His Mistress

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Athena, known as the Goddess of war, powerful, brave and all together a protector, for me however, that is just my name. I am nothing like the goddess everyone knows. I am shy, quiet, and definitely not a fighter. I work in a big office full of other women that are loud and love to verbally tear each other down. Staying to myself is rathe difficult as the others like to gossip to me since They know I won't say anything to the one they are talking about.

We all work for a man that no one had ever really seen before. He arrives before we do and leaves after everyone has gone home for the night. I've caught glimpses of his back as I am the second to last to leave. The others gossip that he's probably ugly and that's why no one's seen him before. To say I'm a bit curious myself is and understatement. However, I'm not as curious as the others in my section, who try to make excuses to see him.

Being twenty-five and living alone, I try my best to stay out of the drama. I own a German Shepard that is considered an emotional support animal. I have terrible panic attacks at times in public spaces, so he is there to help keep me calm.

It's currently a Friday, so I will have two days to emotionally recharge for next weeks drama at work.

"Athena, hey, can I ask you a favor?" Janel, my cubical partner, asked sickly sweet.

I nodded in response as I turned to look at her.

"I have plans tonight but I have so much work left, would you mind helping me out?"

I sighed, to no avail, she asks every Friday if I would finish her work.

"Oh me too!" Ariel, a girl next to us, pipes in.

"Can I join in on that?" Fiona also asks.

I just nod to the three of them as each hand me a stack of files. Normally it's just Janel I have to worry about, but I guess Ariel and Fiona are behind and have plans. So I finish my own work and begin starting on theirs. Perusal I was alone in the office by six o'clock, something I personally didn't mind. With none of the others here, I could blissfully work without distractions.

What I didn't expect was how long it took for me to finish it all. By the time I was done it was almost midnight, and I was sure even the boss was gone. Letting out a yawn I pushed the elevator button. I was confused when I saw it was coming from above me, and not from the lobby like normal. So when it opened to reveal a man dressed in an expensive suit stood there, I was shocked. He was above six foot four, dark slicked back hair, sharp features, and when his bright green eyes landed on my dull brown ones my heart jumped.

"I apologize, I thought I was the only one still here" his deep voice commented as he held the door for the elevator.

Stepping in, I nodded, I wasn't very good with words so I didn't say anything.

"Normally all my workers are gone by six on Friday's, may I ask why you're still here?"

Looking up at him, I felt compelled to not lie, "some of my co-workers had plans, asked if I could finish for them."

His face turned into a deep scowl, "is this a normal thing?"

I shrugged, "for my cubical partner, but the other two no. I don't mind it though, lets me do work with no interruptions."

"Interruptions?"

For some reason a chuckle left me, "gossip, rumors, the women here tell me everything because I'm quiet. I don't even have any friends, inside or outside of work."

I wasn't sure why I was telling him all of this, however it seemed to feel right to just open these things up to him.

He gave me a weird look, "I guess in an office full of women gossip and rumors are inevitable."

"A lot are about you actually, wondering what you look like and everything."

"I guess I can understand, I'm not really a social person myself."

The elevator finally dings and her rushed out. I took my time and locked the door after I exited. It wasn't to bad of a night, considering it was Friday. Though it meant everyone and their brother was out tonight, doing who knows what. This meant it was a pain in my ass trying to get back to my small apartment. When I finally got there, it was about one-thirty in the morning.

I was exhausted but I still took Prince out to the bathroom and fed him. I showered, fed myself, and got ready for bed before finally laying down. Prince was at my feet and kept me calm during the night, as I had terrible night terrors. My boss stayed on my mind though. He acted quite weird when we met, I mean I wasn't very sociable, but at least I wasn't rude. I wondered if he even realized that he was being rude during our encounter. Asking questions, then running off without so much as a goodnight. 

I found myself having issues sleeping that night and decided to read one of my many spicy fiction books. I never thought of myself being into the things I read but they were interesting to me and I liked the idea of imagination. So they were my go to when I couldn't sleep.

That was how I did end up falling asleep, reading about a man getting tied up to a bed by his partner and I dreamt about the encounter. Wondering what that would be like myself.