A Very Bossy Christmas

“Sweetheart, I know exactly how to handle you.”

Those eight little words whispered in my ear by my boss were my undoing.

And what we did after he said them, most definitely landed me on Santa’s naughty list.

If there’s one man who can suck all the joy out of Christmas—it’s my boss, Damon Wells.

I should have known when fifteen minutes into our first interview, he told me that nothing about me stood out from the fifty other applicants.

Yet somehow, I’m sitting shotgun in his fancy sports car on the way to my family’s house for the week.

You’d think he’d show a little mercy this holiday season after my day from hell.

Car towed? Check.

Spilled coffee on my white blouse? Check.

Soaked in Chicago slush by a cab? Triple Check.

Instead, he threatens to fire me.

So now I’m stuck spending the holidays with my boss by my side…Until two minutes into meeting my family, Damon introduces himself as my boyfriend and my minor panic turns into a full fledged five-alarm holiday meltdown.

He wasn’t supposed to pretend to be anything.

He absolutely wasn’t supposed to stick his tongue down my throat when he promoted himself to fiancé in front of my entire family.

And I sure as hell wasn’t supposed to enjoy it.

Suddenly, our fake little fairytale is starting to feel too real when Damon slides my grandmother’s diamond ring on my finger.

The same ring I thought my ex was going to give me last year when he dumped me.

The same ex who shows up to my family’s holiday party.

All I want for Christmas this year?

To forget just how good my boss is in the bedroom before my heart starts to get other ideas.