And then she opened her eyes and looked up at me in that way that made me want to protect her for the rest of time. "What are we going to do? At this rate, you'll be paying me to sleep with you. That's not right."
So that's why she looked so upset.
I quickly moved to reassure her that wasn't what was happening. Tilting her chin up so she had to look at me, I kissed her softly on the lips. "You're right, but that's not what I'm paying you for, Emma. You're an excellent secretary. That's what you get paid for."
She smiled and kissed me. "So would the other stuff we do together be considered benefits?"
Damnit, this woman could be so sweet.
"I hadn't thought about it that way, but now that you mention it, I guess so."
Emma snuggled against my chest and in a tiny voice said, "You know, Mark, I have to tell you I never imagined you'd be so incredible in bed when I first met you. I thought you were handsome, but you don't give off a vibe that you fuck like an animal. You look so…straight-laced and serious. Sort of nerdy, actually."
I held her to me and chuckled. That's what everyone always told me. I liked that I could fool the rest of the world into thinking I was that man while at the same time rocking Emma's world. It would make keeping our relationship secret much easier.
"That's good to hear. I don't need the entire world knowing who I really am."
She looked up at me and smiled. "I like the idea that I get to see you in a way others don't."
Emma had no idea how special she was in that regard. Exes might tell people of my particular style of lovemaking, but no woman had gotten to see me in the way she had because no other woman in the world had ever made me want her as much as she had.
Chapter Five
Emma
Something about sleepingwith my boss filled me with a strange confidence and sexiness that I hadn't truly known I possessed. I'd become a new woman in the past month. It was like coming out of my shell in a way I would have never thought possible. I wasn't just some boring, average girl anymore. I was interesting and confident and knew I made him feel as good as he made me.
Making him feel right was only part of it, though. Something about the way he naturally desired me and wanted me made me feel special and alive in a way that no other man had. Sure, I'd been with other guys, but no one like Mark Tanchen. His power, his mystique, they were almost intoxicating.
When he came to my desk and kissed my neck, running his hands down my body or up my shirt while I was on the phone, it was almost enough to drive me wild. I finished my work in record time most days knowing that the reward at the end of it was sleeping with a man who seriously knew what he was doing.
As I got ready that morning, I decided to wear something a bit more subdued than my usual skirt and blouse. I knew Mark preferred me in outfits like that, but his partner was going to be there today, and we needed to keep our relationship secret. Mark hadn't said much about Josh, who was three weeks overdue to showing up at the office, but I had the sense the man who rocked my world was more than a tad bit possessive. It wouldn't do any good to make his partner wonder what we'd been up to all these weeks.
I got to work, and I was startled when a man I'd never seen before met me at the door. He was good looking with sandy blond hair and a wickedly devilish way about him. His pale blue eyes lit up as he opened the door and gave me a pretty obvious once over.
"Good morning! You must be Emma. I’m Josh. It's a pleasure to meet you,” he said with a sexy smile as he extended his tanned hand to shake mine.
His grip was strong and powerful, like that of a man who takes what he wants. At the moment by the way he was looking at me and smiling, I had a feeling what he wanted was me. "Hello, sir. The pleasure is all mine. Mr. Tanchen told me you'd be in the office today. It's nice to meet you."
I stepped inside, feeling like the office had taken on a different air from the night before. Instead of being pleasured by my boss that day, I would have to sit there and act as though we had no relationship whatsoever. I caught sight of him in the kitchen as I went to get my morning drink, and while he gave me a small smile and a curt nod, nothing else was said between us. It was almost painful, and I hated that a surge of sadness ran through me at not being able to reach out and touch him. It made me feel desperate and childish.
When I turned around with my orange juice Mark made sure to have in the refrigerator all the time, I saw his partner eyeing me from around the corner. Christ, this guy was a total horndog! I'd been careful to wear a long dress that hid that I even had a body. What else did it take with him?
"Was there something you needed, sir?"
He grinned and shook his head, clearly not ashamed at being caught looking at me. "Nope. I'm all good. You don't need to call me sir, though. Josh is fine. Sir makes me feel old as fuck."
"Dude, can we try to be professional? Emma is our secretary, and this isn't a bar," Mark said as he pushed past him on his way toward his office.
Josh looked embarrassed as he sheepishly said, "Pardon me, Emma. I'm used to far more relaxed working conditions. My partner runs a much tighter ship, though, so when in Rome. Please forgive my use of the word fuck."
Clearly, Josh was a bust ass. I wanted to laugh, but one glance at Mark and I saw he didn't find any of it funny. So I simply smiled and with a nod walked back to my desk. The two of them disappeared into Mark's office, and for hours after that, I didn't see either of them.
By the end of the day, I had to work not to let myself slip into pouting about how Mark and I wouldn't be able to be alone that night. I silently hoped Josh would be off on one of his adventures again soon. I didn't dislike him. I just wanted to get to spend time with the man I did like a lot.
As I completed my work and got ready to go home, Josh walked up to my desk, looking sheepish no longer as he confidently smiled down at me. There was no denying the fact that he was handsome, and I could see with those looks and his confidence how women would fall for him quickly. I preferred his partner and his proper businessman style, but I couldn't deny my other boss was hot too.
I finished typing and looked up from the computer with a smile for him. "Hi, Josh. Do you have some work you'd like me to do before I go?"