Page 141 of The Boss Problem

“You look beautiful,” he said.

I savored the sight of him. The fine slope of his nose and his sculpted jaw. His hand slipped under my top, and I closed my eyes while his fingers went up and down my sides.

“But I won’t have you running around at night anymore,” he murmured. “Not for me or anyone else, for that matter. You’ve taken care of Henry, and now that he’s independent, you need to let me take care of you. So, whether that means watching reality TV for hours after work or having our new cook, Madge, make dinner for us, you can have it.”

I closed my eyes at the image of relaxing in the evenings. At the idea of having Madge, his personal chef, handle the housework.

“I like the sound of that very much, Sean. I don’t know how I’ll ever thank you.”

“You’re here,” he muttered again, bending down to get on his elbows as he brushed my lips with a light, feathery kiss. “That’s all I need.”

I stared at him, eyes brimming with happiness. “I can’t believe I almost lost you,” I whispered.

“It won’t happen again,” he said, pushing a lock of hair off my face. “I’m happy with you. I’d be a fool to let you leave next time.”

He was making sure I was introduced to every part of his life, including his friends and business partners. I’d even met Desmond and his wife, Ava, recently.

“By the way, I had a lovely time with Ava and Desmond yesterday,” I said. “Did you know Ava asked me to join her shopping next weekend?”

“Is that so? That’s new to me. How do you feel about it?”

“I like her,” I said, thinking back to our dinner. “She’s very grounded and totally in love with Desmond. I felt comfortable with her in a way I hadn’t expected.”

“She was Desmond’s high school sweetheart. She knows him better than anyone else, and she’s a very smart businesswoman herself.”

I remembered Ava mentioning her restaurant and resolved to ask her more about it next time.

Sean’s gaze turned curious. “How is Henry?”

My eyes dropped to my hands. I was quiet for a moment. “He’s busy packing up his things and planning everything out for his PhD program. I’m not one hundred percent happy that he’s moving so far away, but it’s what he wants.”

“I think it’s a great sign Henry is going for it. The school has amazing facilities.”

Add to that, I didn’t have to worry about financing his medicines anymore. Sean had refused to let me worry about that, finding a pharmacy that would deliver his brand-name medicines directly to his home. I’d always worry about Henry’s health, but now, I knew that Sean would have Henry’s back even if I couldn’t.

I changed the subject, finding it hard to keep talking about Henry. “Lucas should be here soon,” I reminded him.

Lucas was going to spend the day with me while Sean was having a busy day.

“And even though I’m not your assistant anymore, I should remind you that you have an event to get to today, even if it is a Sunday.”

Tassater Inc.'s foray into Asia had been a success, and they were having a celebratory press conference, where Sean would have to show up.

He was holding me around my waist as he looked at me, drinking me in. “Since you stopped working for me a couple of months ago,” he said, trailing kisses on my shoulder and down my arm, “it’s my turn to remind you that you need to get dressed for the same event. Lucasandyou are joining me.”

I raised my eyebrows when he looked at me.

He nodded, a smile growing on his face. “All the public events? You’re accompanying me from now on, Chloe. You’re my girlfriend, and I’m showing you off to the world.”

I bit my tongue. I had known we would have this discussion sometime, but I hadn’t expected it to be so soon.

I was slowly getting comfortable with the idea of Sean and his world. But a public event?

“I’d love to,” I said finally.

Sean wanted to show me and the entire world that he was serious about me. He’d never been photographed with a woman in the years after his divorce. So, this was a big deal.

My fingers found his hand, and I gripped it tight. “Though I don’t know?—”

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