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Authors: Shoma Narayanan
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, Sagas, Contemporary Fiction, Contemporary Women, Women's Fiction
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course, of having practically thrown herself at him—her seduction skills were pathetic, and she hadn’t even had the excuse of being properly drunk...not that it had seemed to matter to Samir...he’d responded pretty enthusiastically—but it wasn’t just awkwardness. It was also that he was her boss, and one-night stands were sensible only if you were never going to see the person again.
He was looking at her now, and Melissa flushed automatically. The previous night had been...memorable. Samir was phenomenal in bed, and she’d been pretty vocal with her appreciation. So vocal that the memory of some of the things she’d said was making her cringe in embarrassment now. He probably thought she was a complete slut.
‘You left,’ he said in a low voice, once Devdeep had moved off. ‘Why? I tried calling you, but your phone was switched off and you weren’t in your room.’
‘I went parasailing,’ she said. ‘My phone was in my room.’
‘Parasailing?’ he said thoughtfully. ‘That’s a new one. I don’t think anyone’s used that as an excuse to walk out on me before. Was I that bad?’
He seemed more amused than angry, and Melissa felt a rush of relief. ‘You were spectacular, and you know it,’ she said frankly. ‘It’s just that I thought I’d save us both an awkward morning-after.’
Samir reached out and touched her face lightly, and she felt her body automatically quiver with longing.
‘I’d have preferred it if you’d stayed,’ he said.
The simple statement went a long way towards calming her down.
‘I wasn’t sure,’ she said. ‘This isn’t the kind of thing I do normally. I was in a bit of a reckless mood after meeting Michael, and I thought a one-night stand would be a good way to take my mind off things. Well, it worked!’ she added defensively at the incredulous look in his face.
‘Happy to help,’ he said drily. ‘Why did you do a runner, then?’
‘You’re my boss. Sleeping with the boss is never a good idea. I kind of forgot that bit in the heat of the moment last night.’
Samir stayed silent. He’d expected her to be shaken up, even embarrassed. Being told that he’d been a temporary diversion to take her mind off her more serious problems was a bit of a facer.
As if she’d read his mind, Melissa said, ‘I don’t make a habit of this. Yesterday was a bit of an aberration.’
‘An aberration you don’t want to repeat?’
‘Um, yes. I mean, no, I don’t want to repeat it. It was great, but it’ll only become awkward with me working for you. People would figure it out and think I was sleeping with you to boost my career.’
OK, this was coming out all wrong, and Samir was looking clearly irritated, his perfectly sculpted mouth tightening with annoyance. And staring at his mouth was making her think of all the things that very same mouth had done last night, and she was going all hot and cold at the memory.
‘You have a point,’ he was saying now. ‘Your career could do with a bit of a boost—being a copywriter with a tiny ad agency can’t be where your ambitions end, can it?’
Melissa’s eyes widened. Granted, his ego must have taken a bit of a beating when she’d told him that she didn’t want to sleep with him again, but he was being insulting now.
‘Look, there’s no need to turn nasty,’ she said, getting to her feet. ‘I’m flattered that you think I’m ambitious enough to sleep with you because you’re a big dude in the advertising world, but it isn’t true. I slept with you because you’ve got a good body and sexy eyes, and ever since I met you I’ve been wondering what you’d be like in bed. Best way to get you out of my system.’
She put her rather cute little nose in the air and walked off before Samir could think of a suitable response.
Staring after her, he was surprised to find himself laughing. He’d never been put so firmly in his place before, and he found his respect for Melissa going up several notches.
He was looking at her now, and Melissa flushed automatically. The previous night had been...memorable. Samir was phenomenal in bed, and she’d been pretty vocal with her appreciation. So vocal that the memory of some of the things she’d said was making her cringe in embarrassment now. He probably thought she was a complete slut.
‘You left,’ he said in a low voice, once Devdeep had moved off. ‘Why? I tried calling you, but your phone was switched off and you weren’t in your room.’
‘I went parasailing,’ she said. ‘My phone was in my room.’
‘Parasailing?’ he said thoughtfully. ‘That’s a new one. I don’t think anyone’s used that as an excuse to walk out on me before. Was I that bad?’
He seemed more amused than angry, and Melissa felt a rush of relief. ‘You were spectacular, and you know it,’ she said frankly. ‘It’s just that I thought I’d save us both an awkward morning-after.’
Samir reached out and touched her face lightly, and she felt her body automatically quiver with longing.
‘I’d have preferred it if you’d stayed,’ he said.
The simple statement went a long way towards calming her down.
‘I wasn’t sure,’ she said. ‘This isn’t the kind of thing I do normally. I was in a bit of a reckless mood after meeting Michael, and I thought a one-night stand would be a good way to take my mind off things. Well, it worked!’ she added defensively at the incredulous look in his face.
‘Happy to help,’ he said drily. ‘Why did you do a runner, then?’
‘You’re my boss. Sleeping with the boss is never a good idea. I kind of forgot that bit in the heat of the moment last night.’
Samir stayed silent. He’d expected her to be shaken up, even embarrassed. Being told that he’d been a temporary diversion to take her mind off her more serious problems was a bit of a facer.
As if she’d read his mind, Melissa said, ‘I don’t make a habit of this. Yesterday was a bit of an aberration.’
‘An aberration you don’t want to repeat?’
‘Um, yes. I mean, no, I don’t want to repeat it. It was great, but it’ll only become awkward with me working for you. People would figure it out and think I was sleeping with you to boost my career.’
OK, this was coming out all wrong, and Samir was looking clearly irritated, his perfectly sculpted mouth tightening with annoyance. And staring at his mouth was making her think of all the things that very same mouth had done last night, and she was going all hot and cold at the memory.
‘You have a point,’ he was saying now. ‘Your career could do with a bit of a boost—being a copywriter with a tiny ad agency can’t be where your ambitions end, can it?’
Melissa’s eyes widened. Granted, his ego must have taken a bit of a beating when she’d told him that she didn’t want to sleep with him again, but he was being insulting now.
‘Look, there’s no need to turn nasty,’ she said, getting to her feet. ‘I’m flattered that you think I’m ambitious enough to sleep with you because you’re a big dude in the advertising world, but it isn’t true. I slept with you because you’ve got a good body and sexy eyes, and ever since I met you I’ve been wondering what you’d be like in bed. Best way to get you out of my system.’
She put her rather cute little nose in the air and walked off before Samir could think of a suitable response.
Staring after her, he was surprised to find himself laughing. He’d never been put so firmly in his place before, and he found his respect for Melissa going up several notches.
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