Romance: The Betrayal: Romantic Suspense With A Bizarre Twist by Melody Hall Read Free Book Online Page B

but she heard a tone that signified he was no longer on the intercom.
    She rolled her eyes and headed back to his office. 
     
    She went into his office and put on a smile.  He stood up, with a pile of papers in his hand.  He walked around and handed her the papers.  She looked them over.  “Follow me,” he ordered.
    She willingly did so, as he led her to another room.  “Am I going to remember where everything is?” she asked, laughing lightly.
     
    He turned around and his gaze was cold and distant.  “Do I need to draw you a map?” He asked, with no sign of teasing.  She shook her head and he turned back to the filing cabinets.  “You are to file these forms by date that they were completed.”  He pointed to the date and then looked up at her, “Understand?”
    She nodded.  “Good!” He mumbled, heading out of the room and leaving her alone.  She frowned, turning back to the filing cabinet.  She didn’t know why he had to be such a jerk, but she wasn’t going to jeopardize it by questioning his actions.  He was the boss and that was what she would keep telling herself, because it was going to pay the bills and that was what mattered most.
     
    ***
     
    Marisa woke up to the knock on her apartment door.  She glanced at the clock and frowned, “Six o’clock?” She mumbled, putting on her robe and stumbling to the door.  The knock happened again.  “Coming!” she called, hoping it didn’t across as gruff.  She opened the door to see that Jeffrey Bradley was at her door. 
     
    She quickly pulled the strap tighter around her robe.  She was not used to awkwardly standing in front of her boss, wearing just a nightie and a robe.  “What are you doing here?”  She asked, realizing how rude it came across.  She didn’t care; she figured that it still wasn’t as rude as he had been the past three days.
     
    “I told you we had meetings today.”  He brushed into the apartment.  When she turned around, she saw that his eyes were casually washing over her body.  “Are you going to be dressed like that for every meeting we have?”
     
    She looked down at her outfit and then glared at him.  “Smart…” she finally said.  “If I would have known that you were going to be here at the early light of dawn, I would have been sure to put on a formal gown.”
     
    For the first time, since he hired her, she noticed a smile on his face.  She had to take a step back, because she didn’t expect for a simple smile to melt her heart.  “I apologize.  You are most correct.  I didn’t tell you about the fact that I like to prepare for the meetings.  Since the first one is at eight o’clock, I was just trying to get a head start.  I can come back.”
     
    As he was passing her, she reached out and grabbed his arm.  He turned to look at her and she shrugged, “You’re here now…you might as well make the best of the time.  Have a seat at the kitchen table and I will hurry and take a shower, get dressed, and be back before you know it.”
    “If you insist.”
     
    She rolled her eyes.  She didn’t really feel like she had much choice.  “I do.”  She left him standing there and hurried into her bedroom, where she grabbed a change of clothes and then went into the bathroom.  She would make it a quick shower and then be out there and ready to start the day. 
     
    She barely had time to think, before she was turning the shower off and getting dressed.  She threw her hair back in a ponytail and went out to the kitchen.
    He looked up, “That didn’t take long,” he muttered.
    “Told you I would be fast,” She replied, sitting down across from him.
    “Indeed you did,” he replied, pushing the paperwork in front of her.  “We are meeting with Troy Houser.  He is suing his ex for full custody of his two children.”
     
    “That seems harsh,” she mumbled.
    “Excuse me?” He asked, looking intently at her.
    “I just mean that she’s their mother.  Why would he do