Hot Boss Summer: Hot H.E.A. Summer by Jessa Joy
Author:Jessa Joy [Joy, Jessa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-05-26T18:30:00+00:00
Chapter Five
MARINA
Iâm outside Hotel Ginepro, making notes. The late afternoon sun has cast a gorgeous golden glow over everything. Lucky the dog, as yet unclaimed by anyone in the village, is scampering around by my feet. I should be taking everything in. Except my mind keeps wandering back to that kiss yesterday.
It was awkward again in the boat on the way back. Maxim obviously thought heâd acted inappropriately with me. He didnât know my whole body lit up like a Christmas tree when he kissed me. I keep weighing it up in my head. Heâs the boss, Iâm only the trial employee. He has nothing to lose and I have my entire career at stake. Heâs way older than I am, maybe fifteen years. And heâs serious and a man of few words, with a traumatic marriage breakup in his past.
I should stay far away from him. But here I am, trying to think about work and all I can think about is Maxim. My body craves his touch and I feel like thereâs something missing because Iâm not close to him.
My mind keeps racing around in circles. A minibus draws up and a smiling older man gets out. Mrs Virdis opens the front door of the hotel and shepherds a flock of guests outside. Once theyâre all in the van, we wave them off together.
âWhatâs happening?â I ask.
âAll our guests are staying for one night at the vineyard in the mountains. Itâs part of the sommelier tasting package. The wine is incredible, you must sample it. Iâm happy to have the evening off now Guido is here. Iâm meant to be managing the hotel, not cooking.â She raises her eyebrows.
âHave you worked here for a long time?â We walk back into the house.
âSeven years. My husband is Sardinian and we moved out here permanently ten years ago from Rome. Iâm from Devon, England originally. My family says I still have the accent despite speaking Italian so much.â She smiles.
âOh, Iâd love to go to England. Thatâs why Iâm hoping it works out here. Interior decoration plus travel is basically my dream job.â I pause at the bottom of the stairs.
âI probably shouldnât say this, but I heard Mr Winter on the phone singing your praises to his cousin. Thatâs Ryan Copper, by the way.â
âWow, heâs a huge deal in the hotel world. Iâm glad you told me. Thatâs encouraging. I was beginning to feel like running away! Enjoy your night off.â I smile and climb the stairs to my room.
Once Iâm inside I take my time creating a series of mood boards for Villa Capella. I emailed Maxim my thoughts last night, agonizing over the message. Now I want to illustrate my initial thoughts and help him to see my vision for his new hotel. I lose myself in the work.
When Iâm finished, I email it to him and lie back on the bed. My eyes are heavy and I doze off for an hour. The sun is starting to set when I wake up.
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