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I knew there would be consequences for anything I did without permission from Hugh Lamont, he was furious, his hair was disheveled, tie and shoes were off and it seemed the liquor cabinet had gone on sale. This was really amusing to see though I felt bad for anyone who might have faced the wrath of Hugh when he couldn't find me. I had the best time of my life in years and he wasn't going to ruin that for me.

"Where the hell were you?!!" I looked at him and walked up the stairs. "Mel I'm talking to you dammit where the fuck were you!!" I knew I had pushed him over the edge and his anger had to be directed somewhere, someone was going to die.

"At the park, treated myself to ice cream then had dinner." I reply with a smile taunting him. "I specifically told you No, about going to the park no one was there to watch you so why disobey me!!" He was walking up the stairs with each word until he stood facing me.

"You don't own me, Hugh, I can do the hell I want, and you have to get it through your head that I'm not some fifteen-year-old boy who needs a babysitter I'm twenty-five for goodness sake, and I can damn well do what I please and if going out treating myself to forget you then I will fucking do that, So don't you dare come to me and talking to me as if I've disobeyed God, I have had enough, and I will do what I want." I turned around to walk away, his hand yanked me back and pinned me to the wall.

All the air in my lungs was whipped out. I didn't know how to get out of this one, I had pushed the last straw and I knew nothing good would come out of this. "I'm your best friend Mel, I own you, and I love you as my best friend, so don't you ever dare tell me that you're going to forget me because the last person who would ever forget me is you, I made sure of that." The smirk on his face and his words made my heart clench, he did have that grip on me, I would never truly forget Hugh, our lives are too intertwined with one another.

"Now disappear like that again I will lock you up in this penthouse for a month and if I find out you were with someone tonight I'm going to kill them for even breathing the same air as you. Go to bed we have meetings in the morning." He let go of me and I scrambled up the stair to my room. I was turned on by this side of him but a larger part of me was terrified. It wasn't his normal threats this time I knew he meant each of his words.

Turning on my phone texts start flooding in most of them from Hugh and Justin, he was warning me about Hugh being on a warpath to find me. Well it was too late I had already met Aries, and he left me stunned. I text him back telling him I was okay and that I would spill details tomorrow just then I see a text from Striker, it was a picture with his pouting captioned missing the curly-haired boy.

The rest was history, we began talking all over again, and the whole mess with Hugh was forgotten, this man was really a breath of fresh air, as long as Hugh didn't know about him I would gladly do tonight over again if it meant I would meet Striker or talk to him again. I was a schoolgirl with a crush. We talked for hours until I felt sleepy.

Morning came all too soon and I did the usual morning routine. Hugh had slept in his room so I had to be as silent as I could be making my way into his room. Luckily he was already up in the shower. So I picked out his suit a black one this time and the tie perfectly, sky blue with a rainbow on it.

I walked out before he came back, making my way downstairs I start to notice how the penthouse was really a mess, broken glass, and bottles everywhere. "Morning Sir." Nolan had a bruised cheek. Hugh must be responsible for it, he knew how violent his boss could be I wonder why he hadn't given up on this job yet. "Morning Nolan." I mumbled walking to the kitchen avoiding the bottles.

"Could you call up Marissa and get her to clean this whole house it looks absolutely devastating." The guard nods and walks away. I stood by the kitchen island serving for two. Hugh walks in and placed a kiss on top of my head. I knew this was his way of feeding the insecurity of my forgetting him that had wormed its way into him. I knew him like an Ariana Grande song, NASA.

"Thank you for the meal, let's go." I nod and put away the plates. Grabbing my messenger bag and phone he led me out. Today he was too touchy I really did hit a sore spot. "We have lunch with Cortez be ready." I turned to look at him as Nolan drove.

"I don't see the importance of me being there, and I honestly don't want to go." I really didn't want to go, having aired my opinion made me realize that I had pulled a stunt last night that had several people hurt, my poor Nolan, his hand snaked its way to my wrist and squeezed a bit. "Mel don't test me, just because I'm not showing that I'm angry doesn't mean I'm not furious, you're going where I can keep an eye on you." That was final he left no room for argument and I wasn't going to incur his wrath again.

We made it to the company and I was by Hugh's side till the elevator dinged at the topmost floor where our offices were. He led me into my office and the hard bang of my door made me flinch in my seat. I really had screwed up, I hoped no one lost their job or lose their job.

I started working on the little I had, assistant one usually handled the big guns. I was in the middle of my report, as Striker texted me telling me he was at the airport. We video chat for an hour until he had to board.

"Damn who the fuck is that hunka hunka, I thought you didn't like swine." I fell from my chair in shock, I hadn't noticed Justin in my office. "Dude you gave me a heart attack." Picking myself up I straightened out my clothes. "Just answer me." He moved to hold my shoulders shaking me, he was literally about to burst into a thousand rainbows and butterflies.

"Okay okay stop. Let me tell you." He stopped and walked to the door locking it and pulling down the blinds. "Spill every detail of that very fine specimen of man who had you giggling like a schoolgirl who got kissed by champagne papi on her birthday." I knew that was a gross exaggeration. "Talk already."

And so I did.

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