Temp by Noelle Adams

Author:Noelle Adams
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: boss, workplace romance
Publisher: Noelle Adams
Published: 2020-03-10T16:00:00+00:00

Five

I WAKE UP THE NEXT morning when an alarm goes off.

It doesn’t sound like the alarm on my phone. I have no idea what it is. I’m so deeply asleep that I can barely pry my eyes open. I moan and stretch under the covers, surprised when my hand lands on something warm and firm and under the covers with me.

Liam.

My eyes pop open in a rush.

He’s reaching over toward the nightstand to turn the alarm off on his phone. Then he falls back onto the bed with a long exhale.

“Oh God,” I mumble. “Is it already time to get up?”

“Yeah.” He clears his throat. Then he hauls himself up to a sitting position with a muffled groan. “Shit.”

“I’m not sure I can move.” I’m sore all over—particularly between my legs. He definitely didn’t take it easy on me last night.

“Me either.” His hair and beard are rumpled. He rubs his face with both hands. “Shit.”

I don’t like the sound of that second “shit.” It sends a warning trigger shooting through me. I sit up too, my face twisting from the discomfort. I pull a sheet up to cover my bare breasts. “Last night was...”

“Yeah.” He looks over at me, and I see the torn expression in his eyes.

He did have a good night. Just like I did. I know he did.

But he’s questioning it this morning. He’s starting to regret it.

My chest aches with the realization. “It was amazing.” I’m pleased that I’m managing to keep my voice from wobbling. “Are you feeling weird about it?”

“Yeah.” He gives me a quick look. “Aren’t you?”

“No. Not really. I guess it’s kind of awkward though. With my job.”

“It’s more than awkward. What the hell was I thinking? You work for me. I can’t have sex with you. I can’t. I knew it. I knew it, and I did it anyway. Shit, shit, shit.” He’s staring down at the rumpled covers on the bed.

“Okay. Yeah. It’s... messy. But it’s not the end of the world, is it? Both of us wanted it. You didn’t pressure me or manipulate me or do anything wrong. I promise I wanted it.”

He searches my face almost urgently before he looks away again. “I still shouldn’t have done it.”

I’m silent for a minute. I have no idea what to say. What to do. He’s obviously serious about this. He thinks he did something wrong. And it apparently doesn’t matter how good we were together. Nothing matters but the fact that I work for him.

I’m certainly not going to beg him to have sex with me again. Yes, it feels like we might have potential, but if he doesn’t feel the same way, then I’ll have to live with it.

There’s a heavy pit in my gut as I say lightly, “Okay. I’d offer to quit to make it easier, but I really need this job.”

“Of course you shouldn’t have to quit. I’m not going to make you suffer for my mistake. But I have no idea what I’m supposed to do.

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