After almost four years of my blood, my sweat and many of my tears, I finally had the desired results I wanted. I've been heading up a project at the university I teach at, and since my grant on this project is rather small, most of my assistants are students from my classes.
I had called in the Dean of the Science department, the Dean of the University, and the board of the company that has been funding my project. The demonstration had gone as well as could have been expected for not working at all. I couldn't understand what went wrong, but at least the Dean's and board members were understanding of what is being tried.
"I don't understand what went wrong." I told him, totally frustrated.
"Dr. Wine." The CEO of the board called me. "We know that you are on the verge of a break through, and you have our assurance that your funding will continue."
The Dean of the Science department, Dr. Jennor spoke up. "Dr. Wine. I already explained to Mr. Mitchell, that I have watched your project grow, and have seen earlier test that were successful."
"That's right doctor." Mr. Mitchell gave me a fatherly pat on the side of the arm. "We have every confidence that our money is well spent, and success is right around the corner."
Shortly afterwards everyone left except my three assistants and myself. I looked at my watch, it was almost four-thirty. "Go home everyone. No more work today."
"I'll stay and help clean up." Cindy said as she started putting things up.
Cindy has been on my team for the past three plus years. I noticed her on the first day of my class her freshman year. At first I thought she might be in the wrong place because Cindy does not look like your typical science wiz. On a scale of one to ten, five being the average woman, I would have figured her for a twelve. She's got a Barbi doll look, but an Einstein brain. Actually, she looks like she would be more at home doing cheers then in a lab coat working on a major project. She's five foot nine, same height as me, strawberry blond hair and a figure that makes guys drool.
When she first applied for my project team I figured it was just for the money they get paid. I gave her a shot because I know how it can be, being a good-looking woman (I'd give myself a seven point five on the ten-point scale) in a field like this. It's hard to be taken serious. But after a very short time, I found her to be as brilliant and hard working as she was beautiful.
I've had more that a few nighttime fantasies of my female students and almost all of them involved Cindy. I just could never bring myself to try anything. I was too afraid of being labeled a losbo, or a dyke, or any of those other terrible names people would call me. I guess I could never find anyone to discover that side of I could really trust. At least not until I met Cindy. I'm not sure she would be interested and if I thought she was, I'm not sure how to approach her.
This isn't a new thing for me either. I've been attracted to females since I hit puberty, but never try anything. Not even in college when I was propositioned by two of the girls in our house.
Anyway, as much as I would have liked her to stay I told her. "You're here late with me most nights. You go on. I'll clean up." She tried to protest, but I cut her off. "I also just want to be alone for a bit."
"Okay." She took my hands in hers and winked at me saying. "You know how to get in touch with me if you need someone." Then she turned and left, looking back just before walking out.
"WOW!" I said after the door closed and I was alone. "Was that what I think it was?" I asked myself. "No." I answered. "Just wishful thinking on my part." I cleared my head and went to work.
After cleaning up a bit, I went over the demo stat's to see if I could figure out what had gone wrong.
After an hour and a half of mind-bending work I found it. "That's it!" I yelled to no one, because there was no one else there. I made the modifications and reran the demo. It worked perfectly. I ran the demo four other times, the last two using lab animals. All worked perfectly.
I knew it wasn't the time to go further, but I just couldn't stop. Like any 'mad scientist' I had to be the first to try it myself. I set the system to send my one-hour into future and return me back to this same time after one hour. I set the remote for thirty seconds, and then got into the chamber.