“Oh my gosh!It's 10 a.m.?We're late for work!”
Carter smirked.“It's fine.I talked to the boss.He said it was worth it.”
“Youare the boss.And you have a meeting in thirty minutes.”
“I moved it.”
“Without the help of your assistant?How did you possibly manage?”
“Watch it, Ms.Friedman, or I'll have to report you to HR.”
“Don't get me fired.I don't think my resume would survive it.”I nudged him playfully with my foot.
“Never.Unless you want to be fired.I can't imagine you’d be happy to be a grumpy architect's assistant for the rest of your life.”
I paused, my mind drifting to possibilities I hadn't considered in a while.“I’d love to go back to the humane society someday, if I can.”
“Why'd you leave in the first place?”
I sighed.“Ethan wanted me to focus on getting pregnant and starting a family.He thought it would be easier if I didn't have to juggle work and fertility treatments.”
Carter's expression darkened.“And you agreed?”
“At the time, it seemed like the right decision,” I admitted.“I loved my job, but I wanted a family too.It was supposed to be temporary, just until we had a baby.”
“But it wasn't,” Carter said, his voice low and steady.
I shook my head, tears pricking at the corners of my eyes.
Carter's arms tightened around me.He rolled onto his back and pulled me onto his chest.“I'm sorry, Olivia.”
“It's not your fault,” I whispered, burying my face in his neck.“But it feels like I lost everything.My job, my dreams of having a family.And then Ethan left me too.”
Carter was silent for a moment, sifting his fingers through my hair.Then he leaned in to press a gentle kiss to my forehead.“If you want to go back to the humane society, then we'll make it happen.I'll help any way I can.”
I smiled, wriggling further into his embrace.“Thank you.That means so much to me.”
Carter brought a hand to my cheek and brushed away a stray tear with his thumb.“You deserve to be happy.”
As we lay there, wrapped in each other's arms, I realized I believed him.
CHAPTER TWENTY
CARTER
Work was significantly moreenjoyable now that I didn't have to hide my attraction to Olivia.We tried to be discreet while on the job site or at the Price Industries offices, but at my house, we were free to do as we pleased.
Which was how I ended up with my pants around my ankles and Olivia bent over her desk.
It was officially fall, and the weather had started to turn.Olivia showed up in a tight cream-colored sweater dress that hugged her hips and ass.I lasted all of twenty minutes before burying my cock inside her.
I gripped her hips, savoring the softness of her skin beneath my fingers.The little catch in her breath as I thrust deeper was music to my ears.The desk creaked under our combined weight, but I didn’t care.I wouldn’t have stopped fucking this woman if my whole damn office collapsed around me.
“Oh God, Carter,” Olivia moaned, her knuckles turning white as she gripped the edge of the desk.
I leaned forward, pressing my chest against her back.My lips found her ear.“You drive me crazy, you know that?”
She turned her head, eyes dancing with mischief “Good.That's the plan.”
