Page 104 of The Guy Who Became My Grumpy Boss

Jessica didn’t leave me that way. “You came here tonight without an agenda. Without a plan. Without doing what you would normally do. Why?”

The truth couldn’t hurt at this point, could it? “My aunt suggested I see you without doing any of that. To see if…” I stared at her. Did I have to say it?

“To see what?” Jessica prompted.

“To see if I could do it. To see how my feelings for you were really affecting me. To see if you would run if I was moreawkward than usual.”

Jessica smiled again and poked me in the chest. “That, sir, is your grand gesture. To me.”

She moved her knee off of me so she could kneel next to me, then kissed my cheek. “For me.”

Her lips moved to mine. “For us.”

This time she kissed me harder, longer, and more thoroughly than she ever had before.

I’d come here wanting her to know how I felt about her, and now she was convincing me that she loved me.

I returned the sentiment.

She seemed to be enjoying it.

Until a familiar voice interrupted us.

“Wow, I didn’t expect that.”

Jessica giggled, kissed me once more, then pulled away.

I glared at Tyrell.

He smiled at me.

“Hey, Jessica,” Tyrell said.

She stood. “Hey.” She looked completely unbothered that our boss had found us making out. “Who’s this?”

Only then did I notice that Tyrell had a dark-skinned, petite woman with him.

“This is Fauna.” Tyrell pointed. “Fauna, this is Jessica and Peter. We all work in the same office.”

Jessica reached out, took my hand, and tugged me to a standing position.

“Nice to meet you,” Jessica said to Fauna.

“How long have you two been dating?” Fauna asked.

“Officially?” Jessica winked at me. “About three minutes.”

Tyrell laughed.

Jessica joined in.

To my surprise, I did too.

“This isn’t going to be a problem, is it?” Tyrell asked me.

“Problem?” I was confused.

“You two kissing all the time?”

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