Don’t Stop

I walk into the powerful and successful lawyer’s office. Hell bent on getting a job at the best firm l knew, Lillian Fairbanks & co. With an outstanding resume and a vivacious charisma about me, I thought I would score big time on this job. It was a simple interview with one of the associates. I thought it would be easy. Until of course the sweet older lady at the front desk told me that Ms. Fairbanks was doing the interviews herself. Naturally wanting the best of the best at her firm. I turn as pale as a ghost and ask where the restroom is and quickly making my way there. After looking at myself in the long across the wall mirror. I looked professional in a button up blouse and blazer with a tight but sensible skirt. My brown curly hair flowing around my shoulders and my brown eyes accented by my eye make up. I quickly start to give myself a pep talk, not bothering to check if there was anyone inside the restroom.

“Okay, Ally. You have one shot at this. Your a great lawyer. They should be begging to have you here. You can do this. Your Allison Tanner. You aced The Bar, you can ace this interview. You’ll-“

A flush of a toilet signals that I’m in fact not as alone as I thought in huge restroom. I stop dead in my tracks. I should’ve known. I hear a door to one of the stalls open. I watch in the mirror with intent on finding out who had heard my little pep talk. I gasp as I recognize the person immediately as they turn the corner to the sinks. Lillian Fairbanks, the one and only. My soft brown eyes meet her fierce green ones and my eyes unconsciously move down her body. Taking in her bountiful bust in a tight silk blouse and toned arms and legs in a tight skirt. Damn. An immediate fire igniting between my legs. I swallow as my eyes move back up to meet hers as she walks to the sink next to mine. Her soft blonde hair pulled back into a bun. Still looking at me in the mirror with a calm and professional look she speaks to me as she washes her hands.

“We should be begging to have you here, should we?”

She says with a slightly icy tone. I blush and finally tear my eyes away from her hole burning gaze. When I look back up into the mirror she has turned around and walked to a paper towel dispenser. Pulling out at least 4 sheets of paper towels as I let my eyes wander down to her trim ass and legs. For a woman at the age of 37 she could pass off as 25. I notice her starting to turn around and my eyes flick up to hers, my staring doesn’t go unnoticed and I blush slightly harder. She raises her eyebrows to her earlier question, swiftly shrugging off my staring thankfully. I straighten my back and take a few steps forward and put my hand out for her to shake. She doesn’t even glance at my hand as I introduce myself.

“Hi. I’m Allison Tanner. I’m here to interview for the opening. It’s an honor to meet you Ms. Fairbanks.”

My voice slightly shaking. This woman was intimidating and she was making me more unsure of myself by the second. She surprisingly smirks at me and throws away the wet paper towels.

“I heard your name when you were talking to yourself. Introductions are kind of irrelevant at this point Ms. Tanner. Have Julia send you into my office in 5 minutes.”

I blush and nod my head slightly. With that she turns and walks to the door and walks out of the restroom. I take a deep breath and let my hand drop to my side. She seems to have an affect on me that only a few people actually have. She makes me who I’m not. An intimidated woman with no courage, and I simply can’t say no to her or turn my back on her. I turn back to the mirror and see the deep red painted across my cheeks from the encounter. I sigh and walk out of the restroom. I walk over to the sweet older lady and tell her that Ms. Fairbanks wants to see me in 5 minutes. She gives me a small knowing smile.

“You met her I take it?”

My fading blush comes back with a rush and my cheeks are red yet again. I look down briefly then back to the woman with a small nod. She chuckles and swivels her chair around and points down a hallway.

“If she said 5 minutes then your already late. Around here we’re always 5 minutes early. Go down this hall, take a left and her office is at the end of that hall. Got it sweetheart?”

She asks. I give her a thankful smile and nod my head.

“Yes. Thank you.”

She smiles back and turns back to answer the office phone with a “Lillian Fairbanks & co. This is Julia speaking, how may I help you?”. I start to walk down the hall and take a left. There are multiple cubicles on my left but big executive offices on my right. I continue walking, my eyes set on the door at the end of the hall. I finally reach it and take a deep breath before I knock. I hear an answer from inside.

“Come in.”

I open the door. I see Lillian sitting behind a big mahogany desk writing something down on papers. I take a quick glance around the room. It was full of all the traditional lawyer books and more. Though, no picture frames or personal items to connect anything to her social life. My eyes go back to her.

“Your late. Sit.”

She says while continuing to write. I close the door behind me and move to one of the two seats in front of her desk.

“Sorry Ms.-“

She cuts me off and finally looks up at me. Her green eyes enough to make me gasp but I hold it back.

“How old are you Ms. Tanner?”

I cross my legs and I think I see her flick her eyes to my legs for a mere second. No, she was to professional for that. Get a grip, Ally.

“I am 28.”

She purses her full red lips and nods her head. She scoots her chair back an inch and pulls out a drawer.

“Good. Your not to old, or too young.”

Check one. I see her pull out a file folder labeled ‘RESUMES’ and opens it up. She grabs the top paper and slides the folder back into the drawer and closes it again. My eyes watching every move of the toned woman’s body. She scoots back into her desk and rests her elbows on the hard wood as she props her chin up with her hands.

“Do you always talk to yourself in restrooms Ms. Tanner ?”

I blush at the question. She looks up at me with her green eyes for a serious answer. I clear my throat nervously and shake my head.

“Umm, no. Not very often.”

I see the corner of her mouth twitch up into a smirk until she takes on the role of professionalism again. She looks down to my resume then picks it up and sets it to the side. She looks up at me again.

“Your resume…”

She draws out. I wait for a negative comment.

“It’s outstanding…I’m slightly impressed and I’m not very easily impressed Ms. Tanner.”

Check two. I preen at her subtle praise and sit up straighter in my chair with a small smile. She stares at me for a while, looking me up and down. She gives a soft hum of approval and stands up. I watch her strong form walk in front of her desk. She crosses her amazing legs and leans back against the desk with her hands on the side to steady herself. Her eyes feel like they were trying to search my soul. But I don’t back down from her stare, I uncross and cross my legs. She does it again. Her eyes flicker to my ivory skin and I know I’ve seen it this time. So the boss has a thing for the ladies, huh? Interesting. I’ve heard rumors but never believed them. As an active member of the lady lovers club, I didn’t want to get my hopes up about my blonde, long legged, hardcore boss being a womanizing dyke. A shiver runs down my spine at the thought of her possibly wanting me. Of course, I don’t think she would really want me. She was professional, not the type of woman who sleeps with her employees…wouldn’t hurt to see if she might though. She finally speaks again.

“I believe that I’ve found the right candidate for the job but you must consider what this job entails Ms. Tanner.”

I try to hide my excitement the best I can and shoot her a small smile.

“I’m up for any task that you give me Ms. Fairbanks.”

She gives me a hard stare and my smile fades.

“You will be working ungodly hours with me and the other associates. You will have less and less of a social life until your first year is up. Your friends? You won’t see them. The people here are your friends now. You will most likely become sleep deprived in the first week, maybe the second if your lucky. You’ll be eating take-out for most likely the rest of your time at the firm. We work hard, we work dirty and we have rules. If I think you are not working hard, your gone. If I think you can’t get the dirt we need, your gone. If you break a rule, your gone. If I say jump, you ask how high. I don’t like to be disappointed by the people I hire. Do you understand this, Ms. Tanner?”

I look at her and think, I like a challenge. This woman will definitely give me a challenge. I nod my head firmly.

“I understand clearly Ms. Fairbanks. I’m ready.”

She finally cracks a small smile and stands up straight. I stand up with her and she finally shakes my hand. Her grip is firm yet soft.

“Welcome to Lillian Fairbanks & co. Ms. Tanner.”

I smile back. She lets go of my hand and moves to the door. She opens it and calls out to I assume her Secretary.

“Kelly?”

A small woman with a thin frame and red hair moves her roller chair out of her cubicle enough to see her boss.

“Can you give Allison here the usual run down? Maybe a tour also. She’ll be in Jeremy’s old office.”

The woman named Kelly smiles at her boss.

“Sure thing, boss.”

The powerful woman turns back to me.

“Kelly is my personal assistant. She will show you your office and give you a quick tour. You have half an hour to be done with that. I have to be in court in 40 minutes, I expect you to be in the front lobby ready to go. This is your first day Ms. Tanner. Don’t make me regret my decision.”

I smile excitedly and nod my head.

“I promise you won’t Ms. Fairbanks.”

She nods her head back and I walk out the door to Kelly. She stands up and smiles at me. She holds out her hand and I shake it firmly.

“Kelly Hanson. As Lillian told you, I’m her PA.”

She takes the lead and turns right down another hallway and continues to talk. I follow behind her and take out a pad and pen just in case if something important is spoken.

“I get her coffee and anything else she needs. I am the only one here she lets call her Lillian. Calling her Lillian is against rule one.”

I write down rule one as we take a left.

“Rule number two. She is always right. Always. If you think she is not, she wants to hear about it but only when you and her are alone. If you turn out wrong, your off the case.”

I write down the second rule as we reach my new office. We don’t walk in though. We stop at the closed door.

“Rule number three. If you are late without an explanation, you get a punishment. Don’t worry, the punishment is paper work. It’s not fun. It’s not easy. So don’t be late.”

She turns the knob of the door and pushes open the door. My head snaps up after I finish writing. I smile as I see a smaller but similar mahogany desk in the middle of the room. The two walls on the right and left are full of book cases. You can’t even see the wall behind them they take up the whole wall. I large window behind the desk with a view of the other part of the building we just walked from and the city below. Kelly leans against the doorway as I take in my office. After a few more seconds I turn around as she tells me rule number four.

“Rule number four. Respect everyone who works here. Janitors up to Lillian. If you don’t, we don’t have respect for you and you are out of the firm.”

I quickly write it down and she smiles and jerks her head the other way.

“Come on. We got 15 minutes to give you the tour.”

We walk out of my office and close the door behind us. She starts to walk back the way we came.

“You’ll meet the other associates tonight when we have our New Comer meeting.”

I fast walk to keep up with her. For such a small woman she was fast.

“New Comer meeting?”

She smiles and turns left.

“A meeting all about you sweetheart. Trust me, it’s not as scary as it sounds. This is…”

I space out and think for a second. A New Comer meeting…all about me…what was there to talk about?
Fingers snapping in my face brings me back to earth. I see an annoyed Kelly staring back at me.

“Stay with me dreamer girl. This room is called ‘The Closet’. It has every record of every case we’ve ever won, lost or got a neutral verdict on. You’ll be spending multiple nights in here on your first year. Now, let’s go to the break room.”

I follow her down another long hallway. Our tour continues to the break room, associates hallway, helping hands and ends at the lobby. Once we get there I have two pages of my notepad full and Ms. Fairbanks is talking to the woman I met earlier, Julia. Ms. Fairbanks sees me and Kelly and says a goodbye to Julia. She starts to walk to the elevator.

“Do you like your office Ms. Tanner?”

She calls over her shoulder as she reaches the elevator. I walk up next to her and smile.

“Very much Ms. Fairbanks. It has a beautiful view.”

She smiles and let’s out a small chuckle as the doors open and she steps into the elevator. I follow right behind her.

“I often get more comments about the desks then the view. Kelly, I would like my usual coffee when I get back from court.”

Kelly smiles and I bite my lip. Should I not like the view?

“You got it boss.”

The doors close and I finally realize I’m in an elevator with The Lillian Fairbanks. I become nervous and shift on my feet. What was wrong with me? I’m never like this! She sees this and clears her throat.

“Ms. Tanner?”

I turn my head to her.

“Yes?”

She lets amusement cross her eyes as she turns her head and looks at me.

“If I wanted a nervous lawyer to come with me to court I would’ve brought someone else. Understood?”

I blush and nod my head yes. She chuckles and turns her eyes back ahead as the doors open.

“And if I wanted a blushing school girl I would brought my ‘head over heels for the idea of love’ little sister with me.”

She walks out of the elevator and leaves me dumbfounded and blushing harder then before. I quickly walk after her. She told me she has a sister. Grant it it was because she was making fun of me but maybe, just maybe she was starting to warm up to me.




I watch her stride across the marble floor. Interrogating the suspect on the stand. She calculates every move she makes, every word, every fact. Within an hour she finally closes the one week long trial with a win. I smile and along with multiple others stand up and clap for her and her client. Ms. Fairbanks smiles and looks back at me. She shoots me a smile and a heart throbbing wink. I sit back down as she starts talking to her client. A few minutes pass and a new case starts to trickle into the court. She walks back to me with a smile on her face and I stand up and smile back.

“Congratulations Ms. Fairbanks. You were absolutely amazing.”

She smiles brighter and we start to walk out of the court building.

“What made you so interested in becoming a lawyer Ms. Tanner?”

I smile and we slide into her red Chevy. She starts the car and drives in the direction of her law firm.

“You did.”

She gives me a confused and curious look, a small smile spreading across her lips. She was beautiful when she smiled and wasn’t just scowling the whole time.

“Okay, I’m intrigued. What do you mean ‘I did’?”

I smile and turn towards her a little more, my skirt riding up my legs just a tiny bit. It doesn’t go unnoticed by her and her eyes flick to my legs, which doesn’t go unnoticed by me. I smirk a little but decide to let her by with it.

“I mean ever since I followed the King case in 2004 I’ve never had a doubt that I wanted to be a lawyer and come work for you.”

She smiles after remembering the case.

“That was a pretty challenging case. I’m glad it put your mind on the right career path.”

I didn’t know what I was saying until after I said it.

“Well your also the reason that made me want to come work for you.”

I quickly look away from her and blush.

“I’m so sorry. I didn’t think I said that out loud.”

I gulp and she chuckles quietly.

“Its okay. I want you to be able to speak your mind. Just remember that you need to think before you speak.”

We pull into the parking garage and it was a quiet walk back up to the office. Once were in the elevator I remember the New Comer meeting.

“So what exactly does the New Comer meeting entail ?”

She smiles and the doors open and we walk out.

“Honestly, it gives everyone to get to know you and get comfortable with you, but…it’s also a chance for them to bet on your answers to the questions they ask.”

We reach her office and she walks inside. Great, they were going to bet on my answers. I stand in the door way.

“Do you know when it’s going to be?”

She looks up and smiles at something behind me. I turn and see a group of men and woman making their way to the conference room.

“It looks like it’s starting now. Let’s go New Girl.”

I get ushered into the hallway and down to the conference room. When I walk in the whole room turns quite. All eyes are on me and I see Kelly motion for me to move to the front of the room. I swallow my nervousness and walk to the front of the room. I smile weakly at all of the people in the seats.
“Hi. I’m Allison Tanner. You can all call me Ally though.”

Everyone smiles back.

“Alright people. Time to start betting. How old is she?”

A young man with a 5 o’clock shadow yells. Everyone starts throwing money in the middle of the table and yelling out numbers. Some harsh and some very flattering. After a minute a middle aged man stands up and quiets everyone down. He stands up and gives me a nice smile.

“Hey Ally’, I’m Frank. I’m in the records department. Tell us how old you are, darlin’.”

I smile back at him.

“Nice to meet you Frank. I’m 28.”

Few people grunt in disappointment as two others split the money in the middle. I look at Kelly, being one of the loser but she smiles anyway and mouths for me to take a seat. I move out the chair at the end of the table and take a seat. They calm down and someone yells out another question. They fight over the answers and money until I finally give them an answer. By the time we only have one more question left I have learned 8 names, onto my 9th as a hot woman with short blonde hair and soft blue eyes stands up. She gives me a smoldering look and I immediately give her a sultry smile. Knowing exactly how to work the ladies, even if they weren’t my type.

“I’m Emma. One of the associates. My question is…straight or gay?”

She sits back down. Everyone pauses for a few seconds then Kelly slams down 10 bucks on the table.

“Gay.”

She says confidently. I try to hide the tell-tale smile from my face and Emma pushes a 20 into the pile, giving me a sly smile from across the table. Five people bet that I was straight and four people bet that I was gay. Which is reasonable considering I look like a fem. Emma stands up again and smiles smugly.

“So, which one is it Ally?”

I guy to my left, James, gives me a creepy smile.

“I bet she’s straight.”

He winks at me and I smile.

“Fortunately, I’m gay.”

His face drops in disappointment along with the other 4 people who just lost their money. My eyes glance to the door to see my new boss, a smirk painted on her face. I take a chance and wink at her. She smiles and moves out of the doorway. I look back to my fellow co-workers and see them stashing away the money they’ve won. Kelly catches my eye and she smiles and walks over to me.

“That wasn’t to bad, was it?”

I smile back and let out a small chuckle.

“Not bad at all. I actually had fun watching the betting and answering questions.”

She smiles.

“Great. Now, follow me.”

She starts walking out the door and takes the path to Ms. Fairbanks office.

“She wanted me to bring to her office after the meeting. Have fun.”

She gives me a wink and walks to her cubicle. I swallow. Oh god. The wink was to much. But she smiled, it shouldn’t be a problem right? I knock on her door and a second later she tells me to come in. I walk in to see her standing next to a bookshelf. I smile at her and she smiles back.

“Take a seat.”

I sit down and bite my lip nervously. This woman made me more nervous then a virgin on her wedding night.

“Am…am I in trouble Ms. Fairbanks?”

She shakes her head and moves in front of her desk. She looks down at me and I see something in her eyes I can’t recognize.

“Your gay and our firm couldn’t careless; however, if Emma’s little action of bringing that to light causes a ruckus between co-workers…we might have to address the situation.”

Oh, so we were talking about this. Having had to come out more times then I could count to the people at my jobs, I quickly gain confidence. I smile and look at her curiously.

“Address it how, boss?”

She tries to get more comfortable and ends up spreading her legs a little more. My eyes move to the apex of her legs and my panties get wetter. She sees me staring and clears her throat with a smirk. Shit. My eyes snap back up to hers.

“We would address it by sitting down the people that have a problem with it.”

I purse my lips and nod my head, letting her know that I agree. I look her up and down. This was my shot. I stand up and a…sexual tension falls across the room. I walk closer to her and she pulls her shoulders back to stand tall. Why? I don’t know, she was already a half an inch taller than me when slouching, let alone standing tall when she was an inch taller. My heart beats faster and I raise my hand up to her chest. I use a finger to lift the gold necklace from her chest, feigning interest in the pendant, and look into her eyes.

“What about you? Do you have a problem with it, boss?”

Her breathing gets faster and stares back at me. The back of my hand ghosts over the soft skin of her chest. My hand runs down the valley in between her chest until I reach the soft silk of her blouse. She suddenly looks down to the floor in between us, breaking the eye contact.

“Call me Lillian in private and no. I would be a hypocrite if I did.”

I smirk and lick my lips. Her eyes flick up to my lips but she quickly looks away.

“Why would you be a hypocrite Lillian?”

She looks up into my eyes again and I step closer. She tenses and tries to back up but she had nowhere to go with her desk behind her. Her eyes move down my body and for the first time she doesn’t try and hide it.

“I think you know why, Ms. Tanner.”

I smile and raise my hand yet again to her rising and falling chest and trace imaginary circles on the top of one of her gorgeous breasts. She lets out a soft gasp.

“Allison…”

She whispers my name and I know I should stop but the softness of her skin was addicting. But I pull my hand away and lean in towards her ear. I see her eyes close as I whisper to her.

“Yes Lil?”

I ask, using a shortened and informal version of her name. My lips dangerously close to the shell of her ear. I see her shiver slightly. It was just barely noticeable but it was so sexy to see her react that way.

“Stop.”

This surprises me. I thought I had this whole unplanned seduction scene in the bag. I quickly step back and clear my throat. We avoid each others eyes and I speak first.

“I am…I’m going to go set up my office.”

Ms. Fairbanks nod her head and walks back around her desk and sits down in her chair. I turn around and walk to the door. I stop just before I turn the knob and debate turning around and telling her I’m sorry or ask if she’s okay but I decide against it and walk out the door. I quickly walk the path to my office and shut the door once I’m inside. I walk to my window behind my desk and look out over the city. I sigh and feel myself relax. A nice view always helps me relax. I turn my attention to the other part of the building. A knock on the door gets my attention. I turn around just in time to see Kelly peek her head in.

“Hey dreamer girl, Lillian wants you back in her office.”

She says the nickname only she uses. I blush slightly and give her a curious look.

“Did she say what for?”

Kelly shrugs her shoulders.

“Something about a new case I think.”

I perk up at this and she laughs.

“You new lawyers and your cases.”

She rolls her eyes and I stand up. I walk to the door with a smile.

“It’s exhilarating.”

I give her a wink and she blushes. We walk down the hall and she suddenly starts to talk again.

“So…you weren’t lieing about the gay thing just to get James off your back, right?”

I give her a sly smile as we round the corner.

“Not at all.”

She smiles back and I bite my lip. My game and confidence coming back to me.

“Ever played for my team Ms. Hanson?”

She blushes harder as I whisper in her ear.

“O-Only once…I’ve never done it again.”

She stumbles over her words and I let out a small chuckle. We reach Ms. Fairbanks office and I knock on the door. I immediately get a response. I look at Kelly with a confident smirk.

“I think I can change your mind about that sweet cheeks.”

I wink at her yet again and turn the door handle and walk into the office. But not before I see her bite her lip and excitement cross her eyes. I turn to Ms. Fairbanks and give her my best smile. Believe it or not, I’ve wore that smile before. She smiles back and I see a quick look of want in her eyes.

“Ally. Come sit down. I want to talk about a case that I have. It’s in an hour and I’d like a new set of eyes before I go to court.”

I take a seat across from her desk after she hands me a folder. I immediately start reading the case. Once I’m finished I ask her a few questions that she answers confidently. I think about it for 10 minutes straight, complete silence in the room as she waits for me to say something. I pitch an idea that she gives a few seconds of thought to then lights up. She smiles at me then stands up. Her green eyes looking at me excitedly.

“You, Ms. Ally Tanner, have just won our year long case.”

My jaw drops and I look at her incredibly.

“I what?”

She laughs and shakes her head.

“Your pitch makes everything make more sense. Come on, I’m bringing you with me to the trial. We have 20 minutes till we have to get there but I want to be early.”

She says all of this while grabbing her bag and walking to the door. I was still in shock and I stumble out the door after her. She walks down the hallway on her way to the lobby.

“Umm, Ms.Fairbanks. Did you just say I solved your year long case?”

Kelly jumps in line behind us.

“Oh my god. You mean the Plains case? How did you manage to do that dreamer girl?”

She giggles behind me and I turn around to give her a playful glare. She shoots me a wink as Ms. Fairbanks answers her.

“She read the case for 20 minutes, asked me questions for 5 minutes, thought for 10 minutes then she gave me a pitch that made sense. It was very impressive.”

Kelly walks faster to catch up to me. She gives me a beautiful smile.

“Wow. Everyone is going to hate you when they find out.”

I frown.

“Why?”

She smiles and walks faster to catch up to Ms. Fairbanks. She calls to me over her shoulder.

“Because she’s asked every single associate their opinion on the case. Of course, they couldn’t come up with anything. Your the one and only dreamer girl.”

I sigh. Shit. They really will hate me. We reach the elevators and Kelly and Ms. Fairbanks talk for a few minutes. When the elevator reaches our floor me and Ms. Fairbanks step onto it. Kelly gives me a thumbs up as the doors close. We stand in slightly awkward silence for a few seconds until Ms. Fairbanks talks again.

“Can I ask why Kelly calls you ‘dreamer girl’?”

I smile and laugh.

“She caught me day dreaming on the tour.