by Jessa Wayne
Billionaire Travis Gage is Nashville's most-eligible bachelor. He owns Bourbon Rebel, one of the city's premier country-western recording studios, and Bourbon Guitar, one of the city's most popular nightclubs. His main focus is keeping his businesses on top. When another nightclub begins to take a toll on Bourbon Guitar, Travis has a plan to bring down his competition... one that involves hiring a beautiful curvy seductress.
Maddie Cole is new to Nashville with dreams of becoming a star. She takes a job at Bourbon Guitar in hopes of getting connected. When she meets Travis, she has more than her music career on her mind.
Travis's intentions are all business until his heart has other plans for him. Will he risk his business for love or will he sabotage his heart to stay on top?
REBEL Obsession
Maddie and Travis have fallen completely in love with each other, but Travis feels that their relationship will be threatened if Maddie continues to work for him at his club, Bourbon Guitar, one of the top prestigious nightclubs in Nashville.
Although she's upset about losing her job there, Maddie has ulterior motives to keep secret from her beloved Travis. She knows how much Bourbon Guitar means to Travis, and she decides to carry out the original plan Travis initially hired her to do.
Maddie was ready to show Travis what she could do to help him, but she wasn't ready for what rival nightclub owner, Kenny Masterson, had in store for her!
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REBEL Boss
Chapter One
Travis
"Why do I see the same faces out there?" I pointed toward the bar, fighting to keep my cool.
"I haven't exactly replaced anyone yet," Buck replied.
"It was supposed to have been done already. Why are you putting this off?"
I knew what was on Buck's mind, why he couldn't look me in the eye.
"I've done most of the interviews, and I have a pretty good idea of who I want to hire, I just…." Buck started.
"I know. You don't want to fire anyone."
"I'm just not very good at hurting people."
"You're not necessarily hurting them, Buck. Maybe you're holding them back from something better. Take Alana, for instance. She's a good bartender. She does her job, but that's all. We need a great bartender. So, maybe this job just isn't for her. And what about Kendra? She’s always talked about working with animals. Maybe pushing her out the door here will be her opportunity to do that. And, I know you like her." I raised my eyebrows. "If you let her go, you can finally ask her out."
"Like she'd even give me the time of day after I fire her," Buck snorted.
"Listen, I know. You have a big heart, but I also know you're one of the best managers in the business. You've seen the sales numbers. We're losing customers. If we don't make these changes now, we're going to continue losing customers. No customers means no cash. No cash means no Bourbon Guitar. Do you want to be out of a job? Because I sure as hell don't."
"You've got nothing to worry about. Your recording studio is your bank," Buck said.
"Yeah, I know. Bourbon Rebel is doing really well, but I love this club too, and I won't fail. If things keep going the way they're going, I'll close the doors before my bottom line turns red."
Buck kept his eyes toward the floor.
"Letting them go will open up new doors for them, Buck. Maybe they're only staying here because it's only a job. What if they feel stuck here?"
Buck looked up at me for the first time and smiled, and it all finally clicked into place.
"I think we’re on the same page now." I patted him on the back and stood up from my desk. "I'll let you get back to work."
"Thanks, Boss-man."
I crept out into the hallway that led to the main dance floor and listened while Buck pulled a few of the girls from their workstations and politely let them go.
"I just don't think this is the right place for you and for what you have to offer. There’s something better out there for you and if you need help looking for something that better suits you, I’d be more than willing to help."
I smiled and nodded.
"You have a great talent. I just don't think that talent can be fully developed here."
I peeked around the corner. Alana nodded, eating up everything Buck was telling her.
"That a boy," I whispered, ducking back down the hall.
"That wasn't so difficult, now was it?" I asked when he walked back into my office.
"Shhitttt!" He shook his head like someone had slugged him in the face. "Speak for yourself. I hated that. Why couldn't you have let them go? You're better at it than I am."
"When I get through with you, I'll have you running this place all by yourself, once we get back up on top. You're good at what you do, Buck. I have no doubts about that."
"Thanks. Do you think hiring better employees will be enough though?"
"No, I don't. I think it will help, but it won't be enough."
"So, what do we do then, Boss?"
"I have an idea I want you to help me with."
Buck sat across from my desk and rested his elbows on his legs, his eyes to the floor and his mind engaged.
"Shoot, Boss.“
"You’re going to be hiring three new people, right?"
"Yep. I’ve already started interviewing a bunch, and I have some pretty faces with a lot of experience in the nightclub business,” Buck said.
"Good. I want you to hire a fourth. A real beauty. Someone willing to look outside the box."
"What are you getting at, Boss? What's your plan?"
"I've been keeping my eye on the competition. There's a place over on 2nd Avenue that seems to be raking it in every week."
"Desperado. Yeah, I've been there. The place is great," Buck said.
"I’ve been there too. I can't seem to get a handle on how exactly it's doing so well, but that's where all of our business is going. It's busy every night they're open. It isn't going to be enough to hire pretty faces and change drink specials here. We have to go beyond that. We have to get a little sneaky."
"I like sneaky," Buck smiled.
"I've done some research on the owner, Kenny Masterson. He loves his women. He's actually a dog, but he treats his bartenders and servers very well."
"Well, so do we. So...?" Buck began.
"Imagine getting the inside scoop on how Masterson runs his business. If we can figure out how he's pulling in so many customers, we can use similar strategies for our benefit."
"How would we do that?" Buck asked.
"By paying for his next new employee."
I watched Buck's face, and smiled when it slowly came together for him…
REBEL Obsession
Chapter One
Travis
I set the tray of fresh fruit and eggs on the nightstand next to my bed and pulled the curtains back. The sun was brilliant against the skyline, and I felt serenity in the air.
Looking over at Maddie, I smiled, feeling blessed that she was part of my life. I sat next to her and watched the tranquility on her face, the way her chest rose and fell calmly with each patterned breath.
"How did I get to be so lucky," I whispered, reaching over and lightly touching her cheek.
She opened her eyes, smiling up at me. "Good morning," she cooed.
"It most definitely is,” I smiled.
Our first kiss that morning was sweet like honey, but very short. She rolled over, burying her head in her pillow.
"Don't do it," she muffled.
"Don't do what?"
"Don't kiss me again. My morning breath is enough to burn down the curtains."
She scooted out of bed and scurried into the bathroom. The way her ass moved underneath that silk nightie was enough to stop traffic.
I lay back on the bed and grabbed her pillow, hugging it close to my chest. Her scent filled my senses, and I closed my eyes, listening to her turn the water on in the si
nk. I imagined her leaning over the sink as she piled her long hair on top of her head.
She was so sexy in the morning, her hair a mess from her slumber, the smell of her in my sheets, the way she looks up at me when she wakes.
"I made you some breakfast," I called out to her.
"You're the best."
"I know," I said, smiling.
When she came back in, she sashayed toward me, removing the light layer of silk and dropping it to the floor.
"Hmmm…” I watched her nightie hit the floor, and I cascaded my eyes up her long slender legs. She had the most amazing body, and her curves killed me.
She looked at the plate I brought her, and her lips formed the most sensuous smile. "I see fruit and eggs, a little orange juice and coffee, but I wondered if you were on the menu." She pulled a strawberry from her plate and glided it along her bottom lip.
"Keep that up, and I'll be the only thing on the menu."
I grabbed her hips and pulled her toward me.
"I like that." She straddled her body over me, her legs touching the entire length of my sides. "I could feast on you and never get full."
I watched my hands glide along those legs and follow the curves of her body. "You feel incredible." My cock sprang to attention in my pajama pants, and she noticed right away.
She cooed as she wiggled her ass.
"Keep teasing me, and we're never going to get out of this bed."
She wiggled her ass again and laughed at me. I grabbed her and flipped her over, my body hovering over hers, her knees still in the air. She gasped and looked at me with a desire in her eyes that forced me into overdrive. I hooked my thumb into the waist of my pants and pulled them down until I was exposed to her. I wrapped my hand around the girth of my cock and pushed my head inside her. The little sounds she made when I slowly entered her lit me on fire. She gripped the bed with her hands, and her head went back into the soft pillow. I slammed into her, fucking her slowly at first, picking up my speed and watching her intently.
I loved the way she responded to me, her breathing picking up and her body moving against mine. In my eyes, she was the Picasso of sex. She moved so beautifully, gasped and moaned in the most sensual way and fucked me like a porn star.
I pushed into her, soaking in the sensation my cock felt when I was deep inside her. My orgasm escalated quickly, and I credited it to the way she moved underneath me. Her small winces and gasps escalated to a delicious moan as I made love to her body, causing a wave of pleasure to hit me hard. I slammed into her, gripping her hips and picking her up off the bed. She wrapped her hands around to the back of my thighs and pulled me into her, a throaty grunt escaping her. Muscle spasms clutched my cock, milking me, sending a sensation through my body to my toes until I exploded with the best morning sex I had ever had.
I fell on the bed next to her, looking over at her and falling even more in love.
"Now, about that breakfast," she said, propping herself up on her elbow…