Serena hesitated, this gave the glowing goddess enough time to turn the corner and prevent any hope of escape, she floated down the row of cubicles, the terrified secretary was hiding in before stopping right in front of her. The goddess' flawless feet turned toward her and set down on the ground before she said: "Reveal yourself... Ms. Farris."
Through the voluptuous timber, Serena could hear a familiar tone in her voice. Slowly poking her head out from under the desk, she finally got a good look at the face of her divine pursuer. "Ms. Sylvain!?"
"Rise." She commanded.
Serena complied, her eyes briefly looking over Luna's see-through gown to her natural beauty, before she covered her eyes with her hand, blushing. "Oh, s-sorry Ms. Sylvain. Please, forgive me!" Serena knew the position of Ms. Sylvain's assistant was a precarious one, few have ever lasted even half as long in this position as she did. Perhaps, they kept discovering her like this.
"Do not look away." Luna said in a soothing tone. "You are worthy to gaze upon me." Serena looks back to Luna to see her smiling.
"So, you're not going to fire me... or smite me, Ms. Sylvain?"
"No." Luna said with a chuckle. "You have been a great and dedicated employee these past 5 years. You have worked hard and sacrificed much for the company but never lost your integrity or compromised your morals. I admire that. Which is why I will allow you to know my secret. Come, we will talk more in my office." Luna begins to escort Serena to her office.
"Yes, Ms. Sylvain."
"Please, call me Luna. I see no need for formalities when I am about to divulge my biggest secret, wouldn't you say... Serena."
"Yes, I suppose so, Ms. Syl-uh... Luna."
Once inside Luna's office, she closes the door. She sets Serena down on the couch while she walks back into the moonlight. "I will answer any questions you might have; but no doubt, your first question will be 'What am I?'; since, as you can plainly see, I am not really human. What I am, is a moon goddess; one of many kinds. There are few of us now, but we are immortal, and our powers are vast."
"So, what do you do, Luna... as a goddess, I mean?" Serena asked.
"We just are. We do not run the universe, nor do we seek worshipers; we just simply exist. Most goddesses live back in our own plane of existence; others, live solitary lives, remaining in their true forms, invisible to mortals or hiding as animals or plants; walking here and there, observing the mortal world in secret. I, however, decided to take human form and have a more active role; doing what I could to better the lives of mortals. Thus, I formed this company."
"Why risk getting caught like this if you can take human form?"
"There are times when we cannot maintain a disguise. It's different for each kind of goddess; but it involves a certain point in the cycle within whatever the source of our power is. As a moon goddess, I must revert to my true form every full moon; and, as one who disguises herself as a human full time, I must also replenish my power. Vast as they are, they still wane. That's why I'm also bathing in the moonlight."
"Ideally, I do prefer to do this in the privacy of my penthouse; but, of course, there was work to be done here. There were times when I, indeed, almost got caught here, and a couple times when I actually did. It's a hassle convincing them that they were dreaming, or hallucinating; and my last secretary even tried to take my picture to sell to the tabloids."
"Oh, so that's what you meant by 'I need to be able to trust my assistants.' during my interview." Serena commented.
"And you've proven that beyond the shadow of a doubt. If anyone else were to ever catch me in this form again, I'm glad it was you, Serena."
Serena blushed and fell silent. It almost felt as if something radiated off Luna during that last comment, but she wasn't too sure what or even if it was real.
"Do you have any other questions, Serena?" Luna asked.
Serena thought about something for a moment before answering. "Well... you keep saying 'goddesses', does that mean you are all female?"
Luna gently smiled, as if she knew there was a hidden meaning behind her words. "Yes, Serena; our kind are entirely female. Being immortal, we don't need to reproduce, but that doesn't mean we cannot enjoy our bodies in whatever ways we wish. Though, perhaps, that was too much information?"
"Oh, uh, not at all, Luna." Serena said with a blush. Serena noticed that the moon was now overhead to where it shone directly into the room. Luna seemed more radiant than ever.