Slipperless Series (Book #1)(36)

Oh God. No, no, no…

I was so sensitive, more than I even realized. I’d neglected my needs, burying them below my awareness. And now I found myself paying the price for it as my index finger took on a life its own, making small circles through the fabric of my clothing. Touching my clit sent fire through my body, nearly paralyzing me in the process. Goosebumps raced to the surface as I intensified my efforts.

My eyes fluttered as they threatened to close. I grew desperate to see what Gabe would do next, and trying to imagine it with my eyes open proved more difficult by the second. I moistened my lips with flick of my tongue and sucked in my lower lip, pinching it with a tender bite. My fingers sped up, as I found myself unable to stop them.

Fiona, oh no… Please stop, stop, stop!

But I couldn’t. It wouldn’t be long now. Any second, less than a minute for sure. Holding my breath, I took one last look, making absolutely certain no one was around. Satisfied, I returned to my release, certain it was within my grasp.

Mmm, hmm… mmm, hmmm…. mmm, hmm. Yes Gabe, yes….

My entire body jerked forward as the wave of my climax approached. There was no turning back. It was coming, coming, coming… I gripped at the arm of my chair as the moment approached. And as it did, I yanked my head up and glanced across the room when I noticed it for the first time.

“Holy shit!” I exclaimed, snatching my hand from between my thighs. I banged it underneath the desk as I withdrew it.

“Ow!” I yelled as I jumped to my feet, colliding with the desk yet again, except this time with my knee. In the process, everything on top of the desk shifted as if it were in a small earthquake. A glass of water I’d poured spilled all over my lab notes.

“Goddamn it!”

Now completely frantic, I tried to clean up and regain my composure at the same time. Because to my horror, what I’d seen across the room, a tiny camera, had been trained on me the entire time. I'd never seen that there before, ever.

Who put it there? When? And why?

And then a more terrifying notion occurred to me.

Who was on the other side of it?

Over the next few minutes I worried to the point of near panic. But, it wasn’t long afterward my final experiment completed.

None of it mattered now…

Whoever was on the other side of the camera surely saw what I’d done. The terrible thing I’d done. Before long, I’d be summoned to Colin’s office and that would be it. And Gabe, when he found out…

I collapsed into my chair at my workstation, devastated.

Listless, I wrapped up what would be the end of my career with Hawkins Biotech, not to mention probably any chance I had at getting another job somewhere else.

Disgusted at myself, I dropped my head in my hands and immediately my grandmother popped into my mind. What the hell were we going to do now? Shame flushed to my chest and it wasn’t long before I felt the heat of tears following close behind. I stood from my chair to race to the ladies' room before they started to flow in earnest. But no sooner had I taken my first step than the speaker on my office phone crackled to life.

“Fiona,” Holly’s voice blared from the tiny speaker. “Gabe would like to see you in his office right away. It’s urgent.”



FIONA

On the way to Gabe’s office, there was a moment when I almost considered leaving the building, getting in my car and driving away. Since coming to work here, I’d experienced some of the most humiliating days of my life, and now I was moments away from what was likely to be the worst of them all.

But still, I’d come this far.

No matter what he had to say to me, I decided I wasn’t going to be afraid. If nothing else, I hoped Gabe would respect me for dealing with the situation in the lab and doing my job. Since coming to work at Hawkins Biotech, I’d taken the elevator ride up to Gabe’s office once before when he’d emailed. But for some reason, this time it seemed much longer than I remembered.

Much, much, much longer.

In fact, it might have been the longest elevator ride of my life.

In any case, I’d gathered up all my belongings prior to leaving the lab and clutched them against my chest as I exited the elevator on Gabe’s floor. I walked in the direction of Holly's desk, but as I drew near, I noticed she was nowhere in sight. I stood there for about a minute or so as I waited for her to return. She never did. However, it wasn’t long after Gabe appeared in the doorway of his office.

“Fiona,” he began with a nod as he looked at me. “Come on in. Close the door when you do.”

With that, Gabe turned away from me and headed back into his office.

I swallowed hard and readjusted my precarious hold on my belongings. Moments later, I passed through the threshold, closed the door, and as I did, I saw Gabe at his desk. As he leafed through a stack of papers, he did a half-turn over his shoulder.