Big Boss man

What a revelation ....

I must have fallen asleep because when I open my eyes Shane is still laying beside me sleeping like a baby, I turn to face him and run my finger gently down the side of his face.

How could anyone this good looking possibly want me?, why does he keep coming back?

“Your staring Rebel” he breaths in a low rough tone.

I smile scrunching up my nose at the thought of getting caught being a perv.

I move to leave the bed but he wraps his arms tightly round me and kisses my four head.

“Shane I need to pee” I giggle trying to pry his hands from off my waist.

He reluctantly lets me go and I slide off the bed and head to the bathroom.

I turn on the shower and sit on the loo receiving myself finally, I climb inside the shower and let the water fall down on my clammy skin.

Large strong hands creep around my body and envelope me in a warm hug.

“Hhhmmm... this feels good” sighs Shane from behind me.

We stand and let the water soak our skin, occasionally turning so the other can wet both our hair and feel the warm water.

Eventually I turn off the water and we climb out to dry ourselves.

Shane looks so good standing with just a towel around his waist and his hair a disheveled mess.

I cling to my towel like its my comforter, not wanting to show him my body.

He walks over to me and wraps his arms around me making melt into his toned body.

“Who was she” I ask shyly

He steps back and smiles.

“She is my ex wife...and a very lovely woman” he replies

“So why were you with her” I ask confused.

“You have never even asked me out” I add looking down.

He grabs my chin and makes me look up into his bright blue eyes.

“Libby and I have history, lots and lots of history, she is a lovely woman and I class her as a friend” he smiles leaning down to kiss me gently.

“And as for not taking you out to dinner, well I hope to be able to do that real soon”

I smile and bite my top lip in happiness at his words.

“But why were you out to dinner with her” I ask

And I know I sound like a whining child but it bothers me.

It bothers me more than it should.

“Why did you have dinner with Jenkins” he asks out of the blue.

This takes me back a bit, but still its a fair question.

“He asked me when you left, I was hurt, I...I guess I just didn’t think”

He steps back some more and nods.

“Look, Libby is a friend ok, shes known my family for some time now, I trust her” he kisses me again.

“Well I’m sorry I went with Henry, I didn’t know it would upset you so much”

“It didn’t upset me Rebel, I just want you to be carful of him”,,, “ he’s not a good guy” he adds before walking out of the bathroom and going back to the bedroom.

I walk in behind him and watch him get dressed.

“Why is he not a good guy” I ask intrigued.

“It’s complicated” he sighs sitting on my bed.

“Complicated in the fact that I’m not a full grown woman who would understand,,, that complicated” I mock shaking my head.

“Rebel its not like that” he smiles

“So explain to me then” I ask again.

He stands pulling on his pants.

“Look he came after something that was mine,, and ended up leaving a trail of s**t behind him”

He paces the room while putting on his shirt.

“What did he come after” I ask almost afraid to ask.

He ignores me and puts on his socks.

“Shane what did he come after” I ask raising my voice.

He stands abruptly and walks to my bedroom window.

He’s quiet for a long time and I sit on my bed patiently waiting for him to speak.

“He came after Chelsea” he replies quietly.

My mind is racing to all the conversations I have had in the last month.

“Chelsea as in Chelsea the old receptionist” I ask.

He nods but only enough for me to see.

“She was in love with me,,, but I didn’t want her, not in the beginning, she hounded me and eventually I gave in and took her out on a date, she was so happy and I honestly thought I could see us being together”

“So what happened” I ask.

“We had been together for just over three months and I made the colossal mistake of introducing her to Jenkins, you see we used to be friends”

Oh god this pains me to hear, How could my poor Shane be so savagely deceived.

“Jenkins lured her away from me, promised her the world and then dumped her, she was heart broken and tried to come back to me, but I didn’t want her anymore, she betrayed me, but she also couldn’t handle my rejection so she.... she tried to take her own life”

I stand and walk over to where he stands and wrap my arms around his body.

“Where is she now” I ask resting my cheep on his warm back.

“She left the company and moved to Australia to live with an aunt”

He spins around and takes me in his arms.

“I’m sorry” I say because I don’t know what else too say.

“I didn’t treat her right and it pains me to this day” he breaths leaning down to kiss me.

“So Henry Jenkins is a full on dirt bag” I ask.

“Yes and you should stay away from him” he sighs making me look up at him.

“Ok” I smile back.

And hearing his story is more than enough to make me stay away.

Poor Chelsea, but then not poor Chelsea, she had Shane and she tossed him away for another man who flashed her a sexy smile.

“Look I’m sorry but I have to go”

He rubs my arms that are now starting to feel the cold and kisses me quick.

I let him leave and stay rooted to the spot near the window.

I hear the front door shut and watch Shane climb into his car but not before he looks back up and flashes me a breathtaking smile.

I get dressed and do my hair.

Walking into work I get a good morning from Hans as he walks from the bathroom, I swear he spends more time in there than anyone I know.

“Rebel thank god your here” calls a rushed Marlene running towards me.

God she looks like shes about to have a heart attack.

“What’s up” I ask as she pulls me into the other room.

Penny and Kathrine are standing with Hans and Ivan looking rather pale faced.

“Rebel thank god your hear” Penny speaks.

“So Mr Langley has been called away for a while due to a family crisis and has asked us to take the lead on the new under wear line that will be show cased in two weeks at the grand hotel”

“Kathrine and Rebel will head over to the hotel today and talk through the Menus and Marlene and I will go to Daniella’s and talk through the final line and how she wants to start the show”

“Boys please get a presentation ready for us within the next two hours so we can at least look like we know what we are doing” when she finishes speaking we all stand and stare looking at each other in panic.

Clap....clap....

“Come on people” “move” she yells making us all dart from one room to the other.

Kathrine and I climb into the SUV and speed off towards the Grand hotel.

“So where is Mr Langley this time” I ask looking out of the window.

“Who knows Rebel” she replies putting on some more red lipstick.

We arrive at the hotel and walk inside.

It’s unbelievable walking into the main reception area, the red carpet matches perfectly with the white marble floors and the large gold desk, large and small lamps decorate the room which give the area a unique feel.

We meet with the hotels events coordinator Phillip Shelly and we make our way into the main hall.

“Now there’s a sight for sore eyes”

The voice I hear from behind has me spinning around.

“Henry” is all I can say.

Shit,,s**t, I don’t want to talk to him or seem rude either.

He walks towards me looking fine is his hazy suit and when he reaches me he leans in to kiss my cheek.

“You look beautiful” he smiles

The slimy bastard.

“Thank you”, “why are you hear” I ask.

Not that I give a s**t.

“I had some business in the area and well this is the best hotel on the street” he smiles again.

“Oh I see”

I feel oddly shy around him, I mean even though I know what he done he is still hot as hell.

“Why are you here” he asks leaning on one of the marble pillars.

“Oh we have an event here and we are finalising the finer details”

Shit,, again why did I give so much information away.

“You never answered my email about dinner” he asks

Great, what do I say?

“Sorry, Ive been super busy” I lie

“Busy with Langley” he asks putting his hands in his pockets.

This pisses me off.

“Yes with Shane” I reply.

“Look he told me what happened between you” I add tapping my foot in irritation.

“And what did he tell you” he smirks tilting his head to one side in amusement.

What the hell is his deal.

“He said you took Chelsea away from him” I reply.

He looks up and lets out a long breath.

“Did he also tell you that Chelsea was my wife” he asks calmly.

I look at him in shock.

“Form the look on your face I’m guessing not” he adds

“Look, come to dinner with me and I will fill you in on all the gory details” he smiles.

I’m still not sure because I don’t trust him and I think Shane will go mad when he finds out.

“I don’t think thats a good Idea” I reply.

He steps closer to me but I don’t move.

“Because Langley wont like it” he asks.

This pisses me off because I don’t yet know what Shane and I are.

“No because I don’t trust you” I say squaring my shoulders.

“And what is it that you think I will do to you” he asks walking slowly behind me.

“You think I will kidnap you and whisk you up to my hotel room and drag you into my bed” he asks with his breath close to my neck.

I shake my head and slowly turn to look at him.

“No I don’t think you would do that to me” I say in a very quiet tone.

He smiles at me and it melts my mood ever so slightly.

“So come” he asks.

And when he asks like that it makes me think of Shane.

“I will come to dinner, but only to hear the truth about what happened between you and Shane” I reply pointing my finger in his smug face.

He nods and holds his hands up towards me.

“Lets say 7 tonight,, here” he asks.

I nod and then hear my name called from an annoyed looking Kathrine in the doorway to my left.

I walk over to Kathrine not bothering to look back and we enter the grand hall together.

I’m nervous for my dinner with Henry not because I like him or anything but I think he is unpredictable and dangerous.

But still with Shane not around and no clue as to what our relationship even is I class myself as a free woman to come and go as I please.

I catch a cab to the hotel and wait in the main bar for Henry to arrive, little did I know he was already sitting at the intimate table in the corner of the room.

“Good evening Rebel” says Henry as he stands to kiss both of my cheeks.

I smile an take a seat.

“Ive ordered wine, hope you don’t mind” he adds.

“Wine is fine” I reply feeling him looking at my clevege and regretting wearing a low cut top.

We start with small talk about work and life which to my surprise is very pleasant.

We then asks me what it is I wanted to know.

He tells me he was married to Chelsea for three years and she got the job with Langley because he and Shane were friends.

But Chelsea developed an unhealthy attachment to Shane and declared her love for him.

Henry was devastated by the affair and done all he could to win his wife back.

“You see it really was that simple” he adds sipping the last of his wine.

“Langley and I grew apart and Chelsea never recovered from her broken heart, so she moved to Australia to live with her aunt”

I mull this information over in my head which is now starting to hurt and there are to many things that still don’t add up, but the wine has blurred my senses and I feel queasy.

“Come I will call you a cab” he says taking my hand and paying the bill.

He walks me to the lobby holding me so that I don’t fall.

I really do not feel well and soon start to feel my legs buckle beneath me.

Before I can say anything else I black out and fall into darkness.