Page 3 of Her Bossy Daddy

“They’ve moved me around a bit, but this is the first time I’ve interacted with this office.” I glanced down to see her hand gripped in mine. I wanted to pull her into my arms and show her what I’ve wanted to do for so long. If only we weren’t here in this damn meeting room.

“Oh.” She tugged her hand away and then got down from the table. Her legs wobbled and I placed a hand on her waist to steady her. “Thanks again. I don’t usually swoon before a meeting.”

“Well, Miss Porter, if you did? I’d catch you again.” I tried to keep a smirk off my face and failed. She was so damn cute. I bet she channeled all of her professional composure not to snark a bratty comment in reply. Her chest lifted and fell several times, and her breath hitched in her throat.

“I should take a seat,” she replied and then retreated down the length of the room. She found a spot on the other side of the long extended table and seated herself without another word.

I stared at her for a moment, wanting to keep the conversation going, but voices carried up the hallway. Twenty minutes flew by without my noticing. I blew out a breath and hoped the rest of the day carried on without any further incidents.

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Lacey

I hopped from one foot to the other as I dodged around furniture to clean the house. It wasn’t the smartest move, exerting myself after a swirling storm of emotions pounded through my body, but it kept my mind occupied and focused. My phone chirped and I answered without looking. “Hello?”

“How was your day, love?”

It’s Liam. Of course it is.We talked to each other almost every day, but the vibe seemed different. I stopped moving around and considered lying. I didn’t want to explain all my thoughts. “Uh, it was okay.” I bit down into my lip and then sank into the couch. I better get this part over with. Yeah, like ripping off a Band-Aid. “I passed out at work today.”

“Are you all right?”

“Yes.”

“Did something upset you?”

“No, it was nothing like that.” Are we going to do this awkward skate around the elephant in the room thing for a while? I contemplated my next sentence and then plowed into the topic. “I met my new boss today.”

“Yeah? I bet he’s a wanker.”

“No, he’s not!” Anger burned through me. Which was pretty ridiculous since he meant himself. Damn it. Liam chuckled at my irritation. “He’s super professional. If it’s all the same to you. He caught me when I fainted.”

“Right. I bet he copped a feel.”

“You’re incorrigible.”

“Did anything else happen today?”

“No, it was a totally boring day.” I stretched out along the cushions. Wishing for his strong arms to hold me, I sighed at the fantasy. We could snuggle as we talked about the silly things we normally did. “Tomorrow is going to be super interesting though.”

“Do you fancy this new boss of yours?”

“Maybe I do.” My lip twitched up into a smile. “He’s quite the looker.”

“Ah, there it is. The wankers always are.”

“Says you! I’m sure he’s a perfect gentleman.”

“Wanker,” he repeated with a chuckle. “I’d bet my arse.”

“Maybe I’ll ask him tomorrow.” I giggled, unable to stop the mental picture of professional me asking Liam such a question. “I’ve told you about my day. How was yours?”

“Right. Well, I started my new job today. I’ve got a shiny new office.”

“I didn’t know you were starting today.” I would have if I hadn’t avoided him like the damn plague. “Did you meet anyone interesting?”

“Yeah. One of my employees passed out the minute she laid eyes on me. It did wonders for my ego.”

“In a good way or a bad way?” I sat up slowly and twirled a loose strand of hair around my finger.

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