It's another workday and I'm doing what's expected of me, sitting behind my desk in my office pretending to be focused on the paperwork as I watch as yet another woman exit Mr Stone's office through my open door. This is how it's been for the past couple of weeks since I walked in on him kissing and fondling some woman in his office. He brings a different woman at least once a week but it still shocks me that he would rather bring his many lovers to the office where we're suppose to be working and his actions disgust me. As if watching his disgusting behavior isn't bad enough he makes me send each of these woman flowers, chocolates, jewellery and for some lingerie and all those other naughty things men buy for their lovers and I bet he gives them money too. I mean the type he's involved with is totally high-class professional looking women who all have bodies to die for. I think he loves curves in a woman unlike me whose super thin and short.
Maybe if I gain a few pounds he'll notice me. Not this again Claire.
There's no nice way to say this but Mr Stone is a manwhore end of story. I mean has he no shame bringing his dirty deeds to the office. What happened to going to hotel rooms, bedrooms or anywhere else where having sex is appropriate. He can take as many lovers as he likes and nobody would question his actions. Like is he always that horny that he just has to have sex anywhere doesn't matter if it's a place of business.
I really want him but I know for a fact that if I were to start something with him it'll only be temporary. He doesn't seem like the type to commit. If I stoop to his level and slept with him I'll just be another girl on the long list of women he's been like that with and I'd get hurt each time another women comes to his office for a quickie and he wouldn't give a damn about it.
Claire you ought to be ashamed of yourself. You have a boyfriend now remember.
Ooh yeah. I have a boyfriend now. He keeps me from throwing myself at my boss only to embarrass myself looking lost everytime he moves on to the next woman.
Yep the ever handsome Kace and I are now official. We've been seeing each other since our first lunchbreak together which I'd initiated and last month we took our relationship to the next level. Not like that you perverts I meant that we went from dating to being in a relationship haha. We spend most of our free time together and even though our relationship is not the "butterflies in your belly" type and more a "friendship" kind I still enjoy his company.
My parents know him too though I didn't willingly introduce him to them. My mom's friend from church sort of saw me with Kace at the mall kissing one time and that night while we were watching a movie in Kace's penthouse I'd gotten a call from my mom. I remember that conversation like it was just yesterday.
FLASHBACK
"Claire Nicole Miller"
"Uh hi mom" I already know I'm in trouble.
In my head I'm thinking she put video cameras in my boyfriend's apartment and saw us kissing and touching. Crazy I know but people are capable of anything these days.
"What do you think you're doing kissing guys in public"
"Guy. What guy?" I laugh acting innocent.
"You tell me" she pushes.
"Who told you that I was out kissing someone in public mom?" I look at Kace and he covers his mouth in an effort to stifle a laugh.
I glare at him and he gets off his seat with hands raised in surrender a smirk on his lips. Glad that he finds this funny. Not.
"Mrs West did. How do you think it makes me and your father look hearing our daughter is out doing things like that with a man we know nothing about"
"Mom I'm sorry" I pout.
I hate disappointing my parents. I've always been the child every parent wishes they had. I'm obedient to everything my parents tell me to do and it's made some people hate me.
"Your father is demanding to see the guy who has the nerve to kiss his daughter in public without his permission" she says.
As if I need his permission to kiss my boyfriend.
"Okay"
"Good. See you Sunday. Love you. Bye" she hangs up.
END OF FLASHBACK
I hadn't straight up told Kace that my dad wanted to see him because I wasn't ready to take that step of introducing each other to parents yet but he'd already taken me to meet his parents a week prior to that. I had no choice but to take him to see mine.
His parents are nice people but his mother didn't seem to like me much. Maybe she could sense that I didn't feel much for her son but friendship but then again so many relationships have been built from friendship. We might be one of the few that make it to the alter who knows. Okay maybe not to the alter but you know what I mean. As planned I'd taken Kace home and my dad had asked him what he wanted out of our relationship and he had told him that he loves me and would someday want to marry me which shocked me a bit.
I knew he cared for me just like I did him but I wasn't expecting to find out that he loved me this way. On the other hand I'm glad he had said it in the presence of other people because I didn't know what I would have done if he had said it while it was just us two because let's face it I don't love him...yet but I could try. Kace deserves somebody who loves him and I'm willing to make it work by learning to love and trust a man again.
'How will you make it work when you're still stuck up on your feelings for your boss?'
I let out a heavy sigh telling myself that I'm only infatuated with my boss and it will pass soon...hopefully.
***
I'm rounding things up waiting for Kace to come take me to lunch like he always does. He pops his head through my office door and says, "Hey gorgeous" and I smile.
"Hey handsome" I say back at him in the same playful tone he's using and he grins at me.
He enters my office and makes his way around my desk and pulls me to a standing position then pulls me to him and kisses me on the lips. He's an okay kisser and I let him do it whenever he pleases but the sad part is his kisses don't make me feel the sparks that ran through me when Mr Stone had unintentionally held my face in his hands back In Tokyo months back.
Just why in the world are you thinking about your boss while kissing your boyfriend. Seriously Claire you need to stop it.
Yeah I really really need to stop it. All I think about is how excited I felt when Mr Stone had hugged me. I mean if I'm going through an infatuation phase shouldn't I be over him by now.
Still lost in the kiss while fantasizing about how Mr Stone's lips would feel on mine we're interrupted by someone clearing their throat and we jump apart.
Speaking of Mr Stone.
It's the boss himself and he's standing in the middle of the room with one hand in his pants pocket looking displeased and handsome at the same time.
"Come see me in my office after lunch Ms Miller" Mr Stone eyes Kace longer than necessary a frown on his face.
"Of course sir" I keep my eyes on the floor.
I know my face is beet red from embarrassment.
He eyes Kace one last time then exits my office and I can tell that Kace is as embarrassed being caught as I am.
"Did we just get busted kissing by the boss himself" laughing Kace peaks out the door to make sure Mr Stone is gone.
"That was awkward" I cover my face giggling.
"I know right" he pecks me on the lips one last time.
"Maybe we should slow down on the kissing" I cover the stupid smile on my face with my hand.
"Not happening" smirking he gives me another kiss.
"Kace stop it" I hit his arm laughing.
"Can't help it" grinning he walks to the door.
Seems like Kace and I are getting caught kissing a lot lately, first by my mom's friend and now it's our boss.
During lunch I can't help thinking about why Mr Stone wants to see me but I don't worry myself too much about it.
When lunch hour is over I make my way back to my office and leave my handbag there then proceed to Mr Stone's office and after knocking and hearing him tell me to come in I enter. Don't want to walk in on him doing the dirty with one of his lovers so I got to hear him tell me it's safe to come in.
Inside I stand a few feet from his desk. He's sitting behind his desk and doesn't acknowledge my presence as always keeping his eyes glued to his computer screen.
"You said you wanted to see me sir" I say after a long pause when it looks like he intends to ignore me entirely.
"Why are you here in company Miss Miller?" he asks still not looking up.
"To um work sir" I respond hesitantly.
Is that the answer he wanted to hear. I hope so.
"Then what's with you going around kissing your colleagues? I tried calling you over and over again to send you to go pick up lunch for me as you know I'm on deadlines but the landline in your office kept sending me to voicemail then I come to check if you've left already and guess what I find? My secretary kissing one of my employees. Did you put the receiver off the holder on purpose?" his face is totally expressionless but his words are somehow accusing.
I mean if he really needed me why didn't he call me on my mobile instead.
"No sir. I wouldn't purposely ignore your calls. Maybe the receiver wasn't sitting correctly"
"Take this as your first warning. I don't run a circus I run a multi million dollar company so do any of your nonsense outside this company and certainly not on office hours" he glares at me.
Oh so he's the only one allowed to have a little fun at the office. So not fair.
"Haven't you seen the rule that says No dating co-workers?" he continues.
How in the world did I miss this rule when I've read the company rules a dozen times in the time I've worked here. Is it the reason why he doesn't look at me as more than his secretary because of a stupid rule. Who in the world added this rule anyways.
"I'm sure I'd have seen a rule like that if it was-" I start to say but Mr Stone cuts me short.
"You'll find the list of rules in your email and make sure you forward that email to the rest of the company to remind them. I don't take kindly to employees that break company rules. Next time I catch you kissing one of your colleagues I won't hesitate to fire you and your partner. Now leave my office and go do what I pay you to do" he dismisses.
I head back to my office and straight to my computer and sure enough the rule is in the company rule book and it's obvious that it just got added not so long ago. What the...
I cannot believe that Mr Stone went as far as adding a rule that forbids me from continuing my relationship with Kace just because he walked in on us kissing during lunch hour might I add. What a jerk.