I Won’t Be In On Monday (The Annoying Hot Bosses Club #3)

Epilogue

“ W hy do you have that look on your face?” Remington’s eyes narrow as he watches me staring at Gabe. I hide my grin from him, but I love seeing him jealous.

“What look?” I give him my most innocent look and squeeze his thigh. We’re sitting next to each other in a bar with Max, Lila, Kingston, Skye, Skye’s best friend Elisabetta, Liam, and Gabe. Gabe was leaning back in his seat, staring at his phone while everyone chatted and I couldn’t help but think that he was the only partner left at the firm that wasn’t in a relationship.

“You’re staring at Gabe like you want to eat him.” He growls into my ear. “Do I have to spank you in front of everyone?”

“You wish.” I giggle, rolling my eyes. “I was just thinking we need to find a woman for Gabe. He’s the only single one of you left.”

“Well, I don’t think he’s going to hook up with Denise.” He grins and I burst out laughing at the thought of Gabe dating Denise, his temporary eighty year old assistant. “But who knows, maybe he’s into being with a cougar.”

“Nothing wrong with an older woman.” I smile and he nods, his eyes crinkling in a wicked way as he leans forward to kiss me.

“I would still love you if you were older Juniper. No need to worry.”

“I’m not worried.” I bite his lower lip and he grunts as his thighs press into mine. His fingers run up my back and tug on my ponytail, pulling my head back and he presses his lips against my neck.

“Get a room, you two.” Liam takes a long chug of his beer and shakes his head. “No wonder you didn’t want to give me Juniper.”

“You got that right.” Remington grasps my hand and presses it to his heart. “She’s taken possession of this and I’m not letting go.”

“You didn’t like anyone you interviewed?” I ask him in surprise. “Didn’t you see like ten people this week?”

“None of them were great.” He grimaces and leans back. “And I have a huge project coming up in a couple of weeks.”

“I can help.” I offer quickly and Remington frowns. “Just until he finds someone.”

“That might take forever.” Elisabetta says sarcastically. “I’m sure the lines of people wanting to work for you aren’t long.”

“You think wrong.” Liam’s blue eyes twinkle as he looks over at her. It’s obvious to me that he finds her attractive and yet, I can’t read Elisabetta at all. Though I know from Skye that she’s had a number of crazy dating episodes recently, so maybe she was down with men right now.

“I doubt it.” Elisabetta grabs her fruity drink and sips. “Doesn’t sound like a dream job to me.”

“You’d never be able to handle it.” He shoots back at her.

“I don’t think it would be able to handle me.” She looks him up and down. “To be honest, I don’t think you should even try.”

“I don’t even need to try to get...” He leans toward her and whispers in her ear and she blushes. I look back over at Remington and he shakes his head.

“Looks like we got more trouble coming to the office.” He grins as he pulls me into him. “By the way, I told Canyon about us and she wants you to move in.”

“What?” I touch the side of his face. “She wasn’t upset?”

“Not at all. She loves you. She wants to be around you all the time.” He grins at me and gives me a quick kiss. “She’s a great judge of character.”

“And she’s okay about Karen extending her contract?” I ask softly, wondering if she would feel abandoned.

“She is.” He nods. “Karen’s going to come back next month for two weeks and Canyon will spend time with her. Then she’ll come back to me full time for the next year. I told Karen that I want joint custody when she gets back to the States and she’s amenable. I think she’s grateful that Canyon and I have bonded so quickly. She told me she was worried.”

“I think we were all worried, but you’re a great dad.”

“Great enough to be the father of your kids someday?” He asks softly and my heart races as I picture little Remington’s running around.

“I think so.” I nod softly. “If that’s what you want.”

“Is it sexist if I say I want you barefoot and in the kitchen for the next ten years?”

“Yes.” I giggle as I run my fingers across his chest. “But maybe I don’t mind that so much. As long as I still have time to write.”

“You will have as much time as you want.” He grins happily. “So does that mean you're moving in soon?”

“No!” I giggle. “My dad has to approve of you and our relationship first. You can come to lunch this weekend right?”

“Try and stop me.” He nods. “Lila said she will babysit for me. How are you and he doing? Are you still upset about his lady friend?”

“No. I think I was just taken aback, but I’m happy for him. He deserves love again. I guess I just thought he’d never love anyone again after my mom, but I don’t want him to be alone forever. Especially now that I have you.”

“I don’t think I’d ever be able to be with anyone after you.” He says seriously. “You are it for me.”

“Well, thank you, Remington.”

“That’s it?” He frowns.

“What?”

“Am I not it for you?”

“I mean if Leonardo Di Caprio decided he wanted to date me, if we ever broke up, I may not be able to say no. Or Brad Pitt, or Ben Affleck, or?—.”

“We are never having hall passes.” He bursts out laughing. “Your list is way too long.”

“You’re the only one I want, lover boy.” I bite down on my lip and then move to kiss his cheek. My lips press against his skin until they are next to his ear. “In fact, I’m wet right now. I wish we could escape somewhere so that you could slide that big cock in me and fuck me hard and fast.” He gasps at my dirty words and I love the fact that I’ve made his heart race faster.

“Don’t tease me, Juniper. I will have you in the bathroom faster than you can blink.” He grabs my hand and slides it along the front of his pants. He is rock hard and I swallow quickly. “Let me know the word and I’ll get up right now.”

“No, we can’t.” I shake my head quickly. “I don’t want anyone to know.”

“How will they know?”

“They will know.” I roll my eyes. “I’m not rushing off to bang you in the bathroom. I told you what happened to my cousin, right?”

He grins in response as he thinks about the story I told him. “The one across the country? Emma or something?”

“Yes, Emily is her name. She lives in Buttercup Valley on a farm. Her mom and my mom were cousins.”

“I mean you’re not her.” He grins, but he can’t stop laughing.

“Share the joke.” Skye leans forward and grins. “I want to laugh as well.”

“It’s Juniper's joke to share.” Remington leans back and I give him a look as I feel his hand on my thigh sliding up. “Tell them darling.”

“Well, I shouldn’t....” I realize everyone is listening and waiting for my story now. “But it’s about a cousin of mine. She’s around my age, but has four older protective brothers and has lived in a small town her whole life.”

“What happened?” Lila’s face is lit up, like she can’t wait for the rest of the story.

“Well, she called me for advice last week. Turns out she decided she wanted to add some excitement to her life, so she started seeing this one guy.” I pause, feeling slightly guilty for telling my friends the story.

“What’s wrong with that?” Skye asks.

“Nothing at all. It was some secret relationship with some older guy.” I shrug. “From all accounts and purposes he’s gorgeous and extremely rich.”

“Sounds good to me.” Elisabetta grins and I see Liam giving her side eye.

“So she’s really feeling like Carrie Bradshaw, living her best life. She ends up hooking up with this older hot guy, having the hottest sex of her life, but neither one of them was looking for anything else, supposedly.”

“Uh huh,” Skye laughs. “Sure thing.”

“So she also started dating this younger guy, nothing serious and no sex or anything. Just to get her brothers and parents off of her case when she went to hang out with her secret lover.”

“This is where it gets good.” Remington chuckles.

“What happened?” Lila is super invested.

“Well, she and her older lover ended up having sex at some bar.” I shake my head. “While she was hanging out with friends...anyway, they got caught...” I pause dramatically. “And then the truth comes out...”

“What’s the truth?” Elisabetta leans forward.

“She was dating a father and son.” I giggle. “Older hot guy was the dad of the younger guy she was seeing casually. And had no clue. And it came out in the absolute craziest way.” I shake my head. “And now the older guy wants to marry her to save her reputation or something.”

“It’s absolutely crazy.” Remington adds. “Didn’t she call you last night saying he wanted her to sign a contract and wanted you to read it because you work at a law firm?”

“Yes,” I nod. “She’s sending it to me next week. I told her Remington will review it.”

“So she’s going to marry him?” Lila looks shocked.

“Not sure yet.” I shrug. “I think she’s a bit of a hot mess, to be honest. I love her, but there’s even more she told me about her situation that made my jaw drop.” I giggle slightly. “Guess some crazy shit goes down in small towns.”

“Should we move to a small town when we get married?” Remington asks me and I shake my head. “Or you’d rather stay here?”

“I want us to stay here.” I beam at him. I love it when he talks about our future.

“Then stay here, we shall.” He grabs my hand. “I am so excited to share forever with you, Juniper. I love you so much.”

“I love you too.”

“Oh get a room, you two.” Liam jumps up and shakes his head. “Next round is on me. What does everyone want?”

“A good night of sex and ice cream.” Elisabetta responds with a giggle. He raises his eyebrows and smirks.

“I can arrange both of those things.” He winks at her and I see his eyes on her breasts. She shakes her long hair and stands up. “Right now, if you want.”

“I don’t want.” She smirks and looks down at the table. “I’m headed to the restroom.”

“She totally wants him.” Remington whispers in my ear. “Maybe as badly as you want me.”

“Really?” I turn to him and caress the side of his face. “She seems to be annoyed by him.”

“That’s the game some women play.” He runs his fingers down the side of my body. “Trust me when I say that they will be banging within a month.”

“If you say so.” I laugh and gasp as he slips a finger into my mouth and I suck on it. “Wish it was your cock.” I say in a soft voice as I nibble on it and he grunts.

“Let’s get out of here.” He growls and kisses me hard. “I need to be knee-deep inside of you within the hour.”

“I think we can make that happen.” I play with his hair. “My pussy is waiting.”

“Fuck. I’m ready to blow right now.” His eyes burn into mine. “I love you sexy, Juniper. I’m going to spend the rest of my life making sure every part of you knows how much you’re loved.”

“Good.” I whisper back intensely. “Because I love you more than words can say, Remington. And I plan on showing you that for the rest of our lives.”