And the worst part was, I was totally addicted to him ... and I felt like I was developing a lot more than just lustful feelings for my boss. Everything about Andy was so appealing that I couldn’t stay away. His gorgeous hazel eyes, his dark blonde hair that was just a touch longer than the standards our conservative industry suggested, his muscular body, his intelligence ... and most of all, the way he looked at me that made me feel like I was the only woman on the face of the earth.
We hadn’t talked about what was going on between us, and maybe that was for the best. But when he said things like that it hadn’t ever been as good or intense with anyone else than it was with me ... well, that had to mean something, didn’t it? Despite my curvy size, I’d never had a problem with confidence before.
Yet, I felt that I’d never get over it if Andy was just using me for sex.
I knew I should stop. I knew that I should never allow myself to succumb to him again, or even do something as innocuous as go into his office and shut the door behind me. Because if we got caught, we could both lose our jobs.
And Andy didn’t deserve that, not at all. He’d worked so hard to get his MBA and get the job that he had now.
If he got fired just because of me, I knew that I’d feel like the biggest asshole in the world. Not to mention that sex aside, Andy was a great boss: fair and just, considerate and kind, especially for someone who had never managed before.
“Sasha,” Andy said levelly. “Would you mind getting the door?
His tone suggested that nothing naughty had just happened between us, but the look in his eyes was enough to send a jolt of pleasure to my still-throbbing clit. I nodded.
“Of course,” I said, as sweetly as I could. Crossing the room on my shaky legs, I opened Andy’s door and saw Zach Moody standing there. The head of the marketing department, Zach was fit and attractive and loved to flirt. There was always a mischievous glint in his green eyes, and all of the women in the office loved talking to him, but there was something about him that made me feel like he was always in competition with Andy.
“Hi, Mr. Moody,” I said, ducking my head in greeting and scurrying out of the office as if nothing had ever happened.
“Was I interrupting something?” Zach asked, making freeze right in my tracks. He chuckled, and I felt my heart leap into my throat.
“No,” Andy said coolly. There was a slight tension in his voice that made me swallow anxiously. “We were just working on the presentation for the conference in Vegas.”
Zach chuckled again, then said something I couldn’t make out before shutting the door. I let out the breath that I had been holding in one big rush, then walked off to my desk as calmly as I could.
Later that day, I went into the break room to make myself a cup of tea. The day was dragging – my panties were still uncomfortably wet and clinging to my skin, and I wanted nothing more than to go home and take a shower and forget all about today.
A smile crept over my lips. Well, maybe not all about today, I thought, looking down at my blouse and remembering the way Andy had unbuttoned each and every button before sucking my nipples. There were definitely some good things that happened, too.
The microwave beeped and startled me, making me jump. As I reached inside for my mug, I heard the sound of someone clearing their throat behind me.
“Daydreaming again?”
Turning around, I saw Amanda Strong – Andy’s boss, and one of the head players at the company. Every time I interacted with Amanda, I felt ... well, strange, I guess is one way of putting it. Everyone seemed to love Amanda – or at least, live in fear of her. Despite the fact that she was only in her early thirties, she’d managed to climb up the corporate ladder at an impressive rate: she was a total workaholic, and everyone had told me that she was to be respected.
I’d tried, I really had. I’d gone out of my way to be warm to her, from the very beginning. But there was something about Amanda’s demeanor that made it clear that she just didn’t like me very much, and I wondered why. I felt guilty for acknowledging that she gave me bad vibes, especially since she hadn’t actually done anything to justify that.
Then again, I’d always been wicked good at reading people, and when I felt bad vibes it wasn’t like I could just ignore them.
“No,” I said, shaking my head. “Just taking a little tea break.”
Amanda raised an eyebrow at me, instantly making me wonder if I’d said the wrong thing. My heart skipped a beat as I realized that if anyone learned about me and Andy, she would be the one to fire us both.
“I see,” Amanda said. For being a petite woman, there was a glint of steel in her brown eyes. She stared at me as she reached for a packet of creamer. While most people didn’t have the ability to make me feel awkward, being around Amanda felt like being around someone who could read minds.
Why don’t you like me, I thought as I watched her pour the creamer into a large mug of coffee. What did I do?
“I see you’ve been working closely with Mr. Greene,” Amanda said. She blew on the oily surface of her coffee and took a sip, raising an eyebrow at me as she did so.
Well, yeah, I thought. He’s my boss, duh.
But it wasn’t like I could say that. Instead, I nodded and replied: “He’s been great at showing me the ropes.”
Amanda narrowed her eyes at me. “You know, Sasha, even though I wasn’t part of the hiring committee that chose to bring you on board, I looked up your resume.”
I blinked at her.
“Even though you had zero corporate experience before joining us, it seems you know just what to do in order to ingratiate yourself among the power players.”
What the fuck, I thought. What is she even doing right now?
Amanda stepped closer. She set her coffee mug down on the counter and stared at me, making me feel that I was mere feet away from a spitting cobra.
“Many people have tried to bring down their corporate rivals through trickery, Sasha,” Amanda said coldly. “And you know I won’t allow anyone from the outside to bring down what we’ve built.”
My eyes widened but I kept my mouth shut. I still had no idea what she was playing at – did she think I was secretly working for some other company? Doing something nefarious in an attempt to bring her down?
“I’m keeping an eye on you,” Amanda said finally, taking her coffee mug into her hands and holding it tightly. She gave me an odd look, then turned on her heel and left the break room.
With my heart pounding furiously against the walls of my chest, I collapsed into a chair and sighed.
I didn’t get it – what the hell had Amanda been talking about just now? There was no way she thought I was a spy, or whatever it was that she’d been implying ... this was my first job out of college! Besides, I’d only been here for a few weeks, and aside from sleeping with Andy, I hadn’t done anything that could have possibly upset Amanda.
A sour taste crept into my mouth and I swallowed. That’s right, I told myself, taking a sip of my tea in a desperate attempt to calm my beating heart. You’ve only been here a few weeks, and you’re already breaking all the rules and attracting the wrong kind of attention.
Why, oh why, did my new boss have to be the same guy who took my virginity?
And why couldn’t I stay away from him?
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