The Secretary

The Date

I still couldn't believe I agreed to go out on a date with my boss. I guess I did owe him one since I did slap him in the face. He could have fired me or made me do something worse but he said he wanted me to go on a date with him instead. So I guess I can't really be complaining. But the circumstances aren't the best right now. If Brandon ever found out that I went out on a date with another man I don't know what he would do. Which is why I had to make sure this was our first and last date.

Carson said to wear something fancy and that was it. He wouldn't tell me anything else. He said it was a surprise. I had to admit it did make me smile when I heard it was a surprise.

It took me about half an hour to pick out a dress but I finally found the perfect one. It was a light blue dress that reached my mid-thigh. I curled my hair as well, something I rarely ever did. And I finally topped it all off with heels and a bit of makeup.

Just as I finished up putting on my heels I heard a knock on the door.

"Coming!" I called as I quickly grabbed my purse and then opened the door. And there stood Carson looking as handsome as ever. He was wearing a white button up shirt with black pants. And he was also holding a bouquet of red roses.

"I didn't know what your favorite flower was so I just got these. I hope you like them." He said with a shy smile.

"Well, I love them. But my favorite flowers are tulips." I said with a smile as I took the flowers and then looked around for a vase to quickly put them in. Once I placed the roses into the vase I walked back over to Carson.

"Ready to go?" He asked as he held his hand out to me.

I nodded "Mhm." I said as I took his hand.

We walked out to his car hand in hand and I couldn't help the smile that came to my face as he intertwined our fingers. But sadly, he had to let go of my hand to open the car door for me.

"Thankyou." I said with a soft smile as I got into the passenger seat and he got in the driver's seat.

"So are you going to tell me where we're going yet?" I looked over at him and waited for an answer.

He simply shook his head "Nope." He said as he drove down the street. Just a few minutes into the car ride, Carson slipped one of his hands off the wheel and onto my thigh. I cleared my throat and tried to move my leg away but he just tightened his grip on my thigh.

"You act like we've never had sex." He said with a smirk which caused me to let out a small gasp. "I know you like it." He gave me a small wink before looking back to the road. This man was going to be the death of me.

Soon enough, we parked in front of a very fancy restaurant. A restaurant I knew was way out of my price range.

"Carson, this place charges like two hundred dollars for a steak!" I said as I stared at the restaurant.

He shrugged and got out of the car and opened my door "You deserve it."

I smiled and got out of the car "You're too sweet."

He smiled and grabbed my hand "Only for you." He whispered in my ear as we walked into the restaurant. I will never understand why a billionaire like him would treat a girl like me this way.

Once we entered it was only a matter of seconds that we were seated at a table. I guessed he had a reservation since there was a long line and the place was packed. And once I looked at the menu my jaw dropped and I quickly put it down.

"I can't afford any of this stuff. How can someone charge one hundred dollars for a salad?" I asked but he just let out a small chuckle.

"Relax. I'm paying for it all. I think you should know by now that I can easily afford the whole menu." He grinned and picked up my menu again.

I shook my head and scanned over the menu. There was still no way I was going to order something expensive. Luckily, there was a salad for eighty dollars. The least expensive thing on the menu and it was still a lot of money.

Once a waiter came by Carson ordered a steak and red wine while I ordered a salad and a glass of water.

Carson sighed as the waiter walked away "You ordered the least most expensive things here."

I nodded "Yep." I said simply and shrugged.

"Well I'll ignore that for now. Let's talk. I want to get to know you better." He said "Where were you originally from?"

"I'm originally from Illinois. You can't hear the accent because I cover it up. Sometimes I let it slip out." I said with a small smile.

He nodded "Now that you say that I think I've heard it a few times. And Illinois is a bit far away from New York. Why'd you move here?" He asked which was the one question I was hoping he wouldn't ask.

"So how about you? Have you always lived in New York?" I asked quickly, hoping he would move on.

"I've always lived here. And I see that you don't want to answer my question so I'll move on." He said softly. Could this man get any better? He was understanding too? How was I supposed to not fall for him?

The rest of the night was filled with simple questions and amazing food. At the end of the night Carson drove me back to my apartment, his hand placed on my thigh again.

"Thanks for taking me out. I had a really good time." I said as he stopped in front of my apartment and opened the car door for me.

"Of course. I had a good time as well. Maybe we can do it again some time." He held my hand as we walked up to my apartment. I unlocked the door and took a step inside then turned to him. We both gazed into each other's eyes before he finally pulled me into him and kissed me. My arms instantly wrapped around him and kissed him back the same way. It was a deep and needy kiss, like we both had been restraining ourselves from kissing each other. Which we had been doing but now the kiss was just even more passionate because of it. The kiss felt like it lasted hours but in reality it only lasted minutes. We both pulled away and caught our breaths, both of us smiling like idiots.

"You have no idea how hard it's been to not do that." Carson said finally as he leaned against the doorway.

"I could say the same thing. I'll see you at work Monday." I said and started to close the door.

He nodded "See you Monday." And with that, I closed the door and leaned against it. I couldn't keep myself from him anymore. It was killing me to not be with him. My heart wanted to be with him but my mind told me better. What was I going to do?

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Sorry it took so long but I at least made it longer then the other ones. I hoped you enjoyed this chapter!