by J. S. Cooper
Oh yeah, have a great first day as a manager! I’ll miss you, but am glad you got a job better suited to your skills.
Leo
No Longer Your Boss
To: Leo Maxwell
From: Hannah Will
Re: Not a girl, a baby
Leo,
I wish I could say that I’m sad I’m not your assistant, but I think the only thing I’m going to miss is morning breakfast and for some reason I think you’re still going to make sure I’m fed. I’m glad you enjoyed your coffee. I’ll have a pot waiting for you in the office as well. No need to cry. I’m in the office next to you. I’m sure you’ll see me just as much as you did before.
Hannah
P.S. Why aren’t you at work yet?
To: Hannah Will
From: Leo Maxwell
Re: Being The Boss’s son has its perks
Hannah,
Have your assistant schedule me in for a 4pm appointment. I need to speak to you about something very important. Oh who am I kidding? I want to have hot sex on your desk. We need to christen it.
Leo
P.S. I miss you
To: Leo Maxwell
From: Hannah Will
Re: I miss you too
Sex Addict,
I’ve scheduled you in for 4pm. How long do you need? Ten minutes or five? :)
Also, Lucky called me, she wants to know if we can babysit David and Ruby-Lane this weekend because she wants to surprise Zane with a trip to Napa. I said I’d check with you, but I didn’t see a problem. Let me know.
Missing you.
Hannah
To: Hannah Will
From: Leo Maxwell
Re: Am I about to be a dad?
Are you trying to tell me you’re pregnant???
Leo
Possible Baby Daddy
To: Leo Maxwell
From: Hannah Will
Re: Idiot
Leo,
You’re an idiot. I am not pregnant! And if I was, you would be the daddy, not the possible daddy! Ass! And stop calling me.
Hannah
Your soon to be ex girlfriend
To: Hannah Will
From: Leo Maxwell
Re: I love you
I was joking! Don’t ever say soon to be ex girlfriend. Or I will come into your office and show you just how wrong that is. Tell Lucky of course we’ll look after her brats. Just as long as they don’t cry all night. And answer the phone, I want to tell you how much I love you.
Leo
Your soon to be husband and baby daddy
To: Leo Maxwell
From: Hannah Will
Re: Making Me Cry
Thank you for the roses and the candy. I cried. I know, I know. I’m a baby. You’re so sweet. I love you, Leo Maxwell. And don’t you know better than to talk about babies to a broody girlfriend. I might stop taking my pill.
Hannah
Soon to be baby momma
To: Hannah Will
From: Leo Maxwell
Re: Meet me at Noon
I’ll be by the elevator. And don’t worry, I don’t want to try to have sex again. At least not at this time. I’ll wait until you’ve been a manager for longer. Or maybe I’ll wait until you’re my boss. Then you’ll be sexually harassing me.
Love you my sexy soon to be baby momma.
Leo
I am man, hear me roar
To: Leo Maxwell
From: Hannah Will
Re: Lucky and Zane are coming by
I LOVE YOU!! How could you surprise me like that? This is the best day ever. I can’t believe you kept this a secret. I love the ring. It fits perfectly. I’m crying again. My makeup must look awful. And in case you didn’t hear my screams the first time. YES. YES. YES. I will marry you.
Your fiance,
Hannah
To: Hannah Will
From: Leo Maxwell
Re: Can I be any happier??
I feel like I’m living in heaven right now. Can life get any better than this? I’m crying as well right now. Well, maybe not, but I’m happier than I’ve ever been in my life. I can’t wait to call you my wife.
Leo
P.S. Ask Zane to not rub it in my face
To: Leo Maxwell
From: Hannah Will
Re: Lisa wants to know if she can have a black card
Lisa told me to ask you if she can have a black Amex. :) And if the answer is no, she said can you please find her a man. I said I’d see what I can do. Haha.
By the way, the next time you come into my office for a quickie, it has to be a quickie. An hour and a half isn’t a quickie. Just in case you didn’t know.
Love you!
To: Hannah Will
From: Leo Maxwell
Re: Forever starts today
Tell Lisa that I’ll give her a black Amex the day she can afford her own rent. I do not want her living with us when we get married, which I expect to be soon, btw. I’d like to vacation in Hawaii. There’s a certain waterfall I want to make love under. Also, what do you want for dinner tonight?
I love you more!!
Leo
“Meet me outside my door.”
“Yes, Leo.”
“Hurry.”
“I’m coming.”
“I sure hope not. I’m not there.”
“Funny.”
“Hurry up, I want to go home and make love to my beautiful fiance.”
“I’m on the way.”
“Yes!”
“You’re not going to email and text me all day, every day, are you??”
“It’s not against the rules is it?”
“Never.”
“Good, you know I can’t follow rules anyway.”
“I know. :)”
“Just for that, we’re going to christen the elevator.”
“Leo!!”
“Yes! That’s what I want you to scream when I make you come in five minutes.”
“I’ll be there in ten seconds.”
“That’s what I like to hear.”
“I love you.”
“I love you more.”
“I love you even more.”
“I love you to the moon and back.”
“I love you to Pluto.”
“I love you to Eternity.”
“I love you to infinity.”
“I love you to the edges of the earth.”
“I love you with every beat of my heart.”
“I love you Hannah Will.”
“I love you Leo Maxwell.”
“I’m so glad you’re going to be my wife.”
“I’m so glad you’re going to be my husband.”
“Taking your job was the best thing I’ve ever done in my life. You’ve made all my dreams come true, Hannah. Know my heart will always be yours, to do with what you will. I will love you forever and I will never be guarded around you. You’re my everything Hannah. You’re the beat in my heart. I love you.”
Note from the Author
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If you would like to read more about Zane and Lucky, you can purchase The Last Boyfriend or The Forever Love Box Set as they contain Zane and Lucky’s story.
Other Books By J. S. Cooper
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The True Diary of That Girl
The Ex Games
The Private Club
After The Ex Games
The Love Trials
Crazy Beautiful Love
Scarred
Everlasting Sin
Finding My Prince Charming
The Forever Love Series
Exclusive Teaser
Illusion prologue
“Bianca, where are you?” His voice sounded angry, and I shivered as I opened my eyes.
I stared at the la
rge expanse of dark midnight blue sky through the tree branches and prayed that he didn’t find me. I could see the white-sand beaches from my vantage point. The whole island looked so much smaller from up here. My limbs felt numb, but I was too scared to even move an inch. If he heard the rustling of leaves, he’d know where I was. I closed my eyes again and tried not to think about falling.
“Bianca, this isn’t funny.” His voice was hoarse, and I heard his footsteps moving closer to me. “Bianca, if you can hear me . . .” He paused, and his voice changed. “Please don’t make this harder than it has to be. I’m not going to hurt you.”
I heard a branch snap below me, and I knew he was close. All he had to do was look up. If he looked up, he’d be able to find me. This man who’d become my most intimate confidante was now my predator, and I was his prey. I opened my eyes and took a deep breath before looking down. An in- voluntary gasp escaped my mouth as I realized how high up I was. That was my first mistake.
“I’ve found you,” his voice cracked as he looked up at me with dark eyes. “When will you learn? You can’t escape me.”
“Did you hurt him?” My fingers started trembling as I looked back down at him. “Tell me. Did you hurt him?”
“It depends on what you mean by hurt.” He lifted his hands up, and I saw that his fingers were drenched in blood.
I closed my eyes; I had my answer.
“I did it for us,” he said simply, and I felt my heart drop into my stomach. “Don’t you trust me?” he asked me softly as he started to climb the tree. I saw the shiny glitter of the silver knife in his left hand before he placed it into his pocket and my heart stopped beating for a second.
“I trust you.” I nodded and waited for him to reach me. That was my second mistake.
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