Chapter One – Part 7
Joanna walked into the office Monday morning with a smile after having the huge weight taken off her shoulder. She had been dreading the photoshoot for weeks and now it was behind her for good. When she got to the HR area, a small stack of boxes were sitting in front of her door with a note.
Couldn’t return these. So they belong to you now.
- Onella
Joanna looked inside and saw the lingerie that she had worn for the photoshoot. Fortunately, she was the first one in the office, so nobody else had seen these. Opening the door, she gathered the small stack of boxes and brought them inside where she slid them under her desk.
Next, she logged into her computer to check her email. Steve had said he was working over the weekend, which usually meant he would have a stack of tasks for her to get done this week. Sure enough, there was a message from Steve with a subject line of “Confidential”.
Opening up the message, Joanna read the short note before clicking the link at the bottom.
Joanna,
Great work on Saturday. Alice gave me the memory card from the photoshoot. A lot of these won’t be usable for obvious reasons, but you looked gorgeous just the same. I copied everything from that and the thumb drive to the encrypted file share. (Link below)
Steve
When the link opened, she had to enter her network password again to access the folder. Inside were all of the photos taken during the photoshoot. The files all started with “Img-“ and ended with a timestamp. She browsed though, seeing how the shoot turned out. The first photos were for the January shoot, she really looked nervous. She continued scrolling, there were hundreds of photos here. When she saw the February, she looked closely. She was relieved when none of them showed her exposed breasts.
Joanna quickly scrolled down to the bottom. Her fear was confirmed. During the Christmas photoshoot, and all of the reshoots, there were plenty of pictures of her naked and the camera caught everything. She opened on the first one that she was sure showed something. She was wearing the red ribbon and facing the camera. Even though she had been holding an oversized candy cane, her left breast was clearly exposed.
She also saw plenty of shots of her bare ass, though for some reason that pose still turned her on a bit. Thanksgiving had more shots of her breasts and one that clearly showed her pussy. Joanna continued slowly scrolling through the shots. Steve had seen all of these.
When she got to the October shoot, she saw one shot that made her heart pound hard in her chest. Claudia had asked her to try the split while standing. She actually had to lean on the cubicle wall slightly to keep from falling over. With her left leg lifted high over her head, and facing the camera, her pussy was open and exposed. The camera caught everything!
Joanna closed her eyes and remembered taking this photo. Steve had been standing about ten feet away, just out of camera, watching her take this. She could remember the huge smile on his face as the lifted her leg into the air.
Joanna’s heart was beating faster and her breath was quickening. She felt something wet in her hand and realized that she had stuck her hand under her skirt and was massaging her pussy.
What am I doing? she wondered. She didn’t stop herself. Instead, she scrolled through some more shots of herself that practically looked pornographic, if taken out of context.
It wasn’t the photos that were turning her on though, it was the idea that in every one of these, Steve was right there enjoying them. She wondered if he had masturbated to these over the weekend. She continued to stroke her clitoris. Breathing continued to increase. She kept scrolling through until she noticed that the labeling had changed. After the last Img- file it changed to a S- with a time-stamp.
What are these? She opened the first one. It was a surveillance video of her in the lobby from the first Valentines shoot. It showed Alice helping her remove her bra. Her breasts were both completely visible on the camera.
Why would he put these on there
Of course, they were not as graphic as some of the more explicit photos, but video adds another dimension that she didn’t want to think about. She selected them and clicked Delete.
<Access Denied>
She selected the photo showing the close-up of her pussy and tried deleting that.
<Access Denied>
How many people have access to this drive? She wondered. She had to get rid of the pictures that showed her naked. This was too dangerous.
Joanna locked her computer and headed up to the Executive floor.
Not doing this over email! she concluded. She walked into Steve’s office without knocking. He was seated at his desk and looked up as she entered.
“Joanna! I was just thinking of you.” He said. She suspected that he was doing more than thinking of her.
Joanna walked up to his desk, resisting the urge to see what was currently on his computer screen. “Steve, I need to talk to you about the link you sent me this morning.”
Steve nodded, “Of course.”
“There are a lot of photos that show my naked body.” She told him.
“I’m aware.” He said. The corner of his mouth started to make a smile, but he caught himself and controlled his face.
“I want them deleted before anybody else sees them.” She said.
“Deleted? Why?” He asked, genuinely confused.
“I don’t want them to exist. I don’t want people seeing me like that.” She said.
“Joanna, first off, they can’t be deleted. That drive is immutable.” He said.
“They have to be deleted. I demand it!” Joanna told him. “You have no right!”
“Joanna, did you not read the contract you signed?” Steve asked. “You agreed that all images collected during the shoot belong to the company and would be used for employee morale. I can’t have them removed and neither can you.”
“But… Who can?” Joanna asked, tears starting to stream down her cheeks.
“Well, the board would have to make that decision, I suppose. Would you like me to bring it up at the next board meeting?” He asked.
That was NOT what she wanted. The less attention drawn to these photos the better. “Who else has access to that share drive?” She asked instead.
“Alice, Onella and me of course.” Steve Said. “When we select the photos that will go on the calendar, we will make just those photos available to the media department for cleanup. Don’t worry, I’ll make sure none of your more explicit shots get released.” He assured her.
Joanna collected herself. Now she had to know. She rounded on his desk to peer at what was on his screen. It was one of the pictures of her doing the splits with her ass sticking out behind her. This was she was at least wearing a bra and panties. “Thank you, Steve.” She said and then left his office.
He was staring at her, just not at her naked picture. That was something. Joanna headed back to her office and locked the door. He had said she was gorgeous. Maybe he liked her enough to keep her images safe. She hoped that nobody else saw them.
She began thinking of him being her protector again. She opened several nude images of herself and tiled them over her screen. One photo showed her sitting spread eagle, facing the camera with her breasts exposed and just the small tuft of pubic hair showing on the camera. Steve was there for that too. Another was one of her doing the splits from behind, but she had accidentally rolled too far forward and the crack of her pussy was clearly visible. Other photos of her in different positions, all exposed and all shot in Steve’s presence.
Joanna slipped her underwear off and began rubbing herself. Slowly at first, but building up. She closed her eyes and imagined Steve smiling at her. She imagined him masturbating to her images. She imagined his arms around her. Over and over, she imagined him until she finally climaxed. Controlling her moans and holding back the scream she wanted to let out, she finally released.
It was going to be a long day, but at least she had this relief. She slipped her panties into one of the boxes. Today she felt like working with at least one secret that nobody knew about. Joanna unlocked her door and headed to the restroom to wash her hands.