A One Night Stand With My Boss

Mr. Connor called Marissa to his office, and I just know they're talking about us. Can you do me a huge favor and speak to Mr. Connor? Ask him to let me go instead of Jase. The company is about to go public, and Jase has stock options. It'd be such a blow if he got fired," the woman pleaded.

"Dating isn't a fireable offense... is it?" Camila said.

"You haven't been here long, Camila, so you might not know this, but the company has fired a couple before!" The woman clutched Camila's arm, her eyes welling up with tears, looking truly pitiful.

A colleague from the secretarial pool came over, gently placing a hand on the woman's shoulder.

"Mr. Connor isn't heartless. I know the inside story. The company was already being kind by not suing them," she explained.

"Did they harm the company's interests?" Camila asked.

Her colleague nodded.

"One was a finance manager, the other in procurement..."

and she reassured the woman, "As long as you haven't harmed the

Mr. Connor called Marissa to his office..." the woman shook her head, her voice trembling. "The company has a policy against office romances." While they

the woman near

you. Let's talk in my office," Marissa said

woman took a deep breath and nodded. What must come, cannot be avoided; she followed Marissa

two leave, Camila exchanged a knowing look with her colleague from the secretarial pool,

back to her own station, thought for a moment, then turned and knocked on Mr. Connor's office

Seeing her, Connor smiled.

desk and asked softly, "About the couple, what do you

eyebrow, smiling softly. "What do you think

think

you trying to

at her,

beckoned her closer, whispering, "Come

frowned slightly, glancing at the busy figures visible through the clear

with a whoosh,