Total pages in book: 26
Estimated words: 25003 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 125(@200wpm)___ 100(@250wpm)___ 83(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 25003 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 125(@200wpm)___ 100(@250wpm)___ 83(@300wpm)
“Oh I love it. I want to squish them so much. You two made such handsome little boys.”
“We have made a wonderful family.”
“To the Mastersons,” I say.
“To the Mastersons,” we all cheer.
Celeste
The office is open until two days before Christmas because we’re working non-stop. My team now consists of fifteen employees and a daycare so both Lennox and I can have time with our babies when we can.
“Mrs. Masterson, I’m sorry to disturb you, but there’s a call on line two from your lawyer’s office.”
“Yes, I’ll take it.”
“Mrs. Masterson, It’s Fred.”
“Hello, how can I help you?”
“I wanted to inform you that Mr. Vance has decided to take the plea deal and will be serving three years in prison for sexual misconduct, harassment, and invasion of privacy.”
“That’s wonderful to know. Thank you.”
“Have a Merry Christmas.”
“To you as well,” I say, ending the call.
There’s a knock on my open office door and I see a sexy man at the door. Lifting my gaze from his handsome build to his gorgeous face. “Why Mr. Masterson is there a reason you’ve come down to see me?
“Yes, my dear. I have a business meeting so I’ll missing our daily lunch today.”
“I know. You told me about this meeting all week.”
“So that’s why I’m here early. I don’t want to miss seeing you during my workday.” He steps into my office and closes the door.
“Now, Mr. Masterson. There’s no fornication allowed in these offices. I made that a rule after what occurred between Basse and Vance.” They were carrying on an affair right under his wife’s nose. Basse attacked Vance’s wife after Basse was fired and is also doing time. Luckily, Vance’s wife is out of the marriage without any kids. She found her happiness with the lawyer on her case.
“Which is silly since we’re married,” he complains, pulling me out of my chair and into his arms.
“Yes, but we’re on the clock,” I reminded him. This is my company after all and I built it to be successful, something he knows all about.
He tips my chin and brushes his lips against mine. “We’re always on the clock. We’re the owners and work from home too.” That is the absolute truth. After I but the babies down, I worked for another hour and then fell asleep in Lennox’s arms without eating dinner. He had to wake me up and make sure I ate a little because I needed my energy and then he helped me to bed before working for another hour himself.
“Very good point. I suppose some rules don’t apply to us. Lock the door.”
“Already done, wife.” He lifts me onto the desk and then there’s a heavy knock on my door.
“Hey, jackass I know you’re in there right now. We have a meeting and they’re waiting for us.”
“Shit. I guess this will have to be saved for later, Mrs. Masterson.”
“Yes, sir.” He roughly takes my mouth one more time before forcing himself to pull back. “I’ll see you later, handsome.”
“Damn right you will.”
He opens the door and punches his brother in the arm. “Cockblocker.”
“Hey, I left my wife back in Chicago, so fuck off.” Sawyer looks past Lennox and says, “Hey Celeste. Sorry about the interruption. It’s good to see you again.”
“So good to see you too,” I say, rushing over to give my brother-in-law a hug. Lennox grumbles and pulls us apart. “I’m sorry that Jill’s not here. I can’t wait to see her.”
“I feel the same. It’s only been a few hours.”
“That’s how I feel. Now let’s get this meeting over so I can get back to my wife,” Lennox grumbles.
“Relax Mr. Scrooge. Your wife has holiday bonuses to hand out anyway, don’t you?”
“Yes I do, thank you for reminding me.” I smiled and sent out an email for the entire staff to meet me in the conference room in five minutes. This has been a busy year for me. Yes, it hasn’t quite been a full year since I officially opened CH Masterson Marketing, but it’s been well over a year since I branched out on my own.
Snagging the stack of envelopes from my desk, I triple check them to make sure everyone’s bonus is in the pile. With my cute Santa hat on, I walk out into the bull pen area and see it’s empty except for all the cubicles and the wonderful holiday decor. “Good,” I mutter to myself before heading into the conference room.
Opening the door, I can smell all the treats I had brought in from Holiday’s bakery this morning. “Good afternoon, everyone.”
“It’s almost Christmas and as you know today is the last day in the office before we’re officially off on break for the next two weeks. I wanted to thank you all for working so hard to give the last giant push for our clients. Every win for them is a win for us, and I wanted to show my appreciation. There are treats from my hometown and here are your Christmas bonuses. Since it’s my first year, it’s not that big, but I hope we continue to grow.”