doing was baffling. It was like she knew why she was here and she wanted the same things
At least, that was the fantasy I told myself in my head. I wasn’t quite stupid enough to believe it.
“I mean, I do,” I said. “But I can always put it off. Perks of being the boss.”
“Ha,” she said. “I suppose you are right. I was only ever a lowly retail worker, so none of that applied to me.”
“Well, you’re not a retail worker now,” I said, and she smiled.
“No, I probably have lost my job,” she said. “And I can’t say I'm sad about it. I only started working there so that Matthew and I would have a little bit of extra money. It never seemed to make a difference, though.”
“What do you mean?” I asked, and she shrugged.
“We were so deep in debt that the money I made only kept everything for from being completely maxed out and only kept the lights on once.”
“Debt?” I said. “Wow, did he have a gambling problem or something?”
“Just a self-entitled problem,” she answered. “He thought that every penny was made for him. He thought that every dollar we made meant he could have fun.”
“He didn’t support you or help you pay the bills?” I asked, and she shook her head. That made me disgusted. I was a bit old fashioned, but I thought that women should be supported and taken care of.
I didn’t say that to Jenny, though, because I knew it could be a bit of an unpopular opinion. Instead, I smiled at her.
“Well, don’t worry about that,” I said. “If you want a new job when all of this is done, you can work for us. And as I said, we pay a hell of a lot better than the knock-off shop.”
“That’s great,” she said. “And I’m sorry about the knock offs. I know that it was wrong, but…”
“Jenny, look around,” I said. “Do you really think it hurt our profits? It was annoying, but that’s all.”
“Well, that’s good to know,” she said. “I just didn’t know where else to work. I didn’t know whether it was actually illegal…”
“It wasn’t actually illegal,” I said. “Johnathan checked half a million times, and they were technically following all the rules. Still annoying as hell.”
“I’m glad I’m out of there,” she said, and I smiled.
“Yeah,” I replied. “So am I.”
“I noticed then that our lips were just inches apart. I desperately wanted to make the first move, but I didn’t want her to be scared off.
She leaned forward, and I could see the sparkle in her eyes.
“I’ve never kissed anyone else,” she said, and I felt my cock harden then and there. She was so beautiful and so innocent, I wanted her more than words could say. The animal inside me was going crazy, and it took every ounce of restraint I had not to just take her then and there.
When she kissed me, I felt like there were fireworks in my brain. I felt like I would melt, and I felt like I would roar all at once.
I had never experienced anything like this before. This wasn’t lust. This wasn’t desire.
This was love.
I know that was stupid to think with one kiss, but suddenly, Nick’s words made sense to me. When you know, you know.
This was my mate.
I didn’t know how long we kissed, but she eventually pulled back, panting. I wanted to howl with loss, but I kept a hold of her face.
“Do you want to stop?” I asked her. She shook her head, breathlessly.
“OK,” I said and leaned in again. We were in the living room, and I managed to back her up a few paces so she could be standing in front of the couch. Gently, I pushed her back so that she was spread on top of it. She looked so pretty in the morning sunlight, with her eyes sparkling and her legs bare. “Oh God, I’ve wanted this from the moment I saw you.”
“Really?” she asked. “You wanted me?”
“Of course I wanted you,” I said in surprise. “Was that not oblivious?”
“I mean...maybe it was,” she said. “I just thought...I thought that you would never want someone like me.”
“You are exactly what I would want,” I said as I continued kissing her.
It wasn’t long before I was tugging at her dress. She let me pull it down, and to my surprise, she wasn’t wearing a bra. Her ivory breasts were perfectly firm and perky, and it looked like she was