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The Vote -------- Part 9 concluded with Phil's five co-workers deciding which option would 'equalise' the situation between Phil, Niall and Thomas after they saw Phil working naked the day before – either Phil working naked for another day, or Thomas and Niall doing it. Despite a few write-in votes asking for all three to get naked, there was a clear winner – you guys want to see his co-workers get naked. Well I'm always happy to help expose more guys, even if they're not real....
Phil's Naked Adventures – Part 10
Phil had sat expecting the worst – or was it the best? He had already experienced working naked in front of two colleagues and his manager and that had been enough to fuel a lifetime of humiliation-based wank fantasies, so as embarrassing as it would be to strip in front of the rest of them, it would only serve to fuel future masturbatory pleasure.
He watched intently as Charlie asked which of them thought Phil should get naked. Rob, Kyle, Travis, Josh and Mike remained motionless. The grin on Thomas's face dropped away instantly. He had been so sure Phil was about to experience another naked day.
"Well that's pretty clear," Charlie said with a wicked grin. "But just to be sure, any votes for Thomas and Niall?"
The other five eagerly shot their hands up, sniggering to each other at the humiliation they were about to inflict. It was almost a shame Niall was caught up in it, he was quiet, kind, approachable and well-liked, as opposed to Thomas who was the cocky, brash, loud-mouthed newcomer who had already gotten idea above his station. Thomas was going down for his own actions, but was taking Niall with him.
"Well there ya go!" Charlie said casually, as if deciding what brand of paper to get for the printers rather than determining which staff members would remove their clothes.
"No way, not happening!" Thomas insisted. "And you can't make me. It's... it's sexual harassment!"
The room fell deadly silent at the refusal, all eyes turning to Charlie, curious to see how he would respond.
The man in charge took a deep breath and shook his head. "Actually, I'm already dealing with one charge of sexual harassment. I believe you made some comments to Phil yesterday, which if true, would most certainly be sexual harassment. It'd be a... terrible shame to lose your job over something like that!"
"Oooooh!" the others chorused. While most of them were unaware of the full history between Thomas and Charlie, they all knew the boss was fucking the new boy, mainly because he had done so with most of them when they joined the company. While the threat sounded real, they had a sneaking suspicion that it was more a cover for what Charlie would actually do to Thomas if he refused.
Niall, meanwhile, remained silent and while he didn't object as Thomas had, he also showed no signs of compliance yet. Phil just watched the entire thing in absolute bewilderment. He had expected today to be memorable, but certainly not in the way it was panning out so far.
"So what's it to be, lads?" Charlie asked, getting no response beyond an angry glare from Thomas to his earlier threat.
"I don't see how this makes things even!" Thomas argued. "Why does EVERYONE seeing us balance things out for two of us seeing Phil?"
"Hmm, you do make a good point I suppose," Charlie conceded. Thomas looked relieved, like he had found the one loophole that could release him from what was about to happen. His expression soon changed back as Charlie added, "So you guys work naked and leave the Phil thing to me!"
"Come on boys, get to it!" Kyle taunted.
"Yeah, show us what ya got!" Josh joined in.
"Thomas is definitely smaller than Niall, right?" Travis asked the others, deliberately loud enough for Thomas and Niall to hear.
"With that attitude, I'll bet he's smaller than just about everyone!" Mike sniggered.
"I guess we're about to find out, right!" Rob said, staring expectantly at Thomas.
The two strippers still showed no sign of disrobing until Charlie cleared his throat curtly.
Thomas sighed and began undoing his shirt. Niall hesitated, but then copied along, deliberately matching Thomas' pace, clearly not wanting to be the first one naked. Their co-workers continued taunting and teasing as the two guys stripped, while Phil and Charlie watched in silence.
First the shorts were tossed aside, already revealing more than the others had ever really seen of their two professional colleagues. Shoes were slowly removed and socks, delaying the inevitable trouser-removal that was to come next. Niall's underwear for the day was a pair of baggy boxer shorts, while Thomas was wearing a pair of designer briefs. They both stopped at that point, looking to Charlie who just raised an eyebrow.
"Get 'em off, get 'em off!" a chant started from the others.
Looking more annoyed than embarrassed, Thomas looked to Niall and shook his head. Silently synchronising with each other, they both removed their underwear at the same time. They had both cupped a hand over their cocks as they did it, now standing there naked but not yet fully exposed. Another cough from Charlie was enough to prompt hands to drop to their sides, fully exposing them to their seven-man audience who burst into cheers and applause.
"Good lads," Charlie said, finally moving. He approached their desks and retrieved the discarded clothing as the two naked men, already covering up with their hands again. "You can have these back at the end of the day!" he told them.
Phil was shocked at the sight of the two naked men, his own cock swelling as much as it could within its cage. It was a little embarrassing to know that, in their situation, he would also be sporting a raging erection. He almost wished he could have done it. Perhaps one day he might. The thought made his stomach lurch with a mix of excitement and terror.
"Right, you lot!" Charlie addressed the room. "They're working naked and the key word in that... working! So get to it! Phil, into the conference room and take your clothes off!" Once again his order was so casual you would have been mistaken for thinking it was an everyday occurrence.
Phil complied without question, clearly not needing the same coercion or threats it had taken to get the other two naked. He headed straight for the conference room, alongside Charlie's office, and began to undress. The manager had deposited Thomas and Niall's clothes in the room next door then immediately come in to join Phil.
Charlie shut the door and leaned against it watching Phil undress, not even being subtle about his enjoyment of the view. "So are you still doing your blow job task?"
Phil nodded as he neatly folded his trousers, placing them on the conference table with the rest of his clothes, now wearing just his underwear and chastity device, which bulged against it.
"And that would make today day nine, yes?" Charlie enquired.
Phil nodded again.
"Okay, well I'm gonna let Rob, Josh, Mike, Travis and Kyle come in here one at a time to get a good look at you. That evens things out a bit, but once you're done, get dressed. Today is Niall and Thomas' naked day, not yours," Charlie explained. "They don't get the pleasure of seeing you like this today. The reason I ask about your task is that the others have all proven themselves to be... open to certain activities, if you know what I mean. Might help bump up your numbers for the day!"
Phil's heart thumped as he removed his underwear. He was going to be seen naked by them after all, which was already exciting enough, but he might be able to blow them too? It wasn't so much that all five were hot, though they were a pretty good-looking bunch, it was more the thought that he could potentially have some kind of sexual contact with literally the entire office. It made him feel slutty, dirty, used... and he absolutely fucking loved it.
"Oh, and feel free to blow the other two at some point too. I'm sure the others would enjoy the show!" Charlie added. "And because I'm feeling generous, get your phone out. You're getting your first load right now!"
"Yes Sir!" Phil said excitedly.
Charlie unzipped and fished out his large cock, not undressing, just standing there in his formal work clothes, rigid cock protruding. Phil virtually ran across the room and dropped to his knees, cock already in his mouth before he reached up and handed the phone to his manager.
Charlie very much enjoyed belittling Phil as he knelt there sucking the meaty tool, calling him names, telling him what a fag he was, how pathetic he looked, how he was going to be the office slut. By the time Charlie was recording himself shooting in Phil's mouth, Phil was literally dripping pre-cum.
Charlie left once he had put his cock away and composed himself, the door shutting behind him so Phil couldn't hear what was being said out in the office. A few moments later, one of the others came in.
All five encounters went almost identically. They would come in, react to Phil's nakedness and chastity – usually a mix of laughter and horny admiration – tease him a little and then get offered a blow job by Phil. Even when not prompted, he had explained the reason for his offer and the need for recording it. The humiliation of confessing such a slutty task simply made it all the more enjoyable.
All five of his colleagues had accepted the offers. He wished more of them had got naked, he was curious to see what was going on beneath their clothes, but at least he had seen (and licked, tasted, swallowed) their cocks. None of them were small, but none particularly huge either, just a pleasant selection of average cocks which he had pleasured one after the other, his jaw actually aching by the last one as he realised he had taken six cocks in the space of two hours.
It was late morning by the time Phil emerged from the office, dressed once again. It was surprising how ordinary things seemed. Bizarrely, it was stranger to have everyone in the office at once than it was to have two of them sitting there naked.
"Having fun?" Phil asked, enjoying a rare moment of someone else's embarrassment as he leaned on Thomas' desk.
"Fuck off!" Thomas snapped moodily.
"Hey come on, don't be like that. I didn't do this, ya know!" Phil said defensively. It was mostly true. The situation had been Charlie's idea and the vote had been their colleagues, though the situation wouldn't have come up at all if not for Phil's actions, but he hoped Thomas didn't make that leap.
"Whatever!" Thomas said, his usual bravado and aptitude for banter seemingly discarded with his clothing.
"I actually thought I might be able to cheer you up a bit!" Phil said softly.
Thomas looked at him suspiciously. With his eyes narrowed, he asked, "How?"
Phil moved round the back of Thomas' desk, dropped to his knees and crawled underneath. His immediately saw Thomas' bare legs, covered in dark hair and his cock, small and shrivelled in a neatly-trimmed bush. He placed his hand on one of Thomas' knees and grabbed the cock with the other. "Like this!" Phil called from beneath the desk.
"What, no!" Thomas hissed, reaching down and pushing the hands away.
Phil quickly grabbed the cock again, noting delightedly that it had definitely plumped up a little. "You don't seem sure!"
Thomas knew he was getting hard and looked around awkwardly. "I am. Stop it!" he said quietly, but didn't push the hand away this time.
Phil tugged on the cock, feeling it thicken and lengthen in his grip, letting his other hand slide up and down a furry thigh as he did it. He reached in to lick the cock, but the gap between Thomas' lap and the underside of the desk was too small so he began pushing the chair.
As Thomas realised what was happening, he grabbed the desk, but it was too late. The chair rolled back and Phil followed, plunging Thomas' cock into his mouth as soon as he was out far enough to allow room.
As you would expect, the others had been looking round at Thomas and Niall regularly throughout the morning, enjoying the sight of their exposed bodies, whispering or talking openly about them, deliberately increasing their embarrassment. So when they looked at Thomas and saw him, now more openly displayed and unmistakably with a head in his lap, their attention dropped away from the work and instead just spectated.
"Fuck," Thomas moaned.
Phil had felt the cock stiffen to full firmness in his mouth, but as the others began to watch, it seemed to throb even harder. He pulled his mouth away, keeping hold of the cock with one hand as he looked up and asked, "You like an audience, do you?"
Thomas smiled awkwardly. "Maybe a bit!" he confessed.
Phil grinned and resumed sucking, discretely pulling out his phone to record himself doing it as Thomas got increasingly excited by the whole situation. By the time he shot in Phil's mouth, he was virtually doing full-on, over-exaggerated, porn-style moaning.
"Thanks," Thomas said, feeling a little awkward in his post-orgasmic come-down as Phil stood and began walking away.
"No problem," Phil said, glancing at the clock. He felt so horny and aroused by the entire morning that he decided to be bold in his final conquest. "Well the morning's not over yet, may as well finish the set!" he declared.
Everyone watched him, even Charlie who had been observing the blow job he gave Thomas from the doorway to his office. It didn't take long for everyone to realise what he meant, with Niall suddenly getting a lot of stares.
"What? No... I'm... I'm straight!" Niall stuttered.
Phil got close and grinned. "So are half of this lot, but they still enjoyed it, didn't ya fellas?" he called out, getting a few cheers back. As he stopped at Niall's desk, he leaned in close and whispered, "They don't need to know we've done anything before. Make out it's your first time. Hell, pretend to hate it if ya like!" Phil offered, then grinned and said, "But I'm blowing you either way!"
"Fuck, okay," Niall accepted. The morning had been fairly tame for him so far. Most of the taunting and teasing had been aimed at Thomas, though the others had found most flimsy of reasons to come over to his desk at various times, seeking to get a better look. As he stood now, he felt the other really taking in the view.
Phil handed Niall the phone and said, "Record it for me, 'kay?" He dropped to his knees and got to work on the not-flaccid-for-very-long dick. If Niall was suffering from any nervousness, it certainly didn't seem to be affecting his sexual performance. He remained rigid, even going as far as grabbing Phil's hair and fucking his face for a few moments before realising what he was doing and stopping.
"Ugh, yeah, I'm close!" Niall muttered excitedly.
Phil opened his mouth wide, stroking the cock with one hand as he stared up at the camera. Niall's load was soon shooting over his face and into his mouth. The orgasm had barely ended before he stood, took the phone back and said, "Thanks mate. That was fun!" He looked round at his spectators and just grinned. "Full set complete. You lot should probably get back to work. I'm taking an early lunch!" He virtually swaggered out of the office, on the biggest fag-high of his life.
When Phil arrived home, he heard noise coming from the kitchen and immediately went to investigate after undressing, as had become routine. The room was an absolute disaster zone.
"Oh, you're home!" Alex said as he saw Phil enter. "I... thought it'd be nice to make dinner for you!"
Phil chuckled. "That's sweet!" he said happily. "Do you actually know how to cook?"
Alex shrugged. "Not really, but learn by doing, that's what I always say!"
"Well I hope you can learn by doing the washing up. Have you actually used every pan I own?" he asked, looking round at the mess.
"Probably. But don't think of it as mess, think of it as experience. I'm levelling up!" Alex said with a snigger.
"If you say so," Phil said, amused by the teen's enthusiasm. "Where's Hunter?"
"Upstairs, asleep I think. He's... had a tough day!" Alex said, gesturing upwards.
"Oh?" Phil enquired.
"He... tried calling his parents!" Alex said, sighing.
"Oh!" Phil said, nodding. "Guessing it didn't go too well."
Alex shook his head. "His Dad's always been a bit of a judgmental cunt, but I never thought he'd take it quite this badly and I'm amazed his Mum is going along with it too."
"I'll go check on him in a bit," Phil said, then tilted his head as he looked at Alex. "So how are you?"
Alex shrugged. "I'm cooking! I had to do something, because if I did nothing, then I'd think about it and..." he couldn't finish the sentence, shaking his head.
Phil approached and pulled him into a hug.
Alex took a few deep breaths as he leaned against Phil, head resting on his shoulder. When they parted, he shook his head again and said, "I feel so stupid, being this upset. I mean, Hunter's got it so much worse than me, but all I can keep thinking about is my own situation! He's getting by and he's lost everything while I'm a gibbering wreck just cos things are a little bit bad."
"Don't do that!" Phil reassured him as he moved back a little. "Someone else's pain doesn't invalidate yours. You did something big and brave and scary and there's gonna be fallout from that. Give yourself a bit of credit for how well you're actually doing!"
Alex smiled. "Thanks. You're the best, I can see why Hunter..." he paused, eyes wide, only just stopping short of saying something he knew he shouldn't, though it was still very clearly implied.
Phil wasn't sure what to say but opted for silence instead, just staring back at Alex expectantly.
The teen sighed once more and said, "Ya know, when things started with me and Hunter, I just kinda... accepted that we'd end up together some day. It just seemed... obvious."
"And now?" Phil asked, leaning on the door frame.
"Do you actually not see how he feels about you?" Alex asked, almost accusingly.
Phil blushed a little and nodded, feeling a little guilty. He did know. It was impossible not to. Hunter wore his heart on his sleeve.
"And I admit I don't know you anywhere near as well as I know Hunter, but I have a feeling it's... mutual?" Alex said, half statement, half question.
Phil nodded again.
"Exactly. You know, that's part of the reason I lashed out at him when he said he came out. I just thought he'd done it so he could be with you, like he literally chose you over me!" Alex confessed.
"Alex, I'm gonna ask you something and I don't want you to be offended," Phil said frankly.
"Oh... kay," Alex said cautiously.
"Are you... a fucking idiot?" Phil asked, giving an over-emphasised shrug as he did it.
"Oh, why would I ever be offended by that?" Alex asked sarcastically.
Phil smirked. "My point is, he could never choose me over you. He was fucking devastated yesterday and as much as the stuff with his girlfriend and his family hurt him, what bothered him most was you. You're that fucking important to him, he cared about losing you more than his own family. I may suspect how he feels about me, but I know how he feels about you with absolute fucking certainty! He loves you!"
"He... does?" Alex asked, shocked at the comments. He smirked and asked, "Why? He's... so... everything and I'm... a scrawny streak of nothing!"
"Wow, you are fucking stupid!" Phil said. He was finding the whole conversation more than a little surprising. To be speaking so openly, so abruptly, it was how he had been at work. 'Maybe I should blow the whole office every day', he briefly thought to himself, before pushing the thought aside for fear of distraction. "You think you're nothing? You're... funny and cute and smart and kind... usually... and you're a great dom too. If I've fallen for you in six weeks, can you even imagine how Hunter feels about you by now?"
Alex blushed at the compliments and nodded. "Yeah, I suppose..." he stopped mid-sentence, frowning. "You... fell for me?"
All of Phil's bravado melted away in a matter of seconds as he realised what he had said. "Well... erm... maybe... erm... You're like a... package deal. Buy one Hunter, get an Alex free!"
"So I'm the free gift with the guy you actually wanted?" Alex asked, looking a little dejected.
"Okay, bad analogy. I'll stick with being blunt, it seems to be working for me today. I like you, I like Hunter, okay?" Phil explained.
"And Hunter likes me and he likes you!" Alex added.
"So it seems," Phil said, nervously. "And how about you?"
"Well I like Hunter," he replied shyly.
"And... me?" Phil asked. He was a grown man, yet he felt like a schoolkid again, asking his crush if he liked him. It was a different kind of embarrassing to the things he had been experiencing lately, a kinda that made his stomach flutter rather than his cock swell.
Alex gave a wry grin. "You're alright," he said with a casual shrug.
"Wow, such passion," Phil said, shaking his head with a lop-sided smile.
"Fine, fine! Okay!" Alex said, raising his hands defensively. "You're sexy and fun and cute and sexy and naked and sexy and... I may... like you a bit... too!"
"That's a lot of sexy..." Phil observed.
Alex grinned. "Thanks for noticing," he joked, gesturing to his own body.
"You're such a dick," Phil chuckled. He looked the teen up and down. While his experience with Hunter had certainly built a closer bond, it was undeniable that he had grown just as close to Alex in the short time they had known each other. "I think... we should maybe talk to Hunter. Ya know, see where we stand!"
"No need," Hunter said, appearing behind Phil.
"You're up!" Alex said, stating the obvious.
"Honestly it was kinda hard to sleep through your 'cooking', if that's what you're calling it!" Hunter said with a snigger. He grabbed Phil from behind and gave him a hug, hands reaching round to put one on his chest and one on his stomach. "Welcome home," he whispered, kissing his neck.
"How much did you hear?" Alex asked, blushing as he realised how much he had said to Phil that he had never said to Hunter before.
"Pretty much everything from 'are you a fucking idiot'," Hunter said, sniggering, then added, "And just to be clear, yes, yes he is!"
"Fuck you!" Alex said, laughing reluctantly as Phil chuckled at the comment.
"So?" Phil asked, tilting his head to the side so he could look back at Hunter.
"So what?" Hunter asked, letting go of Phil, so the three could talk properly.
"So are we right?" Alex asked.
"Do you like Alex?" Phil asked.
"Or Phil?" Alex asked.
"Or both of us?" they asked in perfect, unpractised unison.
Hunter smiled at the other two, but it quickly dropped away.
Phil moved in close and casually stroked his arm. "Maybe... we should talk about this another time. You've been through a lot!" He turned to look at Alex too. "Both of you have, and I've had... a crazy day too. We don't need to talk about this now or decide anything."
"I think that's a good idea," Hunter said, slightly relieved to be off the hook.
"Good, now let's burn the kitchen down and order a takeaway!" Phil said, grinning.
"Hey, you haven't even tried my food yet!" Alex said, looking offended.
"I think it's moving!" Hunter said, pointing at one of the pans.
Day ten of Phil's task finally came around, having passed day nine by blowing Alex and Hunter despite only needing one of them. The final day was also started with them both, then all three got work on finding Phil his other eight. It was with a mix of delight and disappointment that Phil sent the final video to Master Matt of his tenth load, completing the task successfully.
Hunter was the happiest with the success out of the three. While Alex enjoyed having Phil locked and submissive, Hunter made no secret of his desperation to unlock and pleasure Phil's cock, so completion of the task was the final barrier to that potentially happening.
It was amazing how quickly a sense of routine developed in the house. Hunter had officially moved in, with nowhere else to go. Alex had been reluctant to make the same move, but seeing Hunter and Phil together so much, a slight hint of jealousy and fear of missing out drove him to do the same.
They had never really spoken about the conversation in the kitchen, about who liked whom or formally starting any kind of relationship, it was just relaxed, casual. Phil was as comfortable being with either of the teens alone as he was with them together, a sentiment mirrored in both Alex and Hunter.
Work had become interesting for Phil too. While there had been no repeat of Niall and Thomas' nudity, though it was still mentioned regularly, Phil himself had been naked for at least part of most days, the guys also making no secret of the fact he was now being used as a regular cock-sucker any time they were in the office with him.
When the day finally came for the timer lock to reach zero, Hunter had been almost uncontrollably excited about it, to the point of counting the hours and, eventually, the minutes. Phil had been advised by Master Matt that he could unlock right away, but that any sexual activity (at least, any involving his cock) was prohibited until ordered to do anything.
Phil was instantly hard the moment he was free and when he stated he wanted to take a picture to show Master Matt, Hunter had jumped at the chance to do a full photo shoot, really emphasising Phil's large cock in all its unrestrained glory.
When instruction came from Master Matt, Phil was not at all surprised to find he had once again been offered a choice.
'Six weeks without cumming and completing your blow job task is quite an achievement, fag. It definitely needs to be celebrated with a big final task.
Option 1 – Spend one week without clothing at any point. You will still need to attend work and go about your normal routine, but will not be permitted clothes at any time. Option 2 – Be seen naked my at least 1,000 people at once. This must be in person, online viewing does not count Option 3 – Start an online profile of your sexual activities (yes, you have to show your face) and reach 100,000 views in total for your videos
Let me know which option you will be choosing.'
Phil was literally trembling as he finished reading the message.
"You okay?" Hunter asked, rolling over and placing a hand on his stomach.
"Read this!" Phil said, handing him the phone.
Alex immediately popped up on the other side, reading it too. "Fuuuuck, that's so hot!" he said excitedly.
"Huh," Hunter said, frowning.
"What?" Phil asked.
"He... called it your final task!" Hunter pointed out.
Phil grabbed the phone back and looked at the message again. "I didn't notice that. My eyes kinda went straight to the choices!"
"So you think he's bored of you?" Alex asked, frowning and wondering how anyone could ever want to stop playing with the gorgeous exhibitionist.
"Maybe," Phil said, looking a little downbeat.
"Or maybe he just knows... you're moving on to other things," Hunter suggested, gesturing to himself and Alex.
Phil smiled. That sounded much more likely.
"Well whatever the reason, it's your last one, so what's it gonna be?" Alex asked eagerly, his mind already racing at the possibilities.
That's right gentlemen, Phil's final naked adventure (don't worry, still a couple of parts to go)! What's it going to be?
Option 1 – Naked week Option 2 – Seen by 1,000 people Option 3 – 100,000 online views
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