Page 37 of Falling for the Boss's Son

But clearly, it was. At least for her coworkers.

Most of them, anyway. Alinda still greeted her with her usual smile when they’d run into each other in the break room, and Nester hadn’t batted an eye when she’d almost bumped into him as she’d rushed into the elevator earlier. It gave her hope that maybe once people got used to the idea of her and Jesse being an item things would calm down. Go back to normal. She hoped.

When she returned to her desk, her boss’s door was open, so she took him the paperwork he’d needed from Grayson. He was working on his computer. “I have the paperwork you asked for from IT.”

He took the papers. “Thank you.”

She nodded and turned to go. That was another thing she was grateful for. Her working relationship with her boss hadn’t changed in all this. He still treated her the same. Still greeted her the same way he always had when he came in and still had the same expectations of her. It was the stability she needed as she spent most of her day at her desk doing work for him.

With only a few minutes left of her workday, Cassie began shutting down her computer and straightening her desk.

She removed her purse from the drawer where she kept it and stood. When she looked up, she came face-to-face with those sea-blue eyes she often found herself getting lost in.

“Hi.” The word came out on a soft breath as her body reacted to his presence.

He smiled, making her heart rate kick up a notch. “I was hoping we could grab dinner since we weren’t able to have lunch.”

She looked around, seeing who may be watching them. “I don’t know if that’s a good idea.”

Jesse frowned and his tone hardened. “Have you changed your mind?”

Her eyes widened and she shook her head. “No. I just…” She glanced around again. “Maybe we shouldn’t be seen together at work.”

“I told you, Cassie, I’m not hiding. They’ll get used to it.”

She nodded and stepped out from behind her desk. Walking over to her boss’s door, she knocked.

He looked up. “Heading out?”

“Yes, unless there was something else you needed.”

“I think I’m good. Enjoy your evening.”

“You, too.”

Only a handful of people stared at Cassie and Jesse as they made their way to the parking garage together, but that was because the rest had already left. Jesse walked her to her car and waited for her to unlock it. She opened the car door and turned to face him.

His fingers brushed against hers as they stood too close to each other. “Drive home. I’ll follow you.”

“Okay.” She didn’t move to get into the vehicle.

Jesse’s gaze lowered to her lips. “Get in the car, Cassie.”

It took a lot of effort on her part, but she did as he asked, lowering herself into the seat. He gripped the door hard, his knuckles turning white before shutting it, turning around, and striding away.

Cassie closed her eyes and took a moment to center herself before she backed out of the parking space and headed toward her apartment.

Twenty minutes later, she pulled into the parking garage attached to her building. Jesse was right behind her. He got out of his car and met her as she was climbing out of her vehicle.

Her smile disappeared as he pulled her against him. He crushed his mouth over hers, his hands running down her back to cup her ass.

She circled her arms around his waist, kissing him back with all the pent-up tension she was feeling. It wasn’t only about not being able to touch each other anytime they wanted. It was also that she felt safe with him. She felt as if he’d catch her if she fell and it was an intoxicating feeling.

He broke the kiss and pressed his lips to her temple. “Baby, we need to stop or I’ll lay you out right here on the hood of your car.”

Cassie tucked her head into his shoulder as she tried to catch her breath. “I don’t think my neighbors would like that very much.”

“Right now, I couldn’t give a shit about your neighbors.”

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