I am the boss - English version

Chapter 16: I think it bordered on the limits

- And if I may ask, are you going to invite me to your house?

- If it does not bother you that my roomie questions us, of course you are welcome there baby

- Mmm that sounds great

- So how about us ordering take out and having dinner with Naty?

- That's what your roomie is called?

- Her name is Natalia, but I call her Naty

- And how does she call you?

- Baby

- Whaaaat?

- I know, she is not gay or anything, she just likes to call me that, she has always called me like that, since middle school

- Have you known her since then?

- Oh yes, Naty, she, she has been with me through thick and thin

- Tell me...

- It is a long story Jim, and some parts are very difficult to tell

- Do you want to tell me something about yourself or do you prefer that I tell you about myself?

- Since we have all the time in the world to get to know each other, what do you think of you starting today?

- I think it is perfect, well you already know Ricky

- Hey wow, what an impression, I would never have thought about that

- Hahaha, are we really nothing alike?

- Well, now that I know that you two are brothers, maybe I will more easily find some resemblance but before I knew that, no, not even by mistake I would have thought about that possibility

- And what did you think we were?

- Well, maybe friends from college or something like that, although the age difference is noticeable

- He is a great guy, although much more patient than me, I must admit

- Patient in what way?

- Well, in general, but also at work

- For example

- Well, for example, I do not tolerate Bennett's antics, he wants to let everyone know his position and I don’t care, but sometimes I just get frustrated by his actions and to my bad luck, everything I feel usually shows all over my face

- Ah I know what you mean, I am the same, I don't have a good poker face

- Hey sweetheart, and really, are you okay?

- What do you mean Jim? 

-Well, something else must have happened for Bennett to have claimed you as his own

- Whaaaaat?

- Well, you were the one who made me notice his face when we left Ricky's office

- I mean, yeah, but why do you say that Bennett has claimed me as his own? What does that even mean?

- Ok look, what I am going to tell you, you cannot repeat it, never, to no one, promise me

- You are scaring me Jim

- I can put Ricky or some other people in the office in trouble

- Jim, what's wrong?

- Promise me, please

- Of course, I promise you, I would never tell anyone our things

- Look, it is not at all certain, it is just rumors

- Heavens!!! Jim...

- But they have a certain logic because of how things happened

- OH GOSH JIM

- Ok, here I go, three years ago there were no relationship forms

- Ohhhhh

- There was a girl, well, she was pretty, who came in as Bennett's assistant

- Was there?

- Yes, everything began with her

- Oh my, you have me all worried, thinking the worst, please just tell me what happened Jim

- She approached Ricky one day to report Bennett's harassment, but when Ricky confronted him, he said everything that had happened was consensual

- What?

- Well, he said that she had accepted him, and she said that he never told her what he was going to do to her, this was not told to me by Richard, I was once waiting for him in his office, and I inadvertently read the report she filled due to the harassment

- Jiiiiim

- I know, it was completely inappropriate of me, it was not my business, but I was sitting on the chair in front of the desk and as I did not know that specific type of format it caught my attention, so I read that, when I asked Ricky, he told me that he could not tell me anything, we can be brothers, but he is super professional in his work

- Yeeeees, I noticed that

- I'm going to tell him you think that of him, he is going to love it

- Oh gosh, no Jim, I would be mortified

- Nah, you are already from the family, you did not see him in his office, he let go in front of you, it means that he has total confidence in you my love

- Wow, how strong!

- Yes, he never loses his role to anyone except me, and now in front of you

- Hehe, lucky me

- Ok, I will continue with the story, it was about a month after I saw the report and the girl ended up quitting

- What? She quit!? What are you saying?

- Yes, to everyone's surprise, but a girl from my laboratory used to eat with her and they went out to some clubs a few times, so she called her and she told her many things, which obviously my subordinate kind of told me, not as gossip, but worried about whether it was true or not

- Was it so serious?

- The girl said, f uck, baby

- Oh Jim

- Ok it is okay, you already promised me, the girl told her that Bennett is a dominant

- Do you mean s*x related dominant?

- Yes, but it was not only that, but he had some preferences or rather said very strange tastes, the girl was scared and told her that she wanted to stop, but he did not pay attention to her, that's why she said it was without her consent and he said that she had given it to him, that is why the relationship forms were created like this, so specific and even embarrassing, you saw them, in case someone enters into a s****l relationship with a partner or superior or subordinate, no matter what kind of things they like, the company protects itself by being all declared in the form

- F uck Jim, that sounds like rape

- It wasn't like that, but I think it bordered on the limits

- I am afraid of Bennett

- Why my love?

- Now that you told me about this, yesterday he made comments that were strange or meaningless to me, but maybe he was referring to things like that

- What did that son of a b, told you-

- No Jim, nothing like that, not literally like that, not even close, but it was more like a feeling that made me wonder what he meant

- Do you remember what exactly he said?

- Not really, but for example he told me, that if I knew about his life I would not judge him so harshly, and that we would have time and when I asked him what he meant by that time he just said, never mind!

- Mm I will talk to Ricky

- I don't want to make a mess or some trouble, I am really happy to be there and be with you, let's leave it at that, I hope that now that he saw us together, as you said, he will get away from me

-You must promise me that whatever happens with him, no matter how insignificant you think it is, you will tell me, yes?

- Oh Jim

- Baby, you have a strong resemblance to the girl who quit

When Jim said that I felt fear flowing through my veins and as it reached my heart I felt as if it was paralyzed.

- Jim!

- Nothing will happen honey, you have me and Richard to protect you, nothing will happen to you, I promise, I don't think he is so idiotic as to try something like that now, everything is very regulated and monitored

- We arrived, it is ...

The taxi driver told us, to our amazement, the time in the taxi flew away pretty fast, Jim took out his wallet and extended him a fifty dollars bill, I tried to give him money, but he refused again.

- I will pay for the dinner then

- Of course not, I am your boyfriend, the man must pay my love

- Oh Jim, nowadays it is the men who ask you to divide expenses in a date

- That is because they were not properly educated my love

I pouted my mouth, and he just gave me a quick kiss to get out of the car.

He took my hand and we got out of the taxi.

I told him which one was the Thai food restaurant I told him about, and we walked into the place. 

We ordered several dishes as take out, including my favorite, pad Thai with shrimp, Jim also ordered other things that we both like.

In fifteen minutes the food was ready, and we walked out of there to go to my house.

- It is almost seven o'clock, so it won't take long for Naty to arrive.

- Very good my love.

We walked the five blocks to get to my apartment, we arrived at the building and my heart began to beat stronger and faster.

What's wrong with me? Why is my pulse racing?

We went up to the third floor, walked to the door marked with the number 5 and I opened it with my keys.

- Come in Jim, and please feel like you are in your own house

- Thank you sweety, wow, this looks great, who decorated the place?

- Both but mainly me

- You have very good taste love, I like it a lot as it looks, maybe you can help me decorate my house, I have it minimalist to the extreme, not because I like the minimalist style, but because I do not know what to buy, every time I go to a decoration store, I see so many things and I end up leaving with nothing

- Of course Jim, I will gladly help you, if you want to start this weekend, I can go to see and check on your house and we make a plan, obviously we will not be able to finish everything in a day, but that is how we start, what do you think?

-We have a date baby

- All right, hey, do you want us to eat now or are we waiting for Naty?"

- Well, if you want, we can wait for her, otherwise we would not have dinner with her, we will only see her to eat her dinner, don’t you think?

- Ok, do we watch TV then?

- Yes, my love

- Let me change my clothes, while you look for something for us to watch, ok?

- Of course, go, I will be looking for something here

With that I leave Jim, sitting in my living room, with the TV remote control in his hand, looking for something that we can watch together.