Free Romance: JADEN: An MMA Fighter Romance (Bad Boy Tattoo Romance) (New Adult Pregnancy Short Stories) by Kristen Chase Page A

that sat perfectly at my eye level.
    He stood up straight, smiling at me.
    “If you have any questions at all, just ask okay Nikki?  I don’t bite.”  He chuckled.
    “Thanks, Sam, I will let you know.”   I smiled back, my cheeks overtaken with embarrassment…and a pinch of lust.
    I had to snap out of it.  Dad was counting on me to be responsible.  He ‘believed in me’ and I actually believed him when he said it.  I could see all the hurt in his eyes that I had caused all those years ago and I was really hoping to prove to him that I really had changed.
    Sam turned around and headed back into his office, closing the door behind him, and I was once again left to my own devices.
     
    Sam
    I didn’t actually need an assistant but there was always plenty of work to do, and when Frank told me his worries about having Nikki sitting around home and settling into her old ways, I was more than happy to help.  Not just because she was going to be a pretty face greeting me outside my office door, but Frank had practically raised me as his own and I owed him a lot for turning mine and my mum’s life around.  He is definitely just as much my dad as he is Nikki’s, biological or not, it all doesn’t make a difference in my eyes.
     
    I hadn’t seen Nikki since she was fourteen.  She was one of those out of control teens you see on ‘Maury’ or ‘Dr. Phil’, and after she got pregnant, Frank had a nervous breakdown and decided she needed to get out of the country and start fresh.  She had an abortion without anyone knowing, which broke Frank even more and by the next week she was off to London to ‘grow up’, Frank had hoped.  Frank missed her incredibly and for the first few years she stayed quite distant from him but slowly her attitude started to change and after a few more years Nikki actually decided she was ready to come back.  Frank didn’t even hesitate, he booked her a flight the next day.  Secretly, mum and I, were quite hesitant about it all.  I hadn’t seen or spoken to Nikki since she left and now that I didn’t live at home, I really had no idea what to expect.  Mum said she had even started talking to Nikki on skype and there definitely was a considerable change, but of course she couldn’t help but worry.
    Seeing Nikki walk into my office this morning, however, reassured me that Frank had made the right decision.  She was reserved, polite and quite sweet.  I couldn’t help but notice that not only had her attitude changed, but so had her face, and body—she had grown up, and into quite a stunning young woman.  She had soft brown hair pulled loosely back into a bun at the base of her neck with a couple of strands falling out in front of her ears.  Her eyes were no longer hard and careless but warm and I automatically felt like, I too, had missed my step-sister, which I definitely had not realised before that very moment.  I really wanted to hug her and welcome her back but I knew that would be quite inappropriate.
    Nikki was also dressed very smart: straight black suit pants and a matching jacket over a white collared shirt.  I had never seen her look so innocent and…nice.
     
    Day one had reached its end and I had set Nikki to menial tasks to ensure she had an easy day, although boring I’m sure, at least she would feel competent and I could move her slowly into my business one day at a time.  
    “Nikki,” I said as I poked my head out of my office, “you can pack up and go home now.  Thank-you so much for all of your work today.”
    “My pleasure Sam.  I actually told my dad to come at six o’clock though, just in case I finished later, so I can do some more work until then if you like?”
    I looked down at my watch.  Five-fifteen.  I was going to stay to finish off some extra work, but I could easily do it at home instead.
    “Hang on a sec Nikki, I’ll just grab my things and I will give you a lift.  I’ll ring Frank and let him know.”
    “Oh no, I really