Chapter Nine

Blair turned to face him. Lifting her body up on the bed and leaning back against the bedhead, making sure the sheet stayed in place to cover her breast.

Blair was a little surprised she only had a slight headache after drinking what she had last night.

Roman tilted his head as he studied her. Sighing, he sat up on the bed to face her. “What is it?”

He was totally unconcerned about his nakedness. Why would he? Not only was his body impressive, but his equipment was nothing to sneeze at, he also knew how to use it. Blair never realized what she was missing while involved with Dan.

Blair looked down at her hands resting on her lap. Needing to look away from the heat in his eyes for a moment. He had always had a very intense gaze, and she squirmed a little because it was zeroed in on her now, after everything they had done. She felt the need to reach out and touch his chest and right now; they had to talk. Not have sex again. She didn’t think she could, anyway. She was just a little sore. This much sex in a short timeframe had put her muscles to the test.

“I… I’m not sure if this… No, I know this wasn’t a good idea. We work together and I just found out my fiancé was sleeping around.” She couldn’t tell him that Dan wanted her cousin over her. “I shouldn’t have gotten drunk last night… and… and…”

Sweeping a hand to gesture towards the bed. Which was a mess. Blair couldn’t see any pillows. The last time she had seen one was when he had used one under her hips. The very thought made her squirm. “Me sleeping with you makes me no better than Dan.”

Roman put a warm finger under her chin, lifting her face up so she was looking at him. “I have no regrets. Was your relationship with Dan over before you had sex with me? Regardless if you said the words to him or not. In your mind, was it over?”

Blair nodded. It felt a waste. Not losing Dan, but more the time she had wasted on him.

Roman ran his finger over the almost indent in her chin. “We had some very hot sex. Because I have to tell you, the chemistry between us was red hot. You have nothing to feel guilty over.”

Blair looked at him. “Roman, you are my boss. How are we to continue to work together?”

Roman grinned at her. “Why? Because I have seen you naked?”

Blair flushed. It wasn’t just seeing each other naked. But also, what they had done together. “It’s not that. I know you Roman. You don’t fall around with your staff…”

A shadow clouded Roman’s face for a moment, making Blair look at him closer. “What? You have?”

“Only once before.” Roman admitted.

Blair gasped at him. This was news to her. “What? When?” not even sure she had the right to ask. They had just slept together, but that didn’t necessarily give her the right to know his back story. They had only shared last night.

Roman took his hand away from her chin. When the warmth of his hand was gone, she felt chilled. His eyes still held hers. “It was a long time ago.”

“But who?“ Blair asked, stunned by the sudden turn of events. Roman had always preferred a first name basis with his staff, but he had always maintained a professional boundary when it came to romantic involvement with them. Roman firmly believed in keeping business and pleasure separate. That was, until now, with her.

“You have met her..” Roman let her know, which stunned her even more. “The woman was my ex-wife.”

Blair was taken aback, her mouth hanging open in surprise. She had been completely unaware of this information. How had she not known? There had been no office chatter or rumors about it. “How... What?” Blair began, but she struggled to find the right words to express her curiosity to Roman. She didn’t want to give him the impression that she enjoyed participating in office gossip, which was far from the truth. Given her position as Roman’s secretary, she made a conscious effort to avoid gossip. It wouldn’t reflect well on her if the CEO’s secretary got caught up in such matters.

Roman shifted on the bed. It was clear he wasn’t enjoying this line of conversation between them. But he continued anyway after a moment when she couldn’t form a sentence. “I was a lot younger, Blair. I was only twenty-four when I married. The business which I inherited from my father wasn’t anywhere near what it is today. I was cocky and arrogant and thought the world owed me something.”

Blair lifted a an eyebrow at the statement of him being cocky and arrogant. He still was. But she didn’t say it.

He smirked at her, fully aware of her thoughts. “Yes, well, I was even worse back then. The business was expanding rapidly, and it started to go to my head. Jessica, she was stunning and full of life. It never occurred to me that she was actually my employee.”

“Did you love her…. I’m sorry I shouldn’t have asked you that. It’s none of my business.” Blair said, shocked at herself for asking and not really wanting to know the answer. Not now.

Roman shrugged. “I married her. But now she isn’t in my life anymore, we got divorced. Jessica lives with the man she cheated on me with.”

That didn’t really answer her question. It was a nonanswer. Did he still love her and that’s why he hadn’t answered the question with a direct answer? Jessica had cheated on him. That didn’t mean his feelings were not still involved. She didn’t want to push for an answer. What right did she have? They had had sex once.

“Should I start looking for a new job?” Blair ask worried about the prospect of leaving the job she loved. “I mean, after what we did last night…”

Roman leaned forward, pressing his lips against the side of her mouth before he trailed down to tenderly kiss her neck. Blair’s head tilted back, a low groan escaping her as desire coursed through her veins as his mouth closed over the junction between neck and shoulder.

“I want you to know that I have no plans of releasing you from you job. Not only that, you belong to me now. You’re mine to fuck in any way I desire. Remember that,” he whispered, his voice laced with desire.

Blair had really thought she couldn’t take him again. She soon found out that wasn’t the case.