Chapter 49

**Amanda's Perspective:**

"Welcome to Max Corporation. How can I assist you?"

"Good day! Could you direct me to Ron's office?" I ask, returning her smile, but she seems intrigued.

"Ron...?"

"Stallion."

Only after I mention his last name does she seem to realize who I'm talking about, and her smile reappears.

"Do you have an appointment?"

"I don't think so. I'm his girlfriend," I say, giggling, while the woman looks me up and down.

"Okay... Take the elevator to the top floor. His secretary will guide you to his office."

Great...

"Thank you," I say as I head towards the elevator. Once inside, I press the button for the top floor—the thirty-second floor—and the doors close, my heart racing at the thought of seeing him in just a few minutes.

I wonder if he's just as eager to see me?

I step out of the elevator and am greeted by another friendly face, and I smile back.

"My name is Maria, Mr. Stallion's secretary. I'm glad to finally meet you," she says, and we shake hands.

"I'm Amanda. How do you...?"

"Know you? Mr. Stallion talks about you a lot. I feel like I've known you forever, and yet his words couldn't do justice to your beauty," she says with such energy that it almost knocks me over.

Wow... I thought I was an optimist, but she's on another level. How did Ron accept her as his secretary? He's a happy person, but I'm sure her level of enthusiasm tires him out. I'm already exhausted.

"Uh-huh... Okay. Is Ron available now?" I ask, wanting to see him as soon as possible.

"Of course. I cleared his schedule a bit so that he could..."

My mind goes on pause, and I don't hear anything else Maria is passionately saying as she leads me to Ron's office. The closer we get to his office, the faster my heart beats, echoing in my ears.

"You can go in. You have an hour, then he has to attend a meeting," Maria says, winking at me, and I don't know how to react.

I thank her for her help and walk into the office without knocking. Ron is behind a large, black desk, dressed in a three-piece suit. The jacket is missing, hanging on a coat rack. The vest fits perfectly over his body, and his tie is loosely pulled away from his neck, a sign that he doesn't like wearing it. His eyebrows are furrowed as he reads something from the file in front of him. He's so focused that he doesn't even realize I'm standing in front of him.

"Maria, what time is the next meeting?" he asks without looking up from the file.

"In an hour," I reply, and he immediately lifts his gaze from the file.

For a second, he seems to doubt that I'm standing in front of him, but then he rises from his chair with such force that it almost hits the wall, and he pulls me into his arms so tightly that it takes the breath out of my lungs.

I bury my nose deeper into his chest, inhaling his scent, and I feel my sense of well-being return.

"I missed you," I say without pulling away from him.

I feel at home in his arms...

He pulls back slightly, making me tilt my head back to look at him. His lips crash into mine, and I moan when his tongue meets mine. This kiss is unlike any we've had before. It's rushed, electrifying, and not at all passionate. It's the release of all the needs accumulated over the past three weeks. Damn...

I want to tell him to slow down, but at the same time, I want more. His hands grip my waist and lift me onto the desk, continuing to kiss my neck.

Biting. Licking. Kissing.

Everything spins around me, and I feel that delicious pressure building in my clitoris. I try to close my legs to ease the sensation, but I can't because Ron's body is between them.

"Ron."

I meant it as a warning, but it came out more as a moan.

Still, Ron stops for a few seconds and looks into my eyes.

"Not here," I say, panting, and he takes a deep breath.

"You're right. Your first time will be in my bed while you beg me to give you more."

I almost lose it at the sound of his words and bite my lip, feeling myself blush. He kisses me a few more times briefly on the lips, then helps me down from the desk. We both adjust our clothes while smiling like two schoolgirls.

"I missed you so much, darling. Even though I held you in my arms every night when I went to bed next to you. I missed your voice, your smile, your eyes... Everything," he says, taking my face in his hands.

"We need to find a way to make more time for us. I don't like that we hardly see each other."

He kisses my forehead, then sits down in his chair. The role of CEO suits him well. He motions for me to sit on his lap, and I don't hesitate. I sit on his lap, and he starts working on the files on his desk.

"Wait... Do you have to do all this today?" I ask, looking at the pile of files.

"Unfortunately, yes. These are the last ones. I'm sorry because I won't be home before you fall asleep tonight either," he says, his eyes focused on the information in the file.

Damn...

I give him a quick kiss on the lips, grabbing his attention, and he looks at me, smiling.

"What is it?" he asks, as if he knows I'm thinking about something.

"I'll help you. I can't stand another day away from you," I say, getting up from his lap. "Just tell me what to focus on when reading the file."

His eyes sparkle with a new emotion, but whatever it is, it makes my legs feel like jelly.