“So I’m still part of your team?”
“I was absolutely sure I was going to kick you off no matter what. But now, how could I refuse? I wouldn’t be where I am today if I wasn’t persistent. Let’s go home and rest. We’ve got another busy day tomorrow.”
***
That night. Amanda sat down to eat dinner with her son after a short phone conversation with Marisa.
“Great news,” Amanda said. “I just got off the phone with Marisa a few minutes ago and we’ve got another exciting experiment to look forward to in a few days.”
“Oh yeah? What’s happening then?”
“We have a female test subject coming to our lab to try a different prototype. She’ll be the first to use our brand new female version. I’m sure you’ll enjoy this a lot more than seeing a male subject.”
A smile grew on his face. “Hey, you’re the boss. I just follow orders.”
“I thought that might peak your interest,” she teased back. “I hear she’s attractive, not that it matters.”
“It definitely doesn’t hurt. That’s for sure.”
“Listen,” she said in a more serious tone. “I want to apologize again for what happened earlier. It was extremely inappropriate of me and I hope there’s no hard feelings between us.”
“Apologize? Hard feelings? You’re really starting to overact about that whole thing. Science is science, and like you said before, you acted on impulse. Besides, you aren’t going to hear me complain about that any time soon.”
She tried holding in a smile. “You liked it.”
“Isn’t that the whole point of your work?” he replied innocently.
“You know exactly what I mean. Frankly, I’m a little surprised that this doesn’t bother you.”
“Why should it?” he shrugged. “I felt like a new man afterwards. That’s all that matters right?”
“Not when your mother’s mouth is involved. I’m starting to feel slightly disturbed by how indifferent you are to the fact that my lips touched your penis.”
“Well you got to see me naked along with countless of other people you work with, and you have to touch their sexual parts and watch them orgasm. So I don’t see what the big deal is.”
“Sexually pleasuring my son isn’t what I had in mind when I decided to become a doctor.”
He laughed. “That’s one way to see things.”
“Oh, and how do you see it.”
Robert gave his mother a smooth look. “I see it as two people exploring the bounds of human sexuality. We’re doing what needs to be done for the sake of science. Honestly, the fact that you’re my mother makes no difference to me. We’re two people with an important duty.”
“That’s easily the most romantic way I’ve heard my job being phrased,” Amanda replied with a feeling of being impressed.
“Thanks. Plus you’re really hot. So that helps a lot.”
“Now there’s the Robert I know. Welcome back to Earth. I missed talking to you.”
He smiled. “I meant every word I said.”
***
It was 8 am when Dr. Ledgard arrived at the laboratory with her son. Testing on the first female version of the sex toy was about to begin in an hour, and she couldn’t have been more excited.
“I’ve got some terrible news,” Marisa said.
“Please don’t tell me it has to do with today’s project,” Dr. Ledgard replied.