Seducing Daddy's Boss by Arlo Arrow

Author:Arlo Arrow [Arrow, Arlo]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Steamy taboo romance
Publisher: Arlo Arrow
Published: 2017-05-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Julia

A rhythmic beep wakes me. My eyes feel heavy, and my head and chest hurt. The smell around me reeks of chemical cleaners, and it dawns on me that I’m in a hospital bed.

I hate hospitals.

I muster up the strength to open one eye and see my dad staring at me from the foot of the bed with a concerned look on his face. “Julia, thank goodness.” He rushes around to the side and places a kiss on my head. “I’ll go find the doctor.”

My gaze follows him toward the door, then I notice that we’re not alone. Griff stands there solemnly. “Hey,” he says.

“Hey,” I say groggily and try not to imagine how horrible I must look.

“This is probably going to sound dumb, but how are you feeling?” he asks.

“Never better,” I joke, and a small smile comes to my face.

“Do you want to tell me what happened?” he asks.

“Not right now, but I will once my dad leaves,” I say, but before he can argue, my dad returns and Griff silently nods his understanding.

“I think I’ll go grab a coffee and let you two chat. I’ll be back,” Griff says with a gentle smile.

“Thanks again for coming, Griff, it means a lot,” Walt says.

“No problem. The police called me to say they were on the scene at the plant and Julia had been hurt. I had to see for myself that she was okay,” Griff tells him with a pat on the back.

We watch Griff leave, and once the heavy door closes, an uncomfortable tension fills the air.

“Julia, what happened?” Dad asks.

I don’t want to lie to him, but I don’t want to worry him either, so I try to play it off as an accident.

“It was silly. I left something at the office and zigged when I should’ve zagged and fell.”

Dad shakes his head. “You shouldn’t have gone back there. It’s not safe—especially after hours.”

“So I’ve noticed,” I say wryly.

“You had me scared, Julia.”

“I’m sorry, Dad,” I say sincerely. “Listen, I’m a little sore, but I’m fine. It’s probably late. You don’t have to stay.”

“I’m at least talking to the doctor,” he says stubbornly, and I don’t argue.

We watch TV for a while. I can’t even tell you what’s on as my mind tries to process the evening’s events instead. The door opens, and I jump from the unexpected movement. It’s only the doctor, and I laugh at my nervousness.

The doctor updates us on my injuries and assures my dad I’ll make it out of here tomorrow, alive and in one piece if nothing changes. I’m discovering how painful bruised ribs can be and that I have a slight concussion—along with some scrapes and such—which is why they want to monitor me overnight. Overall, I did a pretty bang-up job on myself.

The doctor has the nurse bring some food and Dad says goodnight and leaves without any further fuss. It looks like something from a grinder on a tray so I push it aside in disgust. A few minutes later, the door opens again, and I tense up until I see Griff with a bag of takeout.

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