Sleeping With The CEO

For the longest time, Derek had been of the mind that he did not like long car rides at all. After all, no matter how expensive the car. How big and spacious the back seat of the limousine was. Or how fast the sports car you were in could go, that did not matter. At the end of the day, you were still cooped up in a piece of metal that could kill you if something were to go wrong.

Then of course, there was that whole thing where, if you were driving alone somewhere staying awake and alert was very difficult to do. But even when one hired a driver staying awake and alert was still difficult.

Whenever Derek saw it fit to have a driver. For a particular trip, he often found himself sitting at the back. Bored out of his mind to the point where the only thing that he could think to do to pass the time, was work.

But even though he did it for a living, that did not mean that Derek enjoyed going through various documents for hours on end, while stuck in a car. There was of course another option. That other option was great for not nodding off. But it was awful for everything else, and that was sharing a car with other people.

Thanks to some very ill-advised decisions in his youth. Derek now knew for a fact that it was a very bad idea to share a limo with people who had been drinking. Especially those who treated drinking alcohol as a sport where nobody won until everybody was wasted beyond belief. No matter how good the majority of the crew was at holding their liquor. There was always that one person who at the slightest swerve of the car took the opportunity to just start throwing up chunks. Not only was it not a pretty sight.

The smell was also something that was not easily forgotten. Derek still shuddered at his memories of such events. It was a wonder that he had not been scarred for life. But even as a much wiser, fully grown adult now, Derek still did not like sharing with other people. Because now, most of the time when he shared a car with other grownups. They were either talking about business, or pretending not to talk about business. While they were actually closing deals without being specific about it.

Nothing said boring like sitting in the back of a car going from point A to point B. All the while making decisions that would affect the life of millions and generate billions in income. Profitable boredom, but still boredom at the end of the day.

Those were the experiences that had helped to shape Derek’s view on cars and being in them for too long.

Boring.