Going Down Easy (Billionaire Bad Boys) Read Online Free PDF

hospitalization.
    As much as John cared and even tried to understand, he’d wanted her to put her own life first. To put them first. And she just couldn’t leave her twin in an institution in another state and focus on school or her own love life. Even the patient John had had his limits. As had any man who’d come after him. Until she no longer bothered to date, putting her love life on hold.
    She shook off those thoughts and focused on work, walking in earlier than nine a.m., when Kade was supposed to be in. She stopped by the windows overlooking the city, where the coffeemaker was located, a high-end office Keurig single-serving machine, and carefully mixed three sugars into the black coffee, setting it on her boss’s desk at 9:00.
    By 9:05, he hadn’t arrived, and she dumped the cup, keeping in mind he liked his coffee hot . She’d have reheated it in the microwave, but Kade also liked his coffee fresh . And nobody else in the office wanted it quite so sweet. She’d asked.
    From that point on, she settled in to wait for him to arrive, keeping an eye on the elevator that opened up directly onto the floor. Her plan was to make the coffee whenever he showed up, and she jumped every time the noise sounded to announce the elevator’s arrival. Ten minutes passed. Then twenty.
    While she waited, both Lucas’s and Derek’s personal assistants stopped by her desk to introduce themselves. Everyone was on a first-name basis, including the men in charge, which made for a lighter atmosphere. Their PAs, Tessa and Becky, were both around Lexie’s age and extremely friendly. Although they offered their condolences because she was Kade’s newest assistant.
    She didn’t mention that so far she’d held her own with him, aware that his moods could change in an instant as could her standing. She was also afraid any real conversation about her boss would lead to her remembering last night’s more personal discussion and the feelings he aroused inside her. She couldn’t explain away the blush that was sure to follow.
    She glanced at the time on her computer, noting he was half an hour late. He was her boss and had every right to make his own schedule, but because he’d made such a point of mentioning his coffee, her nerves were on edge. And since it was only her second day, and she’d already arranged his work space, she’d need further instruction on what he needed her to do. So she sat at her desk, one eye—and ear—on the elevator, and twiddled her thumbs.
    At nine forty-five, he finally arrived. She made a beeline for the Keurig and prepared his coffee the way he liked it, meeting him at his desk as he unloaded his laptop from the carry case.
    She placed the cup down and studied him. He wore a pair of comfortable-looking jeans and a faded beige top with unreadable brown writing. But for the scruff covering his face, he looked more like the incredibly handsome software geek she’d seen last night.
    “Morning,” he said, finally looking up, a relaxed expression on his face. Obviously he still held a good feeling from their time together yesterday.
    So did she.
    “Good morning,” she said, standing in front of the aluminum desk.
    He lowered himself into his plush leather seat, immediately picking up his coffee and taking a sip. “Hot and fresh. You’re already ahead of my last assistant,” he said, sounding surprised.
    “What time is it?” she asked him.
    He glanced at his Apple watch. “Nine forty-six,” he replied. “Why?”
    “Well, I have a suggestion … assuming you’re open to one.”
    He cocked an eyebrow, folding his arms across his chest. “Go on.”
    She swallowed hard. On hiring her, Derek had specifically told her not to let him intimidate her and to do what she thought was best for him. She pulled that information around her now.
    “I realize you’re the boss and can make your own hours, but you told me you’d be in at nine. You also said you like your coffee fresh and hot—”
    “Which I