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“Check your email,” Rossi replied softly.
Yanking off my shirt, I used it to clean up before grabbing my laptop from the nightstand.
Work was never far away from me. I let it start up and waited for my email to load.
“What the fuck?” My fist hit the bed. “Where did this information come from?”
After changing clothes, I met Rossi in the office doorway.
“This needs to be handled.”
“I assumed so, sir. Would you like me to handle it?” He stood there with his hands in front of him waiting for my thoughts.
“The new information doesn’t change our plans. We have to continue as if nothing is different. Things need to appear normal. We’ll find out shortly if this is the break we’ve been waiting for or not.” I ran a frustrated hand through my perfectly straight hair. “I need to have this resolved.”
“Sir, I do think this might be the chance to get the information that we’ve been waiting on. I’ll continue to monitor the situation and move on it when we have more information.”
“Just don’t make a move without informing me first.” I ordered gruffly.
“Yes, sir.” Rossi gave me a slight nod and left the room.
Something needed to give, and right now, it wasn’t going to be Collette and the sexual tension that we’d created. I needed to find another outlet for my needs.
Even though I’d just dismissed him, I stood and went to find Rossi.
“Bring the car around.”
“The usual place?” Rossi asked with a sigh.
With a terse nod, I made sure that my weapon was securely in place.
“Let’s do this.” I could only hope that Collette was still sleeping when I returned. The chance she might see another side of me wasn’t something I wanted to happen right now.
Chapter 21: Collette
The same pattern continued for the next week. He would feed me breakfast and then we got started working for the day. Then break for lunch before we’d return to working on papers for the company and other assets.
Instead of staying in the basement, he’d begun to take me upstairs to the office and allowed me to work up there.
Ian spoke as we drove back to the cabin before the start of my second week working at Holdt Tech.
“Considering how well you’ve done with your training, I believe that next week we’ll attempt to go into the office. You still won’t be able to contact or speak to anyone besides myself, Mr. Rossi, or my receptionist, Kathy. There’s a special room there for you to be able to work uninterrupted.”
“Am I to assume this means I passed your test?” I honestly hadn’t asked questions or spoken unless it was related to work items during our business hours.
“You’ve passed my tests and definitely proven yourself more than capable when it comes to the business side of things. Now, it’s time to see how loyal you can be when in a slightly less restrictive environment.”
“Very well.” I nodded, resuming the silence that I’d chosen as the shield to keep him at bay during the work week.
If this were going to work, I needed to keep things separate. Work and pleasure didn’t mix and my weekends were the only time that I felt I was able to get close to the real man. It didn’t help that I wanted to get closer to the man, and not for getting answers about Andy.
From his business persona to the quiet man that bought me everything I’d wanted at the market, it appeared on the surface that he had nothing to hide.
I knew that he kept a firm watch on me, but I took time to jot down notes. Thoughts and one word answers all went on the pad he’d given me for work. He left it with me each night, so I knew he wasn’t checking it.
He couldn’t know what I was planning, but I needed a way to remind myself of my goals. It was too easy to get lost into the world he surrounded me in, and I couldn’t afford for that to happen. The silence was only for his benefit.
My mind continued to race at crazy speeds.