The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

"Seriously, Jeffrey? You've got the most flexible job on the planet, and you're moaning about a little overtime?" Karen spun around, only to find Jeffrey already closing in on her.

"But it disrupted our cuddle time this morning,” he grumbled playfully.

She shot him a glare, remembering the cause of her irritation. "Is that all you think about?" Holding her close, he quipped, "If I didn't have a few thoughts racing through my mind when I'm holding you, I'd probably have to see a doctor." He was in the prime of his life, after all! Karen faced him with a stern look. "Listen, if I end up moving in with you, it'll be a once-in-a-while deal, tops. Otherwise, it's off the table." The last thing she wanted was to be so spent from their passionate nights that she couldn't function.

"A once-in-a-while deal? Are you kidding me?" he protested.

"Take it or leave it, hotshot." Jeffrey quickly focused on the heart of the matter. "Fine, once in a while it is. So, when are you moving in?" He could manage with a little compromise, for her sake.

and there’s no way my folks will give the green light for us to play house this soon." "But our folks have already met; marriage is just a nod

over, and

more time," Karen insisted, her voice filled with reason. "Everything's

stuff out of your place. There’s no

"We're good together, aren't we? If something bothers you, just tell me. I can change.”

got his hands on a coveted toy, cherishing it while it's new. But she knew that true commitment would be tested when the

felt a surge

ever given you a reason to doubt me? Yes, I can be hot-headed, but that's only because I was so desperate to be