Thankfully, I recovered quickly from my fall and scrambled to sit up and sit in a more dignified position with my legs crossed and my dress covering my knees. When I fell, I hoped I hadn’t flashed my underwear.

When I got a look at Alexander’s expression, my eyes widened in surprise. All the humor had been wiped off his face. He was now staring down at my phone with obvious jealousy.

“Is ‘Rose‘ a code name for your boyfriend?” he asked in a clipped, cold voice.

“Of course not!” I said, as annoyance zipped through me. “But it would be none of your business if it was!”

We stared at each other, both of us breathing hard from our anger. Alexander handed me my phone back, and relief pulsed through me when it was safely back in my hand.

He stood and held the kitten close to his chest. “We should get back to work,” he said, then turned around and began to walk out of the crowded restaurant without even waiting for me.

My hands gripped tightly around my phone, but I followed Alexander because, at the end of the day, he was my boss. We stopped to get the kitten food on the way back to the office. The kitten was curled up in my lap asleep while Alexander was in the store. I used this opportunity to check my phone, anxious to see what Rose had said. And if Alexander got a glimpse of the message, how bad could it be for him to react like that?

My hands were slightly shaking as I read the message that Rose had sent me. Pictures of brightly colored vibrators filled my screen with a

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shook my head as I quickly deleted the messages. What a horrible time for

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that I came back to the office, I was swamped with meetings and paperwork. I had to play catch–up all day because of my long lunch with Alexander. When the clock hit three, I needed a break from staring at my computer screen, so I got up from my desk and walked to

“Are you looking for the new kitten?”

“How did you know?”

kitten in my office. He set up a whole place for her. Complete with a litter box, food, a pink blanket, and a pink water

Who knew that Alexander had such a

I sat on the floor of her office and took turns playing with the kitten using the toys that Alexander had also purchased for her. Quickly, she became tired after chasing a little bell that rolled, and she ended up falling asleep

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