Chapter 14
Leah
Ever texted with your boss first thing in the morning?
I officially have.
Caleb: I’m glad your parents are nice enough to let you travel to Tokyo with me, but I’m a bit confused.
Me: About what!
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Caleb: Aren’t you a grownup, Leah? Should you really have to listen to what they think before you make a decision?
My lips form a smirk as I read Caleb’s mocking message on my phone while eating my breakfast. I can only just imagine his teasing tone, but I know it’s there–the bastard is definitely making fun of me.
I quickly type a snarky reply.
Me: Very funny. I will let you know that my parents are not letting me go anywhere. I make my own decisions, but asking my parents if they think traveling overseas with my new boss is safe seemed like a safe option.
Caleb: And did they think it was a good idea?
Me: They did, and guess what? Thanks to them convincing me, I’ve decided I’m coming to Tokyo with you, whether you like it or not. Hope you’re ready for me, Mr. Steele ;)
My finger hovers over the send button for a moment. Should I really be sending this? It would be poking the bear, but…oh fuck it!
I impulsively hit send.
Let’s see how Caleb responds….
I wolf down a sandwich to distract myself from the swarm of butterflies in my stomach as I wait for his reply. But when my phone finally buzzes a few minutes later, it gets obvious I’m obsessed with Caleb since I nearly drop my sandwich in haste to read his message.
Caleb: Oh, I’m more than ready for you, Miss Foster. In fact, I’m counting down the hours until I have you all to myself in Tokyo, with no interruptions. Just you, me, and that smart mouth of yours that I plan to put to very good use. Better start packing, sweetheart. And don’t forget to bring sexy underwear–plan on licking you through them until you beg me to let you take them off.
I actually gasp out loud at his brazen response, my cheeks flushing hotly. Never in a million years did I expect him to flirt
with me in text.
Wait…is that why he is doing it? Maybe he is flirting with me just to get a reaction.
Well, two can play at that game.
Me Who says I will be wearing any underwear at all? Maybe I will go commando the whole trip. It would feel so nice to breathe down there during our flight.
Thit send before I could second–guess my boldly flirtatious response. I can hardly believe I just sent something so
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provocative to my boss!
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The three dots appear immediately, and I hold my breath. How my beloved boss going to respond? A minute passes, then two. I frown at my phone. What is taking him so long?
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A new message pops up, and I open it quickly, expecting another shockingly sexy proposition. But it’s not what I expected at
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Caleb: I don’t think you know what you’re getting yourself into,tle girl. But by all means, keep poking the beast. When I have you naked and writhing under me, begging for release, maybe then you’ll realize that teasing me has consequences. Delicious, toe–curling consequences that will leave you ruined for any other man. So go ahead, tempt me with thoughts of your sweet bare pussy. But don’t be surprised when I drag you into the airplane bathroom and feast on you until you
scream
I nearly choke on my coffee as I read his scorching reply, my eyes going wide. Is he messing with me right now? Surely he can’t be THAT into me right? I’m just his temporary plaything, not the sexy kitten he is making me feel like.
I stare at Caleb’s explicit message. His words have me squirming in my seat, vividly imagining him pinning me against the wall of the tiny airplane bathroom, his head buried between my thighs as he devours me. I press my legs together, trying to ease the ache building there.
Should I text him back? No. What am I doing, sexting my boss like this? Letting myself believe, even for a moment, that there could be something real between us beyond this forbidden office affair?
I’m just a temporary distraction for him, a plaything to amuse himself with until he inevitably gets bored and moves on to his next conquest. Isn’t that what men like Caleb Steele do? Use impressionable young girls and then toss them aside?
no matter
I can’t let myself forget that, no matter how much his flirtation and scorching promises make me want to. I need to protect my heart, even as my traitorous body yearns for his touch.
I delete the flirty message I was going to send and type out a more professional reply instead.
Me: I will be sure to pack appropriately for the trip, Mr. Steele. See you at the airport later.
His response comes immediately.
Caleb: At the airport? But I’m already here.
Huh?
Me: Here?
Caleb: At your parents‘ place. I thought you could need some help packing your stuff.
What the actual hell?!
Me: What? No! You can’t help me pack my stuff!
Caleb: Why not?
Me: My mom is at home and she would have a heartattack if she saw you packing my bags!
Caleb: Interesting.
My pulse throbs against my neck, reading his reply. I’m convinced Caleb is plotting something, and I’m proven right when I
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look out through the window and see him walking up to the door with a big smile.
Bad, Bad, Bad.
inside by force. He could easily stop me since, in size
1 run to the door before Caleb can knock and pull his large frat comparison, I’m a chipmunk trying to overpower a cat, but Caleb seems amused and allows me to steer him.
Once I got him backed up against the hallway wall, I round up on him with narrowed eyes. “What are you doing here?”
“For you,” he says, handing me a bottle of wine and a bouquet of red roses.
“Aren’t those a bit too romantic?” I nod at the flowers
“You think so? Well, I thought they would be a nice gift for your mother.”
1 grunt. “I don’t intend on letting her know you’re here.“–
“Oh,” Caleb looks amused. “Do you want me to sneak into your room like a teenager then?”
I roll my eyes, but since I don’t want my mom finding out he is here I ask, “Do you
mind?”
Caleb smirks. “Not at all. Sneaking around is actually fun–I feel like a teenager already.”
I snort and lead the way, grateful when Caleb follows me without a single complaint.
Did you leave your car outside our house?” I whisper as I hold open the door to my room. My mom is in the bathroom, and I’m in a hurry to hide Caleb.
“It’s on the other side of the street–if your mom looks outside, she would probably think your neighbor has a rich friend.”
I gasp. “That’s not good.”
He chuckles. “Why do you suddenly look so afraid?”
“Because our neighbor has no friends!”
Caleb widens his eyes before he ducks his head to hide his growing smile. “You’re funny.”
I blush. “Am not.”
He says nothing to that and begins looking around my room, and I suddenly feel embarrassed. My room is filled with girly stuff and piles of books everywhere. It looks like the stereotypical bedroom of a nerdy bookworm, not exactly the sexy boudoir of a woman trying to seduce her older boss.
Caleb picks up one of my well–worn romance novels from the nightstand, raising an eyebrow at the shirtless hunk on the cover. “Interesting reading material you have here, Miss Foster.
My cheeks burn as I snatch the book out of his hands. “It’s just.. research. For my newest book that I’m writing.” “Research, huh?” He grins wolfishly, stepping closer until I’m backed up against my dresser. “And what exactly are you researching? How to drive a man wild with desire? Because I can give you some very thorough, hands–on lessons in that subject.”
He runs a finger along my collarbone, his touch igniting sparks across my skin. I shiver, my breath hitching as he leans in, his lips a mere whisper from mine.
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“Caleb,” I protest weakly, even as my body arches into his. “We can’t…my mom is right down the hall.”
“Then
better keep very, very quiet,” he murmurs before going in for a deadly kiss.
I know that I should push him away and say no, but how do you resist perfection?
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