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If it weren’t for Bradley’s body and arms holding me against the wall I would have collapsed to the floor my legs were so weak. My body was trembling with the aftershocks of my orgasam. I held on to Bradley as though my life depended on it.
“Are you alright, Red?” his voice was as thick as liquid honey, and dripped with lust.
I could hardly think I could barely speak. “I had no idea. I’ve never.” I couldn’t even formulate a complete sentence, I was so lost in a s*x fog.
Sensing my inability to walk, talk or even think, Bradley held on to me and carried me to the couch, sat me on his lap and peppered kisses along my jaw and neck. “You’ve never what,
Red?”
My face was already so flushed that I am sure he couldn’t tell I was now blushing in embarrassment. “I’ve never, you know. Felt like that. Never done it.”
Bradley went completely still. His eyes blinked a few times while he digested what I had just confessed. “Wait. What do you mean, you’ve never done it? Are you saying you’ve never had s*x before? Not even with Adam?”
I hung my head. I was so embarrassed I couldn’t even look him in the eye. “I kissed him a few times, but never slept with him. Never slept with anyone.” I whispered. I raised my eyes to see the expression on his face, afraid he wouldn’t want me now that he knew how inexperienced |
- am.
Bradley appeared equal parts stunned and happy. “When you say kissed, you mean kissed like
we’ve kissed?”
“Goodness, no. Nothing like how we kiss. I didn’t like kissing him. I had pretty much decided to break up with him even before I walked in on him and Fiona. Do we really have to talk about Adam? He never got to first base if that’s what you’re asking.”
“Oh, Red,” he groaned out. “You have no idea how happy it makes me to know I’m going to be your first, your last, your only lover. You have no idea how much I want to make you mine.” He tightened his embrace, kissing me relentlessly, until I was aching with need.
The constant ringing of my cell phone put an abrupt end to our heated make–out session. Whoever was calling wouldn’t let up. They must have hit redial every time the call went to voice mail. My sigh of frustration as I removed myself from Bradley’s lap elicited a soft
chuckle from him.
I grabbed my phone just as it stopped ringing, the call going to voice mail once again. I took a
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look at the incoming call log. Seven calls within the last ten minutes from Adam’s cell phone number. I decided to check the voice mail to see if he had actually left any messages. There was one message that lasted for twenty seconds, all the others looked like a hang-up as soon
as it went to voice mail. I put the phone on speaker, and played the message
Anna, you haven’t checked in with the office to update me regarding the design proposal for Gray Industries. You may be part owner of Fredericks Design, but that doesn’t mean you can ignore office protocol expect you to call me back within the hour! If I don’t hear from you soon there will be consequences What the hell!
Fuming at his arrogant attitude, I almost deleted his message, but then realized I could use it if I decided to fire his ass instead of playing the long game! He is such a d**k! Who the hell does he think he is to talk to me that way. Part owner, my ass. I am the sole owner of the company. Someone is getting ahead of himself!
The phone started to ring again, but I declined the call and turned off my phone. Let that prick. stew in his own juices. I know if I responded while I was this angry I would most likely say
things I wasn’t yet ready to say.
Bradley, too, was fuming on my behalf. “Who the hell does he think he is, talking to you this way? What makes him think he can talk to his employer like that? That’s rank
insubordination.” He must have been reading my mind as the next words out of his mouth reflected my initial gut reaction. “Are you sure you want to play the long game with that prick?”
“Good question. I am so angry right now that I want to punch him in the face! I think I will talk to Spencer about this tomorrow. There is no way I am letting Adam get away with talking to
me like that. My gut is telling me that I should use this message as the basis for breaking up
with him, and to put a warning in his employment file. This will be his second in eighteen months. His s**** conduct in the office would meet the ‘three strikes and your out‘ breach of
his employment contract.”
“Honestly, this whole situation with Adam, Fredericks Design, Alan, Lydia and Fiona is
mentally exhausting. I can’t wait to get Graystone Design and Construction set up and
operating. The sooner I cut ties with the name Fredericks the better I will feel.”
Just then, incoming text notifications started to flood Bradley’s cell phone. He looked at hist
phone and gave a wicked grin. “Guess who?” He pulled me down to sit beside him and
positioned his phone so I could read the texts along with him.
‘Mr. Gray. I have been unsuccessful in contacting Anna Fredericks. Are you still in meetings
with her? Could you please ask her to check in with me at some point this evening?”
‘Mr. Gray, it’s imperative I speak with Anna this evening. Please ask her to call me.”
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“I am so sorry to bother you yet again, but we have a bit of a situation back here at the office,
and Anna is the only one that can solve it. Please have her call me a.s.a.p.‘
The two of us looked at each other, wondering what the hell is going on. I pulled out my laptop and immediately accessed the password protected program for the security camera at the
house in Halifax and the Fredericks Design building. I wanted to know if there was really a
situation with the office, or if it was something else.
I opened the security footage for the house first. I figured that today was the day the cleaning.
crew would be coming in to set the house to rights. We watched as Fiona left the house just
after ten this morning. A few minutes later the cleaning crew showed up and Adam let them
- in. I recognized one of the cleaners. I met her just after I bought the house. She had come in to
do a deep clean before I moved in. I had cleaned right along with her. She is an awesome lady.
Three hours later the cleaners left, and Adam followed soon after. The s**t–eating grin on his
face made me want to punch him right in the mouth.
I fast forwarded through the footage and there was no further activity at the house. Well, at
least the place was nice and clean now. Less to do on the weekend.
I closed that footage, and opened the file for Fredericks Design Co. Staff started filing in around eight–thirty which was the norm. Nothing exciting happened until Fiona showed up
around ten–thirty. Just before she entered the building, one of the women from Adam’s department confronted her. They appeared to exchange heated words, then they both stormed
into the building.
With often used skills, I was able to track their progress right to Adam’s department then into
his office. I turned up the sound as I didn’t want to miss any of this conversation.
Fiona spoke first, her voice came across as very stressed, and shrill. “What the hell did you
say to me? What gives you the right to tell me to leave Adam alone?”
Bradley whipped his head in my direction. “Isn’t that one of the women that Adam was
banging in the office? Is she going to out him to Fiona?”
Oh
my
heavens. It looks like Angela is going to expose her office affair with Adam to Fiona. I
really wish I had some popcorn!
“Look, Fiona. Everyone at the company knows you have the hots for Adam, even though he’s still engaged to Anna. But I can tell you right now, even if he breaks up with Anna, he isn’t going to have anything to do with you. He and I have been dating secretely for the last four months, and I just found out I’m pregnant. So my advice to you is to stay in your lane!”
Fiona launched herself at Angela, and an all out cat fight broke out in Adam’s office. Their
kicking, punching, scratching and screaming drew the attention of the other staff, who rushed
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in to break up the fight. One of the senior staff called security, who soon showed up.
It didn’t end there. This was more drama than I’d seen in a long time!
