"A blowjob, please"

Leo's smiling face looked out of place under the dim fluorescents. He looked from Rachel to Melly and back again, like a comedian surprised his latest bit wasn’t playing well with the crowd. Their muted response didn’t seem to bother him.

“Pretty simple,” he said in a drawl. “You want my help. And I want to help you! But what you need might need me to burn bridges with my friends. That’s a big ask. Networking is important at a place like Wilson. So if I’m going to do it, I might need a little… motivation.” His eyes drifted meaningfully down Rachel’s body. “Why don’t you get on your knees and show me how much you want my help, Rach?”

Rachel couldn’t believe him. No, actually she could, this was very in character. “Pig,” she sighed.

Melly shot to her feet. Her hair flared around her head like she was some kind of harpy in a painting. “Leo, we’re not playing around! Take something serious for once in your life!”

Guilt splashed in Rachel’s stomach. Beneath her frustration there was an even more humiliating current. Saliva pooled under her tongue. It was muscle memory, bringing back the last time she had done just that. That was when they’d taken the picture her mother had seen, to her great shame. She had been so turned on it actually made her dizzy, as if she hadn’t had any water for three days. “Mel,” she croaked.

Leo’s attention shifted to her friend with a new sparkle in his eyes. He put up his hands like she was pointing a gun at him. “You’re right. It’s serious. So she shouldn’t have to do it alone, right?” He pointed a finger at Melly. “You get on your knees right behind her. That way you can support her while she does all the work.”

Melly looked as if he’d slapped her in the face.

For a second there was only the sound of the fresh rain outside and the faint hum of the lights. Melly and Leo stared at each other while Rachel breathed in the musky smell of their tension. Then she realized she was the only one who could actually say anything. “Okay,” she said, though she had to swallow again first. “Yeah, sure. Definitely.”

Leo looked back at Melly. “See? Look at our girl, she’s a pleaser through and through.”