The elevator doors opened, and Gloria stepped onto the polished wooden floor. She rarely had occasion to visit the executive offices at the law firm where she worked, but she had gotten an email from Mr. Lembach himself saying he needed her help with the Fleming account.
There was no need to ask which Fleming account. James Fleming was a highly successful East Coast real estate tycoon who was looking to expand his empire. Her law firm was one of the top two bidding for his West Coast conquests. She didn't know what she could add, but this account -- and the profits it would bring -- was the only thing anyone talked about.
Her high heels tapped on the polished floor. Everything about the floor radiated opulence and success. There was wood everywhere, and it was polished to a glossy sheen. She sighed at the glamor of it all. Her own job, three floors down, was far removed from the senior partners.
"Hi, Stephanie," she said to the pretty blond secretary across from the elevators. "Mr. Lembach wanted to see me." Stephanie looked at her coldly, which surprised Gloria. They had chatted occasionally in the lunch room, and Stephanie had always seemed pleasant enough.
"Yes, I know," said the secretary with a scowl. "Go on in." So much for a friendly face, Gloria thought.
She knocked lightly on the massive wooden door, and she could barely make out the voice behind it. "Come on in," she heard.
Mr. Lembach's office was huge. Large windows looked out across the city, and plush chairs were scattered around the edge. She paused to take it all in before hearing the sound of someone clearing his throat to her right. The view had taken her in so much that she had forgotten to find Mr. Lembach.
She had seen him give talks at Christmas parties and the like, so she recognized him as she turned. He had a close-cropped head of white-grey hair, and he was smiling as she turned to face him.
"It's quite a view, isn't it," he said warmly. She nodded, meekly. She was not normally cowed by large displays of power, but it was hard to ignore the stunning vista.
"Have a seat," he said, gesturing toward an elegant, leather-backed chair in front of his desk. She walked over and sat delicately on the chair facing the mahogany desk.
"Ms White," he said. Then he paused. "May I call you Gloria?" She nodded, mutely. She suddenly felt very small. He tipped his head.
"I know you've been working with us for a few years now, and your manager says you're quite a capable employee." Was she getting promoted? Why was he delivering the news, then?
"But I'm sorry to say I may have to let you go." She gasped. That wasn't what she had expected.
"Why?" she blurted out.
"I'm not sure you present the correct image for our firm." She was confused and started to splutter. He held up his hand.
"My wife's out of town, and I was exploring some, shall we say, darker corners of the Internet." And with that he turned the monitor on his desk toward her.
Her breath caught in her throat. It had just been a lark, she thought. She and her new yard boy had made an amateur porn site of her in various sexy poses, wearing increasingly less lingerie, having sex. She had wanted to see how much traffic it would get.
But now she was seeing the pictures splattered across the firm's most senior partner's computer. Her in a sheer black nightie, lifting it to expose her bald pussy. Her on her knees with her lover's cock deep in her throat. The list went on and on.
"Now, the site says Raven Cummins," said Mr. Lembach, "but I think we both know who it really is." Her mouth was agape. How had he found it? She couldn't take her eyes off the screen, but his words filtered through. She slowly nodded. The name had come from her soft, jet-black curls. The last name was obvious enough.
"I don't care what you do privately," he said, as she slowly turned her face back to his. His smile was less friendly now, she thought. "But this is no longer doing something privately, wouldn't you agree?" She didn't know what to say. No one had ever found the random pictures and videos of her that had made their way to the Internet, so she had thought she was safe in the vast sea of Internet porn. She suddenly felt sick.
"What do you think our clients would think of this, Ms White? I'm afraid such an ... exhibition ... reflects poorly on this firm." His words sank in, and she blanched at his implication. She didn't want to get fired. But a part of her thought, defiantly, "Some of your clients might think it was pretty fucking hot."
"It was just a bit of fun," she said. "I'll take it down. I promise."
He nodded. "That would be a good idea," he said. "But how long will these live in caches and archives?" he said. She honestly didn't know.
He turned the screen back toward him. He looked it over for a silent, awkward moment.
"I called you here about the Fleming account," he said. She blinked in surprise at his abrupt shift. She had forgotten that.
"Mr. Fleming is coming into town, and we are trying to get his business. I'd like to suggest that you help me entertain him while he's in town. Show him the sights." He pointedly looked at the 36C breasts under her blouse. "Do I make myself clear?"
She nodded, slowly. "You want me to have sex with him." She'd happily choose that over being fired, she thought. She'd happily choose that over lots of things, in fact.
"No, Ms White, I want you to fuck him." His sudden coarseness caught her by surprise. "I want you to fuck him like a whore. I want you to indulge his every whim and his every kink." He looked back at his screen. "I don't believe that will be a problem, will it?"
No. No it wouldn't. She loved sex. But his tone made her flush. She shook her head and bit her lower lip.
"Excellent," he said. "I know the other company he's considering routinely sends prostitutes to his hotel room, so I'll be happy to spare the expense." She flushed again.
"If I hear even a peep of dissatisfaction, I will fire you," he said. She looked at him, lifted her chin, and nodded.
"I understand, sir."
"Do you? Because I am putting a lot of faith in your," he paused and looked at the screen again, "your abilities. Your acting abilities in particular."
She lifted an eyebrow. "I'm not sure I understand that, sir."
Mr. Lembach sighed. "Our Mr. Fleming considers himself a bit of a seducer of innocents," he said. "Looking at these pictures, I'm not sure you could convince him that you're anything other than the slut and harlot I see." She felt her jaw tighten.
"Insulting me isn't necessary, Mr. Lembach." He raised his eyebrows at her defiance.
"Do you consider it to be an insult? Or a statement of fact?"
"I'm not ashamed of my sexuality," she said. Fuck this, she thought. "But you clearly intended the terms to be insults."
"See, this is what I'm worried about," he said. "You need to convince him that you're, if not innocent, at least not willing to jump in the sack at a moment's notice."
She narrowed her eyes. "I'm very good at roleplay," she said. Now it was his turn to flush. She'd have sex with Fleming, but she could hold her own with assholes. A part of her realized she might be sacrificing her job, but she figured she had at least until the day after tomorrow, given what Lembach was suggesting.