Behind the CEO

Chapter 44

A N: This chapter is the longest I've ever written, so I apologize for length. ♥️

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"Hello, Ms. Anderson." Jonathan answered Taylor's FaceTime call with a smile. His AirPods were already connected as he was expecting her call. Everyday at the exact same time, she FaceTimed him. After the third time she called, he just connected his Airpods a few minutes before the call. He had to be sure that no one heard her voice as it was a personal conversation.

Immediately, he noticed that she was in the driver's seat of her Porsche. He slightly frowned. A lot of questions crossed his mind. He wondered why she wasn't in her office. The last time Jonathan asked her about her whereabouts, she kind of snapped on him for questioning her. So, he just decided against asking her this time.

"I wish you would stop calling me that." Taylor said, making him chuckle. Her tone was sweet and soft, but she meant it. She didn't like being formal on personal phone calls. She knew that he was doing it to be petty.

"I'm keeping it professional." Jonathan reminded her. "That's what you wanted, remember?"

"I remember you trying to have your cake and eat it, too." Taylor corrected after she chuckled a bit.

"How?" Jonathan asked.

"Did you forget how you conned me into giving you more money and rearranging the floors so that you could have that office? Then wanted a kiss afterwards? As if you didn't just tell me that we have to keep the two separate?"

"Conned?!" Jonathan questioned with a hint of attitude. "My contract is exactly what I deserve, and you tried to short me because we're in a relationship."

"That's not true-" Taylor argued with a shake of her head.

"Please." Jonathan waved her off. "You thought you were going to give me the bare minimum because you're my girlfriend. Regardless of the fact, I'm still an employee here, and I'm not going to be played because of love."

"But you turned around and looked for a kiss?" Taylor questioned. "You cannot tell me to keep the two separate and then go against it when you feel like it. It doesn't work like that, playboy. I told you no-"

"Yeah, but you only said no because you were feeling some type of way-"

"Not because the of money!" Taylor exclaimed. "I don't care about money- you know that, but don't use our relationship to benefit you."

"Benefit me-"

"Yes." She interrupted, trying her hardest to not be annoyed. This isn't why she called him. She's made plans for them and was excited to tell him.

"You pick and choose when we're together and when we're not. If we're not together then, yes, I'm going to treat you the same way I treat everyone else. That's why the initial contract was the same as Lisa's, but being that you're my man and that I'm in love with you? You looked at me with all of the love in your body and I was silly putty in your hands. We're supposed to be professional, and that initial contract was simply business. You know how this works-"

"That doesn't make it okay to short people-"

"Oh, Jonathan, puhleeaasse! You were given a hefty salary as my assistant. You were given two raises! You made more money than people that have been here longer than you. You knew that and had nothing to say then. This is about you picking and choosing when I'm your woman. This professional at all times bullshit was your idea." Taylor spat sharply.

"Well, that's part of the reason why I'm no longer your assistant. To keep this between us." Jonathan said, causing Taylor to sigh.

"Anyway.." Taylor said. "I have something to tell you. Can you be my man now or is it a bad time?" Taylor rolled her eyes, again.