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But meeting her was the right thing to do. If I had family, a sister, I wanted to meet her. I wanted to know what kind of life she’d lived. I wanted to know how she was different from me and how she was the same. It was uncharted territory for me, but I wanted to find out what was going on rather than ignore it existed at all.
A while ago, I would have been okay pretending that none of this had happened. But everyone close to me was encouraging me to do this, and I would be lying to myself if I said I wasn’t at least a little curious.
Chapter 18
Brent
I wasn’t avoiding Rena. Not on purpose. I was very busy. The investors she had charmed in Boston had asked for portfolios of the company to make an informed choice, and I was working hard to get that to them as soon as possible. This was the time where I had to push to make things work out for my company. I was a billionaire, but I’d worked hard to get here, and hard work would keep me here. I worked for my money, and I made sure my money worked for me.
Without a secretary, my workload had doubled. I hadn’t realized exactly how much Rena had been doing. She’d taken on a lot more than I had outlined for her when she first started the job as my secretary.
Rena had a lot on her mind as well, I could tell. She was distant and distracted. It was strange not having her in the office the way I’d always had. It was Monday, and she was setting up her new office. It wasn’t very far from mine, but it was farther than the one she’d had for the past year. I’d chosen the office myself, wanting to give her the space she deserved to do a good job. I knew she was ready for this.
It wasn’t only that her office was farther from mine that made her feel distant. When I found her to ask her questions about how to do the things she’d done for me before, her answers were short and she seemed a little down and distracted. I wondered if she’d decided to meet with her sister after all. And was she worried about the condom breaking? It had been a few days and the worst had faded, but it was still at the back of my mind. I wondered if it was on her mind, too.
I couldn’t stop thinking about her. Not only about the sex we’d had in Boston and when we’d come back, but about her as a person. Rena was becoming a part of my life in a way that wasn’t work related, and I wasn’t sure I wanted to see her go. Although, our agreement was that it was no-strings-attached sex. It would have to end at some point.
But not yet. I wanted to have my way with her a couple more times. It turned me on to think about how good she was in bed. I wanted to have her now, in fact. Right here on my desk. I wanted to march to her new office, throw her over my shoulder, and drag her here like a caveman to fuck her as hard as I wanted to.
Of course, that wasn’t going to happen. I’d told her to keep things quiet around the office, and I would have to do the same. It would affect my business in a very negative way if I broke one of my own rules, no matter how badly I wanted it. Grabbing her in the middle of a workday and making a scene of it would let people know exactly what we were up to.
And that wouldn’t do.
After lunch, Rena knocked on my office door. I smiled when I saw her, and she stepped in.
“It’s strange to be here to ask you for something and not the other way around,” Rena said.
I nodded. “I’m missing having you next door to me.”
“I can imagine the workload is a lot more.”
I hadn’t meant it in terms of the workload, but I let her believe that. I couldn’t make it look like I was getting attached.
“What can I help you with?” I asked.
Rena sat in the seat opposite me, crossing her legs at the knee, her short navy skirt riding up. I couldn’t help myself—I stared at her bare legs. I knew what it felt like to have those legs wrapped around me. I knew what treasure lay between them.
I forced my eyes to hers, and she flashed me a knowing smile. Fuck, I wanted her so badly.
“I was hoping I could ask for a new desk,” Rena said. “The desk I have now is a little small.”
I nodded. “Of course. Anything you need.” I scribbled it down on the notepad I’d been using to remember things. Now that I didn’t have a secretary, I had to make sure I remembered everything myself.
