Taming Mr. Black

Thirty One

Naomi's POV

"Okay, you seriously don't want to tell me where you spent the night, huh?" Bianca teases me as we make breakfast together.

I smile, biting the corner of my lip as I whisk the eggs. Bianca sighs, getting seriously tired of asking me about last night and not getting any response from me.

"Whatever, don't tell me."

I smile as I stop whisking to stare at her.

"You're really sweet and irresistible when you act like that." I tell her.

Bianca looks at me from underneath her lashes as she smirks.

"You've been keeping secrets from me lately and I don't like that. I thought we were best friends." She whines.

"We are."

"I doubt that. If we're, I don't know what's the big deal of not telling me where you spent the night." She's guilt-tripping me and it's working.

"I'm not hiding anything, seriously. I spent the night at Killian's."

Her smile turns into a grin.

"What? No shit." She's giggling now.

I roll my eyes and set the pan on the stove to start frying.

"You're not dodging this."

"I already told you where I was last night."

"And you didn't think for a second you were supposed to text me that you weren't coming home? I was scared, I had to call Antonio to ask him about your whereabouts."

"You have my brother's number?"

"Yeah, why?"

"What are you not telling me, Bia?" I ask her with a smirk on my lips.

"This isn't about me, this is about you. And since you care to know, your brother and I have nothing in common. We're not seeing each other. That's so against our sister's code."

"Good. Glad you remembered."

"So, back to you and Killian."

"We didn't do anything if that's what you're implying."

"Hmm…" I ignore Bianca's taunting stares as I fry the eggs.

"So why did you spend the night?"

"Because he wanted me to and I wanted to."

"Are you guys, like, together now?"

"Something like that."

"Oh, my God! Oh, my fucking goodness. This is epic. We should party."

"What? No, Bia. We're not throwing a party because Killian and I are kind of dating."

"Kind of dating or dating?"

"Dating." I sigh, defeatedly. "Please, it's...this is still new for me. I remembered telling myself after George that I'll be giving relationships a break, but here I am…"

"Already in love with a billionaire bachelor who just walked into your life and swept you off your feet. So romantic." Bianca says as she smiles at me.

"I hate you."

"Liar." She giggles. "Come on, tell me what's up? Did you guys do it?"

"Do what?" I ask, feigning cluelessness at her question. Seriously, even if we did it, I'm not sure I can tell her about that. Bedroom matters are private, at least for me.

Bianca playfully glares at me, I pretend not to notice as I blush.

"Oh my God, you guys had sex!"

"What? No! Why would you even think that?" I avoid her gaze and flip the egg so the other side can fry.

"It's no big deal. You guys are definitely going to have sex." She says, and I hate that I'm imagining it already.

"Definitely, not now. We didn't do anything. We just talked and I met his mom."

"You met Karen Black?"

"How did you know her name?"

"I read business magazines, duh."

"Right. Yeah, well, I did. She's not bad. She's really nice and really beautiful."

"Wow, I see you guys getting married in the future. You already met his mom, hopefully, you'll meet his brother."

"You know I never knew he had a brother."

"If you pay a lot of attention to your boyfriend, you'll know that." Bianca winks at me as she removes the toasted bread from the toaster and drops it into two plates.

The doorbell rings.

"Expecting anybody?"

"Nope," I answer.

"Maybe it's Lucky."

"I don't think I mentioned this, but Lucky and I are over." Bianca says as she walks to the living room.

"What? Why didn't you tell me?" I call out to her. She doesn't respond.

I hear the front door open and an exchange of conversation as the door shut again.

"It's a delivery guy. Brought you something." Bianca comes back into the kitchen carrying a big box that's well-wrapped.

"I bet it's from Killian." She teases me with a smile and proceeds to open it, but I stop her.

"Okay, you do the treat." She drops the box on the kitchen table and sits down.

I sigh and tear out the attached note. It's a gift from Killian. Now, I'm wondering what it is. I've never liked it when people, especially the men I date, buy me things. There's always this insecurity in me that they're doing too much for me. The diamond necklace he bought for me was a lot. That can cost even a million dollars and I'm afraid to even keep it. I don't have that amount of money in my account and I've never had it. I made sure to take the jewelry off in the elevator and hide them in my purse before I stepped into the hallway of my apartment.

I hate being the center of attention and I can bet my life this is another expensive gift from Killian again.

"What do you think that is?"

"I don't know. But I know it's going to be expensive."

"He's a billionaire, duh. Come on, open it, I need to know what's inside." Bianca is all jittery and giddy.

She's older than me by almost two years and she acts like a kid sometimes. It's just cute. I take a deep breath and tear out the package. I am surprised to see what's inside.

"Oh, my God," I mutter under my breath as I pull out the painting.

What the hell? He bought me this? This is like a lot. This is so much. This is freaking expensive. I can't believe he'll buy me this.

"Is this a painting?" Bianca asks.

"Yeah. It was the painting I said I liked yesterday at the art exhibition. It was just there on display and I couldn't stop staring at it."

"And he bought it for you? Wow, this is really beautiful." Bianca says as she stares at the painting in her hand. "Isn't this like a million or so?"

"Of course. He can't just buy me things like this."

"I thought you said you liked it about a second ago. You loved it and you couldn't stop staring at it yesterday."

"Yes, true. But this is expensive. I didn't think he would buy it for me."

"Well, he already did, be grateful."

"I'm grateful." I snatch it from her hand and walk out of the kitchen.

"Can you at least hang it in the living room, so people can see we're not that broke!" Bianca calls.

I roll my eyes but smile anyway.

"Fuck you, Bianca." I shout out to her as I walk towards my bedroom.

I drop the painting on my bed and pick up my phone to call Killian. My eyes move to the painting on my bed and I look away, with my ringing phone in my ear waiting for him to pick up.

"Hey, babe." His deep voice says on the phone.

My heart stops for a second. When am I gonna get used to him calling me babe and also to the fact that we're now together?

"Hey. Um...good morning. Did I wake you up from an early morning slumber?"

He laughs on the phone.

"No. I'm fine. What are you doing?"

"Well, I was making breakfast before a delivery guy dropped this expensive painting at my apartment."

"Oh, that." I can hear the amusement in his voice.

"You didn't have to do that. I mean it was pretty, and I liked it, but you didn't have to go that length, or go into that trouble of getting me this."

"You worry too much. I didn't have any trouble, okay? And you deserve more than a painting. You deserve much more than that. It's just a painting."

Just a painting? A painting that cost millions of dollars.

"Thanks. Thank you, I really love it. Also, you need to stop buying me things. You've bought me a lot and they're so expensive, I just…" I trail off.

"You're welcome." He says on the phone.

I smile and shake my head.

"What are you doing?"

"Oh. I was having a FaceTime meeting with some of my executives and Raymond. We were talking about those big ideas of yours on a Sunday, you won't believe it."

"Oh, you really didn't have to…"

"Naomi, take a deep breath, okay? I love you and you're…" He trails off.

This time around, my heart completely stops. I love you. He just literally told me he loved me. I smile, biting my bottom lip as I blush.

"I'll see you on Monday," I whisper and hang up.

My ears are burning and my heart is beating so fast I'm afraid it's going to fall off. I fall back on my bed, smiling at my ceiling.

He just confessed he's in love with me!

Holy shit.

Or was that just a thing he said to a lot of people? God, what is wrong with me? I shut my eyes, repeating the word over and over again in my head like a love-sick teenager.

***

Monday morning is very hectic for me. The emails I had to send and reply. A lot of paperwork. I even had to work on a new marketing ad, while I had little to nothing in my stomach.

Celine was also here this morning and I was surprised to see her. I mean, they've postponed the product she was supposed to market and yet she still drops by like she works here. I avoided her throughout the morning, giving her excuses that I'm busy. It's not like it's an excuse, because I was truly busy.

When lunch break comes, I quickly get up to go grab lunch before I faint. I haven't seen the CEO this morning and we haven't talked since that phone call yesterday. I'm grateful I haven't had to see him this morning, I don't know how I'll react. We just started this whole relationship thing and hearing him tell me he's in love with me yesterday just makes me all giddy. I feel like if I see him today during work hours, I might just lose it. I need to stay focused during work hours and not slip back because the CEO has stolen my heart and I just can't help myself. Also, I don't think I'm ready if people start spreading rumors that I'm sleeping with the CEO without really giving a shit that we're not just sleeping with each other— it's not like we have— but we're actually in a relationship.

"Naomi." I hear Amber's voice as I pull out my phone from inside my bag.

"Hi, Amber. Do you need anything?" I give her one of my thousands of fake smiles.

Kill them with kindness—even if it's fake, and they might just realize they're not worth your time.

"Not really. Just checking on you, making sure you're okay."

"Why won't I be okay?" I ask her, and at the same time, my phone vibrates. It's a text message notification.

I don't bother to check, I'll do that when Amber leaves.

"I don't know. Maybe because you won't be, at least for a long time." She smirks and winks at me.

"Are you done?" I ask her, giving her my own smirk.

Hers falter as she glares at me.

"Something going on here?" Someone asks. Amber and I turn around, and thankfully, it's Raymond, looking all professional as he stares at me and Amber.

"Oh, nothing." Amber turns to look at me as she gives me a sly smirk before speaking. "Just asking Ms. Alderson here if she wants to grab a bite with me." She glares at me before turning around and leaving.

I sigh and turn to look at Raymond who's looking right through me.

"She isn't lying."

Raymond sighs. "You know you're lying and you know I don't buy your lies either. Killian won't always be here, well, he's not here at all, he's got his own corner office and it's my job to look out for you."

"I'm fine."

"You're not. You can always talk to me if you want something."

"Sure," I say.

Raymond sighs again. Why can't he just pick up on the clue that I don't want to talk about this?

"Naomi…"

"I don't want to talk about this. I'm fine, and I can take care of myself. I don't need anyone babying me, including Killian. I'm not the first woman to date the boss, and I won't be the last. These assholes should eat shit and jump off a fucking bridge. I can handle myself and Amber isn't someone that I can't handle, she's just not worth my time."

Raymond smiles and nods.

"Sure. The CEO wants you in his office. Take some files with you." With that said, Raymond turns around and walks away.

I sigh and unlock my phone to read the message displayed on my screen.

From Killian; I want you. Come over, and take some files with you.

Great. I gather some files and leave my desk as I head towards Killian's office. I stop by Jamie's desk. He's having lunch and listening to a song with earbuds plugged into his ear. I knock on his desk and he looks up at once, jolting as he removes both earbuds.

"Hi, Jamie." I smile at him.

"Naomi." He blows out a deep breath. "Hi. You wanna go in?"

"Yeah. Are you okay?"

"Yeah. Thanks. You look good."

I smile at Jamie. "Thank you. You look great too."

"That means a lot coming from you. Should I call him?"

"Don't bother, he's expecting me." With a small smile thrown at Jamie, I walk towards Killian's office.

I knock once and let myself in. He's already standing, staring at the transparent window and the beautiful city of New York. My eyes glance down at his body and his work attire which makes him look really sexy and irresistible. My eyes stop on something on his desk. Killian turns around to look at me and follows my gaze.

"I'm quitting. Doctor said it's not good for my health." He says, picking up the ashtray and tossing the cigarette buds on his ashtray and the ashtray along.

He sits on the edge of his desk as he grabs my arm and pulls me towards him. He takes the files from my hand and drops them on his desk.

"You didn't tell me."

"Are you angry?" He asks and wraps his arms around my waist.

"I'm not. Just surprised. And I've seen you do that in your club, so."

"Well, I've stopped for a while. And like I said, my doctor said it's not good for my health."

"It's not," I whisper and cup his face in my hand. He smiles.

"You look beautiful." He says, right hand already on my top button. He doesn't take it off, just plays with it, while teasing me with his eyes locked on mine.

"Did you have to make Raymond babysit me?" I ask him.

"I'm sorry. He was worried Amber might be causing trouble."

"You know Amber?"

"She works on my floor. I literally know everyone who works on my floor. I'm their boss."

"Right." I smile. "I'm fine. You don't have to make Raymond babysit me."

"Is Amber bothering you?"

"Are you gonna fire her?"

"I would if I had to." He says, hands leaving my button as he wraps his arms around my waist.

"It's nothing."

"So she's bothering you?"

"Why did you send for me?" I change the topic.

"Changing the topic doesn't mean we won't talk about it." He says. I sigh and roll my eyes. "But, I'm gonna drop it for now and we're gonna talk about it when you're ready." He says. I smile.

"Thanks."

"Have you had lunch?"

"Nope. I'm here, right?"

"You can have lunch with me. But for now, I really wanna touch you, Luna." Killian whispers into my ear, sending a wave of emotion right straight to my core.

His hands brush down my back, down the curve of my waist as he cups my ass.

"Oh, God." A moan slips past my lips.

"I've missed you so badly, my Luna." He whispers against my neck.

My breathing has elevated, and my heart is beating fast again.

"Should we be doing this here?" I ask him, with my hands already grabbing his white dress shirt. "Someone might knock."

"It's surprising how you worry about the little things." He says, with a small smirk playing on his lips as he stands up.

"This is my company and I can do whatever the fuck I want. And right now, I just need to touch you or I'm gonna lose my mind." Killian says.

Pushing some things off his desk, he sits me on his desk, with his lips already on my neck, kissing me there. I shut my eyes and try to level down my breathing. God, I'm so nervous and I don't know why. It's not like we're about to have sex in his office.

"Relax for me, babe." He whispers into my ear, pushing my skirt up as he stands in between my open legs.

"I can stop if you want me to." He whispers again.

Only if he knows how much he affects me when he talks like that.

"Please, don't stop. I need you to touch me." I whisper, pulling him to me with his tie as I kiss him.

His hands are on my thigh and my waist as he kisses me back. He stops and grabs his telephone. I'm surprised as I just watch him. He dials someone and puts the telephone to his ear. I wait patiently, wondering what he's doing.

"Jamie, hold all my calls. Anyone who wants a meeting with me, tell them I'm busy." He says into the telephone and then hangs up, slamming it against the cradle.

"Lie back." Killian Black orders and I obey.