Sara Reynolds had been working at her new company for only 3 months when she got called in to her boss Rick's office, feeling a dread apprehension. The floor was already deserted, and before Sara had realized it, it was only Rick and her left.
Sara only took the job to help her husband pay for his ailing father's medical bills, and if that weren't the case, Sara would have long quit. Sara hated the new job, part of the reason being Rick's lewd behavior. Rick was 6'2, athletic, and to Sara's horror, undeniably attractive, with dark hair and piercing grey eyes. On top of that he was constantly leering after the girls at the office, dropping lewd comments, bumping into the women "accidentally", sneaking in a grope here and there. He even hit on the girls that were married, and Sara, a, 5'4, 24 year-old newlywed, was included.
Now Sara was standing in his office, glaring daggers at him, wondering what could he possibly want with her. Rick, seeing Sara had entered, looked up from his computer and smiled, greeting her, "Sara! I've been wanting to speak with you."
He got up and began to pace slowly around the room, gesturing for Sara to take a seat, "Why don't you take a seat?"
Sara sat uneasily on the two-seater couch in Rick's office, waiting.
"How would you say your performance has been this first 3 months?"
Sara answered hesitantly, "well, I've just been getting the hang of everything, getting introduced to everyone. Alice let's me handle the accounts now..."
"That's just the thing Sara... ever since you started on the accounts, I've noticed peculiarities..."
Sara froze, a shiver going up her spine. "But that's... that's impossible" she said, "I did everything Alice asked me to."
"Impossible or not, that's what the accounts show, missing funds 3 straight weeks, all with your signature," Rick said as he paced back the front of his desk, tapping the papers on it.
Trying to stay composed, Sara took the papers, and looking at them, she felt as if she were being plunged in cold water. How could it be?
"If it were a one-time thing, it might be an accident, but this a series of thefts. Corporate theft." Rick said, his voice low.
Sara put the papers back, doing her best to hide her trembling hand, trying to stay calm.
"It's not true... those documents are fake..."
Desperately, Sara tried to think of a way out of this as Rick leaned back on his desk.
"You do realize what this means? If our lawyers were to be informed of this, and they press charges, you'd be facing a lawsuit, court costs, restitution, and even jail time..."
Sara couldn't help but feel her heart pound, as Rick leaned in closer, his arms on her chair, trapping her in.
"But I could let it slide... if you get out of that chair and get down on your knees for me..."
Her hand came out to slap him before she knew it, the sound louder than she thought.
"Fuck you," Sara hissed, practically spitting in Rick's face, but Rick didn't even flinch. He backed up, and leaning back against his desk again, he touched his own face lightly, where Sara's slap had left a red mark.
She would take her chances in court, and Sara was nearly out the door when Rick finally called out.
"And the medical expenses? I've heard you're struggling to make ends meet... you sure you got the means to fight a suit? Be good to me Sara, and who knows... maybe I can even help you out..."
How did Rick know about her situation? All that information had been said in confidence, had Rick eavesdropped? But somehow, he had managed to find out. With her hand hovering over the handle of the door, Sara stood there, forcing back the tears. Her husband and her were barely making ends meet, and a lawsuit would destroy their lives. But if she did this...
"What do you want..."
"You know what I want," Rick said, smiling nastily at her. "As long as we don't tell anybody, nobody has to know about our liaisons, or your errors."
He was already headed towards the couch where Sara had just sat, unbuckling his pants as he went, as Sara stood dumb, struggling to make up her mind. Suddenly he reached over, pulling on her arm, making her stumble in front of him as she yelped.