ROMANCE: BILLIONAIRE ROMANCE: At His Request (Bad Boy Alpha Billionaire Romance) (New Adult Contemporary Alpha Male Romance)

by Carly White

  “So are you ready to get started?”

  He was all back to business and Kristy avoided his eyes as she nodded her head that she was. He had definitely changed and it was her that seemed to be having a harder time concentrating. “Good, follow me and I will show you to your office.”

  “Up here?”

  “Yes Kristy. We will be working together closely.” She looked up at him as they walked, her own legs trying to keep up with his long stride. “The company is having big issues with fines for non-compliance with all of the new EPA regulations. We are in desperate need of your expertise.”

  It made her smile and it sounded legit. She had been worried that he had hired her for revenge or something like that, but it was clear within an hour that it was not the case. With over three million in fines the first six months of the year, she knew that they were in need of some consulting. The problem was usually convincing companies to make changes before the fines hit, but she figured Stiy Enterprises was not going to have that hard of a time being convinced.

  Ash left her to her work and walked down the small hallway to his own office. There were two other offices, though Kristy did not know who occupied them. She spent most of her day in the office, only showing her head to grab her lunch bag out of the car. After she put the leftovers in the breakroom on her floor, she moved back to her office to get back to work. She had to have a report to him by the end of the day with her initial thoughts and assessments. It was already clear that some of the holding containers needed to be replaced and a few other areas of the factory looked to need fixing, just by the numbers. She expected to take a tour of the place the next day, so she could get eyes on the areas that seemed to be a concern.

  Kristy was actually feeling better about everything when she started to gather up her things at five. She had not seen Ash most of the day, as he was in and out of the office all day. She couldn’t help her mind going back to the handsome man that she had turned down. He of course, did not look anything like he had then. Kristy suspected that she would have dropped her boyfriend in a heartbeat if he had looked like that back in the day.

  “Kristy. Would you like to go out for dinner? On the company dime so we can go over the report.”

  “Sure, of course.”

  “You don’t mind staying a little longer?”

  “No, not at all. I didn’t have any plans anyways.”

  Kristy didn’t have any plans. Her roommate Ashlea was working that evening to get some extra money and the only plans she had made were to eat a Lean Cuisine and then watch a movie. Anything sounded better than that.

  “I’m surprised a pretty girl like you doesn’t have any plans, though if I remember right, you always did like a little spontaneity in your life.”

  Chapter 3

  The restaurant was one that she had went to before, though it was hardly something she could afford, at least not until her first check. Her parent’s had always footed the bill when she had eaten at Disma’s before. Kristy ordered what she always got and he surprisingly ordered the same. “I didn’t know you like swordfish.”

  “From here? It’s the best.”

  She couldn’t have agreed more. Kristy spent the twenty minutes till the food arrived going over the report. He hardly looked at any of the figures she put in front of him. His eyes were on her and it was impossible for her not to notice. Kristy ignored the flush in her face and the throbbing between her legs. Instead she focused on the numbers and silently wished the damn waitress would come back with the food, anything to distract her from his visual dominance.

  “You are very beautiful Kristy. I forgot how much you talk though.”

  “Excuse me?”

  He put his finger to her lips. “Shh.”

  She was just trying to fill in the awkward space and was more than a little peeved at what he had just said. He had basically told her to shut up and it infuriated her. Kristy moved back and it was about that time that the meal arrived. If she hadn’t been eating ramen noodles for the last month, she would have walked out on him. But it looked good enough that waiting for it to be wrapped so she could go, seemed like too much sacrifice.

  Ash refilled her glass twice with a blush wine. Kristy didn’t say a word the rest of the meal and they were leaving before she spoke again. It was only because he had asked her a direct question. “One extreme to the next with you still, huh? I really am surprised you even called me. Did your dad make you?”

  “He can’t make me do anything, no one can.” She was not going to bring up his manipulation by cutting her off. Ash didn’t need to know it and one of the worst things that could happen to a rich kid, was to be cut off by their parents. Poverty was a real fear for most. That Kristy could only do it for a month before she sold out was still a sore subject in her mind. The last thing she needed was Ash to rub it in.

  “Well, you’re definitely hard headed still. I like that no one has broken your spirit yet.”

  Kristy just gave him an icy stare and got in next to him. He drove a very fast car and when he drove her back to the office, he let her feel how fast it could go. She ended up with a death grip on his forearm as he went around sharp curves. They were not going back to the office and she asked him where they were going.

  “Do you remember that cemetery we used to go to up here?”

  Kristy looked out the window and realized exactly where they were. “Yes, but don’t tell me we are going there.”

  “No, but I live up here now. I thought you would like a proper drink before I take you home.”

  “It’s not really necessary. I have beer at home.”

  “Why do I not see you drinking beer?”

  “Because you were always such a snob?”

  Ash grinned and the boy she had once known showed through. He still had mischief in his eyes when he looked at her. “I was hoping the years had softened your tongue.”

  “You like that I am unbroken, yet do not like the curves of my tongue. You are quite a strange employer.”

  “Is that all I am to you? A man that writes the checks?”

  “Well I am sure you don’t even actually sign them, but we can go with that. You are also the boy that would hide under my brother’s bed to look underneath my skirt.”

  “Yes, those white panties. I still remember them. I think you gave me a granny panty fetish for the longest time.”

  She giggled. It was hard to be outraged when he was so funny sometimes. Thoughts went to her mind that were naughty and made her own eyes light up with mischief. “So do you wear them or?”

  “Vicious as ever. A drink?”

  “Fine, but just one.”

  ***

  One turned into two and then three. She was a bit beyond tipsy and while he was making her some coffee to sober up, Kristy fell asleep on his couch. He watched her for a time from the doorframe and then moved towards her. Lifting her up, he put her into a spare bedroom and though he wanted to stay and wake her up when she was all warm and willing, he walked out with only a little regret.

  When Kristy woke up in the middle of the night, she was confused for a few minutes to where she actually was. Then the night before started to come back, the drinking and she looked over next to her. She was beyond relief that he was not next to her. Slipping out, she walked a few blocks till she found a payphone to call a cab. She was going to have to spend the last of her money to get back to work to get her car, but it was worth it if she didn’t have to make the walk of shame the next morning at work. The fact that she didn’t even get the fun part of it, made her wonder if the signals she had picked up were wrong.

  Kristy got back to the office just before it started to lighten up and she drove back to her apartment. There was not a lot of time to sleep, so she set her alarm for a couple of hours later and was feeling a little better when she woke up in her own bedroom. Going downstairs, Ashlea was already up.

  “Where were you at last night, you hussy?”

  “I went out with Ash and then had a dri
nk at his house.”

  Ignoring the look on her face, Kristy grabbed a cup and poured herself some coffee. She was slightly headachy from the drinking and it reminded her why she had given up wine as a drink. “So wasn’t this the guy you didn’t like? Isn’t this guy the reason you got cut-off in the first place?”

  Kristy paused. It kind of was, but it was more her own fault for being so stubborn. She could recognize it in herself, but she was unable to stop it. “Not really. Just rebellion mainly, but he wasn’t near as bad as I remembered him being.”

  She chuckled a little and pulled her hair back in a ponytail. She was already dressed for a jog and Kristy was still dragging ass trying to get enough caffeine in her to function.

  “You want to go running with me? I am going around the river today.”

  “Hell no. I will be lucky if I make it into work on time. I just want to go back to bed.”

  Ashlea shook her head and headed out, bouncing much like her personality. Sometimes it made Kristy sick and she nursed her cup of coffee, trying to ignore her roommate’s chipper demeanour. Some people were just morning people and some were not.

  Chapter 4

  “Where did you go last night? I made you breakfast and you were already gone.”

  Kristy looked up from the paperwork strewn across her desk. “Yeah sorry about falling asleep like that. I don’t know what was wrong with me.”

  “You had too many glasses of wine.”

  “Ugh, don’t remind me. What was it?”

  “What was what?”

  “Breakfast?”

  “Crepes and strawberries.”

  “Mmm, I bet they were good.”

  “Better than you have ever tried.”

  Kristy smiled and went back to her paperwork. She was going to ignore his innuendo and keep herself from going crazy with the saucy scenes that played in her head. He was too handsome for his own good and while she had worried about him aggravating her, it turned out that instead he kept her in a state of arousal and she didn’t know how long the tension between them would last.

  “Do you want some?”

  She looked up, her green eyes meeting his. “What?”

  “Some crepes.”

  “You brought them in?”

  “Yes. I thought you might be hungry.”

  She thanked him as he went back to his office and brought them to her. They were wrapped and she had to admit they were good. She told him so after she took a bite and his eyes watched the small white fleck of cream cheese that teased him from her bottom lip. Ash moved to wipe it away, brushing his finger against the corner of her mouth. Kristy stopped with the touch and grabbed a tissue to make sure it was gone. “Thanks.”

  Kristy found herself wondering why he was being so nice to her. What did he want from her, just the obvious?

  ***

  Her phone rang after Ash left her office. She had sold a bracelet to get her phone turned back on and it was Scott calling her. She almost didn’t answer, but the way Ash made her feel, there was a lot of built up need and her body was driving her wild.

  “Hey Scott.”

  “Dam Kristy that is all you have to say to me is hey? I’ve been trying to get a hold of you for over a month.”

  “Sorry my phone was off. I figured you had found someone else by now.”

  “You really think that I could just forget about everything we had?”

  “Well it was good sex.”

  “What are you doing tonight?”

  “I don’t know. I work until five and don’t have much planned after that.”

  “Well come over here. I got that new chick flick we were supposed to go see in theatres.”

  “Sunny in the rain?”

  “Yeah, that’s the one. Come by and we can chill and do those good things that I have been missing so much.”

  She didn’t need long to decide. It wasn’t romantic, but he never was. Some men just weren’t and Kristy didn’t particularly need it. She liked a man that knew what he wanted and let it be known so there was no confusion. Kind of like Ash, but it couldn’t be Ash because of who he was and the fact that she worked for him. The very idea that she went from Scott to underneath Ash in her mind so quickly, made her pause. Why was she thinking about him so much?

  Kristy took her lunch and got waxed instead of getting anything in her stomach. The crepes helped tide her over, but she was practically starving by the end of the day. Getting ready to leave, Ash popped up and invited her out for dinner.

  “I have a date Ash. You didn’t need to go over anything, did you?”

  He moved closer, close enough that her body started to respond to his closeness. Her chest tightened and her breathing became a little more rapid.

  “I just wanted to go out. I thought you said last night that you didn’t have a boyfriend?”

  “Well I used to.”

  “Ah, the ex-boyfriend bootie call. You know they say to never go back.”

  “Who says that?”

  “Everyone.”

  “Well choices are slim nowadays and a girl got to do, what a girl got to do.”

  “I see.”

  He didn’t like her answer and she could see it on her face. “I need you to stay after for a while then. The estimates for the new storage containments need to be updated from the information I faxed you early. I will be meeting with the project engineer in the morning with details.”

  As disappointed as she was, Kristy did not like the job any less. He had told her before that she would have to stay over sometimes, so it shouldn’t have been a surprise. “Sure boss, no problem.”

  “Good. I will see you in the morning. If you could just fax it to my house when you are finished please.”

  She nodded her head and sighed inwardly to herself. Kristy needed some relief more than ever before and she didn’t want to call to cancel with Scott. She could already feel her hands on his smooth, bald head. The very idea made her try to think of something.

  Kristy finally called him and told him that she had to work late. “Well let me come there babe.”

  Biting her lip, she contemplated if that was even possible. Kristy knew it was against many of the rules that were put in the handbook. It may not have been explicit, but she was sure that it would be frowned upon. Her professional side should have said no and let it go at that. But she needed the throbbing in her quim to stop and though it was because of Ash, she had to get her needs filled where she could. “Yeah, just come by and I will meet you downstairs.”

  They hung up after a few minutes and she was already hot for what she had in mind with Scott. Scott took a little longer than she hoped, but the kiss that he gave her reminded her that she missed more than just having someone to talk to. She felt need take over and he pushed her against the wall, right in the front lobby. Kristy got control of the situation and pushed him back off of her.

  “Not here, there are too many cameras.”

  His eyes were hooded and she knew that he was as ready to go as she was. Upstairs, they have some lounges and couches. “I can take you against the wall if you like. Like that time I Belize…”

  She shivered with the idea and made it to the elevator unmolested. His hands grabbed her around the waist and pulled her back against his hardness. Kristy’s hand shook as she tried to get the code put in so they could go to the top. She was not supposed to let anyone up of course, but her need was overriding all else. It was Ash’ fault after all on many counts that she felt that way, so she figured he wouldn’t mind and what he didn’t know, wouldn’t hurt him.

  “Stop, I keep forgetting the code.”

  Kristy was trying to focus as his hands ran up the inside of her thigh, opening her legs up further for his perusal. Her mind was foggy and after the third try, she finally got it right. Sighing she stepped out of the panties that he was pulling down her long legs. “I’ve waited too long for a taste Kristy.”

  He moved to his knees, doing what he did best. Pulling on of her legs till it w
as propped up on his shoulder. Kristy’s hands gripped his head as his hot breath moved towards her quim. She was squirming with need and he finally pushed his tongue between her puffy lips, making her cry out in pleasure.

  The elevator moved slowly and she was almost to her first of many climaxes, when the bell dinged. She pushed back on his shoulders, but Scott was relentless. “Please stop. The door is going to open.”

  “So what? You said the boss is gone for the day and no one else is here.”

  She had said that, but it didn’t particularly mean that she was one hundred percent sure if there weren’t others roaming around. He moved back to her heat and her eyes closed with the pleasure. She was so close and if he would just move a little faster, she could feel the satisfaction that she needed. “Please more Scott.”

  His finger moved to push inside of her, as his mouth teased and tempted her nub. The elevator had opened, but neither one was paying attention. Kristy was the one facing the door, but her eyes were shut hard as she neared the abyss. “Yes, I’m so close.”

  “I hate to break this up, but Kristy, he is not allowed up here.”

  Her eyes flew open and she jerked Scott away. She pushed him so hard that he sprawled back off his knees. He still didn’t realize what was going on, but he started to protest as she pulled her skirt down.

  “Ash, I…”

  “Get rid of him and come see me in my office.”

  He was mad and she knew that she had obviously done something wrong. Scott was still on the ground and she told him to get up. “You got to go. I will call you later.”

  “Sorry Kristy, I didn’t mean to get you in trouble.”

  She shrugged. “The worst he can do is fire me over it.”

  Chapter 5

  Kristy felt like she was being set into the principal’s office. Though before she had never had to go with no panties on and the wet ones bundled up in her hand because she had nowhere else to put them. For a moment, she had thought to just leave. But she needed the job and even if he did fire her, she couldn’t let him think that she couldn’t face him.