The Calm Before the Storm
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  • Reads 1,717
  • Votes 17
  • Parts 10
  • Time 22m
Ongoing, First published Nov 02, 2014
"Stop resisting me already babe." He said with his signature smirk that I bet he uses on all the ladies

Annabelle is honestly like every other women in her early twenties. She just got out of college and is in serious need of a job to pay her education debt and apartment bills.

"Your 10 o'clock interview is here sir" the sweet yet older receptionist says "Let her in your excused". 

The nerves were really kicking in when the lady Said I could go in, but I finally sucked it up and realized that I NEED this job. "Hi, I'm Annabelle and I'm applying for the assistant position" I managed to say without stuttering too much. "I'll be asking you a series of questions that I expect to be answered with the utter most of honesty, understood" He had such a dominant tone, so I quickly nodded showing I understood.

1: "How old are you?"
"22"
2: "Why do you want this job?"
"To pay back my college debt and pay the bills to my apartment."
3: "When's the last time you had sex?"
"Never"
"Interesting";)
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