Page 16 of Hard Boss

“I do. Do you?”

“Absolutely,” he says as he grabs my hand. We walk to the jet and hand our bags off before climbing the stairs. Once inside, we see Tina sitting on one of the couches. We take a love seat and buckle up. I lay my head on his shoulder.

“Good morning to you too,” Tina mutters.

“Good morning, Tina,” I say sweetly.

“I brought you black coffee, Wiley,” Tina says, ignoring me.

“His name is Wilder, and he doesn’t like black coffee,” I say.

“He is a big boy. He can talk for himself,” she snaps.

“Oh, you see. I am your go-to now. If you want or need something, you come to me first. None of this bullshit where you are mixing your personal feelings in with business. He has a company to run.”

“You are not my boss,” she frowns.

“As per your contract, he can add a supervisor with or without your permission. I am that person now, so yes… I am your boss.”

“Whatever,” she says. “You’ll be history like every other moron he’s tried to get with.”

“Kinda like you when you get fired in six months,” I say, and Wilder chuckles.

“Do you want to watch a movie?” Wilder asks me.

“Sure,” I smile. “You pick.”

“Hmmm. Rom-com?” he says.

“Oh, fuck yeah,” I say happily. “Arden never watches rom-coms with me.”

“I’ll be your rom-com buddy,” he laughs.

“I can think of a few other things you can be my buddy for,” I say with a dramatic wink, making him laugh.

“What happened to the no fraternization policy?” Tina asks.

“Doesn’t count for existing relationships,” I say with a shrug.

“What? You two are dating?” she asks.

“We are,” Wilder says. “Are you going to ask questions the entire flight?”

“I don’t see what you see in her,” she scoffs again.

“Well, I don’t rape him for one,” I say harshly.

“Oh, no. I am very consenting,” he says to me with a grin.

“My eager boy,” I say, kissing him.

“Alright, ya little shit,” he says, tickling my side. I giggle and lean into him so he can wrap his arm around me.

Tina stares us down and never lets up. It’s annoying at first but I soon forget about her and just enjoy the movie. I get to a point where I need to pee so badly, but I don’t want to leave him alone. I am going to explode if I don’t, though.

“I’m going to go to the restroom real fast,” I say.

“Okay,” he smiles and kisses me. I look at him for a moment before kissing him again and standing up. I quickly go to the bathroom and take care of business before washing my hands. When I step out of the bathroom, I notice right away that Tina isn’t in her seat. When I round the corner, Wilder has a panicked look on his face as Tina leans down and unbuckles his belt. I simply walk over, grab her by the hair, and sling her to the floor. The flight attendant doesn’t even flinch, but she looks up from her book in the corner.

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