Wicked Boss by A J Summers

Author:A J Summers [Summers, A J]
Language: eng
Format: epub

CHAPTER 7

LAURA

I am not calm.

My usual morning mantra wasn’t working. All I could think about was how stupid I’d been last night.

After being sure I wouldn’t fall into his trap, I’d fallen headfirst and humiliated.

I could tell the exact moment when regret had set in for Tom last night. Even in the darkness of his office, his body language had shifted, and it looked like the only thing he wanted to do was hightail it out of there.

So, I’d given him an out. I’d sucked up my hurt feelings and left before he could desert me because the last thing I wanted to do was to be stuck on an elevator with him while it made its slow descent.

Thankfully, he hadn’t been around when I finally emerged from the bathroom after licking my wounds.

I’d gotten in a cab and gone home to sulk with my favorite takeout order from the Chinese down the street.

Later I’d called my best friend, Hailey, and groaned into the phone for an hour about my questionable decision-making.

I could still hear her voice as she gave me her unique brand of tough love while calming me down and talking some sense into me.

“Look, Laura, I’m not going to tell you what you did was a great idea.”

I listened to her talk as I toyed with my chopsticks, moving the food around and never lifting any to my mouth.

“But–” there was always a but with Hailey. “At least you got an amazing orgasm out of it.”

A laugh that sounded like a snort pushed past my funk.

Yep, I got the best orgasm of my life out of it. There was a bright side to this madness. Because as much as it absolutely could not happen again, it had been incredible.

“Now, you must keep showing up as the badass tech bitch they hired. Don’t let this ruin all the work you’ve done. There’s a reason they headhunted you. Just like there’s a reason you got the job. Do not let this make you forget it.”

She was right.

Moving forward meant business as usual. Even if Tom hadn’t made that clear while looking for an escape, I knew it because I’d been warned about the others who had found themselves in the same situation. It was business as usual for them and would be business as usual for me. I had a lapse in judgment. He wished it hadn’t happened, and I would demonstrate that I could play along.

“Listen, sweetie. I have to go. Jackson is here to pick me up for a date.”

I frowned, staring at the clock, which read 11 p.m. It dawned on me that it was only eight o’clock in San Francisco.

“Have fun,” I murmured. It was supposed to sound livelier than that, but the words came out flat and defeated.

“Aw, honey. It’s going to be okay. Do your sulking tonight, and tomorrow you walk in there and show him why you’re the best in your field.”

“Right,” I sighed. “Tell Jack I said hello.”

I’d been prepared to take her advice.

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