“Alexis.”
My hand pauses on the door, my teeth grinding together. I turn, my anger flaring. He wants to do this here? Fine. I’ll give it to him.
“I don’t know what game you’re playing?—”
“I’m not playing any game,” he interrupts.
His eyes roam over me, making my skin crawl, especially when they linger on my bump.
Instinctively, I shield my stomach from him. “I don’t know what lies you fed to Janice about me, but all I have done is work my ass off. And there’s never been an issue with anything I’ve produced before.”
His eyes flick down to my belly again. “Pregnancy can do strange things to women’s minds.”
Oh, he did not just say that.“So you’re a misogynist and a liar. Good to know.”
His smile is fucking smug and I want to wipe it off his face. I can’t do shit though. Not without getting fired.
“I’m only looking out for the company. We can’t haveliabilitiesruining deals and costing money now, can we?”
I’m going to break my teeth if I keep grinding my jaw as hard as I am.
“I’m not a liability and you know it.”
“That’s not what HR thinks.”
Before I can react, his hand sweeps my hip. My skin crawls, my body clenching painfully and I shove him away.
“Don’t fucking touch me,” I hiss. “Maybe Janice would be interested to know her golden boy can’t keep his dirty hands to himself.”
He smirks, folding his arms over his chest. “Oh, sweetheart. You honestly think they’re going to believe you?” I recoil as he leans into me, and my heart slams against my rib cage as I try to melt into the door behind me. “If you go to HR now and complain about my behavior, they’re going to assume you’re saying it in retaliation for getting written up.”
He’s right. If I complain now, no one will believe me. Any opportunity I had to say something about his sleazy ass is gone, and I’ve never felt more helpless than I do right now.
I glare at him, fire burning through my veins. “You need to back up. Right now.”
He doesn’t move, and my heart thumps. Fuck. I don’t know what to do if he doesn’t move away.
I fumble behind me, trying to find the door handle. Fear burns through my veins, my vision wobbling as the baby kicks in warning inside me.
Then, he steps back, holding his hands up in mock surrender. The smug look on his face is a knife to the chest.
“Don’t take too long in the restroom, Alexis. I’d hate to write you up again.”
Asshole motherfucker.
“Just stay out of my way, James.” I find the handle and open the door behind me. My eyes don’t leave his until I’m inside the restroom, the door between us.
My chest heaves, my breath hitching as I rush into the first cubicle and slam the lock into place.
Fuck.
Holy fuck.
I lean against the door, tears rolling free now.
Every part of me vibrates with the need to call Casey. I want him. Need him. I’ve never felt so hopeless and helpless before. My life is slipping through my fingers and I can’t do anything to stop it.
Not even lean on the one person who will be one hundred percent on my side.
