could fire me in front of everyone.”
She smiled then added cream to my coffee. “Nah. I’m sure Scarlet covered for you.”
“Hopefully.” I downed my coffee then adjusted my tie.
Monnique stared at me thoughtfully, her eyes lingering on me.
“What?”
“I’m sad our honeymoon is over.”
“Me too.” I put my arms around her. “But we had a great time.”
“A really great time.”
I kissed her forehead. “It’ll be nice coming home to you as my wife, not my fiancé or girlfriend.”
“I know.” She gave me a bigger smile than I’ve ever seen. “I’ll please my husband when he gets home.”
“Oooh. Something to look forward to.” I gave her a kiss then headed to the door. “I’ll see you when I get home.”
“It’ll probably be after midnight.”
“Why do you say that?”
“I’m sure Sean will punish you in some way.”
I sighed. “I really hope not.”
“Bye, hubby.” She walked me to the door then rubbed my arms.
I smiled while I felt her, happy I was living out my fantasy. “Bye, wife.” I kissed her again then headed to work.
When I stepped out of the elevator, I glanced toward Sean’s office and saw him inside talking on the phone. I headed to my office without saying hello, hoping he forgot about me entirely.
When I walked inside, I saw all the neglected work I had to catch up on. Most of it was just reports, but I knew when new problems came up I’d have double the work to do. But I guess that was fair. I started my computer then got to work. I worked at the pace of a racecar and tried to get as much work done as possible. With the amount of projects that needed my attention, I’d have to skip lunch.
After lunch, Sean knocked on my door then walked inside.
Oh great.
He approached my desk with his hands in his pocket. His face was unreadable. “Have a good honeymoon?”
“We did. It was amazing.”
“Good.”
Was he mad? “Thanks for letting me take the time off.”
“You didn’t give me much of a choice.”
I still couldn’t read him.
“Anything exciting happen?”
“We were in the room most of the time,” I said honestly. “But when we went to Paris, I rented a car and almost got in an accident because I drove into the wrong lane.”
He nodded. “Good thing nothing happened.”
“Yeah.” This was awkward . “How’s your wife?”
“Good and pregnant.”
“That’s good.”
“Yeah.” He crossed his arms over his chest.
The anxiety was killing me. “I’m sorry I took so much time off. I just got caught up in the moment and took advantage of you. It was unprofessional and I’m sorry.” The guilt was eating me alive.
“You’re right. It was unprofessional.” He sat in the chair facing my desk. “But, you were there for Scarlet when I wasn’t. In the beginning of our relationship, you took care of her and were the friend she needed. Because of that reason, I’m going to let this go. But now we’re even.”
Um...during the time I slept with her? She was a friend to me as much as I was to her. It was mutual. But at least it got me off the hook. “I would have done it anyway. You don’t owe me anything because of it.”
“Anyone who has done something good for my wife is automatically pardoned in my book.”
Phew. Scarlet saved my ass.
“Just don’t expect to take a vacation anytime soon.” He winked at me.
I laughed. “Deal.” I stood up and shook his hand.
He dropped his hand and returned it to his pocket. “So…happen to get her pregnant?”
I sighed. “Not that I know of.”
“Are you trying?”
“No, but I wouldn’t be upset if it happened. I know when you and Mike have your kids I’m going to be a jealous uncle.”
“Not three in the morning when they won’t stop crying,” he said with a laugh.
“Actually, I would be. I know you guys will enjoy every second of it. The good and the bad.”
“Yeah.” He smiled wide. “I’m sure we will.”
“Cassandra must be ready to pop.”
“She
She smiled then added cream to my coffee. “Nah. I’m sure Scarlet covered for you.”
“Hopefully.” I downed my coffee then adjusted my tie.
Monnique stared at me thoughtfully, her eyes lingering on me.
“What?”
“I’m sad our honeymoon is over.”
“Me too.” I put my arms around her. “But we had a great time.”
“A really great time.”
I kissed her forehead. “It’ll be nice coming home to you as my wife, not my fiancé or girlfriend.”
“I know.” She gave me a bigger smile than I’ve ever seen. “I’ll please my husband when he gets home.”
“Oooh. Something to look forward to.” I gave her a kiss then headed to the door. “I’ll see you when I get home.”
“It’ll probably be after midnight.”
“Why do you say that?”
“I’m sure Sean will punish you in some way.”
I sighed. “I really hope not.”
“Bye, hubby.” She walked me to the door then rubbed my arms.
I smiled while I felt her, happy I was living out my fantasy. “Bye, wife.” I kissed her again then headed to work.
When I stepped out of the elevator, I glanced toward Sean’s office and saw him inside talking on the phone. I headed to my office without saying hello, hoping he forgot about me entirely.
When I walked inside, I saw all the neglected work I had to catch up on. Most of it was just reports, but I knew when new problems came up I’d have double the work to do. But I guess that was fair. I started my computer then got to work. I worked at the pace of a racecar and tried to get as much work done as possible. With the amount of projects that needed my attention, I’d have to skip lunch.
After lunch, Sean knocked on my door then walked inside.
Oh great.
He approached my desk with his hands in his pocket. His face was unreadable. “Have a good honeymoon?”
“We did. It was amazing.”
“Good.”
Was he mad? “Thanks for letting me take the time off.”
“You didn’t give me much of a choice.”
I still couldn’t read him.
“Anything exciting happen?”
“We were in the room most of the time,” I said honestly. “But when we went to Paris, I rented a car and almost got in an accident because I drove into the wrong lane.”
He nodded. “Good thing nothing happened.”
“Yeah.” This was awkward . “How’s your wife?”
“Good and pregnant.”
“That’s good.”
“Yeah.” He crossed his arms over his chest.
The anxiety was killing me. “I’m sorry I took so much time off. I just got caught up in the moment and took advantage of you. It was unprofessional and I’m sorry.” The guilt was eating me alive.
“You’re right. It was unprofessional.” He sat in the chair facing my desk. “But, you were there for Scarlet when I wasn’t. In the beginning of our relationship, you took care of her and were the friend she needed. Because of that reason, I’m going to let this go. But now we’re even.”
Um...during the time I slept with her? She was a friend to me as much as I was to her. It was mutual. But at least it got me off the hook. “I would have done it anyway. You don’t owe me anything because of it.”
“Anyone who has done something good for my wife is automatically pardoned in my book.”
Phew. Scarlet saved my ass.
“Just don’t expect to take a vacation anytime soon.” He winked at me.
I laughed. “Deal.” I stood up and shook his hand.
He dropped his hand and returned it to his pocket. “So…happen to get her pregnant?”
I sighed. “Not that I know of.”
“Are you trying?”
“No, but I wouldn’t be upset if it happened. I know when you and Mike have your kids I’m going to be a jealous uncle.”
“Not three in the morning when they won’t stop crying,” he said with a laugh.
“Actually, I would be. I know you guys will enjoy every second of it. The good and the bad.”
“Yeah.” He smiled wide. “I’m sure we will.”
“Cassandra must be ready to pop.”
“She
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