Lahat ng Kabanata ng NORAH & HER UNTAMEABLE BOSS: Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 20

The moment she closed the bathroom door, Norah took a sigh of relief. Her uneasiness had nothing to do with Freddie’s text. It had everything to do with Leone, with what happened on the yacht, with the way she felt while sleeping next to him in the same bed. She looked at her own reflection in the mirror and saw there another woman… someone she couldn’t recognize. In less than twenty-four hours, she changed so much. Those photos changed her life in so many ways, and the strangest thing was getting Leone’s attention. And not only that. Norah turned on the water, then took off the few things she had on and entered the shower cabin. Funny how something as simple as a shower could become the most wonderful thing. Washing her hair, smoothing a soapy facecloth over her body... It was almost like a mystical experience in a time of crisis. She took her time, thinking of nothing as water rained down on her. Until… Until she started recallin

          Norah couldn’t believe how honest she was being. It wasn’t like her to be this blunt, but after everything that happened, her dignity was really a luxury she couldn’t afford anymore.   “Yes, Leo, I’m tempted by you… I’m extremely tempted to say yes to your every request, but I’ve never had sex with a man just for… physical release. I wasn’t raised that way. It makes me feel cheap even considering it.”“You’re incredibly insulting when you want to be, aren’t you, Norah? The problem, I think, is that you don’t know how powerful this particular… painkiller will be. Or how effective…”          Leone leaned across and set her glass on a small table, in a holder. His was already gone and his hands went to her small waist.“‘V

“‘Ciao, puffo!’ (Hi, you smurf!) How about I throw you into the pool?” Leone asked in Italian. “Do it!” arrived the little boy’s defiant answer, also in Italian. The boy’s laughing eyes brightened with excitement. He splayed out his arms and legs, ready to fly through the air into the still, blue water despite being fully dressed.“Nah, I won’t do it,” Leone told him, hitching the boy’s wiry figure onto his arm so they were eye to eye. “That’s your punishment for trying to push me in, ‘nanerottolo’ (you, little gremlin). No swimming at all. Now, go on and say hello to Miss Wilde,” he said, indicating her with a nod. Norah looked at Leone, absolutely mesmerized seeing him acting so… playfully. She waited for the little boy to talk. After all, she was the stranger in this picture. She didn’t want to scare him.“Norah, this little devil is Marco Gritti, my second cousin. He has all of his mother’s sass and twice his father’s disregard for danger.”“Ciao!” he exclaim

          Leone had seen the photos online from today’s shopping trip with Norah and last night’s kiss. The passionate embrace on the stern of the yacht still made his pulse pound just thinking of it. His mind went to the car, the wet heat clenching his fingers, her sweet nectar on his tongue as she shuddered and cried out while orgasming.          There were a million reasons why he should merely act like they were an item, rather than make the affair real, but they would make it real. He knew it for sure. They could put it off, because they both knew in their gut that neither of them would come away unharmed, but their making love was inevitable.“What? No comment?” Yari poked. “Leo… ‘Fratello’ (brother), if you’re right and she’s a victim, she had been hurt more than enough for a lifetime. Don’t make h

Norah looked back at him and let Leone see her smug joy in getting him as angry as a bull.“Oh, I’m sorry,” she said in a tone of fake regret. “You’re right. It’s not cheap… This is becoming quite expensive for you, isn’t it? Because if you won’t allow me to get a real job, you’ll have to cover the lease on my apartment and also, pay all my bills.” It was a childish shot and as expected, it fell flat.“Already done, Norah.” His words wiped off her satisfied grin.“What did you just say?!” Leone smiled at having drawn the wind from her sails.“You’re not my first mistress, piccola,” Leone added calmly. Those words hit Norah right in her gut. She tried to say something but he went on.“But you’re the first one who is moving in with me. It’s not an ideal situation but we have to send the right message to the world: we are lovers living together. So, I’ve assigned you a private assistant. She’ll send you our schedule shortly.” ‘M