“Thank God,” Travis replied fervently, placing his forehead on her shoulder, relieved. “I doubt I could find anyone else to put up with me, and I wasn’t sure how I’d make it through an entire day without you here. I need you, Ally.”
Ally’s heart clenched, knowing he meant that he needed her in more ways than just an assistant. And she needed him, too. Maybe as the two of them got used to their intense relationship that left them both feeling vulnerable, they’d feel differently. But right now, Ally was exactly where she wanted to be.
“I’d never get another job with such great fringe benefits,” Ally told him teasingly. “And it would be sad if you started hating your desk again.” She reached out and stroked a hand over the polished wood.
Travis growled and stood, lifting her onto the desk in front of him. “I think I need a reminder of just how much I love it.” His expression was wicked as he started unbuttoning her blouse.
“Mr. Harrison, you have a meeting shortly,” Ally reminded him sternly.
“They can wait. I’m the damn boss,” he rasped.
Ally reached out and started unbuttoning his shirt, needing to touch his heated skin. “I need to touch you,” she murmured, her heart so full of love that she was afraid it was going to burst.
“Fuck. Then I’ll probably make it to the meeting on time,” he said harshly. “You know what happens when you do that.”
“Then kiss me,” she asked him sweetly.
Travis looked down at her, his eyes dark and swirling with emotion. “I love you, Ally.”
Her heart skipped a beat as she saw the intensity in his eyes as she replied, “I love you.” She wrapped her arms around his neck, abandoning his buttons to sink into Travis’s passionate embrace.
He was still late for his meeting, but when he finally did arrive, he shocked his employees by entering the conference room with an enormous smile on his face. Halfway through the meeting, Travis’s phone blasted a loud, upbeat musical tone. Every face around the conference table was stunned when, instead of being irritated about Ally changing the ringtone on his phone…Travis Harrison actually laughed.