Thankfully, I recovered quickly from my fall and scrambled to sit up and sit in a more dignified position with my legs crossed and my dress covering my knees. When I fell, I hoped I hadn’t shed my underwear.

    When I got a look at Alexander’s expression, my eyes widened in surprise. All the humor had been wiped off his face. He was now staring down at my phone with obvious jealousy.

    “Is ‘Rose‘ a code name for your boyfriend?” he asked in a clipped, cold voice.

    “Of course not!” I said, as annoyance zipped through me. “But it would be none of your business if it was!”

    We stared at each other, both of us breathing hard from our anger. Alexander handed me my phone back, and relief pulsed through me when it was safely back in my hand.

    He stood and held the kitten close to his chest. “We should get back to work,” he said, then turned around and began to walk out of the crowded restaurant without even waiting for me.

    My hands gripped tightly around my phone, but I followed Alexander because, at the end of the day, he was my boss. We stopped to get the kitten food on the way back to the office. The kitten was curled up in myp asleep while Alexander was in the store. I used this opportunity to check my phone, anxious to see what Rose had said. And if Alexander got a glimpse of the message, how bad could it be for him to react like that?

    My hands were slightly shaking as I read the message that Rose had sent me. Pictures of brightly colored vibrators filled my screen with a

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    message saying: ‘You NEED to try these!‘

    A loud gasp escaped my mouth. I peaked down at the kitten, but she stayed fast asleep after her big day. Had Alexander seen this message? Did he think that Rose was secretly a guy sending me pictures of sex toys that ‘he‘ wanted me to try out? Was that why he had been acting so weird and jealous?

    I shook my head as I quickly deleted the messages. What a horrible time for Rose to send me something like that.

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    The moment that I came back to the office, I was swamped with meetings and paperwork. I had to y catch–up all day because of my long lunch with Alexander. When the clock hit three, I needed a break from staring at myputer screen, so I got up from my desk and walked to Alexander’s office, wanting to check on the kitten.

    But halfway there, Gai stopped me. “Are you looking for the new kitten?” she asked.

    “How did you know?”

    “You had an adoring look in your eyes that only a cute little animal could bring out,” she said. “Come on, Alexander put the kitten in my office. He set up a whole ce for her. Complete with a litter box, food, a pink nket, and a pink water bowl.”

    This information made my heart lift. Who knew that Alexander had such a soft spot for kittens?

    Gai and I sat on the floor of her office and took turns ying with the kitten using the toys that Alexander had also purchased for her. Quickly, she became tired after chasing a little bell that rolled, and she ended up falling asleep in myp again.

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    “So, Alexander told me that Duke Cater gave him this kitten,” Gai said as she gently stroked the fur on the cat’s small head.

    “Yes,” I replied, doing my best to keep the jealousy out of my voice.

    Gai’s eyes narrowed slightly from my sharp tone, but she chose not toment. “Whenever Duke visits Alexander, he brings him a gift. Everyone here thinks that Duke is in love with him.”

    “Oh…” My voice cracked slightly. “Do you think there is anything going on between them?” I didn’t let her answer before I continued. “I don’t think that it’s possible that Alexander is gay. He might be bisexual…but he’s definitely not gay.”

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    Warmth spread throughout my body like a fire as I remembered the passionate kisses that we shared. Any man who kisses a woman like that was definitely not gay.