"You're not even mad because I didn't show up this morning?"

"I understood why you hesitated to report for work. But let's forget all that. Now, if you could help me out with those film orders, I'd like to get them out by this afternoon."

Rebecca started to say something but Nate grabbed a sheaf of paper and left her standing there feeling stupid. Like always he seemed to have a knack of getting his way. She hadn't even agreed to go back with him and here she was, feeling half obligated to get to work.

She sat dejectedly at her desk and opened the first drawer. The small box was wrapped with a blight-red ribbon. She picked it up and put it down again. She knew that if she opened the darned thing she'd be obligated even more. It just wasn't fair!

At last she could resist no longer. She slid the ribbons off and lifted the lid. Inside, nestled in tissue paper was a pair of panties. They were incredibly sexy-looking and at first Rebecca didn't even want to touch them. She'd never even been close to anything like that. The red silk looked wicked and the white lace around the legs set off the narrow band that would cover – at least it was supposed to cover – a girl's cunt. The panties were made in the bikini style and contained no more material than a small handkerchief.

Her heart pounded as she returned them to the box and slid the ribbons back in place. Of course she couldn't dream of accepting such a gift. But she got out the work Nate wanted her to do and twisted a blank order form into the typewriter.

It was close to quitting time when Rebecca finished the orders and put the cover on her typewriter. She had still not decided whether she would continue to work for Nate Winslow or not. And though she knew she couldn't, keep the present he'd bought for her, she had started to wonder how those things, would feel on her body.