Page 4 of A Bossy Surprise

When I’m finally seated on him, I stop and take a couple of deep breaths, and so does Adam. He’s practically quaking beneath me. Once I get used to the sensation of being so filled up, I pull off him slowly and then force myself back down over him.

A guttural sound leaves Adam’s throat, and although the pain hasn’t entirely given way to pleasure, I like that my body is able to undo Adam like this.

I brace myself on his strong chest and start to ride him. His hands go to my hips and he holds me in place as he meets each of my movements with his own.

It doesn’t take long before he says “I’m close,” as his hands dig into my hips. I feel the pressure build and then suddenly, the release inside of me as he breathes through his orgasm. It’s like he’s a wild animal the way he thrashes beneath me.

When he finally comes down, he flips us so that now he’s on top. I gasp as he pulls from my body entirely. He lowers his head to mine and takes my lips in another searing kiss. His hands find their way between my legs and his fingers find my clit. He begins to rub. I wasn’t aware that my body was capable of such pleasure. I writhe at his attention, and not long after, I too am falling off the cliff.

He collapses beside me, and we both take a few moments to catch our breath.

I don’t know what to say to him now that it’s all over. Which is just as well because Adam quickly does up his pants and leaps from the bed.

“We shouldn’t have done this.”

“What?” I sit up.

“This was a mistake. I’m sorry.” With that, he practically runs from the room.

I feel a little exposed in this moment. I lost my virginity like I wanted to, but I had hoped for a little tenderness when it was over.

Anyway, it is what it is.

This is what I get for hooking up with Adam Grant.

2

ADAM

Seven Years Later…

I do liketo give myself a challenging, don’t I?

I could’ve chosen New York, or DC, or even stayed in California where the Grant Media Group is headquartered, but no, I choose to buy a news station in Cleveland, Ohio.

Sure, it would’ve been easier to break into the News game in any of those other cities, but I don’t want to do easy. I want to be bold and take risks. So when I succeed, no one can take it away from me. No one can say it’s because of what my Dad has given me.

“I’ve been wondering…” Arthur Fain, the General Manager of Global Network News and kind of my mentor asks. “Why do you want to go into News? And why are you doing it in Cleveland? I mean, you havethedream job. You’re the Senior Vice President of the Grant Media Group. You guys basically dominate entertainment. You don’t have to do any of this.”

When I was a freshman in college, Arthur was a senior. He took me under his wing, and we’ve been buddies ever since

We are in my limo, on our way from my lawyer’s office where we signed the final acquisition papers for GNN.

“It’s exactlybecausewe are at the top of entertainment that I want to do this. There’s nowhere else to grow to, and quite frankly, I am sick and tired of being in meetings all day discussing reality TV shows and sitcoms.”

Arthur chuckles and I turn to look out my window at the buildings whizzing by.

I continue. “There’s value in all that, but I want to get Grant Media a seat at the table of power. The only way to do that is through news and current affairs.”

“I get that, but your family is richer than God. Evidenced by the fact that you bought my company on a whim. I’m just saying, if I were in your shoes, I probably would kick back and coast through life.”

I smile. “I didn’t buy your company on a whim. It was only after a lot of careful consideration and research that I okayed the acquisition.”

“Yeah, yeah.” He waves a hand through the air.

“Plus, I don’t want tokick back and coast through life. I want to step out of my father’s shadow. If I can put GNN on the map then I will have accomplished that.”

“Why are you so hard-pressed to step out of your father’s shadow? I feel like that’s the perfect place to be. All the money, none of the attention and pressure.”