Twin Babies For The Grump: An Age Gap Billionaire Boss Romance by Summer James

Author:Summer James [James, Summer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-07-23T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

Tess

The water from the shower crashes over me, soothing the aches that are starting to settle from the harsh fucking.

Owen doesn’t seem able to keep his hands off me, touching my sides, my arms, reaching out to brush the hair from my face and water off my cheeks.

He leans forward twice while I’m trying to wash my hair and kisses me, despite the threat of getting sudsy shampoo all over his face. It makes me smile.

“I can’t believe that I was nervous about telling you,” I say, with a laugh.

“I don’t know. I think I can see it. I know… I can be a hard ass with work.”

“You can be,” I admit, with a nod. “You realize that this isn’t San Francisco, right? The people out here—”

“Are a lot different,” finishes Owen, tossing his washcloth on the floor. “I know. You’ve told me that before. And I see where you’re right, Tess, I do. But I’ve spent my whole life building a company based around low lives, snakes, and—businessmen.”

I laugh at the utter disdain he says that last word with. “You talk like you weren’t a businessman yourself!”

“I was a CEO. There’s a total difference.”

“Alright,” I say, stepping just a little bit outside of the spray of water, so I can push my hair backward, gathering it at the base of my neck. I pull the hairband off my wrist and loop it there, so it’s out of the way. “What’s the difference?”

“I already owned a successful company,” says Owen, a hint of smugness creeping into the words. “And they just wanted to take something that was already doing well. If I let up on them, they would have ripped Bale Enterprises straight out from under me.”

I don’t know much about the world of big business, other than what I’ve seen in movies, but I figure that if there’s anyone who’s going to know, it’s going to be him. I do need to point out something though. “The people here aren’t interested in taking over the winery. Most of them actually enjoy their current jobs.”

“Do you?” Owen asks. It doesn’t feel like a diversion to the conversation, but rather, like a genuine question.

I laugh at him “Yeah, Owen, I do.” Sliding open the glass door, I step out of the shower and snatch up one of the towels, wrapping it around my middle. “I like working here. I loved working for your dad, and I like working for you. You just need to lighten up a bit.”

“I don’t know that I can until this contest is over,” admits Owen, cutting off the water and stepping out of the shower after me. “It feels like that’s the kind of thing that needs a hard hand driving it.”

“Do you know what happens when you handle grapes with a hard hand?’

“I feel like I should already know the answer to this but…”

I smile at him, heading out of the bathroom and toward the kitchen, where most of my clothes are still waiting for me.

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