Page 1 of Falling for the Boss's Son

CHAPTER 1

Cassandra Ross hugged the blanket a little tighter to her body and reached for her popcorn as her favorite episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer began to play on the television. She was in desperate need of girl power after the week she’d had. Her favorite heroine kicking some ass would hopefully make a dent in her mood.

As the musical score played and introduced the cast, Brie strolled into the living room. Her best friend was five-foot-seven and had the body of a model, which was on full display in the red dress she wore. Her boyfriend, Kaden, would be drooling the moment he saw her.

Cassie popped a piece of popcorn in her mouth. “Hot date tonight?”

“Sort of.”

Brie took a seat on the couch beside her, and Cassie got an uneasy feeling in the pit of her stomach. Her friend was blunt to a fault. The fact she was chewing on her lower lip, destroying her freshly applied lipstick, didn’t bode well.

“What is it?”

“I need a favor.”

“What kind of favor?”

Brie took hold of Cassie’s hand. “I need you to come with us tonight.”

“You want me to come with you on your date? Why? Are you planning to break up with Kaden or something?” Cassie paused and her voice rose half an octave. “What did he do?”

Her friend shook her head. “He didn’t do anything. Things with Kaden are great.”

Cassie liked Kaden. He was good to Brie. But he was a man after all, and men did stupid things sometimes. Even to women they claimed to love.

“A friend of Kaden’s is throwing a party tonight. I have no idea how many people will be there, but I got the impression most of them are going to be guys.” She stood and put her hands on her hips. “You have to come with me.”

“Why don’t you just tell him you don’t want to go?” Cassie asked.

“He said he can’t wait for his friends to meet me, and I don’t want to be that girlfriend who can’t support her man.” She pressed her palms together in a praying gesture. “Please, come with us.”

Her eyes were pleading, and Cassie could feel her resolve slipping. “I was going to watch Buffy.” It was lame even to her ears.

“We can watch Buffy tomorrow night.” This time, Brie reached for Cassie’s hand. “Besides, what better way to show Greg you’re over him than to go out and have a good time.”

“You had to bring him up, didn’t you?”

Brie shrugged.

Sighing, Cassie turned off the television, threw her blanket on the couch, and stood. “How long do I have to get ready?”

Brie grinned. “Kaden said he’d pick me up at seven.”

Cassie looked at the clock and her eyes widened. “That’s twenty minutes from now.”

“I know. I still have a few things to do and I’m running out of time.” Before Cassie could say boo, Brie was halfway down the hall. “You’d better hurry.”

Blowing out a breath, Cassie carried her popcorn into the kitchen, then headed toward her bedroom. It was a good thing she wasn’t a high-maintenance kind of woman because if she were, there’d be no way she could get herself ready in such a short amount of time.

She was in the bathroom twisting her hair up when the doorbell rang. Cassie ignored it and continued to get ready even as she was mentally kicking herself for agreeing to go. Brie would owe her big time.

Someone knocked on the bathroom door as she put the finishing touches on her makeup. With one last quick look in the mirror, Cassie pulled it open to find Brie, polished and perfect. Not a hair was out of place.

She smiled as she took in Cassie’s appearance. “You’re going to have Kaden’s friends groveling at your feet tonight.”

“Very funny.”

“I’m serious,” Brie said.

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