Free The Boss Too: Billionaire Romance by Lexy Timms Page A

fan. Jamie was actually surprised she hadn’t heard again from her mother or sister. Maybe they were too angry to talk. She should probably call them.
    She grinned, their ignoring her was kind of nice. Maybe she should let them stew a few days longer.
    She browsed through some of her favorite stores and found a nice, flirty blouse to go along with black dress pants. The style of the clothes were flattering on her, and she almost looked thin in them. She started whistling when she left the shop. It was going to be a great day after all.
    She continued to window shop as she walked. On a whim, she got in her car and drove downtown to walk the small boutique shops and grab a bite. With the sun shining, the concrete warmed and birds were busy building nests and chattering away in the trees above her. She paused outside a shop and stared at the fancy clothes inside.
    An incredible red dress caught her attention. It was beyond gorgeous, beyond sexy. It hugged the mannequin's shape perfectly, showing off all of the sculptured curves without squeezing them or giving too much away. The sweetheart neckline had a small amount of subtle beading that called attention to the breasts without being too obvious. Indirect hint that could be accented with a stunning necklace.
    The only thing keeping the dress from falling off the mannequin was a pair of thin, red spaghetti straps. Even they were sexy on the shoulders. The dress danced the fine line between conservative and provocative perfectly. The wrong pair of shoes, too much make up, or something tactless, could set the dress all wrong. However, with the right accessories, it was beyond gorgeous. Drop-dead dream gorgeous.
    Jamie was in love with it.
    Unfortunately, there was no way in hell she would ever wear something like that, or have a place to wear it to. She thought of the maid of honor dress she was supposed to wear. It was red, but nothing near as beautiful as this one. This one could show up a bride’s dress.
    She sighed as she continued to stare at the window display. Be realistic, Jamie. That dress looks like a size six. No way are you going to fit into something like that.
    Even with her regular workouts at the gym, swimming and new strict diet, it wouldn’t happen. She was dropping weight fast, but was no size six. She smiled wistfully. If she could lose the weight, then she would be a knockout in that dress, she just knew it.
    What would her mother or sister say if they saw her in that dress? They’d have heart attacks or their mouths would literally hit the floor. Even Stephen would hate himself for leaving her.
    Jamie shook her head. If she was going to lose the weight, she had to do it because of her, not because of some petty issue she had with her sister, her soon-to-be-brother-in-law or trying to show off to her mother.
    She should only do it for herself.
    The dress would be ridiculously expensive. More than a pay check at her old job. She grinned suddenly. What if she bought the dress and hung it in her closet to remind herself of where she wanted to be? It could be an incentive and if she set attainable goals, she would go out somewhere in that dress. It would probably be to a movie by herself, but what the hell? What was life if she didn’t try to live it a little?
    She giggled as she reached for the door to the shop. This was crazy! She wasn’t a spur of the moment kind of person. She didn’t wear dresses. Especially one as sexy and beautiful as this one.
    Screw it! That dress was hers.
     

Chapter 8
     
     
    On Monday, Jamie spent most of the morning in the office on her own. Gina called in sick and Alex sent her a text message to say he was meeting clients out of the office. When she messaged him back to confirm he would be back in so she could let other investors and trade companies know, he didn’t reply.
    Answering both phones, hers and the front office, had her running back and forth between both rooms and barely able to get anything else done. She had a