notes in my computer’s note app.
“What else?” I ask.
“Do we need to keep in the bit about the role not being sexual in nature? I mean, we don’t want it to be, obviously, but I’m not sure how forceful we need to be in the posting,” George speaks up.
I pull it up on half my screen to review it with them. Apparently, I was feeling extra sassy the night that I wrote this job posting. The words I used are “This job is not for hook-ups, good times, or getting your kicks in. You will under no circumstances be hired if these apply. We don’t want creepers.” Yeah, we probably should tone that down or remove it.
“What about just using reasonable language?” I suggest.
James laughs, “You mean, ‘no creepers’ isn’t reasonable?”
“Well, it’s definitely not professional,” I shoot back with a smile.
“What if we just said, ‘this position is to comfort only when working with our clients.’? Would that work?” Georgie asks.
James nods, “Yeah, I think that sounds good. Josie? It’s your business, what do you think?”
I’m already making notes in my app, “I think that I trust both of you and agree with your assessment.”
“Oh, you,” James teases, waving me off.
I giggle, enjoying James’ teasing. He’s so ridiculous, kind of like the brother I never had. We go through the rest of the job posting, ensuring that the language makes sense and represents the position well. I finally decided to hire another Touch Helper, so I’m terrified and excited. At first, it was just me on my own, then when I met Georgie and James, it was like destiny. Not romantically, but sometimes you justknowthat someone is meant to help you.
Hiring this person means I can scale back to one client at a time. It will relieve my stress a ton and will allow me to soak in my Alpha and Beta snuggles. I’m still in the honeymoon phase about how I can touch them without my energy feeling drained. Honestly, I hope it’s always like this. Cuddling without feeling exhausted afterwards. Maybe I’ll write an opinion article and submit it to someone so other people with Touch Loss know they’re not alone.
I look into my camera after making the final notes on the changes we’ve discussed. Updating some phrasing and a format change, and it’s complete. I’ll post it on some job boards, and if that doesn’t get us anywhere, I can look into print media as well.
“Hey Georgie?” I ask.
“What’s up?” she responds.
“Are you busy? I, uh, I was hoping you would be willing to talk something out with me,” I tell her.
“Yeah, absolutely! You wanna do it over video here or meet up or something?”
“We can just chat over video here, no need to make an effort to be seen in public,” I assure her.
“Are we more worried about you looking presentable in public or me?” she laughs.
James stands then bends back into view, “This is my cue, catch ya later bossman.”
“Bye, James!” I say, probably louder than necessary.
The view jostles some as Georgie moves around, and when she settles, I can see she’s surrounded by pillows. Looks super comfy.
“Okay, brought you to my bedroom. I have a pillow obsession, so, uh, forgive the plethora behind me,” she says.
“Omega over here, remember?” I tease her.
“Oh yes, how could I forget!” she quips back.
I chuckle and get myself settled back into a cozy position.
“So what’s up? How can I help?” Georgie asks.
I sigh and close my eyes for a moment before looking into the camera and unloading on my employee/friend because I have nobody else to talk about this with.
