Playing Pretend: A Grumpy Boss Fake Marriage Romance (The Playboys of Sin Valley Book 2) by Cassie-Ann L. Miller
Author:Cassie-Ann L. Miller [Miller, Cassie-Ann L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-07-16T18:30:00+00:00
Twenty-Eight
Eliza
I should have stayed in bed in my basement apartment instead of coming into work today, but itâs hard to call in sick to your husband. Especially when heâs the brute who forced you to come in at 7:30 on a Monday morning in the first place.
Iâm in a crappy mood and Iâm blaming it all on Liam Kline.
Good god. I canât believe Iâm back at Kline-Simmons in my old administrative assistant job. And Iâm married to my boss.
The reminder bubbles up inside me until I feel like Iâm going to explode.
I try to keep the big picture in mind, but thatâs hard to do whenâone; I am now married to my boss, and two; HR demanded I update my paperwork on file.
The first one, I can deal with. Or at least, I can ignore it. Heâs an ass either way, so itâs not anything new.
But the second required some tactical-level evasiveness to come up with a good excuse as to why I donât have a valid bank account in my name.
The entire human resources department now thinks Iâm looney after I spouted out random data that supported my on-the-fly fictional theory that banks are a mistrustful devil-headed demon.
The look on the HR assistantâs face was priceless, almost making up for the side-eyes Iâm going to get throughout the rest of my employment at the firm.
Whatever. Iâm used to it by now.
At least I was able to give them my home address this time. My humble abode. The only apartment in town I qualified for without a background check.
Sighing, I weave my way between the quiet cubicles and head to the break room. More caffeine is probably a bad idea for a jittery mess like me, but screw it. A steamy cup of coffee makes me happy, and dammit, I deserve a teensy moment of goodness today.
I push open the door, but before I even step inside the space, I spot my new husband-boss at the cappuccino machine.
His back is turned to me, and he hasnât noticed me yet. The view of Liam Kline from behind. Mmm. Itâs a good angle on him. My brain evokes memories of everything he has to offer under those tailored slacks and that form-fitting collared shirt. Itâs hard not to picture the man naked.
I hate that.
And Iâm certainly not prepared to be alone in the same room with him.
Holding my breath, I take a quiet step backward and start to pull the door closed. But it groans loudly. Before I can make my stealthy getaway, Liam glances back.
His dark gaze pins me to the floor. His expression lands somewhere between boredom and hatred, before he returns his attention to the coffee machine.
âDonât you have work to do? With all the money Iâm paying you, Iâm sure you could find a way to make yourself useful.â
Grumpy asshole.
Reminding myself that weâre in a professional environment, I bite my tongue at the retorts that are begging to leave my mouth. Instead of ripping him a new one, I decide to play it cool.
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