Eve Valentino was the hottest girl around. Tall, fit in every way possible, long blond hair down to her lower spine, stripper quality...hell pornstar magnificence to the eye. Eve knew very well what she had going. The thing is Eve was all about her career, too much so to be any man's prize possession. At 26 she had climbed the corporate ladder at Bioneer Technologies without actually fucking her way to the top. Sure she found ways to reach her goal by being fierce, yet a sweetheart to most of those beneath her. Enemies were often made without going out of her way to produce their ire. Most blaming Corporate for bowing to her beauty. Employees knew her higher ups would love to seduce her but she wouldn't bow down to any of them. Sexual harassment kept a large portion of the office leaders from getting too open toward her. Water cooler porn at best, men gossiping about how they would love to strip her naked and contort her hot ass in every position possible. Plots were out there, none acted upon however. That was about to change.
"Late night Eve."
"Hello Garrett." She looked up from her computer screen with gorgeous big blue eyes. Her thin smile noticed she returns to her late night work. Eve had gotten behind in her research reports due to being in her best friend Laurel's wedding. With so many reports thrown at her by far too many Scientists before the holidays, even one day made things ridiculous for her. She really did need an assistant.
"Coming to the New Years Eve party? It could be your best new year yet. It's named after you right?" Garrett, a distinguished cad in his early 40's who ran Bioneer's Robotics lab teased. A smirk only led Eve to shake her head. She knew even he had eyes for her. 80% of the men at Bioneer did, especially the married ones with lackluster sex lives.
"As if I've never heard that one Garrett. I'm too busy to break away right now. Why are you even here it's 11:00? One more hour the ball drops."
"I could say the same of you. Pretty quiet up here I just wanted to drop off a proposal for Alister so I don't misplace it."
"Pretty certain his office is locked up." She poises a brow. She had a hunch Garrett was just checking on her. Men!
"I'll just slide it under his door and shoot him a text. Nice outfit by the way."
"Just a dress Garrett." She wore a tight black dress with a very short hemline to accentuate her long muscular legs, well tanned from her affection for the sun. Her apartment being a low level penthouse offered her a certain freedom when sunbathing. Only eyes higher than her third floor apartment complex could spy on her. Safe enough to cherish Apollo.
"Not asking what I'm proposing Alister?" He paused next to her on his way through, long enough to eyeball her cleavage. Being alone tonight she had gone to the restroom earlier and removed a cumbersome bra. She should have known her privacy would be short lived.
"I don't have any research papers in my mail here. Fine! What am I missing here Garrett?" She swivels to face him settling back with a timid scowl, his eyes immediately drawn to her skirt hoping for a glimpse of Eden. She knew, she just rolled her eyes and closed her knees properly.
"I did fire out an email about Psi Naps. You do recall that pet project right?"
"I don't believe so. What exactly is Psi Naps?"
He pauses her with a finger before stepping away long enough to bend over and cast an envelope document beneath Alister Foley's office door. Alister being the CEO of the Special Projects Division. Returning to watch her resume her duties on her computer he leans against the corner of her desk. "Where was I?"
"Psi Naps." She downsized her current screen to avoid sharing information sensitive to other labs in the building.
"Right! I've been developing a portable unit for sleep disorder patients. A hypersensitive pair of contact lens that when worn before bed can create a sense of inner peace."
"Warm milk can't do that?" She smirks as Garrett puts his hands in his pants pockets. Charming he was but she had no time for dating. She could tell by his demeanor that he was hoping she might relax more.
"I suppose it can't be overlooked. Sufferers of lactose intolerant sleep orders might disagree." He laughs, "Anyway, the micro circuitry is so molecular in the lens that it appears normal to the naked eye. However the contacts function by relaxing the brain into a false sense of deep relaxation."
"So, they are being hypnotized into thinking they're tired enough to actually sleep?"
"I wouldn't say hypnotized, merely the brain being tricked into retraining itself to require a steady regiment of sleep. Test subjects are coming along nicely. Snoring away."
"How many subjects have proven to be a success? Enough to be weened off of your toys?"
"Once the brain is trained they don't need them any longer. I myself think this is a huge breakthrough."
"Possibly. No side effects?" She notices her computer acting funky and switches attention to it as it goes completely black. "What just happened?" She checks the connections as Garrett shuffles something in his pants pocket, "I swear if I've just lost what I've been working on for the last four hours I'm going to go drown my sorrows."
"Hope not. But, hey it is that time of year where drowning sorrows is at the top of the list."
"Not funny Garrett. I wonder if the other computers are having the same problem?" He did but wasn't offering insight. He had a plan to get her to give up her night owl workload. It was called a low level close proximity EMP. Being near her desk it blacked out her computer.
"Dunno! You can bet the IP's aren't on duty to rescue you."
"Fuck me." She hisses then looks at Garrett with a wince, "Not an offer."
"Never crossed your legs...I mean my mind." He winks.
"There's that sexual harassment."
"You beat me to that when you asked me to fuck you. Relax I'm only joking. I say just give up tonight and go upstairs and have a drink. Be social for once."
"I might not have much choice." She lifts her cell to check the time and realizes, "I have internet so it has to be the computer itself. Well hell!" Having decreased the EMP emitter in his pocket her cell and his went back to normal.
"Live a little Eve. Join me for a drink?"
"One. I've been up 26 hours now. Laurel's wedding was exhausting. Any more than one drink I'll need an Uber."
"I can give you a lift home if you need it."
"Uh huh!" She frowns knowing he hoped she might get drunk and silly. "I'm wide awake now but I might not be after a drink to relax me more than I already am."
"Trouble sleeping?" He chuckles, "I have the cure." He removes a tiny case from his pocket opposite pants pocket.
"You carry your research with you? That's against the rules Garrett."
"Just tonight. I figure there might be some higher ups I can swindle out of grant money to further these babies. I'm thinking big...altering overeating disorders, restraint against bad habits, things like that. Optical therapy kind of thing."
"Glorified hypnotism."
"One that actually works without watching something shiny swaying in front of your eyes."
"Alister really approved of this idea? It seems...shady."
"Shady how? It's not like I'm using them to get bank account numbers." He pauses, "Well, maybe to get more grants to come my way. Not a bad idea. I'm actual wearing a pair myself. Only this pair isn't to make me sleepy."
"Criminal idea." One last attempt at reviving her computer as he hits the EMP with one last tiny surge she gives up and gathers her actual paper notes, placing them into her desk drawer. Opening it without thinking Garrett notices her black bra stashed in her drawer. "You did not see that." She swiftly closes her drawer to hide it.
"See what? Those?" He points at her nipples poking through her tight dress.
"Strike two."
"Swing Batta Swing! Come on Eve stop being so snooty. I know there's a party animal in there somewhere."
"Of course there is, but you're not seeing her." She giggles and stands up straightening her dress of wrinkles. Her curves were stunning. As he looks her over from head to toe she narrows her eyes while snapping her fingers. "Eyes up here!" She had a bizarre thought, "Lord I hope he hasn't perfected X-ray contacts that see through solid objects." It made her grin at being so 1960's.
"Grab your shoes and let's get moving. Only 20 minutes until the ball drops. Oh! About my carrying my research? I brought samples of some of the ocular prototypes along. Trust me Psi Naps is more than just a sleeping aid, it's also a wake up call." He taps his eyelid gently while winking.
"Oh, that doesn't sound ominous. Count me out." She kneels to grab her pumps and stands putting them on one foot at a time. She was well aware he checked her cleavage out as she knelt. She needed her bra but no way was he seeing it up close. Told to live a little Eve Valentino chose to leave it behind. She was covered.
"Wait until you see the reactions I get to some of these babies." He pats his pockets.