“No,” he said, looking into my eyes. “I also needed to personally interview each of the CEOs myself. Needed to make sure each one was a good fit for you, and that whoever you worked for next was already married.”

I opened my mouth to ask him if he was being serious, but he beat me to it.

“Yes,” he said, smirking. “Yes, I ‘seriously’ did need to do that.”

“What does the CEO being married have to do with anything, Michael? What if I have no interest in seeing you after I quit?”

“You do, so we’re not even going to entertain that line of conversation.” He rolled his eyes. “If the CEO is already married, I won’t have to worry about ‘this’ happening at your next place of employment, and I can be somewhat less jealous.”

“How selfish of you.” I couldn’t believe him, but for some reason I couldn’t help the smile that was forming on my face.

“I’m pretty sure when you listen to Amazon, Microsoft, and the other companies’ voicemails, that they’ll be offering you one hell of a deal.” He cupped my face in his hands. “At least, that’s what they all told me yesterday.”

“This still doesn’t excuse you from interfering with my job search and insisting that you be my reference over Brad.”

“I’m pretty sure it does.” He kissed me. “And now that there’s no chance in hell of you signing my long-term extension contract, and you’ve hopefully realized that I’m not sabotaging you, how about dating me long-term instead?”

“I’ll have to think about it.” I kissed him back. “It depends on what you’re offering...”

THE EMAILS

(Well, “The End”)

Mya

One year later...

Subject: My Boss.

Have I told you that I love my boss today?

One hundred percent brilliant and super kind to everyone, she doesn’t make me get her dry cleaning, get her coffee, or do anything that my former bosses (Yes, plural) used to do...

I have two meetings this morning and I can honestly say I’m looking forward to them because they both involve things I really enjoy.

I’m pretty sure I can get used to this.

Your girlfriend,

Mya

Subject: Re: My Boss.

No, you haven’t told me that you love your boss today, but seeing as though you’re technically your own boss, I hope this will always be the case.

Your boss at Microsoft was far worse than I ever was. (I’m actually proud of you for quitting that place after three months.)

If one of the meetings you’re referring to is the one in my office where we’ll be fucking, good to know you enjoy it.

I’m not sure if I’ll ever get used to this.

(When do you plan on changing your closing signature?)

Michael Leighton,

CEO, Leighton Publishing

Subject: Re: Re: My Boss.

Now.

See you in five minutes.

Mya London,

CEO, London Publishing