Jaxon was practically vibrating with anger and exhaustion when he finally got home in the evening.
His whole body felt heavy and he could feel a headache coming but he ignored it and pulled off his jacket which he threw on the couch and removed his tie, with an annoyed sigh he unbuttoned his shirt and made his way to the kitchen.
He opened the last cabinet at the top and took his favorite mug. He walked to the coffee machine and started it up.
A smile made its way to his lips as the smell of fresh coffee hit him.
He picked up the cup and took a sip of the pure black liquid. He felt refreshed as he went back to the living room and sat on the couch.
He brought out his phone and started going through mails, replying to the important ones related to the projects he is working on and ignoring the ones he deemed irrelevant.
His phone screen lit up and a text message from Damon popped up on the screen.
“I just sent you a copy of the contract we will be offering Mr. Lee tomorrow, please review it and make adjustments where you deem fit” Jaxon groaned and decided to call him instead.
“Welcome back to the land of the living, how was your trip?” Damon asked happily.
“I never left the land and it was exhausting, I feel like my head is going to blow any moment from now” Jaxon groaned and took a sip of his coffee.
“Can I have your house in Miami? And maybe your car and a few million dollars? Please mail the papers to me before you die” Damon replied sweetly.
“I’ve always known you were after my money and not friendship” Jaxon replied with an eye roll
“What’s friendship without some benefits?” Damon asked in a playful voice.
“What’s my schedule for tomorrow?” Jaxon asked tiredly
“Lazy ass I already mailed it to you but I’ll tell you anyway since I’m such an excellent assistant. You have a meeting with the board members from 8am to 10am, followed by a series of conference calls with different clients for about six hours and dinner with Mr. Lee to finalize the deal.” Damon said
“Looks like you are going to be having a great day.” Jaxon laughed.
“No! No! No!” You are not about to say what I’m thinking” Damon angrily shouted.
“You’ll have to cover the urgent meetings without me and shift the rest cause I’ll be taking the day off.” Jaxon laughed as he heard Damon groan on the other side and started mumbling what Jaxon knew was curses slowly.
“I hate you.” Damon grumbled.
“Did you encounter any problems while I was gone?.”Jaxon swiftly changed the topic.
“No we didn’t. Everyone stayed in check, especially the department heads and I’m guessing it’s all thanks to the special visit you paid them before your trip.” Damon laughed as he said the last part.
“That’s good. I should get going now, I’m beat” Jaxon said as he took a spiked up his jacket and tie.
“I deserve a salary raise and fully paid trip for doing all your work” Damon replied and Jaxon knew he was glaring at his phone screen right now.
“Bye” Jaxon hung up and made his way up the stairs in large strides.
He walked into his room and immediately rushed into the bathroom.
He dumped his clothes in the laundry basket and after setting the shower to his preferred temperature he stood under the warm spray and his muscles immediately started to loosen up.
He sighed as he took his mint and dewy scented shower gel and loofah.
He softly started washing his skin with a small smile on his face as the soothing scent dominated all his senses.
Jaxon came out of the bathroom with a towel tied around his waist and another on his neck.
After drying his hair he made his way into his closet and emerged in silk black pajamas with his hair now damp.
He turned off the room light and closed the door behind him.
Without knocking he entered Ruby’s room and saw her body covered in the duvet with only her hair peeking out.
His lips raised in a smile as he looked at her with gentle eyes.
He walked to the other side of the bed and got under the covers. He brought the duvet down to Ruby’s shoulders so he could clearly see her face.
Jaxon unconsciously started patting her head and Ruby whined in her sleep.
She started turning and suddenly grabbed him like a koala.
She hugged him tightly and sighed happily as she continued sleeping and Jaxon who was surprised by her antics laid rigid in her hold.
Ruby started rubbing her cheeks on his chest like a cat and he groaned as he felt a certain part of him responding to the attention his nipples were receiving.
He closed his eyes and took deep breaths to calm himself down.
He tried to pry Ruby’s arms off but it seemed impossible without him waking her so Jaxon just closed his eyes and prayed for sleep to come.
The next morning Ruby was woken up by the sound of movements outside the door.
She groaned as she held her oddly warm pillow tighter and snuggled closer to it.
“Since when do I own such a strong and warm pillow” she thought and her eyes flew open.
She came face to face with the chiseled chest of Jaxon whose top buttons opened overnight.
She yelled loudly and tried to push him off the bed. Jaxon groaned as he felt his ears ringing from the loud yell and immediately he opened his eyes he gave Ruby an unimpressed look.
“What are you doing in my bed and why were you holding onto me?” She asked wide wide eyes as she stared at Jaxon.
Jaxon glared at her as he remembered how she grabbed onto him like night and was now accusing him of doing it.
“Good morning Gem. In case you forgot this is my house so I can sleep wherever I want and no I didn’t grab you cause unlike you I can do without a teddy bear” he glared and stood up from the bed.
“I do not need a teddy bear to sleep.” Ruby felt offended and glared back at him.
“And I’m poor. Hurry up and clean that drool off your face and get ready, we are going out by noon” Ruby’s eyes widened as she rushed into the bathroom.