“Last night was...” she stuttered, unsure of what words could adequately describe what had happened. What they had shared had changed her completely, He made her feel special, desired, and beautiful. No other man had ever come remotely close to making rosa feel that.But it was wrong. He was her boss. What would happen once he grew bored of her? Once someone else, in the office catches his fancy? How could she possibly work with him when she felt...The word almost popped into her head but she squashed it down, she didn’t love him. That was impossible. Lust perhaps. In fact lust was entirely plausible.The man was a walking advertisement for sex and debauchery. Knowing the pleasure he could give her, in his presence he made her want to strip off the coat and beg him to take her to those places only he could take her to.'You could do that, chalk it up to one final fling with him before you walk away" the little voice of temptation urged Rosa, Of course she could do it.But if she was
You’re afraid of me? Afraid that I will hurt you?”“Yes.” she met his gaze with a searching one of his own.“Rosa, I thought you were enjoying what we had? What we shared?”His words stung, although she knew that for him this was little more than sex; Rosa was rapidly starting to realize for her it was a little more.“I do. I mean I am... But...”“But what?”He moved away from her and pushed his hand back through his hair, he puffed out his cheeks and exhaled heavily.“I’ve never done this sort of thing before. It’s always been more than just sex.”“So you’re telling me that what you and jax had was more than just sex? It might have been more than that for you but for him it was definitely all about what he could get from you.”She slowly began to close up the coat she was wearing, her stupid brain had once more gotten in the way, she could have had Axel, He made her feel special and beautiful and she could have had it for as long as she wanted. But no, Rosa had to over think everythi
Axel closed the door and watched as the driver got in behind the wheel.“I’m going to—”“I know, ma’am.” The driver cut her off before she could share her address, colour mounted Rosa's cheeks as she sat back against the cold leather. No doubt he thought she was some type of one night stand that Axel had picked up."Well, isn’t that what you are?" the little voice in her mind piped up, rosa couldn’t deny it. It was right, she was little more than a one night stand but it was her fault it had gone this way. If she had just kept her mouth shut. If she had crushed her doubts and fears down inside her then this wouldn’t be happening.She could have enjoyed what he was willing to offer her and been happy, for once in her life she could have had what she wanted and been happy, but her stupid insecurities had to get in the way.Rosa stared out the window as the city passed by, she needed to decide what she wanted, and if she wanted any hope of having anything with Axel then she needed to do i
"Give me five minutes. Um, I need to finish getting dressed.” The moment the words left her mouth she cursed her stupidity. He didn’t need to know she was naked or even semi-naked. In fact the less he knew about her nakedness the better. She had enough men to worry about without adding another.“Oh,” was all he replied, but that one word held enough lust to create a tight band around Rosa's chest.She moved away from the buzzer and ran for her room, Clothes flew as she scrambled to find something suitable, Obviously she wasn’t going to let him in, she would simply pretend she was on my way out, Then there would be none of the usual awkwardness that usually accompanied these types of meetings.There was something about his name though that struck a chord in her, she recognized the name Fallon but wasn’t sure from where. Dragging on a pair of jeans and a blouse, Rosa attempted to arrange her hair into some sort of respectable style. It was impossible and it refused to cooperate in any w
Allen opened the door of the coffee shop they had stopped outside of, rosa noticed then that his hands were smaller than Axel's which made her long for his touch, Axel's hands were large, long and manly, the way he placed his hand on her lower back and guided her into that room. When he had done it, it had made her feel safe.“Rosa, it’s like you are on another planet. Have i done something wrong?” she looked at Allen's concerned face, he was being so nice and here she was acting like some sort of space cadet weirdo.Rosa shook her head and smiled. “I’m fine, really. I just need to get some coffee inside me.”He grinned and let her step inside. “Then I think you’re going to like this place.”She took a seat whilst he went to the counter and ordered their drinks, when he returned they made idle chit chat that seemed to go on forever. She could sense he wanted to ask her something else entirely but hadn’t yet gotten up the courage to do it. Having that feeling made her feel a little ner
“Rosa, you forgot your bag.” Allen sauntered the last few metres to her side and handed it to her, shame prevented rosa from looking him in the eye, she had behaved despicably and here he was still being nice and gracious.“Look, I know this is weird for you. And I’m sorry about what I said about Axel. But do you think I could come up and get cleaned up?”She glanced down at his ruined trousers and nodded, it was the least she could do, she fumbled through my bag and fished out her keys, Rosa remained silent as she let him in and they climbed the stairs. It was an absurd situation. Only a few days before she had been contemplating her future. No man in her life and no sign of ever having one. Now here she was with Axel and Allen.She didn’t count Jax, He was a Dick in more ways than one.But Axel was unlike any man she had ever been with. He was different, something in him spoke to her. It hit her then. What was she doing? was she out of her mind?. Walking away from axel had been the
“Axel, wait, I can explain.” But the only sound on the intercom that I could hear was static. He was gone.Cursing, rosa turned back to Allen who had retrieved his clothes from the bathroom and was tugging them on. He smiled at her. Anger blurred her vision and her body shook.“Why? Why would you do that?” Tears spilled down her cheeks, hot and heavy.“Nothing personal, sweetheart. This is something between me and Axel. Call it an old score.”“But why? I don’t understand. What did I have to do with it?”“You were perfect. Played right into my hands. If I’m honest, I’m not sure what Axel sees in you. Usually he prefers the skinnier types. But you do have a certain charm, I suppose.” He buttoned his shirt as he spoke.“But...” her words were choked off with tears, which she scrubbed angrily from her face.“God, you are gullible. Acel cares about you. You are different. He has never behaved this way with a woman before. He has never chased a woman before. So I knew you were his weakness.
He merely stepped away from the door and moved further into the apartment, Rosa followed him inside and shut the door.“Look, about earlier...” she started but he cut her off.“It is none of my business. I was a little disappointed to see that you had lied to me but it is not something that I can’t get over.”“Lied to you?” Rosa asked. Confusion clouded her mind.“I asked you last night had you received a better offer. And you denied it. I see now that you had. Tell me, rosa, what could he give you that I didn’t?” Axel's voice remained cold and clinical. It was almost as though he were discussing the pros and cons of an account at the firm.“Axel, you don’t understand, you are getting it all wrong, I didn’t receive a better offer.”“Rosa, I’m really not interested in what you get up to in your free time. I understand now why you could not agree to my proposition and why you were so confused.”“Stop it!” she yelled, lifter hands and ran them through her hair, he was being deliberately