Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays loves!! I hope everyone has a great day and spend it with the people you love (or at least tolerate for this time of year) =D
xoxo -I.M
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Wyatt arrived to work twenty minutes early. She couldn't even enjoy her weekend because she dreaded what day one of this week long challenge held. She put her belongings away and then booted up her computer. She logged on and found she already had an email on her company account. She opened to see it was from Gladstein and could feel the headache coming on. She clicked on it apprehensive about the message.
{Come to meeting room four once you've arrived.}
She immediately stood making her way down the hallway wanting to get this over. She opened the door and was greeted with Jake and a guy in a lab coat. She apprehensively looked at the two not liking where this looked to be going.
"Miss Johnson this is Doctor Calbrie. Doctor this is Miss Johnson."
"Hello Doctor. Uhh Gladstein whyβ"
"No need for questions Johnson. The Doctor will just be taking a mouth swab and a small sample of your blood."
"Gladstein Iβ"
A glare in her direction shut her up quick. She made her way over and sat down. The doctor swabbed her mouth and then pricked her finger. With that he was packaged and gone. She turned concerned eyes onto Jake who typed away on his laptop. He glanced in her direction and handed her a file. She skimmed it and gulped visibly. These were his doctor records.
"As you can see from my records I am disease and drug free. The doctor was just here to do some general tests on you. When was the last time you had an HIV test?"
"I get one twice a year. The last one was a few months ago. All negative."
"As are mine. Are you on any drugs?"
"No!"
"Just inquiring. Drugs don't have to be illegal. There are plenty of them out here."
"If you count birth control as a drug then that would be the only one Gladstein."
She watched as his eyes seemed to get darker if that was even possible. She began to fidget as she felt her body temperature rise.
"Interesting. Well you can go back to your desk. I'm pretty sure the Seniors will be looking for us soon."
Wyatt made her way to her desk many thoughts swirling in her head. If she thought that they would have a harmless sex free week she was wrong. Why else for the medical history? Maybe it was just a stunt to scare her? She knew it was far-fetching but she needed something to rest her racing mind. A few minutes later the Seniors called her into the meeting room. She walked in to see a very serious faced Jake. They both were handed over files and she found she was to act as the plaintiff attorney to a 20 year old man accused of rape at a fraternity party of one of his sorority sisters. This would be easy and could only mean Jake was the defendant. She smiled at her selection. The Seniors imparted more info before dismissing them and she hurriedly left and made her way over to her desk to start her day.
***
Jake was focused. He already beat her at basketball and he planned to do the same in the court room. He became distracted at a fax that was being sent in to him. He smiled as he read the results of the test his friend sent him. She was indeed drug and disease free with the only thing being found in her system remnants of alcohol and her birth control she was on.
He made his way over to her desk watching her hard at work. He dropped the papers on top of her hands and she read them. She looked up at him with a frown before throwing them in the trash.
"I'm really thirsty Miss Johnson. You mind getting me something to drink?"
Her eyes widened and mouth opened with a retort before she shut it. She stood and stomped over to the water cooler grabbing a cup and pouring water into it. She brought it over nearly throwing it into his hands.
"Thank you kind lady."
He took a small sip and then threw the remaining water in her trashcan. She couldn't help her visible eye twitch but he was able to catch it. With a smile he began perusing through her files.
"Look Gladsteinβ"
"Jake."
"What?"
"From now on I want to hear you say Jake. No more last name basis Wyatt."
"Fine butβ"
"And when you address me I want to hear Sir. Got it."
He watched as she bit her lip hard. He knew it was an act to extinguish a mean reply.
"Yes...sir."
"Good. Now that we have that cleared up I want you to drive home and pack a suitcase. You'll be staying at my ranch this week and we will ride to work together for the remainder of the week. Also pack several evening gowns as I would like to go out some nights."
"Yes sir."
"Good girl."
She watched him walk away shooting daggers at him with her eyes. Why did she agree to this shit! She should have known he would make this harder than it actually should be. She sighed and went back to working on a case she had to close out by the night.
***
Wyatt paced back and forth in her living room. She had two small suitcases packed not believing that she was spending the week with this pompous asshole. She watched as lights drowned her windows. She walked to the door so she could hurriedly leave not before she saw Jake bounding up her stairs. She rolled her eyes.
"I could have went to the car."
"What kind of man would I be if I didn't at least
help you with your things?"