"Put yourself in his position, Es. If you were there, where he is, suffering my idiosyncrasies on an ongoing basis, how would you deal with it?" She begins to answer but I stop her. "And, remember in this "scenario", you don't know me."
"Okay, I know what you're saying. If truth be told I'd be coming down hard on you too."
"Now add an overzealous person from upper management to the scenario who's trying to usurp your authority."
"Yes, I know, but—"
"No buts."
"Okay. I'll lay off." I smile at her acquiesce. "Problem is: I do know you."
I'm stoked that this little experiment in mental torture has now gone over 400 reviews—411 to be exact as I post. Thank you all so much for your support. I know there are some who the frustration has gotten too much for, and as much as I'd love to reveal our main characters, it would sort of defeat the purpose of the story. More revelations are coming and our mystery boss will be back in the office next chapter, which means more interaction between him and our mystery insomniac.
And a quick thanks to those reviewers who have their PMs disabled. Ta!
Disclaimer: My only claim is to this plot. This story is rated M. It has adult themes, including M/M slash.