“You know it! This is us.” As we exit the elevator, the polished floors give way to thick, spotlessly clean carpet. The air around us seems hushed, the lights low and floral displays scenting the air.
“If you wait in here, you can look through and sign the NDA, then your boss will be here in twenty minutes. There’s coffee, tea, and juice on the table. Bathroom is through that door on the right, I’m down at the end of the hallway if you need me, okay?” Sienna holds the door open to a meeting room with a large oval table in the center. There’s a massive window taking up an entire wall with a view of the snow-capped mountains in the distance.
I sit down at the table, pouring myself some juice, and reading through the NDA. I sign my name and then put the pen down. My cell beeps again as I’m staring out of the window.
Serenity: Have you done it yet?
I sigh, grab my bag and go into the bathroom. I unwrap the test, pee on the stick, and flush the toilet. I close the lid and then sit there with my eyes closed. After a few minutes, I blink them open and stare down at the stick.
Pregnant.
My stomach drops. I can’t believe this is happening. And yet, at the same time there’s a rush of excitement. I’m going to have a baby. It’s like someone else’s life is playing out before me, like I’m not really here.
Outside the bathroom door, a door opens and closes.
Shit. My new boss. I toss the test in my bag, wash my hands and open the door.
A very tall, broad-shouldered man is standing with his back to me, looking out of the window.
I clear my throat. “Hi, I’m Margot.”
He turns around and my head is suddenly light, my knees weak.
It’s Duncan. My one-night stand. My new boss.
And the father of my baby.
ChapterTwo
DUNCAN
Margot’s beautiful blue eyes are wide, her face frozen. She sways slightly, dropping her bag and I move swiftly around the table to catch her before she falls.
“I’m sorry…” Her voice fades as I steady her on her feet. That maddening daisy scent fills my nostrils and I inhale deeply. My cock twitches at being so close to her, something I’ve been dreaming about for months. I haven’t let her out of my sight since that night at my apartment, but to be in the same room as her is overwhelming. That deep, primal part of me wants to claim her, to lock her up so nobody except me can be close to her.
It would terrify her if she knew the extent of how much I want her. Enough to bribe the agency to set up this job here with me, to find an apartment that’s been triple-checked for security and to keep watch on her around the clock.
I pick her up, taking her to the wide sofa overlooking the window. I want to have her on my lap, but settle for leaning her back against the armrest with my arm supporting her. She hasn’t lost consciousness but her face is pale. She closes her eyes for a second and then blinks a couple of times, trying to sit up.
I press her back into the sofa. “Rest. Get your breath back. I have to admit that I found out your name a few days ago, so it was less of a shock for me.” That’s not true, but she doesn’t need to know it yet. I will tell her the truth, but not right now. Not when she’s so vulnerable.
Those full lips part. “You didn’t want another PA when you found out my name?”
I shake my head. “Of course not. We know each other, it’s meant to be.”
Her lips quirk upwards slightly. “Well, we certainly know each other.”
Making sure she’s safe to sit up on her own, I walk over to the table and pour her a glass of water, then return to her side. I bring the glass to her lips and her eyes meet mine as she sips. That electric current between us returns as she gazes up at me. She’s a high I’ve been chasing and I can never get enough of.
I brush her soft golden hair away from her face and she shakes her head, her cheeks flushed. “I’m okay now, um, Mr. Marchetti. You don’t have to help me drink.”
“Duncan. Please.”
“Okay, Duncan. You’re the boss. Shall we sit at the table?”
“You don’t want to stay on the sofa?” Preferably with my head buried between those soft thighs.
She shakes her head. “I’m fine. A little embarrassed, but fine. I guess you have a lot of women fainting when you walk into a room, so it must be normal for you?”
