An encounter in an elevator with the Boss. Isabella Davis just got her first job ever but on her way out of the building she gets trapped in an elevator with her new boss Carter King. She is claustrophobic so he helps calm her down from freaking out, they haven't met each other yet so so they don't know each other and things get steamy. After the delicious encounter is over, Carter is out of there, she's left off balance, and wanting more of him. Carter King has never met anyone like Isabella, one minute he's checking her out and the next minute he's trying to calm her anxiety attack down. And caving in to a fierce, unexpected need that wasn't even on his radar. He doesn't expect to see her again after that but he comes to work on Monday and finds out she's a new member of his team in the office. He wants her, she wants him but a fling with a staff is something that can't happen or can it?
Lihat lebih banyakIsabella's POV
I was on the ground floor of the King Telecom Center. I was a mess of nerves. My mouth was dry, my skin sweaty. The butterflies in my stomach were so active I thought I might fly away.
Everything about this idea was wrong.I regretted it as soon as they had called me for an interview. The truth was I applied to the job in a drunken haze with my best friends encouraging me. I had just had a fight with my dad at work, he promised to give me a chance to work at the company but instead he gave the software engineer solutions job to someone else. I have worked all my life to be taken seriously by him. But to him I'm just his little princess and I should just busy my self with shopping and charity organizations.So I got angry and applied for a job in a rival company, my dad will so not be happy about this and they might not even hire me the moment they figure out I'm a Davis.But then when I applied, I also omitted my last name using only my grandmother's surname Marino.Be confident, I told myself for the fiftieth time that morning. My best friends Lydia and Alessia had told me that another hundred and fifty times before that. It was the only way I had a chance of being independent and taken seriously.
By the time the doors of the opened at the floor I was having my interview, I had done a pretty decent job of composing myself. I threw my shoulders back, held my head high, and walked through the glass doors and walked up to the receptionist.
"Good morning, how may I help you?" The receptionist asked."My name is Isabella Marino and I'm here for an interview." I say and she checks her computer and nods yes."You'll be having an interview with Mr Sinclair, he's already waiting for you in the boardroom." The receptionist says then walks me to the door."Thank you." I say before walking in.Mr Sinclair stood up immediately I walked in. He stepped toward me and held out his hand. "Isabella Marino? I presume. Paul Sinclair."
"Yes, Isabella Marino." I said then I took his hand."Good to formally meet you, I have looked at your resume and I have to say I'm impressed, first of your class in MIT with a degree of software engineering and also an MBA." Paul says with a smile."Glad to hear it." I say returning his smile, he was still holding my hand.My stomach began to knot. He was attractive, yes. But I hadn't come here to try to get a job with feminine wiles.Before I had to decide how to handle his flirtation, Paul abruptly dropped my hand."Should we get started?" he asked."Yes. Of course."He waited for me to sit before he unbuttoned his suit jacket and sat down across from me. His gaze settled on me intently.~~~~~~~~~
The interview was short and actually very professional, he asked a couple of questions about software engineering and also me some solutions about recent problems they had encountered and I answered his questions correctly which made him particularly pleased.I got the job right there and then, they actually needed someone to start immediately because of the recent problems they have been having and I had already provided solutions so I got hired immediately. I'll be starting on Monday.I had a smile on my face as I left the office heading to the elevator while I sent my friends a group text telling them I got the job.And almost immediately my best friend Lydia calls."Oh my God Bella, I'm so happy for you." She shouts in my ear."I'm so so happy too, we should definitely celebrate." I say and someone groans beside me. Looking up I notice I'm not alone waiting for the elevator, I politely smile to the man who doesn't smile back and I end the call so as not to be rude.The man stared at me for a long moment, his gaze sweeping up and down, side to side. I felt it the second his eyes rested on my chest, it didn't show any cleavage but I do have nice breasts, normally I will be offended but I find that I liked his gaze today because my nipples tightened and poked against my bra.
I could tell he was assessing me. Not in a sexual way, since his eyes remained expressionless, but he still was looking.Without glancing back, the elevator opens he stepped into the elevator car. And I step in front of him."What are you celebrating?" He asks and I turn to him before I can answer him the elevator slowly ground to a stop.I glanced up and noticed we haven't reached the lobby, but had stopped on the third floor. I waited for the doors to open to let in a passenger, but nothing happened. I turned glancing at the man behind me."Why did we stop?" I asked."I have no idea." He moved toward the panel and punched in the lobby button again.A shrill ringing suddenly blared in the elevator, startling me I almost fall down.I almost shouted shrieking with fear.The man studied the panel then jammed his finger against the intercom button. The ringing died immediately, replaced by the sound of static. Then leaned into the speaker."Hello, anyone there?"A moment later, a voice responded."Hello, what seems to be the problem?""The elevator stopped on the third floor. It might be stuck." He explained."All right Sir, just stay put. Let me see what the trouble is.""Stay put?" I echoed as the static crackled and disappeared. "Where the hell else would we go?" My jacket suddenly felt far too tight, my skin super hot. I'm claustrophobic and this right here is a recipe for a panic attack."I'm sure everything is going to be fine." The man says with a shrug but all I felt was panic."You okay?" He asks bringing my attention back to him.
My head jerked up. "What? Yeah. Sure. I'm great. I'm wonderful." My eyes looking around the tiny space."Why isn't he answering us?" I finally burst out."I'm claustrophobic and I already feel a panic attack coming." I add agitated.Then he came to my side, concern in his eyes. "Hey. Hey." He touched my arm."Don't worry, okay? I'm sure they'll have it up and running in a few minutes. Fifteen, max." He adds."Fifteen minutes? We can't survive in this teeny little box for that long! What if we run out of air? What if—" My heart starts pounding so fast."Okay you need to relax," he says concerned."You think I don't know that?" I say almost shouting at him."Okay, okay tell me what's your name?" He asks."Isabella." I say my breath slowing down."Good Isabella you're doing fine, just keep breathing slowly. My name is Carter." He says and I nod okay.Someone from the intercom speaks. "Sorry it seems we're experiencing some technical difficulties," the man said apologetically."The repairman is on his way over to take a look, it'll take about 15 to 30 minutes sorry for the inconvenience." The man added.I sucked in some oxygen, barely breathing. "Oh my God, oh my God." I say over and over again sitting down on the floor."Okay, thanks. Keep us updated please," Carter said into the intercom. And then he was by my side, on his knees beside me. "Isabella. Isabella, look at me."
Miserably, I raised my head, ashamed of the tears threatening to come."Just breathe, okay? Breathe with me." Carter says again in a comforting voice.I opened her mouth, but when I tried to inhale, my throat tightened."I can't breathe, I can't." I wheezed. "No. Air."A pair of strong arms wrapped around me and suddenly I found myself in Carter's lap. His hands cupped my cheeks, his eyes blazing with intensity."Isabella, look at me. You're okay. We're okay. We'll get out of here in no time, all right? And there is plenty of air, so try and breathe with me." Carter says comforting me.I was still barely breathing almost hyperventilating."Isabella," he said firmly. "Look at me."When I didn't lift my head, he did it for me, grasping my chin with both hands and tilting it."There's plenty of air, okay?" he said in the same calm, reassuring voice. "We're going to be fine." He added."You promise?" I finally murmured.
"I promise."A flicker of relief filled me. "Do you...would you mind holding me a bit longer?" I asked needing something to hold onto."I don't mind." He says his voice in a thick hoarse.We sit like that for a while."Okay, this isn't working," I choked out. "Maybe you can try to distract me? Talk to me about something.""Please," I added, seeing the obvious reluctance in his eyes."Talk about what?" he finally asked, caving in."Uhnmm were you checking me out before we got into the elevator?" I blurt out asking."Will you be offended if I was?" He asks and I smile and I shake my head no."You're beautiful." He says."Thank you." I said blushing my lips parted slightly, a flicker of arousal in his eyes, and Carter's hand instantly stilled against my hip."So it's the weekend, what do you do during the weekend?" I ask trying to focus myself in a conversation."No plans." He says curtly."Really?" I ask surprised. "No hot date?" I add asking. He is insanely gorgeous, easily the most gorgeous man I have ever laid eyes on."I don't date." He says."Why? What do you do then? Don't you get hor__" I start to ask but then keep quiet realizing what I was going to ask. I really have no filter sometimes, I just met the man and I'm about to ask if he gets horny."Get what?" He asks with a knowing smile."Nothing," I say with a blush."C'mon you can do it, say it." He says. And like a fool with no filter I ask. "Don't you get horny?""I make plenty of time for sex," he says with a small grin.
I feel his hard-on instantly with full-force, straining against his zipper. My eyes widened slightly. "Oh my," I murmured.Carter rolled his eyes. "That's what happens when you say the word horny while you're sitting in a man's lap, sweetheart.""Do you want me to say it again?" I asked mischievously."Seeing as we're trapped here in this elevator, I can't really stop you from saying anything, can I?" Carter says and his face changes immediately realizing he just mentioned us trapped."How long has it been?" I ask back to panicking again. "Didn't he say 15 to 30 minutes? It feels like ages since—""Isabella—"I shifted in his lap, hand fumbling toward my purse. "Where's my phone? I need to check the time.""Isabella—""Oh God, I can't breathe." I say panicking. "There's no air." I say closing my eyes.And almost instantly Carter pressed his lips to mine. Only, the second his mouth touched mine, I forgot all about being trapped and not breathing, all I could think about was his lips on mine, kissing me.
Isabella’s POVA helicopter just dropped us at our villa in Milan for our honeymoon, we just got married exactly 5 hours ago.We haven’t exactly been alone in months so when Carter looked at me with those hungry eyes I knew what it meant, I have been looking at him like that every single minute of every day.His hungry eyes drop down my body and, as if unable to help it, he runs his hand down my chest and cups my breast through my white ethereal wedding dress. “I like you dressed like this.”“I prefer you naked,” I retort and he smirks.He puts me over his shoulder and marches up the hallway to the bedroom, he slowly slides me down his body
Isabella's POVI gave birth to our beautiful baby boy Leo 6 weeks ago. We didn’t know the sex of the baby till after I gave birth, Carter had guessed a girl and I guessed a boy and I was right.That didn’t change the fact of how happy we both were, Leo is beautiful. He is perfect.Having a child truly is like having a piece of your heart outside your body, and that feeling is both as wonderful and as terrifying as it sounds.Our family and friends all came to visit us in the hospital, everyone so happy for us. My dad was especially happy when we named the baby after him Leo.We only stayed a few days in the hospital before we finally went home. To our home, which we had renovated making it ours.
Isabella's POVMy mother had come over to New York, I had only seen her once since I told her I was pregnant and that was months ago. I’m now 7 months heavily pregnant, she came to visit for only a day and Carter and I took her out to dinner to also celebrate our engagement with her.We had an amazing dinner before she went back to New Jersey immediately after dinner, it was good to see her. I like having her around but I almost never see her, I mean she has a whole new family with her husband which sometimes makes me jealous that she isn’t that much in my life but I try not to let it bother me that much. Besides I have my father around all the time and he loves me very much. I don’t even miss her that much with my father around, he makes it up by being in my life constantly.My mother and Carter have also set up a r
Isabella’s POVCarter and I have decided to make it official we’re now living with each, we’re renovating his penthouse. Making it our home, adding in a nursery for our baby.After a day of selecting color scheme for the nursery I went to our bed, crawled under the covers, and fell asleep with a smile on my face.Carter woke me up two hours later. His lips were skimming my shoulder, his fingers lazily tracing down my waist, over my hip. He was behind me, curved around me, molded to me. “Are you awake?” he whispered.I made a soft moaning sound to let him know I was.He kissed a spot below my ear, and then he asked, “Is this okay?” As he kis
Isabella’s POV “I think I should go.” I say dropping my fork everyone around the table eyes on me.“Are you okay baby? Do you feel fine?” Carter asks concern flashing across his face.We’re having dinner with his family in his childhood home in Connecticut. We had made plans to have dinner with his mother weeks ago but she was going on a cruise with her new boyfriend so we postponed it to when she was back.She got back yesterday and we’re a family dinner to celebrate my pregnancy. Everything was fine when we arrived, she gave Carter a hug kissing him and she also hugged me congratulating me. Telling me how happy she was to have a grandchild.Then we sat down for dinner and she started.
Isabella’s POVI wake up from my nap almost an hour later checking the time to see it’s 1:30am in the morning. Carter isn’t back in bed yet so maybe he isn’t yet back. I put on a silky robe over my next to nothing sleepwear going downstairs to find something to eat. My sleeping pattern is still messed up and this baby growing inside me is deeply in love with anything cheesy.Using the service in house elevator to go down kitchen, I hear voices coming out from the kitchen.I walk in joining them finding Carter and his brother Johnny and sister Stephanie they’re all laughing and talking about something when they notice me.“Bella!” Steph exclaims excitedly jumping down from her stool to hug me.
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