Daddy’s Billionaire Boss

I tried to slip away from Mason, but he held me tightly on his lap. Tanya dashed in, dropped a small blue box on the coffee table in front of us, then disappeared and closed the door again behind her.

Mason picked up the box and handed it to me. Opening it slowly, I began to laugh far too loudly. His eyes absolutely sparkled as he grinned. “Do you like it?”

Picking up the silver hummingbird keychain, already holding three keys, I tilted it in the light to see the bright colors of the stones across the bird’s wings.

“It’s beautiful,” I said.

“You’re beautiful,” he murmured, kissing along my throat. “Let’s work a half day today, then go home and test those new keys.”

“Yes, sir.”

My giggle was

muffled by his lips against mine, as I jangled the keys that would open our new life together.

Epilogue

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Mason

Two months after I gave Emily the keys to my house, I drove her back to the office after a fancy dinner at an exclusive restaurant downtown. I had a little surprise in store, and wanted the office to ourselves.

She was completely moved into our house, but had only just finished redecorating the bedroom. It was incredible how simply painting one wall bright teal and changing some of the bedding could turn an impersonal space into a gentle, calm oasis.

I didn’t even mind that she insisted that I help her mist the plants.

But before we moved on to the rest of the house, Emily suggested adding some warmth to the office first.

As always, my lovely girl was a genius. There were only two of us in the house. At the office there were dozens of people who appreciated the new ergonomic chairs, plants, and free healthy snacks in every break room.

Emily consulted with a psychologist who specialized in color theory to choose tones for the walls that energized people and made them happy to walk into the office every morning.

“Why are we here at ten o’clock at night?” she laughed, as we walked through the dimly lit hallway.

“The decorators sent me a text. They finished the boardroom. I thought you’d want to see it right away.”

Walking hand in hand down the hall, I looked down at her bright orange dress, covered with little yellow flowers. Somehow she always had a knack for finding dresses that were perfect for work, and absolutely anything else.

“It’s amazing!” she exclaimed, as we entered the boardroom.

Instantly I hit the switch for the privacy glass, and locked the door behind us. Emily didn’t notice as she ran to the far end. The new living wall was completely covered in plants of different tones and textures.

Spinning toward me, she grinned from ear to ear. “It’s absolutely perfect. The extra oxygen and humidity in here will make everyone more relaxed. People will be so comfortable around you that they’ll like everything you have to say.”

“My little genius,” I said, kissing the top of her hair.

She looked over to the dark brown and gold box sitting on the long glass table. “What’s that?”

Lifting the lid, she bounced when she saw the two iced coffees, with chocolate fudge cupcakes. “Late night dessert – perfect!”

“Not yet,” I said, taking her hand to stand in front of the glass window, looking out over the city.

“Emily, my angel,” I began, then I had to swallow hard. Looking down into those beautiful brown eyes, I felt myself smiling from ear to ear.

“You transformed me in this boardroom. Deals and meetings have always been important to me, but you bring life to what I do. So now it’s time for the most important deal I will ever do in this room, or in my life.”

Dropping to one knee, I pulled a tiny black box from my jacket pocket. Emily’s hands fluttered up to cover her mouth as she trembled and her eyes shimmered.