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“What are you doing here?” He asked me when he finally stopped coughing.I was somewhat flustered as I responded. “I.. er.. I needed your approval before sending out the keynote speech to the organizers of Friday's seminar. I tried calling, but you didn't answer. I didn't know you were sick.” He nodded. "Yea, about that, let them know I can't be there on Friday.”"What?” He'd talked about how this could help further put Kingston in the public eye.“What?" He asked.“I don't know… it's just… you talked so much about how important this was earlier.” I responded.“Yea, I know that, but does it look like I can go anywhere in this condition?”“No, but I think that you could send someone to represent you."He seemed to consider the idea for a bit, then he waved it off. “Where's Lilian?"“Who?" I asked, confused.“Lilian. My sister. She said she was going to make me some soup. Where's she?"Oh! So she was his sister. "She had to go. She said something about needing to pick someone from s
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I swallowed deeply as my eyes traveled down his body. He was.. gorgeous. The man was built like a Greek god. My eyes lingered a little longer than it ought to on his lower body, and I swallowed inaudibly. He cleared his throat suddenly and I almost jumped out of my skin. “Oh my God! I'm sorry. I'm so sorry!” I said and ran out the bathroom.Outside, I paced. What was wrong with me? Why did I just stand there, staring? God, this was so embarrassing.Jordan stepped out of the bathroom and into the room with a robe wrapped around his body, and I immediately pulled myself together. “I'm sorry for….”He brushed it off with a wave of hands before I could complete the statement.“Do you need help?” I asked, taking a step forward, but again, he refused.“Nah, I'm good."Slowly, he made his way to the bed. I waited for him to settle into it before speaking.“What happened in there?" I asked, pointing in the direction of the bathroom. He shrugged. "I don't know. I got a little dizzy, rested
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Jordan's POVIt was morning. Light filtered into the room through a small opening between the curtains. I pulled myself out of the bed and into the bathroom. The debris from the washing hand basin had been cleaned up. I wondered how deeply I must have slept if Dane had come in to clear the mess and I hadn't heard him.I picked up my phone and went down the stairs. The smell of food cooking wafted up my nose at the same time that I heard the music.Marissa stood at the stove dancing to a Taylor Swift song and swinging the spoon in her hand around. I smiled. It was good to see her like this; free and without a single care in the world.I certainly hadn't expected to find her here. In the living room sitting primly and waiting for me to come down so she could leave maybe, but certainly not in the kitchen dressed in Lilian's clothes which were a size smaller, and dancing terribly as she made breakfast.My eyes veered subconsciously to her buttocks in the shorts. Oh, but she was beautiful
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Jordan's POVI watched the car zoom off with a stupid smile on my face. She had blushed and smiled prettily when I thanked her.I had no idea what I was doing, but I knew one thing for sure. I liked Marissa as a lot more than just an employee.She wasn't my usual type. She was kind and homely, far from the models and actresses I was used to associating with, and what with the issue with her ex husband who wasn't yet her ex husband, she certainly came with a lot of baggage.Not that I was looking to do anything about the way that I felt, but I was just saying, she was a very attractive woman. She was short. 5’7 at best, what she lacked in height, she made up for in curves. She had a heart shaped face and her eyes were a very light shade of brown. Her auburn shoulder length hair was wavy, and she had very, very attractive lips.As I thought of these things in my head, I mentally chided myself about the downsides of sleeping with an employee. That was never a good idea. It was something
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Marissa's POVJordan turned to look at Roshan with anger in his eyes.“What did you just say to me?"I looked between both men not knowing what to do. I had no idea what Roshan was talking about, but the way that Jordan had reacted told me that whatever this was that they were talking about, it must have been an old wound that cut deep.Jordan looked ready to throw a punch as he stalked closer to Roshan. The air was heavy with tension, and just as I thought that both men would be reduced to blows, a bulky looking man in a grey suit walked up to them.“Gentlemen! I'd hoped to catch you before you leave."The tension seemed to dissipate slowly. Jordan was the first to turn to the man. “Mr Kavinski.” He said, extending a hand.The burly looking man shook his hand with vigour, and turned to greet Roshan who now smiled heartily.“It was an honor to have you two in the building today! Thank you!” He said, turning between both men with a huge smile on his face."Come, Jordan. I would like t
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I gathered the rose and chocolates in my hands and threw them in the trash. I didn't know what games Anthony was playing, but whatever it was, he needed a reminder to keep his head in the right place.I wasn't going to let him mess with me like this. I texted the lawyer to ask if there had been any update on the divorce processing. After that, I dialed Anthony's number. He answered with a lazy drawl.“Hello, wife."“I'm not your wife. Don't ever call me that."“Oh, but you are my wife, Marissa." I pushed down the anger that was brewing in my chest, and fought for calm as I spoke.“What is all this, Anthony?”I imagined that he smiled before speaking. “Ah.. I imagine that you got my gifts, then.”"I don't need your gifts! What I need is for you to sign the papers.”"I'm not doing it.” He said, and I felt my heart plummet to the ground for the second time this morning.“What?”“You heard me. I'm not signing the papers.”“Don't do this, Anthony.” I said in a shaky voice.He remained qui
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Just before I turned the doorknob, I balanced the bottle behind my back. Better to catch my attacker unaware. I took a deep breath, and then looked through the small peephole. The figure that looked outside was tall. Definitely a man. He wore a dark suit and… wait, what?I threw the door open. “Mr Kingston?” What the hell was he doing here?He smiled and waved hello.“What are you doing here?” I asked."Ouch! Pretty direct, huh?” He said and laughed.What had he been expecting? A ‘Hello! Nice to see you! Please come in.’? How did he even know where I live? I stood at the door, waiting. He scratched his head before speaking. “Okay, so Lilian asked me to pick up a package from her designer, and Dane just happened to mention that you live around here so I thought I'd drop by and say hello.”Oh! Of course Dane would know where I lived. He'd brought me home twice now. Still didn't explain why they were paying me a visit at this time, though. “Err.. you think I could come in?" He asked,
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Chloe didn't return home for an entire week. When she finally did, there was a wagonload of work waiting for her.She barely had time for anything other than work, and she called her mother more frequently too. We talked a few times over food, but most times, she was out before I got up and didn't get home until midnight.She said something about this season being prime time for advertising agencies, and how her break from work had caused many loose ends to be left untied.I also went on two business trips with Jordan. It was during these trips that I realized just how far reaching Kingston Enterprise's tentacles were.The company had branches and partners in almost every country, and there was the need for Jordan to do a routine check on all the branches. He had specifically asked to have all of the checks scheduled for the next two months. What this basically meant was that Chloe and I spoke more on the phone than in person during this time, and it was over the phone that she told
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We were on the road in mere minutes. We'd hurriedly packed up the basket and the blanket and made our way to Jordan's car. Now, he tore through traffic and drove as fast as possible to reach the hospital.As soon as he found a spot in the parking space, I was out, running through the reception. I had pulled on Jordan's shirt over my jeans. He was behind me in his white tee shirt. Both our hairs were still wet, but that didn't matter as we raced through the hospital entrance.“Nancy Jenkins" I said to the nurse at the reception and she pointed me towards the ICU. I saw Sam first. He stood with his back against the wall, down the corridor. He had a blank look on his face. Chloe sat on a chair outside the hospital room, her knees drawn up to her chin and her shoulders heaving.Caleb stood opposite her, resting slightly against the wall as he watched her and struggled not to break down at how broken she appeared.“Chloe." I said, and she raised her eyes to mine, rushing to her feet and in
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I woke up to small kisses being scattered across my face. The feel of his whiskers against the smooth skin of my face felt hot as hell. I smiled as I blinked my eyes open.“Someone's up early."“You look like an angel when you sleep" his voice still sounded a little groggy.As he reached for my lips with his, I rolled away from his reach, forgetting that my small bed was just spacious enough to accommodate the both of us. I landed hard on my butt, and a belly rumbling laughter exploded out of his chest.“It's not funny." I said with a pout but he wouldn't stop laughing.After a short while, I found myself struggling to keep my own smile in check. I liked the sound of his laughter. It was raw, and genuine. It occured to me that I never saw him like this when he was dealing with the outside world, just when it was the both of us. Mysterious billionaire to the rest of the world, crinkly eyed, laughing man to me. I felt my smile grow bigger.As his laugh ebbed, I picked myself off the gro
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The credits rolled on our third romcom of the night. There was a saccharine pop song playing over black and white stills of the happy couple who in the real world, truly would make a terrible match.I turned to say something to Jordan and found him slumped against the head of the cushion. His head was tilted back, and his lips were slightly parted. There was a quiet rhythmic snore from deep within his chest that made me smile.He was out cold. Looked like this knight had decided that the damsel wasn't in any real distress and had chosen an easier battle: sleep.I smiled, reaching over to brush a stray lock of hair from his forehead. His breathing didn't even hitch. Careful not to wake him, I went quietly up the stairs, got an extra blanket and threw it over his still, peaceful form.My fingers lingered at his shoulder, tracing the hard line of muscle beneath his t-shirt. Even in sleep, he looked like he was ready to spring into action at any moment. The muscles in his arm were taut, I
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I had never seen Chloe as nervous about an outing as she was while she prepped for dinner with the Kingstons.Her hands shook as she tried to wear her earrings and I took them out of her hands. She brought me her makeup bag and asked me to do it because she wasn't sure she could do a good job. She was about to change her mind about the blue dress that we'd picked out days ago when I stepped in. I insisted that she looked perfect and helped her out finishing touches to her look.“They're going to love you." I said as I hugged her goodbye.“They better, cos they're stuck with me either way." She said in that typical Chloe way.Caleb was waiting at the door with a bouquet of flowers which she oohed and ahhed over, then handed to me to put in a vase. When they left, I breathed a sigh of relief.I loved Chloe, but on days like this, I realized why she went to parties during our college years and I stayed at home. I was just a tired girl who preferred to binge watch romcoms in her pajamas t
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When I opened my eyes, Jordan was watching me expectantly. I couldn't bring myself to say the words so I simply shook my head. His eyes registered confusion.“No? Why?" He asked.I took a deep breath, and tried to explain. “I just… I don't think that we're ready for that next step.”“Next step? You and I have had dinner together a number of times so why's this any different?”“Because this isn't just another dinner with just the both of us. This is dinner with your family. It's different, Jordan.”Of course it was different. He said it wasn't now, but I was sure even he knew that it was. I wasn't ready just yet for that next step. I could see it in his eyes that he was upset by my response, though.“But you've met everyone in my family. It won't be like meeting them for the first time."“Jordan, you have to try to understand me. It's just different.” I said in an exasperated tone."I'm trying to.” He said, “But Marissa, this isn't just about dinner with my family. It's about how you'v
