I am watching my monitor and waiting for Aniyah's knock, which is a little overdue. She may not know what this meeting is about, but she will find out soon enough. It is going to be very difficult for me to hide my smile from her, but my plans require me to have a very stern face. I just love this part of my job and have had similar meetings with many of the young women working for me for a very long time.
There is a knock on the edge of the open door and I look up to see her narrow frame, then say, "Come in, Aniyah, and close the door behind you."
She looks confused by her invitation to my office, since this is the first time meeting with me, then mumbles, "Yes, Miss Thompson."
I watch as she closes the door behind her and takes a seat. She is clearly nervous, but I know she has no idea why she is truly in this room. She starts to fidget with her fingers and bites her lower lip. My guess is, she thinks she's on the verge of getting fired and, in all fairness, her work has not been up to par in months. I easily steel a glance at her chest and wonder just how small her tits are under her black shirt.
I maintain my stern face and ask, "Do you know why you're here, Aniyah?"
Her eyes are almost as black as her hair and there is real fear in them, as she says, "No, Miss Thompson."
I set the video to the right spot and turn the monitor towards her so she can see what I have been watching. Her chocolate colored face lightens just a little as she watches me press play. There is no doubt she is in my office uninvited and stealing several hundred dollars I purposely left out in the open. I know none of the young women that have been caught ever tell any of their co-workers about the price, since it never fails to entrap another.
Her face shows shock at first, then starts to lift slowly. Tears start to stream from her dark eyes and her mind is racing to try to find some way out of this. She needs this job and cannot afford to get fired, which is the same with every young woman I have shown video evidence of their theft.
She starts to cry a little harder, then says, "Please don't fire me, Miss Thompson. I'm so sorry. It won't happen again."
I flash a much practiced anger in my eyes and say, "Fired! You're damn right you're fired. Hell, Aniyah, you're not just fired. I'm calling the police and pressing charges. I hate thieves."
She shakes her head and tears start to fall more quickly, then through sobs, says, "Please don't call the police. I'll pay you back, Miss Thompson. I promise, I'll pay it all back."
It is getting very hard to maintain my stern look, since I know what is coming next. I hold my tongue for quite a while and she gets more scared by the second. Her body is shaking and she is sobbing very hard now.
My voice is filled with anger, as I ask, "How the hell do you expect to pay me back? I know how much you make. And I can't trust you to pay me back. You're a damned thief. You belong in jail."
The fear increases in her beautifully dark eyes and she places her elbows on the table. She brings her thin arms up and her hands come together tightly. I struggle hard to hide the grin that wants to overtake my lips, since I know what is coming.
She begs, "Please, Miss Thompson. I'll do anything. Just please don't call the cops."
With just a hint of well-rehearsed anger, I ask, "How old are you, Aniyah?"
Through her sobs, she says, "Twenty, Miss Thompson."
I nod and she is looking into my green eyes with just a touch of hope, then I say, "Well, you are still pretty young. Maybe you can still learn from your mistakes. I don't know, though."
She pleads, "I can learn. Just give me a chance. I don't know how I'll pay you back, but I will."
I release the anger and replace it with just a hint of concern, then say, "Perhaps you can work it off."
She smiles a little and her tears start to slow, then says, "I can. I'll stay late, show up early, whatever it takes. I'll make this up to you, Miss Thompson."
I shake my head and say, "Sorry, Aniyah, right now there's no overtime allowed for anyone and can't have you legally work for free. How about you come over to my house tonight and I'll have you work it off there. Deal?"
She smiles widely and the white of her teeth are a perfect contrast with her chocolate skin and purple lips, then says, "Deal, Miss Thompson. I'll be there. Just tell me when and where and I'll be there. I won't let you down."
I give a little smile and ask, "Did you drive today?"
She shakes her head and says, "No, Miss Thompson. I rode the bus."
I maintain my smile and ask, "Do you have a car?"
She shakes her head again and says, "No, Miss Thompson."
My smile fades just a hair and I ask, "Then how do you plan on getting to my house?"
She shrugs and says, "Uber, I guess, Miss Thompson."
I shake my head and say, "No sense in spending money like that, Aniyah. I'll take you after work and I can drive you home later. OK?"
She nods her head and says, "Thank you, Miss Thompson. I don't you don't have to be nice to me, but thank you."
My slight smile returns and I say, "You are quite welcome, Aniyah. Manners are a good sign. Maybe you really can learn from this."
I hand her a tissue and she takes it between her chocolate fingers, then says, "You won't regret this, Miss Thompson. I promise."
She starts to dab the tears away from her eyes and I say, "I think you're right, Aniyah. Now get back to work."
She smiles broadly and gets up quickly. I guess she doesn't want to take any chances I am going to change my mind about pressing charges. Several of the young women watch her leave and give knowing shakes of their head. In a pretext of wanting to close the door behind her, I get up and stare at her ass. There is not much sign of anything there, despite the tightness of her blue jeans. I close my door with the image burned firmly into my mind and know not one of the young women that are very aware of what's going to happen will say anything to her. A grin crosses over my face that I no longer have to hide and I watch the video several times over. I may hate thieves, just like I told her, but they are very easy to blackmail into doing whatever I wish.