Beneath Her Bastard Boss

Chapter 14

Blair stared at him wide eyed. There was no way she could answer the phone right now. Her mind was mush, and she wasn’t sure if she could even string. two words together.

Roman gave her another smirk and reached across the desk to lift the phone. “Roman.” That one word sounded normal as he rested the phone between his head and shoulder. She watched him deal with the used condom and pulled up his pants, tucking his shirt back in.

“No, she isn’t at her desk right now. I have her tied up doing something else for me.” A sparkle entered his eyes as he said, tied up. Just how kinky was Roman. The idea wasn’t frightening to her, not if Roman was in charge. She was sure she would never let Dan do anything like that to her. That realization just showed her subconscious level of trust for both men.

Blair left him to manage the call. As she grabbed her underwear from his desk, she raced across the room to his private bathroom.

“Oh, my god,” she couldn’t believe what had just happened again in his office. Blair was so grateful that she knew Roman’s windows on this level and the penthouse level were tinted glass. So they could see out, but no one could see in during the day. The buildings around Kingston’s had a bird’s eye view into his office. Blair paused in putting her hair up. Would she have cared? Sex with Roman was all–consuming. The moment he touched her, her mind went blank, not caring of time and place.

Quickly, she cleaned herself up, then stepped into her underwear. All before looking at herself in the mirror. She looked like she had just had sex. No surprise there. Taking the time to fix her hair and makeup. Only when she felt satisfied she didn’t look like someone who had just had sex with…. what was he? Boss, sexual partner, booty call? Blair didn’t know and at the moment didn’t care. She was finally living an experience she couldn’t turn her back on. The fact Roman was moving her in with him must say something? He had not lived with anyone since his ex wife,

Blair wouldn’t let herself get too involved emotionally. She couldn’t, not yet. She had just broken up with Dan and Roman didn’t do long term.

Taking a deep breath, she walked out of the bathroom straight into Roman. Her hands landed against his chest, making her gasp, as his arms went around her waist, holding her flush to his body.

“You ok?” His voice still held a warmth of promise.

Blair lifted one hand from his chest and ran it over her hair before looking him in the eye. Seeing the wicked look in his eyes. He was enjoying her discomfort. She gave him a playful slap on the shoulder. It didn’t have a lot of bite because he was holding her so close.

“Ro, I…” she faltered, not sure what to say.

“I like it when you call me Ro.” He said, pushing the lock of hair that had already escaped her bun behind her ear.

“Do I look normal?” Blair asked.

“Hmm, define normal.” Roman said. There was a tone to his voice that made her feel very sexy, before he brought his head down to suck her ear. “Because you look beautiful, and you always do. But now there is a sparkle in your eye.”

Blair felt the heat spread through her anew. But they had work to do. “We can’t do this at work, Ro.”

“Why? I found it very pleasurable.” He cocked his head, but she could see Roman understood her meaning.

“You know exactly what I’m talking about. If other staff find the door locked, often, what will they think?”

Roman smirk grew bigger. “Often, what are you suggesting? That I’m a sexed, crazed boss praying on his staff.”

“Stop it.” She said, but couldn’t help the smile on her lips. She liked this playful Roman.

“Me? You wanted it just as much.” He accused/

Because he wasn’t wrong, Blair blushed, making him laugh.

Blair changed the subject. “You have a meeting in twenty minutes. We better get to work. Do you have notes for me to type up for the marketing team?”

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He kissed her lips before saying, “Let’s get to it. I have the recordings of my desk. I want you in the next meeting. So you won’t have time to type it is.

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Blair really needed to talk to Roman about not doing this at the office anymore. It was just too dangerous, exciting yes, but still dangerous, the pushed against his chest. He released her, but watched her with an intense gaze.

Blair avoided his look and said. “I’ll go get the recorder and then get the boardroom ready for your next meeting.” Blair moved around him, grabbed the recorder off his desk, and left his office to head straight to her desk. Her phone was ringing, and she lifted it, needing the distraction. “Roman Kingston office. Blair speaking. How can I help you?”

She then heard the one voice that turned her heated body ice cold. Dan. “Blair, can we talk? I really need to explain”

“Explain what, Dan?” Blair’s tone was sharp. Her brows furrowed, really not understanding how he thought he could talk himself out of this. She wasn’t that gullible. No, she wasn’t gullible at all. Blind maybe, but not stupid to want to even think of forgiving him.

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone. “You haven’t been taking my calls?” Dan said,

Blair let out a bitter laugh. “Why would I take your call, Dan?” She felt a presence behind her, turning she saw Roman was leaning against the doorframe of their offices, watching her. She could see from his face that he knew who she was talking to.

“Can we meet for lunch? So we can sort this out.” Dan pleaded.

She didn’t turn away from Roman; she had nothing to hide. “For me, there is nothing to sort out, Dan. You made your choice. You now have to live with it.”

“The wedding?” She could hear the frustration in Dan’s voice.

“We hadn’t set a date, Dan. We are not losing any money or embarrassing any family members with a cancellation.”

“What do I say to Mum?” Dan asked.

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Now they were getting down to the nitty gritty of Dan’s problem. He was worried about what she might tell everyone. “That’s your problem. Because the truth will come out. So it’s better if you tell the truth right from the start.”

“What are you going to say?”

Blair gave another laugh. With Laura’s pregnancy, she wouldn’t need to say a thing. “I don’t need to say anything, Dan.” Because there was no way to explain away Laura’s pregnancy, they couldn’t brush it under the rug. “I would suggest dealing with your choices. I have to go now.” Not waiting for an answer, she hung up the phone.noveldrama

Roman walked over to her, touching her arm. “Everything alright.”

“Nothing I can’t handle.” Blair reassured him. She couldn’t believe Dan still had the guts to reach out to her, as if he could smooth things over with a simple conversation. But Blair knew better. She had made her decision, and there was no going back.

“You don’t know how close I came to taking that phone from you then. It took all my willpower.” Roman confessed.

Blair felt a surge of warmth in her chest. He respected her independence and trusted her judgment when it came to Dan. She reached up and brushed her fingers lightly against his cheek, a silent thank you passing between them.

“Thank you for allowing me to deal with it.” She really did like the fact he thought she was capable enough to handle it herself. Not needing a man to stand up for her. She wasn’t willing to allow him to fight her battles until she could work out what they were, exactly.

With a quick glance at the clock, Blair realized they only had a few minutes left before their meeting. She needed to focus and push aside the lingering thoughts of Dan. “Now we only have eight minutes until our meeting,” she said, her tone determined. “I better get cracking. Thank you again.”

Roman grabbed hold of her hand as she moved away, holding her to him, his gaze unwavering. “If he becomes a problem, let me know, Blair,” he said firmly. “I will not have him harassing you.”

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Blair gave him a small smile, “I will.”

Roman let go of her hand, reassured.