“Oh, Lord. Here we go.”
I laughed as he pulled the car out of the garage and headed for London. I could fall in love with the countryside around us much like I had the man next to me.
*
“All right, so Kent and Bill are in charge of the marketing department?” I brushed my hands down the front of my suit as we rode the elevator up the large high rise in London.
“Yes, but the team is made up of about twenty p
eople. I’ll have you work beside them for a few months, and then we’ll announce that you’re taking Kent’s place as assistant Marketing Director. I’ll push Kent up to the Director position.”
“I like that.” I reached out and squeezed his ass seeing that it was just the two of us in the elevator.
He gave me a cute look. “And I like that, but behave. Make sure you keep things at the office professional.”
“At least until we’re married?” I moved in front of him and straightened his tie, tugging on it a little as I leaned in and kissed his lips.
“Married? Are you thinking I’m going to make a proper English woman out of you, lass?” he smiled and leaned in for another kiss.
I denied him access by stepping back and lifting my eyebrow. “Are you thinking that you’re not?”
“Oh, I very much am.” He reached for me as the door opened.
I turned and walked out, shaking my ass a little more than I needed to, but it was all in good fun. The sound of him growling softly behind me had my smile widening. I loved him with a crazy passion inside of me that I couldn’t remember feeling before in my life.
“I’m going to check in with Sicily, my secretary. The marketing team sits at the end of the floor. First conference room on the left is the team meeting in five minutes. Wait for me, and I’ll introduce you to everyone, or go on in. It’s totally up to you.” He touched the small of my back as he moved past me and turned to the right, heading down a long hall.
I stood in the middle of the hallway locked in indecision. I’d been confident and sure of my abilities where marketing was concerned and had never really met someone in a business environment that I couldn’t make a friend out of.
Was he testing me? It almost seemed silly to think he was, but my lover and future husband wasn’t just that, but now my boss.
I chuckled as I walked down the hall and into the room. Everyone stopped chatting as I stepped inside. It should have been awkward, but it wasn’t.
I lifted my hand and smiled. “I’m Molly Anderson. The new marketer?”
“Molly!” An older man with a great smile and warm eyes got up and extended his hand. “I’m Bill, head of marketing. Let me introduce you to everyone.”
I went through the motions, shaking hands and talking shop a little until we made it to the backside of the room. Bill turned to face me and crossed his arms over his chest.
“I just have to tell you, I’m impressed by your marketing strategy for our latest release. It was a skyrocket project. You took the concept and worked the right targets markets to make something incredible happen. I’m beyond pleased to hear that Alfie has twisted your arm to join us.”
I smiled, feeling right at home with him and the rest of the team. Finally. A place to belong. “Thanks. I just used past experience and tried to put myself in the shoes of the target audience I thought would have the best reach across the other generations.”
“Well, it was brilliant.” He reached out and squeezed my arm. “Did Alfie get you set up with your office yet?”
Alfie’s voice behind me sent warmth flooding my chest. “Not yet, but we’ll have Sicily get Molly set up as soon as we’re done with the meeting.”
“Sounds good, boss.” Bill nodded at me. “Welcome, Molly. If you need anything, don’t hesitate to come find me.”
“Will do.” I turned to Alfie, quite surprised to see pride on his face. “What?”
He reached out and tucked a strand of my hair behind my year, the expression on his face loving. “I’m just proud of you.”
I stiffened as a few gazes turned toward us. “I thought you wanted us to keep things a secret.”
“No. I changed my mind.” He touched the side of my face. “I want everyone to know who you belong to.”
“You’re so possessive.” I rolled my eyes as he laughed.