Contract Marriage with My CEO Boss

Chapter 37

Chapter

37

"Alright, spill the actual beans, Kate Morgan Aaron plopped into the chair in front of her desk, placing an enticing cup of coffee down in front of her in the process

She rolled her eyes at him very briefly, ignoring the drink at first. She wanted to frign innocence for as long as possible. Which wouldn't be long. not with someone like Aaron who knew her too well.

I say that Kylan is possessive of you." Aaron pressed again

"I'm serious, Kate. I know a possessive man when I see one. Trust me when I say

She could see how raised his eyebrows were out of the corner of her eye, but she kept her own gaze fixed solely on her computer, typing away at an email. Honestly, she didn't know what she was meant to say to him

She didn't know how she was supposed to explain to him that Kylan cornered her when he dropped her off. She didn't know how she was supposed to explain to Aaron that Kylan kissed her again, only to then reaffirm that she was his whilst the contract was in motion. It was dizzying and difficult. Now that it was Thursday and she was leaving for home only tomorrow, it was h

was becoming even worse. She was anxious and so on edge. She wasn't sure how the weekend was going to go. She wasn't sure how to pretend with Kylan in front of someone like her own father. And she wasn't sure if she would even go further with the fake marriage which will happen right after their visit to Maine.

She had truthfully mostly avoided talking to Kylan as much as possible during the week. She had trouble looking him in the eye because every time she did, she either had memories of kissing him, or her brain would recall different dreams she harl of him lately. It wasn't only throwing her off balance, it was infuriating her. Infuriating her because she couldn't stop the dreams, let alone the waking thoughts she was plagued with about Kylan. About her boss, rather. Her boss who was clean, organized, and chiseled just right. Her boss who was realistically Dan unbelievable kisser. Her boss who made her heart rate quicken and her mind turned into an embarrassing pile of freaking nothing.

knew how to belittle her, who knew how to manipulate any given situation to fit his agenda. This was the boss who insisted she was just like everyone else in his life. Didn't he? A convenience, a properly placed pawn in his everyday game of chess. Even if he had said she was an asset to

felt like Kylan was constantly overthinking where to put his next pieces, his eyes fixed on the end goal of

left spiraling in confusion, and she had to admit it sometimes felt like even Kylan himself had no idea what he wanted, or what he

confused like this. Feeling attracted and weird. She knew she needed to bury all of it. and that fact was largely the reason she

Always, the contract

remaining dependable and predictable, especially when

the email she was only half paying attention to and picked up the coffee Aaron brought her. She kept her face perfectly neutral while she took a sip of the warm

she nearly believed it

"You're a bad liar, Kate, he informed her. He took a drink from his own cup of coffee and then narrowed his eyes at her. "Are you really going to visit your dad this weekend?" he

ignoring the fresh bout of nerves that crawled their way into

am, yes," she confirmed, busying her hands with the

asked it, his tone almost taunting her, told her that he already knew the

because she wasn't

dad thinks we're dating, just like everyone apart from you, Maine, and Oscar Max and Ryan, of course." She glanced at the time, realizing she needed to join kylan for one more conference call before the end of the day. "I don't want to hear it, okay? I told you that I don't want to talk about Kylan with you, and I wish you would respect that." She stood from her chair, taking her coffee with her. She walked around her desk and paused when she reached Aaron. "Don't worry about me." She

Kate. Not because I don't think you're capable, but because you have a big heart like I've told you before. I only want to make sure that heart is taken care of. Aaron looked up at her, and

sighed and nodded, feeling more resigned now. "I get it. I do. I have this under control. I can

leaned down and quickly kissed his cheek. "I love you, Aaron. Thank you for the coffee. Go worry about what wallpaper Maine is going to pick out next." She ruffled his

navy suit still wrinkle-free, even though it was the end of the workday. He looked put together. Powerful Stale. Not at all like the rare glimpses of Kylan she had seen ourside of the office lately

is in about five minutes, Sir. If they're on time, that is." She made herself comfortable in

sighed in front of her, shifting in his own