He placed a cold hand on my shoulder. I brushed it off angrily.
"Don't touch me, Aaron" I said. "Cuz you will get slapped this time"
"Now, now, now, you don't want to lose your job with your love, Randy, do you?"
"You aint gonna do shit" I said trying to sound tough. I shook my head. Losing my job with Randy would basically mean never seeing him again. The only reason why our relationship started was because we worked together. Losing my job was losing him. And, he would be left alone on the road with Stacy and probably forget about me.
"Don't dare me" he said. Okay, now I was really scared.
"I just want to keep my job, Aaron. If you loved me…you'd want to see me happy" I said holding back tears. Let me try to use this to manipulate him.
"I do….." he said.
"Please, Aaron, I just want to keep my job" I cried. He watched me.
"I'll tell Shane the truth if you do one thing and then after that I will leave you alone, I swear. I will move on."
"What?" I asked reluctantly. I tied to unlock the car door again but he grabbed my arm.
"Kiss me"
"And what if I don't"
"Then I will tell Shane that you cannot handle two jobs and I will make sure that you loose your job with Randy and NEVER get it back…is that what you want to be stuck here in Stanford why he's traveling around the country alone with his ex girlfriend"
"Aaron just don't…I can't-"Before I could say anything else he pulled me fiercely close to him and kissed me hard on the mouth. I tried to pull back but he placed his hand on the back of my head forcing the kiss deeper. He finally released me and unlocked the door.
"Don't you ever fucking touch me again" I said trying to stop my self from throwing up as I jumped out of the car.
The next day as after a series of meetings, Shane called me to his office. I walked slowly, saying a silent prayer that Aaron told him the truth. I knocked on the door quietly.
"Come in" he yelled. He does not sound happy, I thought as I opened the door.
"Good Morning, Shane" I said.
"Alexandria, have a seat" He said not even looking at me. He was looking at his computer screen, checking mail, I guess. "Aaron spoke to me this morning"
"Yes" I said looking down at my knee-high stiletto boots.
"And I'm sorry" he said. I looked up, surprised. "I'm sorry for jumping to conclusions about you, I should have known better. Alexandria, you are one of my best execs and Aaron…well… Aaron is-"
"Creepy" I mumbled. Shane laughed.
"That's true too."
"Shane, I think I should tell you something" I said twisting my sapphire ring around my finger.
"What is it?"
"Aaron has been" I began.
"Been what?"
"…sexually…harassing me for awhile now." Shane looked at me concerned. He got up and leaned against his desk. I took a deep breath, my voice was shaking. I really didn't want to break down and cry in my boss's office but it seemed like it's going to happen. I felt the tears coming from my eyes already. "One day, in the parking lot he kissed me and tried to go farther but I kicked him, and then I told Randy and he told him to leave me alone, so he did. And then he blackmailed me by making me go on a date with him so that he would tell you the truth about the Wrestlemania project so I did. And then he said that he would leave me alone if I kissed him"
"What did you do?"
"I told him no and he kissed me anyway…I was so scared" I was crying. "I thought he was going to go farther…" I sniffed.
"Son of a bitch" he said under his breath. I felt better now to get that off my chest. I looked up at Shane and wiped my nose with the tissue he handed me. "I'm going to go down to Aaron's office. Sexual harassment is not tolerated. You stay here" he said placing a hand on my shoulder as he left.
I waited in his office biting my nails nervously. About fifteen minutes later Shane came back into his office. "He's fired" he said. I took a sigh of relief and looked up at him.
"Thank you so much, Shane" I said gratefully. My voice was still trembling from crying.
"It's not a problem"
I returned to my office feeling extremely satisfied. After dozens of phone calls trying to sort out arenas for some pay-per-views, my cell phone began to ring, sighing; I dropped my pencil and answered it.
"Alexandria Taylor"
"How was your hot date?" It was Randy and he sounded mad.
"What hot date?" I asked trying to sound puzzled. Oh shit, John, what did he do?
"Your date with Aaron" I paused.
"Randy listen I-"
"What were you thinking?" he asked. "Being alone with him-"
"Baby…please, listen to me" I begged. Casey came in and then saw the look on my face and bounced out.
"Why didn't you tell me?" I tried to answer but he wouldn't let me. "I called John last night and he said that you were on a date with Aaron and he was worried. What the fuck, Alex? And then you lie to me and say that your at dinner with Angel"
"Baby-" I said trying to put my two cents in. He cut me off again.
"You lied to me. It makes me wonder what else you lie to me about…"
"Randy, it's not like that, please let me explain-"
"I cant believe this"
"I did this for you!" I yelled. "Just let me talk"
"John told me why you did it. But why didn't you tell me?"
"I know you, Randy" I said. "If I told you, you would have jumped Aaron and we both would lose our jobs. It's all over now Aaron told Shane the truth and I told Shane about everything and he fired him."
There was silence on the phone. I could tell Randy was thinking about what I said.
"You should have told me" he said again.
"I'm sorry, baby"
"What else don't you tell me?" he said sarcastically.
"I tell you everything!"
"Everything except for last night, I understand what you did and why but it's the fact that you didn't tell me?"
"You probably don't tell me shit about Stacy and what she does when I'm not around." I shot back.
"This has nothing to do with Stacy"
"You know what Randy? I'm not going to do this right now. This is such bullshit." I said wiping tears from my eyes. "I love you, okay?" I just wanted to end this conversation
"We'll talk later." He said hanging up. I sat listening to the dial tone. He didn't even say he loved me. Casey came back into my office with papers in her hand. She dropped them on my desk and looked at me sympathetically.
"Is there trouble in paradise?" she questioned. I looked up at her.
"I think so…"
Oh-no there is trouble looming in Randy and Alex's relationship thanks to John. Just when you thought they were perfect trouble comes and there's more on the way. Review please! Thanks for reading. Muahzz!
