No Ordinary Boss

Visions

The sunbeams shining through my windows brightens my whole bedroom. I pull the blankets over my head trying to hide from them; wanting just a little more time to sleep. Curling up under the blanket I hear a deep chuckle beside me. For a second I freeze, forgetting that Rome stayed last night.

"Come on, sleepy head, time to wake up." He tries to pull the blankets away, but I just hold on to them tighter and whine.

"Nooo. Five more minutes." When pulling them away doesn't work He ducks his head down, and joins me instead. I giggle when I feel the blankets raise. Opening my eyes to see his face inches away from mine, with a smirk plastered on his face. He pushes me onto my back and climbs between my legs resting his weight on his arms as he hovers over me. I close my eyes again, wanting to go back to sleep when I feel his lips on my neck. He peppers my neck up to my jaw with kisses.

"Come on little one, wake up. I've been lonely for hours while you slept." I open my eyes to see him pouting. He looks so handsome even with a pout on his face. I cup his face and raise my head enough to kiss his plump lips.

"I'm sorry. I didn't think about the fact that you probably don't need to sleep. You didn't have to stay all night and just watch me. That must have been very boring." He shake his head and bites his bottom lip, trying to conceal a smile. I narrowed my eyes at him. "What?" He looks anywhere but in my eye. I grab a hold of his face again, forcing him to look at me.

"I've been watching you sleep all night every night since you moved in." My brows raise, and my eyes widen. How did I not know that? And then it hits me. The dream I had the other night. Or so I thought I was dreaming. He was in my room by the window.

"I saw you! I woke up because I was cold. I looked to the window thinking I must have left it open and saw you standing there. I rubbed my eyes and when I looked back you were gone." His eyes searched my face for my reaction.

"Are you mad?" He scrunches his face a bit like he's bracing himself for a bad reaction. I shake my head letting him off the hook.

"No, you only watched me from the window. Not like you were laying in bed with me or anything." He squeezes his eyes closed tight. WTF! I push him off of me and sit up, backing myself against the headboard. "You did only watch me from the window right?" He lets out a long sigh, and his shoulders deflate. He has his head bowed looking at his hands on his thighs.

"I'm sorry, Eva. I-" I cover his mouth to stop him.

"Just tell me exactly what you did." I furrow my brows and slowly pull my hand from my mouth. He nods his head, and takes a deep breath before he starts.

"I come down and lay with you in the bed. I never touch you, with the exception of covering you with a blanket or moving your hair out of your face. I swear." His brows raised, he uses his index finger to draw a cross over his heart. The childish action has one corner of my mouth rising up. "I know I shouldn't have. I tried really hard to stop myself from coming down here. I knew it was wrong, but it's the damn mate bond. I couldn't fight it." He looks down at his hands again, and looks so disappointed in himself. I pick myself up onto my knees and kneel on the bed in front of him, to wrap my arms around his shoulders to hug him. I bury my face in the crook of his neck as he wraps his arms around me. He pulls me onto his lap so I straddle my legs around his waist.

"I'm not mad, I get wanting to be near me. It just freaked me out to think that someone could just slip in anytime they want to." He pulls away, looking serious and cups my face in his hands.

"Baby girl, nobody, and I mean nobody; but I will ever come into this room. Whether you know about it or not. That's part of the reason why I come in here every night. I like to make sure you are safe." A small smile grows on my face, and my heart skips a beat. To have someone be so protective of me, and love me so much is the most amazing feeling. I press my lips to his plump ones for a soft kiss. He groans with satisfaction as I pull away and wraps his arms around my waist.