Chapter 20: Chapter:20
**Taylor's POV**
The aroma of strong coffee hits my nose the second I walk into the office. I smile a little and set my bag down at my desk. It is a Monday so the office is a little chaotic with some people walking around with phones between their shoulders and ears and others printing documents and gossiping.
"You seem to be in a good mood on this very shitty Monday morning. Spill." Maggie says as she leans on the wall next to my cubicle. "Good morning to you too, Maggie." I say sarcastically and she rolls her eyes.
"I want to know what everybody else wants to know." She whines with pleading eyes. "And what exactly would that be?" I ask confused as I turn my computer on.
"Are you banging the new boss?" She asks and images of last night come flooding me like a dry damn after a rainstorm. "What? No." I almost immediately deny it.
*Liar*
His lips kiss all over my chest as his fingers work overtime to pleasure me. His huge manhood opened me up after months of not getting any action. The mindblowing orgasm he gave me within minutes.
I softly bite the inside of my bottom lip as I feel my panties dampen at the memories running through my mind. *Damnit, I want more."
"Well that is not what the tabloids are saying." She says pulling out her phone and showing me a picture of us walking hand-in-hand at the mall yesterday. I close my eyes and slowly rest my hand on my forehead.
I forgot about those kids who were taking pictures.
"Taylor!" Maggie softly gasps as she grabs my hand and pulls it towards her. I'm confused at first before I feel her touching the ring on my finger. "Are you fucking engaged?" She whispers and yells and the whole office goes quiet. The noise and chaos from earlier are non-existent and only one pair of footsteps can be heard in the whole office and I immediately feel my heart racing.
"It's beautiful, isn't it? She picked it out herself." Dimitri says from behind Maggie and she straightens up with wide eyes before turning around. "Mr. Alfonso, good morning. Can I get you a cup of coffee?" She asks politely but I can hear the slight fear in her voice.
"No thank you, I'm okay." He says looking me dead in the eyes. I can tell that he's still a little pissed that I snuck out of his apartment before he could wake up.
I wouldn't even call it sneaking out, I left a note. Then again I also ignored all ten of his calls and texts.
"Taylor, you haven't been responding to me all morning." He states and I look up at him as he walks closer. I can feel all the eyes on us and a small blush coats my cheeks.
He grabs my left hand softly and stares at the ring. "I'm sorry. I just got to the office, sir." I say and he has a surprised look on his face. "Sir..." He says trailing of before he smirks.
"Please come to my office once you have settled in. There are important matters we have to attend to." He says and I nod and he smiles before walking away.
"Back to work everybody." He say before entering his office and they start working again. *To have such power.*
"Oh my fucking beeznuts." Maggie yells and I look around only to see almost everybody staring at me again. "Stop, Maggie." I say feeling shy.
"You're marrying the fucking boss and most probably the hottest man alive." She says before fanning herself and I roll my eyes at her dramatics. I get up and straighten my skirt out before walking towards Dimitri's office, totally disregarding Maggie's shenanigans.
Upon reaching the door, I knock and wait for him to respond. He does and I push the door open. He is sitting on the couch in front of his desk, waiting for me.
"Dimitri, what was that?" I ask and he looks over at me. "That was you resigning, or me firing you, whichever one you prefer." He says and I swear my heart stops beating for two seconds.
"What?" I ask trying to understand what he's saying. "I can't have you working here anymore if we're going to get married." He says and my heart calms down.
"Don't scare me like that." I tell him leaning back against the door. He chuckles as he gets up and walks towards me. "That is what you get for sneaking out this morning." He says before giving me a soft kiss. "You didn't give me a chance to say good morning to you like that." He tells me once he pulls away causing me to blush.
"I left a note. I don't call that sneaking out." I tell him and he rolls his eyes. "Yeah, yeah."
"What important matters did you want to discuss?" I ask walking to the couch and taking a seat. "Right. So, you actually have to resign because we can't be together due to me being your boss and the CEO of the company. Conflict of interest and such." He explains and I look at him with confusion.
"I don't think anybody can tell us whether we can be together or not, Dimitri." I say and he nervously chuckles.
"Oh, yes they can. There is a clause in the employee handbook that prohibits subordinates and superiors from having intimate relationships. Like I said, conflict of interest and to prevent any sexual harassment cases, we put it in there." He explains and I nod.
"Okay. So I have to resign or else we can't go through with the contract?" I ask not wanting to be to forward about what the move is after last night.
"Correct. I would take care of you of course. Whatever you need, I will take care of it." He says and my heart swell. I smile at him.
"But what if I want to continue working though?" I ask and he chuckles. "Then I would write the best recommendation possible and send it to every place you apply at." He says sitting down next to me. "Okay." I say fully trusting that he has my best interest at heart. "Okay." He repeats and I smile.
"Never thought I would be quitting my job for a man." I joke and he chuckles. "Hey, I ain't just any man. I am the man of your dreams" He retorts and I burst out laughing.
"Yeah, yeah. I am going to draft up my resignation and have it on your desk in an hour, Mr. Alfonso." I tell him and he smirks. "I'd rather have something else on my desk." He says and I am a soaked mess once again.
*This man is going to be the death of me*