Page 9 of Falling for the Boss's Son

Cassie had also introduced him to his administrative assistant. Her name was Stephanie and she’d been working in the position for a little over a month. While she was new to being an administrative assistant, Cassie said she’d started in the mailroom and worked her way up. He admired her desire to improve.

“Did you have any questions for me?” Cassie asked as she rounded her desk.

“Will you go out to dinner with me?”

She frowned. “I meant, do you have any questions for me in regards to the people you met today, the office, that sort of thing.”

“I knew what you meant.”

“Then why…”

“You know why.”

The hustle and bustle of the office around them faded into the background as they stared at one another from across her desk.

She was the one to break it. “Jesse, I think we need to keep things on a professional level. Whatever this is between us? It’ll pass. You’ll lose interest, and we’ll still have to work together. I can’t jeopardize my job.”

He noticed she said he’d lose interest. It was yet another insight into her relationship history. “Why do you think I’ll lose interest?”

Taking a seat at her desk, she began typing. “Men always do. They’re fickle like that.”

“I don’t think you’ve been dating the right kind of men.”

Cassie looked him straight in the eye. It was the first bit of backbone he’d seen from her and he had to admit it was hot as hell. “And you think you’re the right kind of man?”

“Yes.”

She snorted.

“Come to dinner with me,” he said. “One meal. And if I can’t change your mind, then I’ll never bring it up again.”

Her mouth twisted as she considered his offer. “Just dinner. That’s it?”

“Just dinner. I promise I won’t even kiss you good night unless you want me to.”

A long silence met his proposal as he awaited what felt like an eternity for her answer. “All right.”

“All right?”

She nodded. “All right, I’ll go to dinner with you. One time.”

Jesse smiled. His mind was already racing with ideas on where he could take her. He wanted it to be somewhere special and where they wouldn’t be interrupted. “I’ll pick you up at seven. I’ll need your address.”

“I can meet you there.”

“This is a date, remember? I’ll pick you up.”

He could tell she wanted to argue with him, but she let it go. Grabbing a Post-it note, she scribbled down her address. Granted, he could have gotten it from Kaden, but he wanted her to be committed to the date.

Giving the paper no more than a glance, he tucked it into his pants pocket before giving her a wink and turning on his heel toward the elevator. “Until tonight.”

CHAPTER 3

Cassie was an emotional wreck by the time she arrived home. The apartment was quiet, which meant Brie wasn’t there yet. Part of her wanted to tell her friend everything and get reassurance that she wasn’t making the biggest mistake of her life, but the other part of her didn’t want anyone to know.

Going straight to the bathroom, Cassie turned on the shower and stripped out of her work clothes. She couldn’t believe she’d agreed to go to dinner with Jesse. It was beyond stupid, especially given he was her boss’s son. But she couldn’t seem to say no to him. Not Friday night when he’d led her into his study or when he’d asked her to dinner.

She let her head fall forward against the fiberglass wall as water sprayed down her back. What was wrong with her?

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