I work in the training department of a large financial services company. Recently I had to proctor a professional exam--sit in a room for a few hours and watch four of our employees take one in a seemingly endless series of exams people in the industry are always facing. Salaries, bonuses, even the security of their jobs are tied to their performance on exams like these, but I'd never fully appreciated how high the stakes were for some of them until today.
I passed out the exam papers, and then sat idly by as they began. I read the sports section, worked a little on a report I had due, but I was distracted by one woman in the back of the room. She kept shifting around in her seat, anxious. Light brown hair tied up in a loose knot, dark green eyes. She wore a low cut, black button-down sweater that showed off her smooth, pale skin and luscious cleavage. She was attractive, and the way she sat, nervously swinging her knees together then apart beneath her desk made me want to crawl under the table for a taste. My mouth dried, I licked my lips, and she caught me staring. I tried to look away quickly, but I swear there was a smirk on her face. She was probably used to being stared at.
A couple of hours passed, with me continuing to steal furtive glances, and her continuing to shift about in her chair. One of the other employees finished and left, distracting me momentarily. When I looked back at Miriam, she'd pulled her coat over her shoulders. I didn't find the room cold, and clearly neither did she as she opened the top two buttons of her sweater. I could clearly see the swell of her breast, and more than a hint of purple lace from her bra, but the jacket draped across her shoulders shielded her from the view of the other two examinees. These two soon finished and left as well, leaving me and Miriam alone in the exam room. I stared openly at her.
She reclined back in her chair, looking directly back at me. She reached up and freed her hair, running her hands through it.
"This exam is so tough, there's so much to remember," she complained. "I'm never going to pass this without a miracle..." She left it hanging, and while I could see where this might be going, I wanted to see if she'd have the nerve to press.
"I don't know the first thing about underwriting, I'm of no help." It was true, I couldn't have helped if I'd wanted to.
"Well, maybe not you per se, but maybe I could just peek at the other three exams?"
"Are you crazy?" So she did have the nerve.
"No! I'm gonna lose my job if I don't do well on this. I can't let that happen. I'll do anything. Anything!" Her legs were spread wide apart, and she began rubbing herself through her pants. "Please, you've got to help me!"
"What do you want me to do?"