Page 47 of Anything To Be With You

"Daniella, my weekend was horrible. I was incredibly bored."

She sits up straighter. "Then why didn’t you go somewhere, or hang out with friends?"

I say nothing. She does not need to know how pathetic I am. That I haven’t hung out with anyone besides my family in years. Instead, I turn around and head into my office, shutting the door behind me. Just to have it swing open a second later.

"Don’t you brush me off," Dani barks. The tick, tick, tick of her shoe tapping against the floor signals her frustration.

I sit behind my desk. "Joni will be here at ten for her meeting. I need you to scribe." I pull up her file and start working, getting ready to make my calls to the women who were accused of sleeping with Doug.

"You have dictate on your computer that can do that for you." Dani says.

"Then I wouldn't need you if I used that, would I." I say.

"Fine, be a dick today, but you didn't have to take my advice about the weekend."

She turns on heels that make her legs look exquisite and her ass like an oil painting and walks out, slamming my door when she leaves.

Dani brings Joni Dobson in at ten on the dot and sits next to her with a pad of paper, ready to work. She refuses to look at me, her nose is scrunched up in this cute way and her leg bouncing. She’s irritated with me.

I had already spoken with the women who were accused of sleeping with Doug. Out of the ten different women, only four admitted to having a sexual relationship with Doug. The other six swore it was only sexting and video chats.

"I spoke with the women from the text messages. Four did confirm a physical relationship with him," I begin.

Joni smiles and sits back in her chair. "I fucking knew it. Once he got that promotion, he started 'working' late but was never in the office when I called to speak with him. What about the other six?" Joni asks.

"They said they never met him in person, spoke with him via text messages and video chats." I confirm. "Now that we have confirmation of his—" my office door flies open, cutting me off.

Doug storms in, waving papers in the air. "I’m not the only one with proof of cheating!" he slams the papers down on my desk.

"Doug, you cannot barge in here while I’m having a meeting with your soon-to-be ex wife. Whatever proof you have, give to your lawyer." I say, standing from my chair, but Doug isn’t listening. His eyes are trained on Dani.

"Who’s this gorgeous creature?" Doug asks with a slimy smile on his face. I grind my teeth to keep myself calm, but I don’t like how he’s looking at Dani. Like she’s something to use for his own sick and twisted pleasure.

Dani lifts her head; eyebrows rise in question. Doug leans on the desk and eyes Dani. My palms itch to grab him by the neck and throw him out of my office.

"Hey sweetness, wanna show me what you’ve got going on under those clothes." Doug says licking his lips.

Dani smiles and curls a finger at him. "You’ve got big dick energy for a man with a tiny pecker." Dani says leaning back.

Doug chuckles and grabs Dani’s face, gripping it with his hand and making Dani whimper in pain. "Sweetheart, my dick would make you gag as soon as it was in your mouth."

That does it.

Rounding the desk, I grab the back of Doug’s neck and haul him out of my office, towards the main door.

"Luke! What the fuck!" Doug yells.

I shove him into the hallway. "What the fuck gives you the right to not only barge into a meeting that doesn’t involve you but also speak to my assistant the way you did?" I demand.

Doug looks over my shoulder. I know we have an audience, but I don’t care. I push him towards the elevator.

"Come on, Luke. You can’t say that you haven’t thought about getting all up in that," Doug says. "Bending her over your desk, fucking her stupid then getting rid of her because women over thirty are only good for a fuck and chuck."

My temper overthrows my self-control and I cock my arm back and swing, connecting with Doug's jaw. I've had enough of Doug and his fucking mouth.

"The fuck Luke!" Doug hollers, blood dripping down his chin.

A throat clears behind me and my body stiffens. I'm a dead man. I turn and meet Dani’s death glare as well as everyone else’s stunned looks.

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