Hot CEO: An Enemies to Lovers Romance

by Charlize Starr

  She wondered as she had a hundred times before, at her choice to keep this a secret from him. She hadn’t wanted to saddle him with responsibility he wasn’t ready for, hadn’t asked for. Katy was precious to her, but having this baby had been her choice.

  “Devon?” Her mom stopped in her tracks and looked at Mindy, her lips pursed.

  Mindy undid the latches and picked the baby up from the stroller. “Mom, can you excuse us?”

  Her mom gave her a long, questioning look then nodded. “I suppose so.” She started to turn, then stopped. “Devon, I’ve known you a very long time. I treated you like one of my own.”

  “Yes, ma’am,” Devon said.

  “Think very, very carefully about the next words you say. They’ll define who you are to this child. And to Mindy.” Her mom turned at that and walked into the kitchen. She was right. If Devon couldn’t find a way to love them both, then they could never be together.

  “I understand.” Devon took a step closer to Mindy, his eyes bulging from their sockets. “Can I hold her?”

  She held Katy close, inhaling her scent for a moment. She smelled so clean and new, still. Her child… their child. “Yes.”

  He crossed the room and held his arms out. She slid the baby into them, helping him adjust to Katy’s small size. “She was two weeks early. It made me think of you. She was so excited to take center stage, she couldn’t wait.”

  “And she’s healthy?”

  “Absolutely perfect. Has been since day one and she’s in the ninetieth percentile for her development.”

  “Is that a good thing?” He looked into his daughter’s clear, blue eyes, Mindy’s eyes. She saw it on his face, the moment everything clicked into being real for him. He hugged the baby close. “You’ve got a head start on me. I don’t know what any of that means.”

  “It means she’s smart and developing well physically.” Mindy sat down on the couch because her knees were wobbly. She wanted to ask him what this meant for their future. Did the three of them have a future? But that seemed selfish considering he’d only just found out he was a dad.

  “Is this why you left me? Because you didn’t think I’d want her? Because I already love her. She smells like nothing else, and she looks so much like you.”

  “She got your blond hair, though.” Mindy couldn’t help but smiling when she talked about Katy. But her stomach fluttered with nerves.

  “Sure she does. She’s got to have a little bit of her old man. As long as she looks like her beautiful Mommy.” He sat down beside her and laid Katy down on his thighs. “You didn’t answer my question.”

  “Yeah, this is why I left. I knew Bret would try to make you marry me, I knew the label would try to make you marry me, and that was the last thing I wanted. If you want us, I want it to be because it’s what you want.”

  “Are you kidding me?”

  She couldn’t meet his gaze, staring hard at a spot on the old hardwood.

  “Min, look at me.” When she lifted her face and looked at him, he touched her cheek, keeping one hand firmly on the squirming baby’s belly. “Of course I want you both. I love you. Hell, I’ve known her for less than five minutes and I’d cut off an arm for her. I love both of you.”

  Relief rushed through her like standing under a waterfall. “So, you’re not mad?”

  “Oh, I’m going to kill your brother. If he’d only told me what was going on…” He shook his head, his mouth a hard line.

  “I made him promise me he wouldn’t. Here.” She scooped the baby up, spread a blanket on the floor and laid her down there. “If you don’t kiss me in the next five seconds, I might die.”

  Devon stood and was by her side in a flash. He wrapped his arms around her and looked down at the baby and then into her eyes. His lips took hers, gentle and sweet, and then more. Demanding and hot, everything at once.

  When they parted, he held her close. “We’re a family. We’ll always be a family. I love you, Min.”

  “I love you, too, Devon. So much.”

  Today, they would start their lives together. She didn’t care if they ever married, though she’d remind him he’d sort of proposed to her. She just wanted to raise their daughter together, as one. For the first time since she had left him, she was truly happy again.

  *****

  THE END

  About Charlize Starr

  Hi there, I'm Charlize - a totally shy and quiet gal by day, but a naughty writer by night ;)

  I love writing steamy and hot romance short stories. I especially enjoy writing about taboo themes so if that's your thing too, then come and explore my spicy, forbidden world filled with guilty pleasures like lots of steam, hot guys and the occasional and very necessary bag of chocolate chip cookies...

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  Selected Other Books by Charlize Starr

  Hot Boss

  Aria

  He wanted a one-night stand. But that’s not the kind of girl I am.

  Michael Sole, with his dark, fashionable hair and blue eyes can make any girl drop her panties.

  He came close to mine too.

  Here’s the thing: I’ve been burnt by men like him before.

  He thinks he can get his pick of women. He’s free to choose whom he wants, as long as it’s not me.

  I’m changing my life around. I’m getting a new job. I’m moving on from men like him.

  The only trouble is, he’s my new boss.

  Michael

  She may have rejected me once, but she’s not going to do it again.

  It won’t be long now, before green-eyed, fiery haired Aria Lawson finally cracks and falls into my bed.

  She thinks she can keep her hands off me, but that’s what makes this game fun.

  Besides, she’s my secretary, isn’t it a rule or something? She has to do what she’s told.

  She wants a prince charming. That’s not what I am.

  But I might want to be. ‘Cause I’m falling. For her.

  Hungry CEO

  I know that she hates my guts.

  We competed for the same job. I got it.

  Now I’m her boss.

  But what she doesn’t know is that she’s special to me, with her high-class manners and her career attitude.

  And that I’d like to do very… special things to her. On my desk.

  What can I say? I’m still the lower-class boy at heart.

  But I have to focus. I have a huge business deal coming up.

  So I ask her to help me out. That means many nights working late, alone at the office…

  Solid plan.

  Until I find out that my business partner is doing the only thing that could prevent the deal.

  He’s hitting on her.

  I can’t let that happen.

  Daddy's Wild Friend

  He’s always been trouble, with his wild ways and string of girlfriends.

  But he’s dad’s best friend and I can’t avoid him.

  And do I really want to?

  He’s the sexiest man I’ve ever seen.

  I can see that he wants me. That he wants to show me how it’s done.

  And I’ve grown up.

  I want to kiss him under the Mistletoe.

  I want to be his date to the Navy Ball.

  I want to…

  Stop! What am I thinking?

  He’s way too hot. And waaay too close to daddy.

  There’s no way I’m ending up in his bed.

  Except I already have…

  And I want more…

  Daddy's Bossy Friend

  Daddy says I’m in danger.

  So he’s shipped me off to Alaska.

  With his best friend. My bodyguard. My protector.

  But what daddy doesn’t know is that his best friend and I have a past.

  I saved myself for him.

  And now I want him to take what belongs to him.

  He’s bossy, he’s demanding an
d he’ll teach me.

  We’re all alone in the woods.

  No one can find out we’re here.

  It’ll be our secret.

  Or we’ll end up dead.

  But what happens in the woods doesn’t stay in the woods.

  Shattered Daddy

  He’s back in town.

  My best friend in high school. Biggest crush I ever had.

  We made a deal when we were kids.

  We’d marry each other if we were still single at 30.

  Guess what.

  We’re both turning 30.

  But there are things he doesn’t know.

  Like a dead body in my closet.

  Will the truth set me free?

  Or will it haunt me forever?

  Hungry Cowboy

  A good girl. A bad cowboy. A dirty secret. Ready to figure this one out?

  She used to be like my little sister.

  Now her curves make me choke on my beer.

  But she’s broke, and I’m the reason.

  Not that she knows. It’s my secret.

  I’ll make it up to her though.

  I’ll offer her a job.

  To be the live-in nanny at my ranch.

  I’ll win her for me with my cowboy abs.

  Seriously, who can resist those?

  She’ll be screaming for more before she knows it.

  All I need to do is keep my secret from her.

  Or she’ll leave.

  And I want her to stay.

  The Boss's Secret Baby

  Money and chicks – that’s all I’m interested in.

  And my f-list competition with my buddy.

  I always win. Of course I do.

  I’m the CEO. And sexy as sin. Who could ever say no to me?

  The next target at the top of my list? The new PA I’m gonna hire tomorrow.

  She’ll come on a business trip with me.

  Oh, and pretend to be my wife.

  I’ll show off my fantastic abs and instruct her how to please me.

  Her panties will be on the floor before she knows it.

  And she’ll want only more.

  Did I mention we’ll be sharing a room?

  Piece of cake.

  Until I see who she is.

  Until I find out she has a son.

  With green eyes.

  My grandmother’s eyes.

  Could it be?

  The Prince's Virgin

  I’m the heir to the throne.

  According to custom, I have to pick my bride during a festival.

  A festival where women compete for my attention.

  Seriously, how outdated.

  Besides, all I can think about is the girl I’ve been talking to online, anonymously.

  The one who disclosed all of her dirty little secrets to me.

  She just sent me a new message.

  She’s been chosen for the festival.

  She has to come.

  It’s the law.

  Now all I have to do is figure out which of my willing subjects she is.

  You know what’s also the law?

  She’ll have to spend two whole days and two whole nights with me. It’s the official trial period.

  She’s never been touched before.

  I’ll claim every inch of her body.

  I’ll order her to carry out all of her dirty fantasies.

  And then, once the two days are over, I’m gone.

  But what if I don’t want to go? What if she’s the one leaving?

  Doctor's Fake Fiancée

  I’m the best gynecologist in the world. My job is to look women in the… eyes. Deep.

  If you’re not on my booty call list, you want to be.

  But my lawyer says I need a wife. Or I’ll lose my daughter.

  And there she is. My new neighbor. The most innocent sweet geek.

  I watch her through my window. I can see that she wants to play. With me.

  So I make her a deal.

  She has only one condition. She wants to wait until the wedding night. Cause she’s a virgin.

  Game on, baby.

  LUCY

  I’ve always had a crush on him. He gave me my first kiss. My brother’s best friend.

  But I’m all grown up now. He doesn’t even recognize me.

  He proposes the most disgusting deal in the world. One million if I marry him.

  Another million for a baby.

  But I have no choice. I need the money to re-build my chemistry lab.

  He drives me insane with his devastatingly hot abs and gorgeous smile.

  And now I’m stuck in the same bedroom with him. For three days. All alone.

  This guy is going to be the end of me.

  Single Dad SEAL

  He was my secret high school crush. He gave me my first kiss. Now he’s a Navy SEAL and the most infuriating pr*ck in the world. But I’m stuck in his attic. And he just caught me naked in the shower. It’s all daddy’s fault.

  Luke

  They all want me to steal their V-card, and I happily oblige.

  I’m a player and it’s my game.

  I have no time for love. I’ve seen too much in the war zone. Plus I have a small son to take care of.

  But there she is. My new housemate.

  Little Emma’s all grown up.

  She’s beyond off limits. She’s the Commander’s daughter.

  But those curves beg to be touched.

  So when I catch her red-handed watching me with one of my ladies, I know exactly how she’s gonna pay me back.

  She doesn’t stand a chance.

  I’m gonna take her virginity.

  I’m gonna command her what to do.

  And she’ll beg me for more.

  Until I’m the one begging. Where the hell is she? Where’s our baby?

  Daddy's Big Friend

  Men suck.

  My fiancé cheated on me with my best friend. So I left the loser at the altar.

  I really don’t want to deal with the entire town right now, so I talk my dad’s best friend into driving me up to his cabin.

  What I didn’t plan for is a snowstorm that traps us there for a week. Alone.

  He’s a resident playboy. I’m a virgin. No one has ever touched my body.

  He’d be perfect for a fling. He has a talent for pleasing the ladies, according to gossip.

  He’s also way too old, way too experienced and waaayyy too sexy for me.

  But we’re alone. Who would ever find out?

  Poor me, stuck with the attractive man who rescued me from my doomed marriage.

  What am I gonna do? Who’s gonna stop me?

  Hungry Boss

  What do you do when the hottest, most annoying billionaire on the planet wants a fake marriage... with you?

  I’m a twenty-eight-year-old gal, saving myself for the one.

  The perfect one. So definitely not for him.

  He’s one of the world’s most famous playboys and not interested in relationships.

  Did I mention he’s my boss? He is.

  But he’s in trouble.

  His old man has given him an ultimatum: he has to settle down in three months or he won’t be president of the family’s multi-billion company.

  One mistake, one night with too much liquor, and I wake up married to the guy in Vegas the next day.

  So we just get an annulment, right?

  Right. Until he makes me an offer I can’t refuse.

  He’ll give me the thing I want most if I continue with our legal but unconsummated marriage.

  What’s a girl to do?

  Daddy's Bad Friend

  Someone needs to keep an eye on daddy’s business partner.

  He screws around and parties like a pro.

  If he ruins his reputation, the company will go down the drain.

  So daddy sent me to watch over him.

  He’s the last thing I need.

  But he’s the only thing I want.

  What am I t
o him? A delicious treat? An innocent virgin?

  He’s twenty years older than me. He’s absolutely infuriating. But he’s hot. And commanding. And bossy.

  Especially in bed. And I want more.

  As if things can’t get any worse, my period is late. Like, really late.

  I’m playing with fire.

  What will daddy say?