All Chapters of Bad Boss: An Office Romance: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

I sauntered into my room, undoing my dress shirt as I went. The king size bed was perfectly made, too many accent pillows placed along the top for my liking. The only time they were on the bed was after the housekeeper came, otherwise they were tossed to the side of the room. Besides the amount of space, nothing else about my condo was extravagant, at least not in my eyes. I didn’t have artwork or photos but kept the walls plain. That was partially due to being the corner condo, where half the outer walls were windows. The view was spectacular. Worst case scenario for the holiday, Kelsey and I could hole up inside for the weekend and catch the fireworks throughout the city while being naked and in bed, making our own fireworks.Kelsey was undressed and throwing her ponytail into a bun when I came in, the water nearly full, patches of suds throughout the tub. I’d ordered girly bath stuff after she’d first come over and eyed the tub. I hardly ever used it unless she was here.She hadn’

Setting the food on the kitchen island, we both sat down in view of the television, eating Italian dishes from the local restaurant down the street. “How’d you know I liked fettuccini?” I asked after chewing a mouthful. It was creamy and delicious, the garlic a perfect amount to not overpower the other flavors.“Women always like fettuccini,” he murmured, digging into his plate of lasagna.I wiped my mouth with a napkin. “Says who?”“Every female I’ve ever met.”I rolled my eyes. “It’s not my favorite Italian food,” I sighed dramatically. “It’s better than egg salad, though, right?” he teased.I nudged his arm with my elbow, and he curled his lips into a smile. He always made fun of my egg salad sandwiches. ‘They’re high in protein, okay? Keeps me full longer.”“So is my salty semen.”I nearly spit out my food, and he laughed at my reaction.He was so fun when it was just the two of us. You’d never know how quick witted he was by his grumpy demeanor and arrogant presence in the offi

KelseyI hadn’t communicated with Mack outside of a few lame texts in three days. He was beyond angry with me, or Gary, or who knows what. It would remain a mystery until he was ready to open up about whatever was bothering him.I did feel bad when I got home Monday night. I’d asked a lot of questions before he lost his patience. I practically cornered him about his family, and I knew better than to push him. We both had kept that side of our lives to ourselves, and I needed to respect that. But him being withdrawn the past few days was unsettling. It was Wednesday, and I debated all morning if I should go to his office and apologize in person. A half hour before it was time to leave, I made up my mind and wandered to his floor, finding Ashley on her cellphone in his reception. I furrowed my brows. There’s no way Mack would allow that type of behavior at work. If he caught her, she’d get an earful.She waved at me when I came to the table, saying goodbye to whoever she was talking t

I sighed. He wasn’t wrong, Kelsey was amazing, but I was still flustered by her prodding about my father. “Maybe Mindy is just really good at keeping secrets from you.” Cody laughed. Even I didn’t believe those words coming out of my mouth. “If Mindy knew you and Kelsey still had a relationship, she’d spill. What do you say? We surprise the ladies with our presence tomorrow night? Spend the next day on the water with the lovely Sneed’s speed boat, pontoon boat, jet skis, whatever expensive toys they have.”“They don’t have jet skis anymore,” I said quickly, standing from the couch. My chest began to tighten in the way it had been the past week. I chugged the rest of my drink as if it would bury the restricted feeling.Cody slowly stood, rubbing the back of his neck. “Right. I forgot.” He was quiet for a moment, standing in the living room waiting for me to say something. I only kept my

Thankfully, Mindy missed Portia’s wink and snorted. “Are we talking about the same person?”Portia frowned, but empathy was in her eyes. “I know he can be a tough egg,” she held her hand toward me. “Kelsey would know, she was the longest secretary he’d ever had.” Her head turned to me. “You must have seen his nicer side, at some point while you were directly working with him.”I bit my lip, discomfort causing me to fidget in my seat. I had seen the sweet side to Mack, but no one here was supposed to know that. Not wanting to appear overly interested, I picked at my nail. “He has his moments.”“Kelsey always tries to find the good in people,” Mindy grumbled. “She won’t say a bad thing about anyone. I, on the other hand, think he treats his employees like they’re all idiots.”Gary let out a laugh. “That he does. He has high expectations. He’s a gr