Page 19 of Tempt the Boss

She blushes.

“I don’t think I’ve ever talked that much about myself, Mr. Carmichael. I was a total motormouth.”

Leaning forwards, I brush her temple with my lips.

“And I liked hearing it,” I breathe into her ear. “It was one hundred percent interesting.”

She blushes.

“Next time, you’ll have to tell me about yourself,” she invites. “I can’t wait to hear all about it.”

And suddenly, the world comes crashing down. Because I’m an orphan with a dark past. I don’t deserve someone as wholesome and good as Ali. She’s light, sweetness, and bliss rolled into one, whereas I’m a mass of selfishness and destruction. I don’t deserve someone as good as her.

But I keep my thoughts under wraps.

“Will do,” is my light comment. “See you next time.”

And with a smile and wave, the curvy brunette disappears, leaving me alone in my office. Suddenly, it seems very empty without her. But this is the way it has to be. Because I have a dark heart … and an innocent like the beautiful Ms. Hartman doesn’t deserve to be corrupted.