Page 15 of Secret Marriage To My Bosshole

“If he fires me or gives me hell, Jake will step in. He always does because he doesn’t believe I can care for myself. Which means that Griffin wouldn’t dare screw with me because Jake is one hell of a scary man when he wants to be. And I know they’re very close.”

I pull a blanket down from the back of the couch and cuddle into it. Sophie sighs and grabs our wine from the kitchen before joining me.

“Cora, you’ve gotten yourself into a big mess.”

“Don’t I know it?” I groan and tuck my legs beneath me. “Would it make it worse if I told you that he’s been the star of too many dreams since?”

Sophie sighs and grabs the remote, turning on the television and looking for a movie to watch. “It doesn’t make it any better, but I don’t think it makes it worse either. As long as you focus on work, you should come out on the other side of this unscathed.”

“Work is what matters. Paying off the debt is my only concern right now, and then I’m going to start saving more.”

“And then you’re going to start the media company you’ve always dreamed of, right?” Sophie gives me a stern look. “Because we’re not going to throw our dreams away over another man again.”

“Victor is out of my life, and I’ll never let anyone back in it. You don’t have to worry about that.”

“Oh, I do worry about that.” Sophie selects a romantic comedy and tosses the remote onto the chipped gray coffee table. “Is he still bothering you?”

“No. I haven’t heard from him for a couple of months. I think he’s finally let go of the thought that I’ll come crawling back to him.” I sigh and tilt my head back against the couch, looking up at the ceiling. “Why the hell did I let my life get this complicated?”

“Because you have this tendency to put your trust in the wrong people, and you’re too stubborn to give up on things even though you know you should.” Sophie bumps her knee against mine. “I love you, girl, but you need to work on yourself. Screw whoever else comes along. You’ve got more than enough already going on in your life.”

“I know. Griffin is the new problem. Everything is going to be fine, though. I have it under control.”

The words are a lie. I have nothing under control.

I may not know what I want when it comes to Griffin, but I do know that the kiss should never have happened… because his lips felt too good, and I keep wanting to replay the moment.

I can’t deny the fact that I felt the bulge in his pants rubbing against my pubic bone while we kissed…

But Sophie is right; I need to throw myself into work and resolve my problems.

I have to focus on moving forward, and kissing my boss at a work retreat will only hold me back.

It’s time to focus on me.

Chapter six

Griffin

I pace through the kitchen after another sleepless night, and the tiredness catches up on me. All I want to do is crawl back into bed.

I could use a nap that lasts a year, though I know that isn’t going to happen.

For the past week, Cora’s face has been my nightly companion, dancing behind my eyelids in an endless reel.

Dreams of her circle around, playing over and over, driving me to the brink of madness. Nightmares of losing her haunt my dreams.

Even now, I'm wide awake, and the only thing I can think about is walking into the office on Monday morning and catching another glimpse of her. I want to keep talking to her about what happened between us.

I must admit I’m not sure what else to say either.

Maybe I want a bigger reaction from her that screams she wants to kiss me again as much as I want to kiss her.

Bad idea. Stay far away from Cora Walsh.

I sigh and open the fridge, pulling out the bottle of cold brew. Hopefully, a good dose of caffeine will distract me from my thoughts and help me focus on everything I need to do today.

After pouring myself a big glass, I sit down at the kitchen island and pull up one of the contracts I have to review on my tablet.

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