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She had to scroll through all the crap for ages, trying to get back to the oldest unread emails she had. Most of it was useless, just company-wide notifications that she’d been included in. Then there were conversations from her department that she’d be given reports about when she got back. She glossed over it all, looking for anything from people above her.
Finally, she found something. Her boss, Walter Harpe, had sent an email out to all the executives explaining what had happened with her. As she opened the email, a pit opened up in her stomach. She knew this wasn’t going to be good.
The first couple of lines were fine, explaining where Kate was and who would be taking over particular tasks of hers until she returned. It was great for her to know who she could turn to when she got back and realized they fucked everything up.
As she kept on going through the emails, she saw them derail into a full-scale bitch about her. All of the men were chiming in, telling each other how awful Kate had been, and how they were so glad to see the back of her.
Of course, none of the women were saying a word. There weren’t many of them but they were there, included in the conversation but just sitting by and letting the men talk shit. Kate couldn’t blame them, but it still stung. Why weren’t they standing up for her? She’d stood up for them multiple times.
Kate tried not to concentrate on it as she gritted her teeth and continued reading through the thread. Of course, the men were just getting worse and worse, calling her an entitled bitch and mocking the way she dressed and even spoke.
A sick taste rose up in her throat as she continued reading. The corners of her mouth turned down as she tasted the bile on the back of her tongue. How could they be so cruel to her? She’d never done anything to them, aside from showing them that women were capable and just as worthy of respect as men.
Kate wanted to slam her laptop shut and force herself to stop reading the awful words, but she couldn’t. It was like a drug, constantly pulling her in repeatedly. Kate knew that she couldn’t handle reading all this bullshit about herself but she also couldn’t stop.
She got to the top of the thread. An email from her boss, Walter, telling the men that Kate was involved in the thread and that she could read everything they’d been saying.
That was dated almost twenty-four hours ago. Kate scowled at that last email, shaking her head slowly.
Of course they stopped,Kate thought angrily.Of course, they shut up when they realized I could see everything. Fucking cowards.
Kate leaned back in her chair, staring at the screen as she fiddled with her bottom lip. It was so disgusting what they had said about her, calling her a stupid bitch and an idiot behind her back, but it was even worse that they all shut up when they realized she could see it all.
Just thinking about looking through emails or doing more work made Kate feel even more sick. Her whole body was shaking, nauseous, and totally uncontrolled. Her legs were bouncing up and down as she sat at the table, staring at her blank computer screen.
With nothing else to do, Kate shut her laptop screen and clenched her hands in her lap. What the hell was she supposed to do now? The rage was going to take over her. It was already pulsing through her veins, through her muscles, through her fuckingbones. How was she going to get herself out of this mess?
Behind her, she could hear Gerard snoring gently. Her eyes drifted over to his sleeping body. It was like a light bulb went off behind her eyes. She might not have had handcuffs on her, but she could tie him up with other things.
It was a naughty thought, but a thought she wanted to follow through with anyway. Kate stood up from the table and climbed up onto the bed, putting her knees on either side of Gerard’s legs so she could crawl up his body.
As she was coming toward his face, Gerard stirred and rolled onto his back. His eyes opened gently, peering out at Kate’s face above him. It took him a moment to realize what was happening and come out of his dreamy daze.
When he finally woke up properly, he put his hands on Kate’s hips and reached his lips up to kiss her. Kate wrenched her head away just in time to dodge the kiss.
“What’s wrong?” Gerard asked, frowning as he let his head relax into the pillow below.
“Nothing,” Kate said, feeling a smile playing on the corners of her lips. “Nothing at all.”
“I don’t understand,” he said, ever so softly. “There’s something in your eyes. What is it?”
“Nothing,” Kate said quickly. “Work stuff. It’s fine.”
Gerard went to open his mouth but Kate didn’t want to hear his words anymore. She leaned down and kissed him, instantly shoving her tongue into his mouth.
When his hands gripped her hips tighter, Kate leaned backward a little and grabbed hold of his wrists. In one, swift motion, she trapped his wrists against the mattress and held them there.
Gerard laughed and moved his head to the left, breaking off the kiss. When Kate leaned back a little more, Gerard looked into her eyes.
“What are you doing?” He asked, his lilted voice rising and falling gently. “Get off me and I’ll fuck you like I did last night.”
He raised his eyebrows then as if that was something that Kate should have wanted. She only stared down at him, shaking her head slowly.
“No, baby,” Kate whispered. “Last night was all you. Today is all me.”
Gerard smiled, unable to believe he was hearing this. “What do you mean?” He asked. “I made you cum. I saw your face.”
Kate rolled her eyes. “But the sex was boring,” she said. “This time, we’re doing it my way.”
