Gift for the Boss: Billionaire Romance Christmas Novella by Lexy Timms Page A
Authors: Lexy Timms
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soon."
"Whips? Sounds like an HR nightmare," Jamie mumbled as warmth spread up her chest to cover her cheeks.
Alex's eyes grew wide for the second time that day. "Not you. You're all mine. Let Gina whip them. I don't want one of them falling for you."
"Got it, boss." Jamie turned back to Gina, and playfully rolled her eyes as Alex left them alone. "You know what I hate more than anything during the holidays?"
"Wrapping gifts, for sure." Gina moved to pick up a roll of paper.
"That, and crazy people. Gift-wrapping extremely large numbers of presents make them crazy. It takes forever to get everything wrapped and pretty, and then people rip into the stuff like it holds the secrets to life. Two seconds later, your masterpiece is all over the floor." Jamie walked to the door of her office to watch Alex get on the elevator.
He turned and pressed his shoulders to the back of it, his eyes on her as his hands slid down his stomach and gripped himself.
"Not fair!" she yelled as the door closed. "I swear that man is going to be the death of me."
"He's going to be the death of all of us. Interns or not... this is torture." Gina worked to separate like-kind gifts into piles.
She laughed, knowing Gina hadn’t seen Alex’s action. Half a year ago, she swore Alex would never have done something like that. She giggled again. The holidays made people crazy. "I love how Alex is in such a good mood. It's almost like the Christmas spirit has gotten a hold of him."
"It has, and I've honestly never seem him so excited in all our years of working together."
"Really?" Jamie stopped from a minute. "He's not usually this jolly during the holidays?"
"Hell, no; he's a regular Scrooge," she chuckled. "I think having a Mrs. Claus is helping the mood - a lot."
Jamie chuckled. "I like the thought of that."
***
She crossed her arms over her chest and glanced around the room two hours later, every single gift having been wrapped perfectly and beautifully. The seven interns who had come to help were worn out, and Gina didn't look much better.
"Great job, guys. Incredible." Jamie nodded toward the gifts. "Pick out whichever one you want, and then you can get out of here and start enjoying your holiday."
"Are you sure?" One of the smaller of the girls pointed at the stacked tables. "Seems like you should just randomly give them to us. We know what's in them."
Gina wrapped an arm around the girl's shoulders. "Exactly. It's part of the 'thank you' for being here today. Grab one and get the heck out of here."
"You don't have to ask me twice." One of the guys picked up a medium-sized box as he beamed. "I've been wanting a Play Station since these new ones came out. I assume Mr. Reid picked this out?"
"Nope. I did. I'm a gamer in disguise, but don't tell anyone," Jamie responded, and let out a resounding chuckle as the boy's eyes widened.
They grabbed their gifts, said their goodbyes, and left. Not a second later, Alex walked back into the office, bits of snow in his hair and covering the shoulders of his black wool coat. His expression was downcast compared to earlier.
"What's the matter?" Jamie set down the bag of bows she was holding and walked to him, sliding her arms around his middle and glancing up to watch him closely.
Gina knew of their relationship, as most of the office did now. After a rough early part of the year, they decided to take their relationship to the next level, which included being a couple in public and at the office. It was like Iron Man had finally admitted he loved Pepper Potts.
"I just got a call from Jeremy Whittington. His little one’s in the hospital with walking pneumonia. Just shaken by how bad Jer said it was." Alex shrugged before wrapping Jamie in a tight hug.
"That's not good.” Jeremy had fantastic business acumen. Jamie didn’t know he had a family, besides his wife. “We should go to the hospital and visit the family. You can take Jeremy's gift and maybe pick up a few things for his
"Whips? Sounds like an HR nightmare," Jamie mumbled as warmth spread up her chest to cover her cheeks.
Alex's eyes grew wide for the second time that day. "Not you. You're all mine. Let Gina whip them. I don't want one of them falling for you."
"Got it, boss." Jamie turned back to Gina, and playfully rolled her eyes as Alex left them alone. "You know what I hate more than anything during the holidays?"
"Wrapping gifts, for sure." Gina moved to pick up a roll of paper.
"That, and crazy people. Gift-wrapping extremely large numbers of presents make them crazy. It takes forever to get everything wrapped and pretty, and then people rip into the stuff like it holds the secrets to life. Two seconds later, your masterpiece is all over the floor." Jamie walked to the door of her office to watch Alex get on the elevator.
He turned and pressed his shoulders to the back of it, his eyes on her as his hands slid down his stomach and gripped himself.
"Not fair!" she yelled as the door closed. "I swear that man is going to be the death of me."
"He's going to be the death of all of us. Interns or not... this is torture." Gina worked to separate like-kind gifts into piles.
She laughed, knowing Gina hadn’t seen Alex’s action. Half a year ago, she swore Alex would never have done something like that. She giggled again. The holidays made people crazy. "I love how Alex is in such a good mood. It's almost like the Christmas spirit has gotten a hold of him."
"It has, and I've honestly never seem him so excited in all our years of working together."
"Really?" Jamie stopped from a minute. "He's not usually this jolly during the holidays?"
"Hell, no; he's a regular Scrooge," she chuckled. "I think having a Mrs. Claus is helping the mood - a lot."
Jamie chuckled. "I like the thought of that."
***
She crossed her arms over her chest and glanced around the room two hours later, every single gift having been wrapped perfectly and beautifully. The seven interns who had come to help were worn out, and Gina didn't look much better.
"Great job, guys. Incredible." Jamie nodded toward the gifts. "Pick out whichever one you want, and then you can get out of here and start enjoying your holiday."
"Are you sure?" One of the smaller of the girls pointed at the stacked tables. "Seems like you should just randomly give them to us. We know what's in them."
Gina wrapped an arm around the girl's shoulders. "Exactly. It's part of the 'thank you' for being here today. Grab one and get the heck out of here."
"You don't have to ask me twice." One of the guys picked up a medium-sized box as he beamed. "I've been wanting a Play Station since these new ones came out. I assume Mr. Reid picked this out?"
"Nope. I did. I'm a gamer in disguise, but don't tell anyone," Jamie responded, and let out a resounding chuckle as the boy's eyes widened.
They grabbed their gifts, said their goodbyes, and left. Not a second later, Alex walked back into the office, bits of snow in his hair and covering the shoulders of his black wool coat. His expression was downcast compared to earlier.
"What's the matter?" Jamie set down the bag of bows she was holding and walked to him, sliding her arms around his middle and glancing up to watch him closely.
Gina knew of their relationship, as most of the office did now. After a rough early part of the year, they decided to take their relationship to the next level, which included being a couple in public and at the office. It was like Iron Man had finally admitted he loved Pepper Potts.
"I just got a call from Jeremy Whittington. His little one’s in the hospital with walking pneumonia. Just shaken by how bad Jer said it was." Alex shrugged before wrapping Jamie in a tight hug.
"That's not good.” Jeremy had fantastic business acumen. Jamie didn’t know he had a family, besides his wife. “We should go to the hospital and visit the family. You can take Jeremy's gift and maybe pick up a few things for his
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