Page 20 of Masked Love

“Grey, you are anything but vanilla. Not even close. You’re caramel and chocolate with crunchy nuts.”

He snorted a laugh. “Nice ice cream analogy. Now, I can’t unsee ‘crunchy nuts.’”

I took his chin between my fingers and pecked his swollen lips. “It’s true. Now, enough of that. I wasn’t lying or placating you.”

He smiled, biting his bottom lip. “Okay.”

After I made us a couple of ham and cheese sandwiches and we drank a gallon of water, I was beat. It was also getting late, so wetook a quick shower, careful not to turn each other on again, and climbed under the cool sheets on my bed. Greyson curled into me as if it was the most natural thing to do, and I held him close. It all felt right.

While he was my PA, it didn’t feel like that dynamic. He was my equal. He was perfect. He was the person I wanted seriously in my life, and I wanted to try something real with him, to do whatever I could to make this growing thing between us work.

My fingers slid up and down his arm, feeling the goosebumps rise on his silky skin as his own fingers swirled around my chest hair.

“I want to have a relationship with you,” I said.

Who said those things after one night? Apparently, I did.

He raised his head to look at me. “Are you sure? I really want that, too, but… I worry about what they’ll think about you at work.”

“I have no policy.”

“Yes, but people will see you and me differently.”

“I don’t care.”

“Xan, they will be jealous or worry about favoritism. And they may see you as someone who enjoys sleeping with his PA.”

“Idoenjoy sleeping with my PA.”

He rolled his eyes and gently slapped my chest. “You know what I mean. It’s a bit taboo for the office.”

“Yes, I understand that.”

“Maybe I should quit then. It would make it easier for us to date.”

My body stiffened, and I clung tighter to him as if he would suddenly vanish out of my life just when I’d found my match.

“Fuck no. Resignation denied. I would also like to have you bent over my desk when I’m having a bad day or underneath my desk sucking my cock.”

He snorted a laugh. “Well, how can I say no to that?”

I rolled him on top of me. “Exactly. I’m the boss, and the boss gets what he wants. Seriously, I don’t want you quitting so that we can be together. That’s not fair to either of us, especially for you.”

“Hmm, then maybe we should keep it quiet when we’re in the office to keep down the rumors.”

“But I don’t want to keep you a secret.”

Greyson sat up and straddled my waist. “What are you saying? You’re really willing to risk this and have employee problems?”

“Yes. There will always be employee problems. I can make an announcement and make it clear I won’t tolerate any mistreatment of you because of it.”

“Or you could transfer me to a different department.”

“No.”

He laughed and bent down to kiss my chest. “You aren’t going to make this easy, are you? Stubborn fool.”

“Nope. I need you.”

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