“God, I don’t know what came over me,” Dr. Ledgard sighed. “I wasn’t thinking right. The pheromones leaked and they somehow had an effect on me, even though they were designed to appeal only to men.”
“Maybe so. But a few days ago you tweaked the formula right? Could that have been the source of the problem?”
She thought for a moment. “You’re right. I may have overdone it and made the formula applicable to both men and women.”
“There’s the answer,” Marisa replied. “Now you don’t have to feel so bad about giving your son a partial blowjob.”
Dr. Ledgard flashed her friend a serious look. “Very funny. That could easily have been you with either of your sons if you were in that position.”
“Don’t worry, I’m not judging you. It wasn’t your fault. Biological needs can trump human reasoning and emotions. You simply reacted to what your body wanted.”
“You’re right.”
“Can you at least tell me if you enjoyed it?” Marisa asked hesitantly. “What was it like?”
“You really want to know?”
Marisa nodded with a mischievous look on her face.
“It was the best sexual thrill I’ve experienced in many years,” Dr. Ledgard admitted.
***
Amanda drove home late that afternoon while her son was still beaming.
“I still can’t believe what happened today,” he said. “That thing felt so real. Especially the last part. I don’t know how you made this, but it actually felt like a real person instead of a machine. The whole thing was so intense.”
“Then I’ve done my job,” she replied, wishing the subject would change.
“Seriously, this is going to be huge. I’m so excited.”
“Look, I know how much it means for you to help me, but I think it’s best if we ended this. You were great today, but I just don’t think it’s right for us to be working on something that revolves around sex.”
“What?!” he replied in shock. “I don’t get it. I did everything you asked and I thought it was going smoothly.”
Amanda pulled over on the side of the road and turned off the car.
“I’m going to be brutally honest with you,” she said after a deep breath. “There was a leak in the tube and I ended up breathing some of the pheromones. The top of the pump accidentally opened and I couldn’t control myself. It was me that you felt at the end.”
“You mean when I came?”
She nodded. “My mouth was around you when you had your orgasm. Marisa saw it and we agreed that the issue stemmed from the adjustments I’ve made to the gas. It wasn’t supposed to be potent towards women, just men.”
“Now I know why you seemed so uncomfortable all afternoon.”
“Like I said, you were great today. And I’m sure you’ll be a big success in the marketing field, but I don’t think we should work together on these sexual devices anymore.”
Robert looked his mother straight in the eyes. “Mom, I honestly don’t care about how you reacted earlier. It’s not your fault. I’m an adult now and I think you should start treating me like one. So if you want to fire me, then it better be for good reason.”
“You remind me of myself when I was young,” she replied with a hint of sincerity. “I was determined and driven just like you. I never took ‘no’ for an answer.”