At Her Boss's Mercy

Chapter 40 Animals

The sobs that had been racking her froze. Her hand trembled as she tried to steady herself. This was what she expected, she deserved this, after the lie she built around herself. Her breath caught and she nodded. “I..I...un..derstand,” she gasped out. Her eyes found his and he stared back at her before coming to the front. He dropped to one knee and took her hand. She inhaled. “I. I’m sorry,” she rasped out, “I should have told you everything.” She tried to pull away her hand to hold her face but he held it firm. “I know,” he said. The blood drained from her face as she tried to come to terms with what he had just said. “No,” she said still shocked. He stood up and sat beside her. “Yes,” he said, “I knew it all along.” “But…but,” she tried to understand. He shook his head and smiled. “I’ve waited so long for you to confess. Do you know what you do to me woman. She stared into his deep blue pools and exhaled. “How?’ she asked. He took a deep breath and told her everything from eyeing her since the first time for the interview, to hearing her at her home. He told her everything and she sat there listening with eyes wide.

            “I’m truly sorry,” she said. He shook his head and spoke. “I understand why you did what you did, I would never even think a woman would go to such lengths to avoid me, I mean usually they flock to me but you, you Julia, You’re different in an even better way, your body, mind, your ways everything, they draw me to you. They call to me in my waking moments, in my dreams, Damn woman! Do you know what you do to me?” Julia sat there shocked. There he was telling her exactly what she had been feeling this whole time. She had thought she was going crazy with some deep lust for him but here he was telling her exactly the same thing. She listened as he spilled his every thought, his feeling since they first met. He even went so far as confessing to following her to the doctor; he had become so infected by her ways. Julia gulped and scooted away slightly when he said that. To her it alerted the STALKER headlights in her mind. For some reason as she sat there a song came to her mind that made her blush. “Baby I’m preying on you tonight….” She really hoped he had had no connotations from Maroon’s Five song, “Animals.”

            “Your mom will be so disappointed in me,” she said. Gabe laughed and stood up. “Who knows, maybe she already knew.” Julia’s eyes almost popped out of her head. “She what????” she cried. “Yes,” he replied. “Wait,” she said, “………you set me up!” she shouted. She stood up with fists clenched at her sides. He smirked, daring her to come closer. She did and shook her head. “I can’t believe you!” she cried, “Did everyone know too,” she called. He shook his head and she exhaled a breath of air. “Uhhhhh!!!” she cried, “Look I’m truly sorry for what I did, I am happy to have served in such a prestigious company, I can say that I have enjoyed most of my moments working here…” he cut her off. “Most moments?” he questioned. She laughed, “Why yes most of my moments as I recall seeing almost nude individuals initiating hot morning sex was something I definitely did not sign up for,” she said. His smile became a grim line.

            “Julia I’m truly sorry for that... To be honest I sort of did it on purpose,” he said. Julia’s eyes widened. “Really?” she questioned. “Yes,” he replied, “See I was kind of trying to make someone jealous,” he said. Julia shook her head and then her eyes grew wider. “Wait you mean me,” she cried. He nodded. “I can’t believe you you.. You beast!” she cried. Her feet led her forward and she could not help the pent up anger inside her, she made to swat his arm and he caught her hand. “Let me go!!”: she cried. He smirked and pulled her close. “Why should I,” he rasped out, “You didn’t want me to at one point.” She blushed and tried to pull away from him. “Let me go!” she cried. He smirked and she flinched back. “You know you wanted this Julia,” he said. “You beast!” she cried and stomped on his feet. “Oww!” he cried and let her hand go.  She stepped back before turning on her heels and heading out the car park’s door. “Julia!” he cried. She sucked in her bottom lip and just kept walking. “Julia you can’t do this,” he cried and she could sense the urgency in his voice. She turned and stared at him.

            His suit was molded unto his body, onto every God given muscle, his hair was combed back and his eyes stared out like gems. “Why should I,” she said, “You’re not my boss.” At her words he took a step back. For once she felt the relief she had so long awaited. She knew she loved him, the same stalker, sexy bastard in front of her but today she knew that she had to do this. She spun around and practically strutted out of the exit. She was almost there when from the corner of her eyes she saw that he was coming behind her. She sped up and so did he. She cried out as he caught her arm. “You’re a stubborn woman!” he rasped out, “But that’s never a problem I love when you fight back, it makes part of me come out. Her eyes widened as she realized that he had cornered her and she had nowhere to go except to be pressed against the wall.