My Bossy Protector

I'd grown up around him, watching him, wanting him… And now he's my boss.

Ivy

My life wasn't supposed to look like this. I wasn't supposed to be stuck in this small town.

So, when my best friend gets me an internship at her brother Simon's company in California, I would be stupid to refuse.

The only catch is, I'd never quite gotten over the kiss he and I shared on my nineteenth birthday.

The day before he skipped town.

But he's my boss now.

And even though that dimpled smile still gets to me, I'm not going to let him break my heart again.

Simon

Ivy Soleman, with her strawberry blond curls, delicious pouty red lips and legs that make every man drool themselves dry.

I should have forgotten her by now.

She was nothing but a distant memory from a past I'd left behind in our godforsaken town.

But now she's in my office.

And as much as I try to deny it, the truth is that I like having her around.

Watching the way her body moves in those pencil skirts.

The thing is that I'm not the only one looking.

I don't like the idea of other guys fighting over her.

My need to protect her and her perfect shapely hips kicks in.

But I'd left her once – had I lost my chance forever?

This is a 30,000 words standalone story with a HEA. 18+ readers only.