Beneath Her Bastard Boss

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By the time they finally made it home, Blair felt like she was running on fumes. The adrenaline that had carried her through the day had completely worn off, leaving her feeling hollow and shaky.

Roman unlocked the front door, and they stepped inside. The events of today would change their lives forever. She needed to talk to Sutton and Keira about their parents‘ business. That mess was going to take weeks to sort out. But for now, she was just glad to be home.

“I need a shower,” Blair said quietly, her voice soft, too tired to use energy to talk more than that.

“Me too,” Roman agreed. He looked as exhausted as she felt, dark circles under his eyes and tension still evident in his shoulders. He really hadn’t liked her coming face to face with Peter on her own like that. But they had little choice. If they hadn’t caught Peter when they had, he would have sent someone else after her.

They moved through, getting ready for bed, shower, brushing teeth. Blair’s mind felt foggy, too overwhelmed to process everything that had happened. Peter’s arrest, his confession, the confrontation with Vivian… it all felt surreal to think her own uncle had tried to kill her and had killed her parents. For money. Greed. Because her family had the life he had wanted for himself.

When they finally crawled into bed. Blair curled up against Roman’s good side, being careful of the small bandage still covering the cut on his arm from their car accident. It felt like a lifetime ago, though it had only been days.

“It’s really over,” she whispered against his chest.

“It’s really over,” he confirmed, pressing a kiss to the top of her head.

Blair wanted to say more, to process everything they’d been through, but exhaustion won out. Within minutes, they were both fast asleep, holding each other close after days of stress and fear that something could happen to her.

Blair woke slowly, awareness creeping back gradually. Sunlight was streaming through their bedroom windows, and she could hear morning noises from outside. For a moment, she felt disoriented, then everything came rushing back. Peter’s arrest. The confrontations. The relief of finally having answers.

She was wrapped in Roman’s arms, her head on his chest, listening to the steady rhythm of his heartbeat. He was still asleep, his face peaceful in the morning light. The small bandage on his arm was the only visible reminder of what they’d endured.

The bandage from the small cut on her head was gone. Her hair hid the tiny red line that was only an inch long. There had been a lot of blood the night of the accident, but she hadn’t needed stitches, just some butterfly plasters. But any cut to the head always bled a lot, making it look worse than it was.

As she watched him sleep, fragments of yesterday began filtering back through her mind. There was something… something he’d said during the funeral. Her eulogy. When he had spoken at her fake funeral. Words she’d been too emotionally drained to focus on last night.

stretched, and he smiled

softly, his

slightly to look at him better. “Roman, yesterday at the funeral… what you

grew more alert. “What

heart skip a beat. “You

still beneath her.

Or was

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Then he reached up to

you for a very long time. The funeral just gave me an excuse to finally say it out loud. I have been struggling with

caught. “A very

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the exact time frame. But I can tell you it’s not a sudden feeling.” His

to his. The kiss was soft at first,

don’t believe I even thought I had feelings for Dan because what I feel for you

me because of Jessica. It just moved the timeline up a little,” Roman said firmly. “I had always planned on asking you to

born from fear, relief, and finally being able to express what they’d both been holding back. Blair’s hands tangled in his hair as Roman rolled

searching hers. “I’m not sure how you’re going to feel about it. But I want there

I think we’re good,” she said, trying to keep her voice

a few moments before he pulled

surprised. What? “Wait. You

still working on. Someone in the sales department is stealing money. I had the whole team investigated.

wasn’t sure how she felt about the fact he knew. The words hit her like a physical blow. He knew about Dan and Laura before she had. “What? Why didn’t you say something?” Blair wasn’t sure how she felt about this. Her mind was spinning, trying

I did make sure you found out.

driving them all really hard to get home one day early from their last work trip. Had that been so she would find Laura