Page 34 of The Guy Who Became My Grumpy Boss

I once again did as she advised.

“Nice, now you’ll want to swing like this.” Jessica hinged at her waist as she turned the top half of her body one way and then the other, like the pendulum of a clock.

I tried but apparently failed, because Jessica bit back a laugh.

Ever since not knowing how to act at my mother’s funeral, I struggled in unfamiliar situations. There was a reason I reviewed every meeting before I went to it and did my best to research clients before I met them. The more I knew going in, the easier it was for me to interact.

This was something completely new. A week filled with as much stress as this one was going to have was not the ideal time for me to step into something I knew nothing about, but I needed to apologize to Jessica. I owed her. And I wanted to spend time with her.

The anger always began as an ache in my joints, but it quickly spread like fire through my bones until it overflowed into my brain where it tended to explode.

“Here.” Jessica moved to face me and put her palms on my elbows. Her voice held no impatience, and her touch was gentle. “Straighten these.”

I did as she commanded but didn’t look up at her. I needed a moment to get my reaction under control.

“Now, pivot back and forth.” Her hands slid from my elbows to my shoulders, and she moved me like a child would move a doll.

This is not how I’d pictured this evening going. My anger gotpushed out by the tiny lances of electricity that crackled through my body.

“Keep the club steady, but don’t strangle it.”

When one of Jessica’s hands moved to mine, my arm went numb, and my brain short-circuited.

Unable to stop myself, I looked up and found Jessica almost at eye level. She had a soft smile on her lips and a glint of amusement in her eyes. Our faces were less than a foot apart, and I decided I didn’t need to breathe. Oxygen was overrated.

The moment our gazes met, her eyes went wide, and her lips parted in surprise.

Then, as if she’d just noticed her position in relation to me, Jessica jumped back. “Y—you try it,” she stammered.

There was no denying the blush creeping up her neck.

I didn’t blush, but there was a lot going on under my skin.

In order to distract myself, I did as Jessica had instructed and hit my ball.

I’d meant it to be a light tap, but it didn’t work out that way.

Chapter 11

-Jessica-

A ball flying off the course and hitting a random stranger was almost inevitable during a mini golf game.

However, I hadn’t figured that Danger Zone would be the one to launch his ball three holes over. I snorted and then covered my mouth.

I could tell Danger Zone was out of his element and didn’t want to embarrass him further.

“Oops,” he muttered.

Grumpy, always stoic, never rushed, Danger Zone had just said oops.

I snorted again. “Sorry,” I said when I found him glaring at me.

Laughter broke out from the direction his ball had gone.

“We should go,” he said as he straightened.

My heart went out to the guy. He’d started to freak out, but he’d managed to calm himself down.

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