Page 31 of The Executive Assistant

“I…”

His brow furrowed. “It’s okay if you don’t want to —”

“No,” I said firmly. “No, I…I want to try this too.” My heart was pounding with fear, but excitement too.

In all my fantasies, Cameron had only fucked me. But now he wanted to give an actual relationship a try?

Cameron smiled, and the sight of it made my heart squeeze. “I know things aren’t that simple. I know work me complicates things.”

Suddenly, my excitement faded. When I thought about us being together romantically, a whole line of roadblocks appeared.

“I worked hard to build Firth Marketing from the ground up. I put everything into it,” I murmured.

He nodded. “I know. I would never jeopardize your career. It’s part of who you are.”

It felt like almost all of me. It consumed my life, and I let it because I worked so damn hard for it. How could I put it on the back burner when I gave up so much for it?

“But this could jeopardize your career too,” I said, not wanting him to ignore the possible repercussions on his side too. He could go far, but it would be difficult if he had the reputation of sleeping with his boss.

“I don’t want to quit,” Cameron said. “I like working for you.”

I squeezed his hand. “Withme,” I corrected.

His expression softened. “With you.”

“I don’t want things to be ruined for us professionally,” I explained, trying my best to find a middle ground. “But I do really like you.”

Cameron sighed and leaned forward, pressing his forehead against mine for a few seconds. “Why don’t we just give things a try? Let’s just not tell anyone.”

“Keep this a secret? Wouldn’t that be difficult?” I asked.

Cameron shrugged. “Maybe, but it’s worth it to me. Just think about it. We date in secret and see how things go.”

It was a gamble. If we were caught, we might as well throw our careers in the dumpster because the reputation of the boss sleeping with the assistant would follow us forever.

But if we weren’t caught… we could give a relationship a real try. Just the thought of actually dating someone, even in secret, made my stomach flip.

I didn’t really plan on dating anyone any time soon. I let my friends send me on blind dates and entertained the thought of possibly dating, but it didn’t seem like an actual possibility, especially since the one man I wanted was off-limits.

Until now.

“You’re willing to take this risk?” I asked him.

Cameron nodded as he brushed his fingers along my cheek. “For you? Yes. I trust you.”

“I trust you too,” I told him without even having to think. Despite the risks, I knew Cameron would never use our relationship against me. He had grounds to report me, even sue me, but I knew, deep in my heart, he’d never do that.

“Let’s do it,” I said.

His smile brightened as he cupped my face. “Really?”

I couldn’t help but return his smile, happiness swelling in my chest. My hands moved to rest on his wrists as I leaned into him, letting my worries roll off my shoulders. “Really.”

He pressed his lips against mine, his eyes shutting as our kiss deepened.

When I kissed him, it was like the rest of the world fell away.

“You should stay tonight,” he murmured, his lips lightly brushing mine as he spoke.

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