chapter 7


    I was jostled awake by warm hands, files falling off myp onto the floor. Shit, I had fallen asleep. I


    scrambled to my feet in a panic. Tobias looked at me, taken aback by my dishevelled appearance.


    Tobias pinched the bridge of his nose, shaking his head at me. I fought the urge to yawn and stretch


    like a cat.


    “You were supposed to head home, have you been working all night?”


    “Shit” My hands leapt to my mouth at thenguage I used in front of my boss. “I must have dozed


    off... Just give me a minute and I will get cleaned up for the meeting.”


    Theo stepped into the office looking gorgeous as ever in his grey suit. He took in my appearance.


    My shirt was all wrinkled, my hair was a mess, god knows what my face looked like, but I knew it


    wouldn’t be pretty, and I would probably look like a roon from my eye makeup. He raised an


    eyebrow at Tobias.


    “She fell asleep working,” he stated, clearly not happy that I was asleep yet again at work.


    If only they knew I slept here every night, just not in the office. I smiled to myself at the thought. If


    they thought this was crazy, they wouldpletely freak out if they knew the carpark was my current


    residence.


    Moving towards me, Theo gripped my blouse. I squeaked at his closeness and stepped back.


    Theo reached for me again and gripped the bottom of my blouse, his fingers brushing my stomach as


    he pulled my blouse off over my head. I quickly covered up my purplece bra, trying to hide from his


    lingering gaze on my chest. I had great tits, but that didn’t mean I wanted to show them off to my boss.


    Tobias opened a door that appeared to be a closet of sorts. No matter the amount of time I had


    spent in this office, I had never known there was a closet in the wall. Inside was a couple of men’s


    shirts hanging up. How had I never seen that the wall had a cupboard in it? Are there other hidden


    Grabbing a white shirt off the hanger, Tobias walked over to me and stood in front of me. Theo had


    moved to my side and was watching. Tobias went to grab my hands away from my chest, but I pulled


    back and stepped out of reach refusing to uncover myself. Tobias'' eyes grew darker under the lighting


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    making me squirm under his intense gaze.


    “We have a meeting in five minutes, and you can’t go in there like that.” He reached for my wrist


    again.


    “I can dress myself,” I said, reaching for the shirt with one hand. As soon as my hand left my chest,


    he shoved my arm in the arm hole of the shirt and spun me quickly so my other arm was in the other


    one. I gave up and let him finish dressing me. I wasn’t their type; it is not like they will be gawking at my


    breasts.


    “Suppose it isn’t like it matters with you both being gay,” I said, realising I was being childish about


    being half naked in front of them.


    Tobias'' hands froze at my cleavage where he was doing up the buttons. Theo came over and


    started rolling up my sleeves with a silly grin on his face. I could tell he was trying not tough. I


    watched silently, they seemed to be amused by something. I raised an eyebrow at Tobias who still had


    his fingers on the button right between my breasts, he looked like he was deep in thought.


    Theo snorted, trying to hold in hisugh almost choking on it.


    “What?” I asked, annoyed that I wasn’t being let in on this inside joke of theirs.


    “We aren’t gay,” Tobias said a smirk on his face. Meeting his gaze, he quickly looked back towards


    the shirt he was buttoning up. I felt my skin heat up, the blood rushing to my face. I have worked here


    all this time thinking they were gay. How did I read that wrong? I saw them kissing...


    “You’re not gay?” I asked, incredulous. My eyebrows disappearing into my hairline.


    “Definitely not gay… we both like women,” Theo said, rolling the sleeves of my shirt up. I just got


    semi naked in front of my bosses. What were they thinking? That is awsuit waiting to happen, not


    that I would sue them. I need my job, but this little scene suddenly felt mortifying.


    “But I saw you kissing his neck,” I spat out the sentence like word vomit. Tobias raised an eyebrow


    at me.


    “Not everything you see is what it appears to be.”


    “Well, I’m pretty sure I didn’t imagine it, and you both live together.”


    “We share a home, but that’s not all we like to share,” Theo’s voice says behind me. Making me


    jump at his closeness, his breath was cold on my neck and made me shiver.


    “We aren’t gay, we like women too,” Tobias emphasised thest word.


    Shaking my head, I walked out of the office. I could have sworn I heard them both chuckle as I


    walked out.


    The meeting seemed to drag on for hours. When I walked in, a few people’s heads turned at my


    shirt choice, but no one said anything. Even if they wanted to, I doubt they would have dared with


    Tobias and Theo walking in directly behind me. Whenever they were around, people seemed to


    disappear or walk away in the opposite direction. No one liked crossing their path for fear of losing their


    jobs or being yelled at or having something thrown at them.


    The fact that every other secretary quit under them shows how demanding they can be. Once the


    meeting was over, I hastily left the room, going back to my desk, when my phone rang. It was the


    hospital calling. I didn’t hesitate to answer. “Hello.”


    “Imogen, it’s me Sally.” Her voice was urgent, and she was speaking in a rush. My heart instantly


    skipped a beat. I had been waiting for this call, I just wasn’t expecting it to be today.


    “The Medical Ethics Board has ruled against you. They have decided to turn your mother’s life


    support off, saying it is no longer medically viable to have her remain on life support.”


    My lungs constricted painfully, the pressure almost unbearable. I was preparing myself for this


    phone call. I thought I was prepared to say goodbye. But I’m not... I suddenly felt like I was choking,


    and I started hyperventting. I couldn’t afford to pass out now. Not when my mother needs me. My


    heart felt like it fell into my stomach. I fought the tears from spilling over. Grasping the phone, my


    knuckles felt like they were going to split through my skin.


    “Whee…. When?” My voice was shaking so terribly, I was surprised Sally could understand me. I


    couldn’t even recognise the simple word that just came out of my mouth.


    “Tonight, Imogen. I’m so sorry.” I hung up the phone in a daze. I felt like I was on autopilot as I


    grabbed my keys and handbag. My hands were shaking as I tried to think of what I was supposed to be


    doing at this moment. Gathering the few things I needed, I made my way to the elevator. My body was


    in panic mode as I tried to fight my emotions, trying to hold myself together. Just as I went to press the


    button the doors opened. Tobias and Theo stepped out of the elevator.


    They were talking but stopped immediately as I stepped into the elevator, moving between them.


    They turned around both looking at me. Theo spoke but I couldn’t hear a word he was saying, going


    deaf to my surroundings. He tried to reach out and grab me, but I put my hands up. They were shaking


    uncontrobly.


    “Don’t touch me, I… I need to go,” I stammered out before hitting the button repeatedly to go down


    to the ground floor. They quickly stepped out of the way of the closing doors, concern etched on both


    their faces.


    I knew they were concerned, but right now I didn’t care to exin my current situation. Not that it


    involved them, or that they would care. I just needed to get to her. Get to my mum.