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Miss Goody Two Shoes Chapter 52
▪️Ace▪️ “Your sex monster returns—” Too late he saw Emily sitting and motioning for him to be quiet, then burying her head in her hands. “Is that Ace? Ace is there with you?” His mother’s voice sounded from the phone lying on the bed. Oh, fuck. Speakerphone. He set the bowls and beer bottles on the dresser. “Hi, Mom.” “What are you doing at Emily’s at three in the morning?” Thinking fast, he opened the beer and took a quick gulp. “I couldn’t sleep and figured Emily would be up too, and I was right.” “I see. I guess that’s why there was no answer when I called your phone?” “Yeah. I was in the kitchen, making us a middle-of-the-night snack. How was the flight? Have you seen Doug?” “Yes. My poor son.” He heard her grief-stricken voice, and his hand shook. Emily took the bottle from him and set it on the night table. “What do the doctors say?” “They’re hoping to do X-rays today to see if there’s a skull fracture. He had a quiet night, and he’s stable. Other than that…
Miss Goody Two Shoes Chapter 53
▪️ Emily ▪️ Emily caught Simone on his return from walking Hollister out. “My office. Now.” With a confident step, Simone sauntered inside but jumped when Emily slammed the door. “Sit.” She waited while Simone chose a seat at the conference table, but Emily remained standing by the closed door, arms folded. “Care to tell me what that was all about?” As livid as she was with Simone for bringing Selle to the office to expose and embarrass Ace, she was angry with Ace for hiding it from her. Angry and hurt. “What?” Simone tugged at his suit-jacket sleeve. “Don’t play fucking innocent with me. I’m not in the mood. You set Ace up.” “Why would I?” “That’s what I want to figure out. Why was Sele here today?” “We were having lunch together, or we were supposed to until you kicked him out. He wanted to say hello to you. How would he know Ace would come to your office?” Emily itched to punch the wide-eyed look of i
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▪️ Emily ▪️ Her shoulders slumped. “That’s another thing I don’t know anymore.” As expected, Ruth's brows shot up. “What? What’re you talking about? What don’t you know? You love him, and he loves you.” “Sometimes love isn’t enough.” “That’s nonsense. What happened? Did you have a fight?” “No. Nothing like that.” Even now she yearned to go to Ace. “Some disturbing news about him came to me today.” “Disturbing? What do you mean? Spit it out already.” While she felt uncomfortable revealing something so private, Emily valued Edith’s discretion and her opinion of people. “Remember I told you Ace worked on Taylor Croft's superyacht?” “Yes. As her assistant. Like what he does for you now. Minus the benefits.” She smiled, but she couldn’t return it. “No. Including.” Breaking eye contact, Emily finished her drink. “Turns out he was sleeping with Croft when they worked together.” “And?” Her gaze shot to hers. “What do y
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▪️Ace▪️ “Because…it was a part of the past I no longer felt connected to. Almost like it wasn’t the real me who lived that life, not anymore. I don’t regret it because that’s a futile thought process, and more importantly, it’s brought me to this point with you. And that’s one thing I wouldn’t change at all.” “I’m trying to make sense of it all. You worked for Taylor and slept with her. You’re working for me and sleeping with me. How is it any different?” “You can’t see it?” The words fell from his numb lips. “I’d like to hear it from you,” Emily said softly. “I don’t want to think one thing and have it be something else.” In business, Emily might be decisive and controlling, but in her personal life, her innocence and vulnerability shone through, and Ace could see Emily’s internal struggle to find her footing. Seeing this human side of Emily only he’d been privy to made Ace love her more.“Haven’t you grown from when you were younger a
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▪️ Emily ▪️ “Have been with girls, sure. But here today and gone tomorrow. A couple of months and we grew bored. That’s how it always was. They weren’t real relationships. Maybe…” He stopped and chewed his lip, looking sweetly vulnerable. “Maybe because I was always comparing them to you.” “Me?” she repeated. “What’re you saying?” Ace, who hadn’t removed his hands from Emily’s shoulders, now slid them around her neck. “I’ve already told you I had a crush on you. From the first time I saw you at my parents’ apartment, standing a step or two behind Liam, looking all nervous and out of place yet so damn sexy, I couldn’t stop thinking about you.” “And now here we are.” Emily framed Ace’s face with her hands. “All these years later and I’m not much smarter than I was back then.” “You didn’t need to be. I was the one who had growing up to do. And I know what I want and who. You.” “I’m right here.” “So am I. I’ve never b
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▪️ Emily ▪️ “You have to ask? For him to pull this shit while I’m struggling with what happened to Liam and Olivia is inconceivable to me.” “I’m going to bitch-slap him about that, don’t you worry. But don’t fire someone because of what they did to me. I can handle my shit on my own. Simone might be a jerk, but I think we can figure out how to work together if I have a chance to talk to him face-to-face.” Ace glared at Emily. “I hope he hasn’t left yet. Maybe I can talk to him. Jesus, what a dumbass move.” Leaving Emily behind, Ace rushed to the elevators and slipped into an open one. The door closed in Emily’s face, and she stood there dumbfounded. Why would she want to work with someone who did that to him? He’s even crazier than I thought. Shaking her head, she headed to the elevators, wondering what the hell was going on. ************▪️Ace▪️ The last thing Ace wanted was for someone to lose their job, even someone like S
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▪️Ace▪️ Ace snapped out of a dirty fantasy of Emily—dressed all in black, stalking into the bedroom where he lay naked—to stare openmouthed at Simone . It took guts to admit that, and he darted a glance at Emily to gauge her reaction, but as usual the woman remained a blank canvas. “Go ahead.” “I looked at Ace as an enemy instead of someone who could help, and I listened to gossip instead of giving him a chance to prove himself. I’ve always felt a little isolated here—I haven’t made any real friends with anyone on staff, so I talked myself into disliking him on sight, instead of welcoming him.” “And now?” Emily fixed Simone with that dark, penetrating stare. “You’ve miraculously changed your mind?” “No. Not miraculously. I already knew his ideas were good and that you were impressed with him. So when Tim contacted me and I mentioned Ace had joined the firm and that he’d worked on Croft's yacht, he fed me his version of the story about Ace’s tenur
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▪️Ace▪️ “Well, now at least she has a reason.” Ace kissed her neck. “I always had a reason. Not interested being the main one. Now I have a better one.” “Excuse me?” Ace huffed and pulled away from her, outrage dancing in his eyes. “Better? I’m not just better. I’m the best.” “You tell ’em, honey.” Ruth's eyes twinkled behind her purple glasses. “Okay, okay.” Emily patted Ace's cheek. “The best. Is that better?” “No. You’ll have to make it up to me.” His lips curved up in a smile of such wicked sensuality, Emily grew dizzy. Ace leaned in. “Easy, now.” She blinked and rubbed her face. “Let’s take the dog out. Ruth, eat your food before it grows cold.” She turned on her heel and strode away to pick up the leash. Still snickering like a fool,Ace followed her. When they were out on the street, Ace took her hand. “Don’t tell me you’re really mad at me over a little teasing.” Without answering, Emily walked down the block wi
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