For about two years I was an account executive at a catering company. The boss, Jonathan, was tall and stern looking, and reputed to have a very fierce temper. All the other girls in the office told me stories of his yelling tirades and how he'd made many of them cry. So from when I first started there I was pretty terrified of him, which somehow translated into attraction. I was very careful to fix all of my mistakes before he saw them and always act very respectfully towards him, and as a result I had never seen him loose his temper. He was always very polite towards me and often told me what a good job I was doing. I continued to receive warnings at least once a week that "Jon's in a really bad mood today." from my coworkers, but I still never saw him get angry.
I worked the late shift, which meant I was completely alone for about two hours at the end of each night. It was easy to get into the habit of turning my music way up and smoking at my desk. For almost a year I continued this relaxing style of work with Jon never being anything but polite to me and I kept my mistakes to a low minimum. One spring evening I was spinning idly in my chair, the phone close by in case it rang, singing along loudly around the cigarette in my lips, and completely unaware that the back door had opened.
The song was just getting to my favorite part when I felt a large hand firmly grab my shoulder. I gasped, dropping the cigarette onto the floor, and reached for the volume knob. I barely managed to turn it down before the hand jerked me back to the chair. Beside me, I could see his shoe smearing the burning cigarette into the carpet, leaving a black smudge and a small burn.
"This is what I pay you for?" I knew it was Jon even before he had asked the question.
"Everything else is already done..." I offered lamely.
His rough order "Stand the fuck up." was accompanied by his hand grasping the top of my arm and lifting me. There was a large crash and I saw the chair spinning wildly across the room and into the hallway. "March." he said as he drove me forward until my face was against the far wall. Snatching a small notepad from a nearby desk, he held it on the wall in front of my face. With a hand in my hair,he pushed my head forward so my nose was pressed against it, holding it to the wall.
"Don't let that drop." he said. My terror doubled as I heard the distinctive sound of a belt being undone.
Keeping my face against the wall, he pulled my hands behind my back and cinched them together with his belt. I heard his footsteps retreating and cautiously tested my bonds. The knot was tight but loosening. I considered running, but I argued with myself that being caught trying to get away might make matters even worse, and besides, I couldn't deny that part of me actually wanted to stay. His footsteps soon returned and with a gruff "good girl" he took away the notepad I'd been keeping in place. I relaxed my neck and tried to take a small step away form the wall, but his hand on my back kept my toes against the baseboards.
"Now Sara," he said in a tone of barely controlled anger, "How do you think we can get you to remember to keep a professional attitude while you are here?"
Shaking my head, I gave a little shrug. "No suggestions?" he asked sarcastically and I cringed, but stayed quiet. "I think I know how..." he muttered roughly as he pressed himself against my back and bound hands, pushing me against the wall, and his hands grabbed roughly at my sides, digging painfully into my waist. I was only able to give out a small shuddering gasp. He pulled away and locked his hand around the back of my neck, then moved me to stand in front of a nearby desk.
"Are you ready?" he asked softly from behind me. I nodded dumbly, and before I knew what was happening he pushed my chest down onto the glass tabletop. He untied his belt and brought my arms across the desk, then tied my wrists to the top of the table-leg with the phone cord dangling there. It was tight enough for me to feel the plastic cutting into my skin, and the tiniest struggle hurt sharply. He gave a deep sigh as he slowly lifted up my skirt.
"Please..." I whimpered
"That's good," he replied, "beg me for it."
It was then that I realized the trouble I was really in. It would be eight o'clock in the morning before anybody else would be coming to this building. He had the place to himself for hours...
"Please," I foolishly repeated.