The Carrero Effect - Falling for the Boss (Billionaire CEO)

Chapter 47

How far from the hotel did we stray? Seems like an eternity.

I need to get out of this stifling car. Take deep breaths to both cool and calm myself.

“You’re all of those things, Emma, and I think partly, because of the shit you endured.” He sighs heavily. He truly doesn’t know what he’s talking about.

“You’re also allowed to be human and … vulnerable … You’re allowed to let someone in. Let me in!” he’s almost pleading at me.

“Not with my job, Mr. Carrero.” I smile emptily, my voice lighter while trying to sound normal, wishing to end the tension between us. Even though he doesn’t reciprocate, his eyes soften, and I wipe away my tears, turning to him once again. Calm and in control once more.

“Even with your job,” he answers gently, reaching out and taking my fingers in his tenderly, entwining them with mine and leaving our hands on the leather seat between us. I don’t look down, but the warmth of his touch sends a small reassurance through me. Fully bringing me to calm.

“I think the boss would soon have something to say if I reverted to some feeble, emotional victim who wept over old scars, don’t you?” I smile, hoping to turn this conversation back to our usual banter. Release this heavy fog like tension around us.

“The boss would be an idiot if he did.” He looks over at me, a hint of a sad flicker. No fun and flirty from Jake, he’s still in serious mode.

“My boss is sometimes an idiot.” I flutter at him cheekily. “He gets me drunk, irrationally drunk and lets me fall apart when he should know better.”

getting you drunk is the only time you’re truly yourself around him. That, and it’s easier to seduce you when you can’t see straight.” Finally, I catch

mood fully restored to tipsy mellow, everything fading away, and I’m glad that

I know he’s still digesting what he’s learned about me. I didn’t want him to know any of that stuff. I want to take

now? Damaged goods … Some pathetic little girl that men tried to molest. A slutty girl who encouraged it maybe?

shame and self-loathing rising out from the fiery depths once more and I swallow it

Jake.” I utter quietly. Looking down at our hands, held together

you?” he glances at me a little

all back, so you don’t know any of it.” I breathe

“Why?”

harder than I thought it could be. He shakes his head and pulls

anything wrong … You didn’t ask for any of it.” His green eyes lock on mine forcefully,

trying?” it comes out from somewhere inside of me, causing a sharp pain in my chest and I hate that alcohol causes this verbal diarrhea. Anytime I think I have

in his lap again. I know that he means it, that he’s capable of it. I can’t let things slide so far into personal in this way, it

don’t want to talk about this anymore.” And this time I mean it. I’ve never opened up about this, never cried about it to anyone, except him and I feel nauseous at the thought that Jake just saw all of that. I want to recoil and hide in

that he’s going to push this further. I stiffen with slight

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