Semua Bab My Bastard Boss Wants Me In His Bed: Bab 111 - Bab 120

~~ETHEL~~ I expected the gossip columns to be running with the announcement of Keanu's and my breakup by the next morning. But by the time I got ready, ate breakfast, and arrived at the office, there was nothing. I checked every major outlet and tabloid site. Nothing. Just a sweet text from Thomas: HOPE YOU HAD A WONDERFUL NIGHT. I'd texted back: Yes, thank you. It was the truth. I couldn't afford for it to be anything else, even if I kept replaying Keanu's expression when I'd asked him to announce the breakup. The way his jaw had tightened. The coldness in his voice when he'd said yes. By afternoon, there were still no headlines. I was tempted to ask Keanu if he'd even spoken to the publicist, but I stopped myself. Why would he stall this? He had no reason to. Unless... No. I wasn't going to let myself go down that road. Thomas appeared at my desk just before lunchtime. He had his usual warm smile in place, but there was a shadow over it. I instantly knew somethin

~~KEANU~~After Ethel walked out, I didn't move. I just stood there in front of my desk, my shirt rumpled, my belt still half undone, staring at the door she'd slammed behind her like if I kept looking long enough, she'd come back through it.She didn't.The sound of her footsteps had faded down the hallway minutes ago, or maybe it had been longer. I had no idea how much time had passed. My mind kept replaying the last thing she'd said.I'm done. I quit.The words echoed in my head, over and over, until they didn't even sound like words anymore. Just malicious noise I didn't want to hear anymore.The office door suddenly opened, and for a moment, hope surged through my chest. She'd come back.But it wasn't Ethel.My little sister walked in, her face filled with confusion and urgency, like she'd come here in a hurry. The moment she saw me, her eyes widened and she spun around, her back to me."What the hell, Keanu?"I looked down at myself. Right. My shirt was still untucked, wrinkled

~~ETHEL~~ I realized the moment Maya noticed the car. Her hand stiffened around the wheel and she blew out a harsh breath. "Is that—" "Yeah." She pulled to a stop in front of my driveway, and we both sat there for a moment, staring at his car. Then the driver's side door opened, and Keanu stepped out. Even from the distance, he looked terrible. His hair was disheveled, his shirt untucked and wrinkled. He stood there next to the car, one hand braced against the roof, watching us. Maya let out a low growl. "Oh, hell no." She threw open her door and climbed out, and I scrambled to follow her. My legs felt shaky, but I forced them to work. Keanu started toward me, but Maya stepped between us, her hands on her hips, planting herself like a wall. "What the hell do you think you're doing here?" she demanded. "Maya—" I started. "No," she said, cutting me off without looking back at me. "This asshole doesn't get to show up here after how he treated you." Keanu's jaw tighte

~~ETHEL~~Keanu wasted no time.He flipped us so I was beneath him on the carpet, his body covering mine, his weight pressing me into the soft fibers. His hands slid up my thighs, his rough palms against smooth skin as he pushed my skirt higher until his fingers found the edge of my panties.He hooked his fingers into the waistband, and I lifted my hips to help him. Then he pulled them down slowly, his gaze fixed on my face like he was memorizing every reaction, every breath.Once my panties were off, he pushed my skirt up to my waist and settled between my legs, his broad shoulders forcing my thighs wider."Keanu—"He buried his face between my thighs before I could finish whatever I was going to say. I gasped, my hands flying to his hair as his tongue found my aching core.He licked a long stripe between my folds and I felt my entire body arch off the floor. He devoured me like a man starved, his tongue working me in slow, deliberate circles before dipping inside, tasting me, fuckin

~~ETHEL~~Hours later, I woke up slowly to the sunlight filtering through the curtains, my entire body feeling warm and heavy as I stretched, every muscle aching in the best possible way.I lay there for a moment, staring at the ceiling, letting the memories from last night filter back in. Keanu had taken me to the cusp of ecstasy twice more before I'd forced myself to push him out the door when it was finally past midnight.A smile spread across my face before I could stop it. Reaching for my pillow, I pulled it to my chest, and immediately caught the scent of cedar.Burying my nose in it, I took a long, deep inhale. Then I heard myself and pulled back.I was sniffing a pillow.A laugh bubbled out of me, a little embarrassed even though I was alone. I was behaving like an absolute lovesick puppy. Sniffing pillows and lying here smiling at the ceiling like someone had handed me everything I'd ever wanted.Which, I supposed, was exactly what had happened.It took me a while to realize