Jane was a young and beautiful woman of about 25. She was medium height, but with a very elegant, fine figure, long dark hair until halfway down her back, and a very pretty face with large dark eyes en beautiful brows. After her master studies, she went to work at an office job. She was not the only woman there, but she was the smartest and the most beautiful, and that certainly didn't go unnoticed.
Ever since she had started working there, her colleagues had been hitting on her. Every day they poked each other when she walked by and made lewd comments whenever they saw an opening. She made some remarks about it, but her not giving in and actually resisting this treatment of her, only seemed to make the men more determined to show their dominance and 'teach her a lesson'.
The sexual intimidation by her male colleagues towards her became more and more serious. More and more, she was 'accidentally' touched, grazing her ass as they passed her, pulling the door towards them so she would fall against their chests, or standing or sitting so close to her that their thighs were touching. They made advances to her all the time. In two separate cases, they even threatened her with rape, describing what they would do to her when they had the chance.
She held her own, but it was hard. She refused to file a complaint, because she was determined to handle this problem by herself. And she knew how it went: if she went to her boss to complain, SHE would be perceived as the problem and would fall under scrutiny. And she was too smart to let that happen. So she said nothing.
As a consequence, she was surprised when one day her boss wanted a word with her because he had heard some 'disturbing' news.
He asked her to come to his office at the end of the working day after their meetings. Most of her colleagues were packing their things and heading out, when she appeared at her bosses door.
"Hi Jane, I wanted to talk to you. Please come inside."
She went in, and took a seat at the meeting table for four in his office. He walked to the door, closed it, and slowly went to casually sit on the table, looking observingly at her from a distance.
He was in his early forties, well trained and slim but broad in the shoulders, as you could see in his fitted suit, with a handsome face with thick hair, dark brows, and an angular cleanshaven jaw. She thought he was attractive, but had a certain arrogance around him that made her dislike him.
"What is it you wanted to talk to me about?" she asked.
"I heard you were being bothered," her boss replied after a silence. "By some of the men here."
She hadn't expected that. "How do you know?" she asked, startled. The sexism was so engrained in the culture at her workplace, that she hadn't thought it possible that anyone would think to make a point of it to her boss. "I was notified by a colleague of yours."
Jane was happy that somebody had had the decency to notify her boss of the misconduct, without it having to come from her. However, she felt nothing for being put in the 'complainer' position after all.
"Well it's true," she said, matter of factly. "But I can handle it on my own". Nothing but a group of immature boys who need to be disciplined, she thought to herself.
Her boss scooted a little closer to her. "Why didn't you tell me?" he said. "You should have come to me. I have the right to know what happens in my office."
"I didn't think it's necessary," Jane replied.
"Well, it would suit you if you were a bit less 'independent', sometimes, Jane. Stop making life so hard on yourself. You should let people help you more often." He straightened up and looked at her, sideways. "One snap of my fingers and I can have anyone fired, Jane. You know that."
She sure knew that, but wasn't sure if that made her more comfortable. In fact, there was something in his voice which made it sound both as a treat and as a threat. Knowing that he was right, made her quite self conscious, especially given the reservations she already had before, about how the organisation could possibly turn against her, for example if she would complain of sexual intimidation.
"I thank you for your concern, John, but really, I'm fine," she said. After a short silence she continued. "Can I go now?"
"No, no, no Jane, you're not fine. You're being sexually harassed. We need to talk."
An ominous feeling crawled into her.
"I can't say that I don't feel a bit understanding of them, of course," John continued. He scooted a bit closer, so that he was now sitting on the table within an arms reach of her.
He leaned towards her a bit as if he wanted to have a confidential conversation. "You are beautiful, you know that."
She was shocked. She hadn't realised her boss wanted her too. She looked up at him with her large brown eyes, with a look mingling disbelief and defiance. He was glaring with self confidence.
He continued. "And you're smart too. You really are something special, Jane." He slowly laid his hand on hers.
"I could do lots of great things for you here."
A shiver went through her spine. She pulled her hand back.
"I'm sorry, I think we have a misunderstanding here. I'm not interested."
"Oh come on Jane. Think about it. I'm your boss."
"It can be as it may, but I'm not interested," she said again, her eyes spitting fire.
Irritated, he stood up and started walking around, annoyed.
"O come on! This is normal, Jane. Employers return the favour to their bosses. It's a win win situation."
"Well, I don't," she said between her teeth, "I want to get promoted for my wits, not for anything else."
He turned at her, and stood still, arms crossed over his chest, looking at her, glaring. "Think of what you're saying. I'm your boss. You do as I'll say, or you'll pay for it."
Then he changed attitude, and softly went to sit beside her. He took her hand, that was in her lap, and laid his hand on her thigh. "You're not a virgin. Why are you being such a prude?" he said. "I've seen you looking at me ever since you started working here."
She stood up and backed away from him. "Get your hands of me," she said, her voice dripping with disdain. "I said no. I want to go now."
He had jumped up with her, and as she tried to turn to the door, he took her arm and twisted it behind her back. Before she knew it, she was pressed with her face against the wall, his body pressing against hers
"I thought I told you that no was not an answer," he growled, as he started to let his hands wander over her body.
She was completely overwhelmed and needed a moment te realise what was happening. He reached over her, and stuck his hand down her dress and bra, grabbing her breast, her nipple hard as stone.
"I've been wanting to do this to you ever since you've been walking down the hallway here, with your pretty little figure," he growled in her hair. "Finally I got you in my hands."
She felt something hard in his pants push against her back. He briskly turned her around.
"Please..." she said, while trying to push him away.
"Ah, don't pretend you don't want this Jane," he said as he continued to forcefully feel her up and gave a pull on his belt, unbuckling it. "I've seen you looking at me."