Page 7 of At the Boss's Mercy
Carl stopped outside of the restaurant.There were men waiting to take the car, but his driver never lingered, and instead waited for him to leave.Roman didn’t like waiting for others to bring his car.He trusted Carl, and the man had been working for him for over ten years.
With a hand at Abi’s back, they made their way inside the restaurant, which was already busy.There was not a time Luis’s wasn’t busy.It was good for business.The man was a machine, and even opted to work Christmas and New Year’s Eve, to have a place for anyone to come.Luis held formal as well as family events.
The maître d’ spotted him instantly and escorted him to his seat.Roman didn’t allow him to pull out the seat for Abi.This was not the first time he’d brought Abi here.They conducted a lot of business here.
“How is Luis?”she asked.
“Good.Thriving,” he said.
She smiled and picked up the menu.“It’s always so busy here.”
“Do you want to tell me why we couldn’t have this meeting at the office?”he asked.He was more than willing to make small talk once he knew what was on her mind.
Abi nibbled her lip.She always looked so fucking sexy when she was nervous.Especially like this.
“I don’t want to do ...anything in the office,” Abi said.“That is a place of work and to be professional.”
He leaned back in his seat.“You don’t have fantasies of fucking the boss at his desk?”
She took a deep breath, and he saw the image he’d given aroused her.He loved the blush that kept getting deeper.She quickly buried her head in the menu.Roman already knew what she was going to order.
“I’m thinking the meatballs and spaghetti,” she said.
Whenever he brought her here for dinner, it was always the meatballs.
Roman already knew what he wanted.The steak and potatoes, which sounded so basic, but the way Luis did it with a touch of seasoning made his mouth water.The potatoes were slightly fried, with parmesan and mozzarella, and the broccoli was sheer heaven.It was amazing food.
He signaled to the waiter for their order to be taken.Less than five minutes later, they were alone.They had a glass of wine, and Abi was looking everywhere but at him.
“You know, you’re the one that wanted to come here with negotiations in mind.Why don’t you start?”
Abi looked at him.“If I say yes, I don’t want this to affect my work.I love working for you, and if this goes bad between us, I don’t want to risk my job.”
“Would you like me to give it to you in writing?”he asked.
She took a moment, her lips pursed.“Yes.”
“You want me to put down that if we part on bad terms after fucking, your job is secure?”
“Yes.”
Roman smiled.“Consider it done.”
“Also, if this happens, it never happens in the office,” she said.“I don’t want to risk thinking we’re alone, and someone comes in and finds us together.This has to be strictly secret.”
“I can work with that.”
She nodded.“I just don’t want people to think I got this promotion because I was having sex with the boss.”
“Don’t worry, Abi, you got this promotion because I wanted you to have it, and also, you were qualified for the job.”He’d been watching her for a long time, seeing how his previous PA liked to pass jobs on and not complete them.Abi was always thorough.
“You can’t be with anyone else,” Abi said.“When you want to end it because there is someone else, then let’s end it.”
He took a sip of his wine and looked her in the eye.“Agreed.”There was not going to be anyone else.“So, are those all of your demands?”
“Yes.”
“Good, now it’s time for mine.The moment it hits five-thirty, you’re mine.I will not cross that line at work, but you stop being my employee, and you become my woman.This means you do everything I say.Once we leave, your body is mine to do with as I please.”
