บททั้งหมดของ Her Darkest Desires: บทที่ 111 - บทที่ 120

Gemma and Sabrina eventually returned, and Joy started getting herself set up. The banter in the office was gone. Eric spent less time on his phone, which you guessed was a good change for now, but you, Gemma and Sabrina were all quiet except for trading occasional glances.One thing you did notice quickly was that, for someone who had worked as a summer intern for multiple years, it was taking Joy a while to get herself logged on to the system and to start working.Eventually lunch started to approach and you glanced at the clock on your screen."Hey Gemma, it's 11:25," you said."Oh, crap," she nodded and closed her laptop. "Yeah, we should get going.""Where are you going? Lunch doesn't start until noon," Joy said."We have a meeting scheduled," you said."I didn't approve any meetings," Joy said, closing her laptop as well and standing. "I should be made aware of any meetings you have with any of the Partners or Associates.""This isn't a meeting with one of the lawyers," Gemma sa

Gemma and Sabrina were down and out of the elevators soon after Joy left, but other people from around the building were also starting to move in and out for lunch so there wasn't an opportunity to talk with Becks some more. You suggested the sub place, and Sabrina said it was her treat today. You and Gemma tried to argue about going dutch, but then Sabrina showed you both the preorder numbers for the first video she was going to release from your Saturday filming session and you both agreed to let her pay.Sabrina was going to make... a significant amount.Once you were out of the building, both women immediately fell in beside you. Gemma took your hand, and Sabrina wrapped her arm through yours. It had become the comfortable sequence for the three of you, and you had to wonder what other people walking by thought when they saw you. Did they think one of them was your sister? Or that you were the gay best friend?Inside the sub place, you saw that there weren't any other employees of

You let go of her hand and practically leapt away from her as the door to the storage room burst open. "Well, isn't this interesting," Joy said. She wasn't actually that much taller than Sabrina, maybe even with Gemma, but somehow she seemed to loom in the doorway. "You know, when you're given a special assignment like this, the Partners usually expect you to work diligently and quickly.""We're over half done," you said, gesturing to the tables and stacked piles. "I'd say we're moving pretty quickly."Joy narrowed her eyes, looking between you and Sabrina for a long moment. "Well, I'm here to take over. Sabrina, right? You need to go talk to Mrs Bellagamba, she sent me down to fetch you.""Oh, really?" Sabrina asked, obviously surprised. You could only thank God that you hadn't started running your fingers through her hair - other than her nervous look, Sabrina still looked put together and not at all dishevelled. "Did she say what for?""I don't question the partners," Joy sneered.

"Hey, I'd be right there with you," Gemma said."We can't just attack her," you said. "Believe me, when she hit me... I don't think I've ever contemplated hitting a girl before. But she has all the leverage here."The three of you were silent for a long time, looking at the floor and trying to figure out what you were going to do."We want to be lawyers," you finally said. "So let's look at this like we're lawyers. If someone has leverage, what do all the TV shows and movies say we should do? All of our fictional heroes?""Take it away, or get some of our own," Gemma said."Point it at someone else," Sabrina suggested."OK," you nodded along. "Those are some starting places. So let's start brainstorming, but we can't do that here."Gemma smirked. "You know, I always thought the Men's Room would be dirtier than this."Sabrina snorted, but she broke a little smile as well.It was something.*********You all went back to work. There wasn't really any other choice - you couldn't stay in

You almost slept through your alarm, snoozing it twice without remembering, so the third time it went off you thought it was the first time and hit snooze. By the time you were actually awake enough to realize what time it was, you went into panic mode because it was Tuesday, which meant it was your Coffee Run day.You were a whirlwind, skipping any kind of breakfast and just barely managing to get yourself wet in the shower before hopping out. By the time you made it downtown the coffee shop was busy as hell, and you had to wait impatiently in line and try and coach yourself not to get irritated with the barista. You went through the Coffee Order group message, making sure you got everything the associates and partners wanted - several had standing orders, but many of the lawyers started their days with meetings out of the office or worked from home sometimes, so they messaged in their orders.It was a particularly drink-heavy day and since the shop was running low on pastries you or