All Chapters of Bad Boss: An Office Romance: Chapter 71 - Chapter 78

KelseyThe rest of our coworkers arrived at the lake house after eleven, ready for a relaxing day on the water. I was impressed with the turnout of employees, surprised to see families of other coworkers I didn’t know existed. It was basically a company outing, and Gary inviting both Mindy and I to stay the whole weekend made me feel special. At the same time, I’d worry that our coworkers would find out and think we received different treatment. Having working friendships could appear as favoritism, creating a slippery slope that I’d feared from the beginning. Maybe Mack had a point about avoiding work outings with your employer and employees.Mindy didn’t care, she was eating up her time with Portia, offering to help her in the kitchen preparing meals. Portia, being the ultimate entertainer, shooed her from doing any work, but welcomed her to sit at the kitchen counter and chat. Gary had been giving rides on his boat since the first fa

MackBy the third inning, I’d responded to Kelsey.Fireworks in Mexico, I must confess I’ve never witnessed, so I have no way of comparing them. She didn’t reply, and I assumed it was because I skirted around an apology, or she was in the lake. By the fifth inning, she still hadn’t replied, and the Guardians were up by two runs. I reached out again. We could easily make our own, and I promise they’ll be three times as good as American fireworks.I must have peered down at my phone at least fifty times the next two innings. Cody was too busy flirting with the poor woman who was hiking the stairs to sell popcorn to notice I was only half paying attention to the game. He was also six beers in, proving himself unable to drive.She finally responded in the top of the last inning.Gary’s fireworks will have to do.I frowned, my shoulders sagging. She really didn’t want to go away wit

Her head jerked in my direction, her cute jaw clenching. “I did, thanks for asking,” she said in a harsh whisper, grabbing a wine glass and yanking the bottle from my hand. She poured a heaping glass, and I eyed her. “What?” she snipped, shoving the glass to my chest.I shrugged, doing my best to appear nonchalant. My lack of interest got under her skin, and I used it like a weapon to rile her up for no reason, just as seeing her with Cam drove me wild. She was good at playing the game, too.“I thought you’d be on a plane to Mexico by now,” she muttered, taking a sip of the wine, her eyes bouncing between the sliding door and the hallway where Cody and Mindy had disappeared to.“It’s not any fun when you’re by yourself.”“And you thought you’d have more fun here? When you practically kicked me out of your house then ignored me the rest of the week?”“I texted

Taking a deep inhale, I trekked through the grass and up the steps to the deck, following Gary through the slider and into the kitchen.All the food from the previous day had been tossed out, the counters cleaned of clutter and ready to be filled with a new batch of appetizers and entrees for Gary’s party. Tonight will be different than the work party Gary held yesterday. Some of our bigger clients and fellow partners. Even Gary’s lawyer would make an appearance. I’d shoot my mother a text, just to make sure she still had plans with someone else. I didn’t need her to surprise me and show up in the backyard. She’d notice my attraction toward Kelsey immediately.Gary poured black coffee into a mug. “Want to join me on the porch?”“Sure, thanks,” I said, following him out onto the deck. We both sat in the loungers, the lake out in front of us.“Can’t beat this view,” he sighed, taking