Page 16 of At the Boss's Mercy
The moment Abigail had walked into the office, he had been completely enraptured with her.Edward had attempted to silence her, but he’d told the man to shut up.
Cameron had been difficult, which was expected.
Roman terminated Edward’s contract, fired his female friend, and then Carl was waiting to take him to his hotel.
He arrived an hour after Abigail.There was no sign of her, and he found her in the bedroom, fast asleep, on top of the bed.She looked absolutely exhausted.She’d taken on a lot of work, flying to England, not to mention no sleep.Trying to figure out how to deal with Cameron.This woman was a machine.He wanted to wake her up.
Instead, he eased the blanket around her and made his way into the en-suite bathroom.Removing his clothes, he stepped beneath the shower spray, tilting his head back, and allowing the water to wash over his body.His cock was rock-hard as he thought about Abigail.
It was so strange.On Sunday they were talking about the first moment he had met her, and he had never forgotten her, with her straight-talking way of dealing with things.She had captured his attention nine years ago, and it held.
Four years ago, when she finally got the role as his PA and was in his world the whole time, other women had stopped.He’d taken women to special events and held them on his arm, but that was where it had ended.Each night, he would send them home with nothing more between them.The only person he wanted was Abigail.
He turned off the shower and wrapped a towel around his waist.With the other, he dried his hair and brushed his teeth.Tiredness was starting to sweep over him, and he made his way into the bedroom and watched Abigail.
Other men might have found pleasure in another woman.They might have cut her off and fired her.
Just being close to her had been enough.The jealousy hadn’t gone away, but that need had stayed with him.
Removing his towel, he made his way around the side of the bed, slid inside, and wrapped his arms around her.He kissed her neck and knew he had a precious gem in his arms, and there was no way he was giving her back.
Chapter Five
Abigail didn’t realizehow hard it was going to be to stick to her own freaking rules.It had been too long since she’d been with Roman.Of course, problems from every single angle would have to arrive now.She should have known life was going to get hectic.In the business world, life can go from smooth sailing to the rocky seas in a matter of a phone call.The Cameron debacle was just the start.
They arrived back at the main office, where Roman’s lawyers were now dealing with a paternity allegation.This had come as a shock to Abigail.
For a week, she had kept her distance, handling the business, only dealing with Roman when he needed to handle things.She had been shocked, because the woman in question was an ex-model, who she knew he had taken to an awards ceremony over a year ago.Roman had told her to trust him, and she did.What happened a year ago was none of her business.However, if he did father a child, then she was not going to get in the way.Much to her own surprise, she didn’t like the jealousy that reared its ugly head.
The woman was beautiful, slender, and heavily pregnant, showing off a great deal of cleavage.Roman wanted a paternity test, and the woman refused.Her name was Emily, and she hated feeling jealous.What didn’t help was on her lunch break, which she decided to take in the freaking bathroom to avoid all the office gossip, she found herself scrolling through Emily’s social media accounts.Roman was not the only man she’d been photographed with.In the past year, this woman had been photographed so many times.
At the sound of the bathroom door opening, and Emily’s voice, Abigail nearly dropped her cell phone in the toilet.In the process of trying to be silent and capturing her cell phone, she’d switched on her camera and was currently filming her shocked face.She was just about to press “stop,” when Emily’s words started to register.
“Look, I can’t talk right now, but I am so close to getting a big payment,” Emily said.“Roman doesn’t want me around, and if I apply a little more pressure and play my cards right, he will pay to get rid of me, and then I’m made.”
Abigail opened the door slightly and held her cell phone up.
