** Please be aware that this sample chapter contains mild spoilers from the start for ‘Lawfully His’, the first book in the series **
Lola
Being
married to the boss doesn’t mean I get away with all kinds of shit. I don’t.
Special treatment? Some may assume I get a bit of that but, no. I get none. If
anything, he works me harder than he ever did before I got to share his bed on
a permanent basis. Okay, yeah, there are a few
perks, I’d be lying if I said there weren’t – stolen kisses, five minute fucks
in the file room in between meetings; those times when his hand will
“accidentally” fall onto my ass as he leans over to explain something to me.
It’s
been a little over three months since I married Evan King – joint managing
partner at Cavendish King, one of the most respected top-tier law firms in New
York. Three months, that’s all it’s been, so of course my stomach still flips
like a crazy-assed acrobat every time he looks at me, in fact, I’m kind of hoping
that feeling never goes away. But at work, we’re the epitome of
professionalism. Most of the time…
Evan
I
don’t miss the way every male head in the Cavendish King Foyer turns when she
walks in. Lola King. My wife. My secretary. She sashays across the marble
floor, flicking her dark-blonde hair back over her shoulder, and I stop for a
second, I let her carry on walking while I stand still and just watch her perfect ass; the way she
sways her hips ever-so-slightly. And then she realizes I’m not beside her
anymore and she stops and turns to face me, cocking her head slightly as she
throws me a look.
I
shrug and throw a grin right back at her. “What?”
“How
old are you?”
“I
like watching your ass when you walk, come on!”
“You’re
in court in…” She quickly checks her watch, “precisely two hours and twenty three
minutes. You might want to focus.”
“I am focused. On your ass.”
“Such
a dick,” she sighs as she turns on her killer heels and strides toward the
elevator.
I
laugh quietly, watch her for a couple more beats, and then run to catch up with
her.
“Hey.”
She
turns her head to look at me. “Have you checked over those papers Dana left on
your desk last night?”
“Do
you know how incredibly sexy you are when you’re like this?”
“Evan,
I’m being serious here.”
“So am
I. And yes, I looked over those papers. I did it while you were in the shower,
I’ve done my homework, all right?”
She
shakes her head as the elevator doors open and we step inside. And we’re alone.
No one else is in here with us, and she thinks I’m wasting this opportunity?
I
place a hand on her hip and gently push her back against the wall as I reach
past her and press the button for the 43rd floor.
“Evan…”
I shut
her up with a kiss, and she responds in a heartbeat, ‘cause she knows we’ve
only got a few snatched seconds here. The files she was holding drop to the
floor, and I feel her fingers slide around the back of my neck as we kiss, and
she laughs with her mouth still pressed against mine and the sound vibrates
right through me. Jesus, I love this woman so fucking much! But as the elevator
slides to a halt we pull away from each other, readjust our clothes and revert back
to boss and secretary. I can’t help myself, though, as she bends over to
retrieve the files she dropped, my hand cupping her ass as she stands back up and
throws me another look. One that promises me something I’m gonna take, as soon
as I get a break.
The
elevator doors open and we step out into the main reception area of our floor,
walking alongside each other but keeping an appropriate distance as we head
toward our desks, exchanging just the briefest of glances before I go into my
office and she takes her place in her cubicle just outside. But even as I
switch on my laptop and get ready for the day ahead, I look out at the woman
who’d spent time in my bed before she’d even set foot in this building.
A one-night
stand turned into what I hope will be forever.
And
that wasn’t something I ever thought I’d want to think about.
Forever.
Lola
“You
doing anything lunchtime?”
I look
up as Jess – one of Cavendish King’s most talented junior partners, and one of
my best friends – approaches my cubicle. “I don’t know. I hadn’t really thought
that far ahead yet. Why?”
“I’m
apartment hunting. And I hate doing it alone. Come with me, Lola, please. We’ll
grab a hot dog on the way, share a can of soda.”
“You’re
making it sound almost irresistible now.” I smile slightly, and she returns it.
“What’s up with your old apartment anyway? I thought you were settled there?”
“I
was. But the owner of the building’s decided to sell up and move to Ohio, a
real spur-of-the-moment thing, and my lease was almost up anyway, so…” She
shrugs. “Time to move on.” She leans over my cubicle and rests her chin in her
hand. “You gonna come help me find my new perfect place, then? Or have you got
a business lunch with the boss planned?”
She
grins, and I just throw her a look. “He’s in court all morning. So a hot dog
and apartment hunting is about the best offer I’m going to get today.”
“OK. I’ll
swing by around twelve. Got two depositions and a partners’ meeting to get
through first. See you later.”
“Yeah.
Later.”
“Lola?
Can you come in here, please?”
Evan’s
voice beckons me into his office and I push my chair back and go inside.
“Can
you move my meeting with Edward Gardner back to three 0’clock, and find some
space somewhere this afternoon for a quick sit down with Dana? She wants to see
me about something, apparently.”
“Yeah,
sure. What time you due back from court?”
“Around
one, hopefully. I’ll let you know if I’m running late but it’s only a pre-trial
hearing, so…” He looks up from his laptop and smiles at me. “Dinner? Tonight?”
I
smile back and hand him his post. “Maybe.”
He
laughs, and I turn to leave, but I know he’s watching me as I head back to my
desk. I like it when he watches me. At home I put on a show for him, I give him
good reason to watch me. Here, at work, it’s more subtle. But knowing his eyes
are on me still makes me shiver.
Evan
King once told me I belonged to him.
Once
upon a time I fought that.
Evan
King told me I belonged to him.
And
now I do.
© Michelle Betham 2017
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