Beneath Her Bastard Boss

Chapter 17

Roman knew it was getting late and they should call it a day, but he sat at his desk after Blair had just delivered him a coffee and the typed up meeting notes had been sent to his computer already. It was the one thing that had stopped him from making a move on her sooner. Well, two really. He hadn’t wanted to lose her as a secretary. She had been the best one he had ever had. Also, there had been the problem of her fiance. Roman leaned down and pulled out the file he had hidden in his bottom drawer. The investigation he had run into Dan’s department had given him more information that he had

planned.

It had all started last month when a discrepancy had appeared in the accounts of the sales department. When he had started the investigation, it hadn’t been to catch out Dan but to find out if they had a thief who was embezzling money. That little mystery was still a work in progress. They had set up a trap, so the next time money was taken, they would discover the thief.

While conducting their personnel sweep, the security team stumbled upon Dan, being unfaithful to Blair. Roman had chosen not to disclose the truth to her. He pondered how he could justify his knowledge, considering that only he and the security team were aware of the embezzlement until the culprit was caught. Although he trusted Blair, he believed it would be for the best if fewer people knew about the trap and the stolen money.

So on their last business trip, he had worked everyone to the bone so they could arrive home a day early. Even going as far to hint to Blair about surprising Dan. Just to stop her from calling him and warning him she would be home early, hoping that Blair would catch Dan cheating.

He had almost fist pumped the air when the message had come through that Dan had left the office to meet up with Laura, Blair’s cousin. Maybe he was the shithead Blair had called him. He was a ruthless bastard when it came to something he wanted and he had wanted Blair. The need to have her had only grown the longer she had worked side by side with him. The times he had to hide his hard–on from her had become increasingly more frequent. Until he was never taking off his suit jackets around her. It made him feel like an untried randy teenager.

He wasn’t a monk and with Blair in a relationship he had dated, but nothing serious for over three months because he found himself comparing Blair to the women he dated. Roman hadn’t known what he was thinking when it came to Claire. He had needed a date for some upcoming events and she had put herself in his path. He hadn’t slept with her, no matter how much she had pushed for it. She had left him cold.

He remembered his final meeting with her. After dropping off Blair at her place, knowing what she would find. Stilling the temptation to stick around in case she needed him. Roman had driven to the office, dropped off his briefcase and left again to face Claire.

to Blair. It was the reason he had known where

what Blair had said to her. Not just the part about not having a crystal ball, but mostly the part about him not being marriage material. Blair was the

him to stay, again trying to get him into her bed. But he had left her as soon as he had broken

the rebound, but right now he would take her anyway he could get her. He would just need

could only have her naked for a week, he could take her as often as he liked. He would be a very happy man. The type of

this morning. He hadn’t wanted to trap her,

friend Luca’s name on the screen. Picking up the phone, he answered the call. “Hey

I’m good. How is business?” Luca

Roman leaned back against his chair, bringing his feet up on the desk. He and Luca had gone to Berkeley together, both studying business management. They had first competed against each other before becoming best friends and even sharing a house near campus. Luca’s businesses were in computer science, tech, and security. Roman’s businesses had never ventured into

maybe it was time to switch to one of Luca’s companies. Hackers had almost gotten into their mainframe. It was only the quick thinking of his head of security Peters, who had shut the power down to the building, turning off

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what could have happened. Roman had spent the afternoon tearing strips off Cyber10 CEO’s ass. They