Author's Note: To get background on the characters, please read Chapter 1. Let me know what you think and whether there should be another chapter. Don't read this if you are underage, if it is illegal in your area, or if it is offensive to you. All characters are fictitious. All events are fictional. Any similarities in this story to real events or people are unintentional.
As Tom headed out of the office after leaving Suzanne, he heard someone calling his name.
He turned around.
It was Jodi.
He quickly steered her to a quiet corner where they could talk without being overheard.
"Well, did it work?" Jodi asked.
"Yes, it did," Tom answered. "You're a genius."
"Great, I guess you won't be fetching coffee for Ms. Stevens any more," she said.
"That's for sure," he said. "She's going to be a lot nicer to me from now on."
"Does that mean you'll be able to stay with the company?" she asked.
Suddenly, Tom realized that Jodi had no idea how far he had gone with her miracle drug. Innocent Jodi just thought he had commanded Suzanne to be nicer to him.
He had to be careful not to tip her off.
"Yes, this should be a much nicer place to work now," he said with a smile.
Jodi was beaming.
"I'm so happy," she said. "I didn't want to lose you."
There was something more than friendship in that last comment, but Tom let it go for now. He had another question that had been nagging him.
"Jodi, I've been wondering," he began. "How long will your drug last? I'd hate to have Suzanne come in tomorrow and start ordering me around again."
"That's a good question," Jodi answered. "I'll have to do some more research on that, but my best guess would be around 48 hours."
"Hmmm," Tom said. "Then, maybe staying at Stevens Pharmaceuticals isn't such a good idea after all. Everything could be back to the way it was in a few days."
"I could get you some more of the drug," Jodi quickly offered.
That's exactly what he was hoping she would say.
Tom followed Jodi back to the lab and was given five more vials of the drug.
"This should keep Suzanne busy for a while," he thought and quickly said goodbye to Jodi and headed out the door. He could hardly wait for tonight.
Suzanne, meanwhile, was dreading the evening.
As she gargled in her private bathroom for the sixth time trying to get the taste of his semen out of her mouth, she wondered how he had made her do such terrible things.
One thing was for sure -- it wasn't going to happen again.
She toyed with the idea of not going home at all, then the bastard wouldn't find her. But that would be the coward's way out.
No, she was going have it out with this maniac and set things straight. She was certain that his tricks wouldn't work on her again.
She was a strong woman.