The Rules

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Authors: Becca Jameson
of my pans and whacking me over the head.” He pointed above my head.
    Why hadn’t I thought of that fine idea? I might need to take him up on the idea if he didn’t let me go soon. “Sir, with all due respect, it’s two in the afternoon. I have more work to do, and I have to drive. I can’t drink wine before doing either.”
    “You’re done for the day. I’ll have Arthur take you home when the time comes.”
    Who the hell was Arthur? I shook my head as though dazed.
    Mr. Alexander lifted his glass again and hummed as he took his next sip. He swirled the clear liquid around in the glass and then held it up to the light. “Delicious.”
    The side of the island my boss stood on had a stove top with six burners. Mr. Alexander grabbed a pan from over his head next and set it on the stove, flipping on the burner and adjusting it to whatever temperature he had in mind. “Wine, Amelia. You’re going to need it.” He raised his brows and nodded at my untouched glass.
    “Mr. Alexander—”
    “Cade,” he interrupted. “Or I like the way you call me Sir.” Now he grinned. “But Mr. Alexander is reserved for the boardroom or my father.”
    He liked the way I called him sir ? What the hell?
    “Okay, sir, I really should be going.”
    “Amelia.” He looked exasperated. “Stop arguing with me for one minute and relax. Drink your wine while I cook.”
    Cook? Every single thing he said added to my shock and discomfort.
    “You must be starving. As fast as you got here, I’m sure you never paused to eat lunch. I haven’t eaten either. We’ll eat together.”
    I needed to put an end to this. And fast.
    Before I could utter another word, I noticed what my boss was doing, and my heart nearly beat out of my chest.
    Cade Alexander pulled the potato dish from the refrigerator and stuck it in the oven. He set the prawns on the island next to the stove and plopped the bag of green beans in the microwave.
    He was about to feed me the very meal I just picked up from the store? I’d dropped into a bad episode of the Twilight Zone.
    “Sir. What are you doing?”
    He grinned his huge smile at me, his dimples making my knees weak. “Making lunch.” He tipped his head to one side as though what he was doing was the most obvious thing in the world.
    “But I assumed this food was for later, sir.” I could have smacked myself in the forehead for saying that, but it slipped out unbidden. I also grabbed the glass of wine from the counter and took a long drink from it. Who the fuck cared if I was driving? At that point I needed the fortification more than anything. I had no idea why I was still in my boss’s kitchen letting him bully me into doing his bidding, which right now included sitting still and drinking wine.
    I could do that.
    I didn’t want to do it.
    But I could do it.
    “But you’re hungry now, right?” He lifted one eyebrow and smirked again. It seemed as though most of what he said included some sort of inside joke I was not privy to.
    “I am, but—”
    “Then now is when we shall eat.”
    Confusion over my assumed idea that he had a woman coming over tonight clouded my brain. Perhaps I was wrong about that. Either that or he was feeding me her food and she was going to go very hungry later. Because he sure didn’t have another meal planned for the near future out of that fridge.
    Nothing managed to explain the other items I picked up along the way, however.
    As though Mr. Alexander read my mind, he dumped the prawns into the oil in his now-heated pan and turned to the kitchen table. A moment later he returned with the roses. He set them on the island, removed the packaging, and then arranged them all in a vase he pulled from below the counter. He turned to add water, giving me another excellent view of his ass and the wide expanse of his back, which flexed and pulled with every movement, until my mouth went dry and I had to look away to avoid drying my eyes out.
    Mr. Alexander set the vase on the table and

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