Falling For My Playboy Boss
Chapter 25

Collin's POV

I am speaking with Dalton and Nicolas, and I glance over and see Cora heading towards us in some cut-off blue jean shorts, and I couldn't stop looking at her legs. I didn't realize how nice her legs were. I have to shake my head to try to get my thoughts straight and before Maddie can see me, check out my assistant, as she will not be letting that go. We keep speaking and I hear Maddie's irritating voice rise up loudly and start announcing to all present how bad Cora looks in her clothes. I even see the designer turn his head to look over to see who is causing the disturbance in the room.

This, this right here, is the reason that Maddie is not more successful in her career. She is a beautiful woman, and professional, but she would rather let her bitchy attitude be known than keep her mouth shut. I want to tell her that she needs to stop, as I see Mateo heading this way, but there is no way to stop her now because Catherine has already stepped in to defend Cora after Maddie spewed her venom. Maddie did this to herself and there was no excuse for any of it. I see Mateo standing right behind Cora, but Maddie apparently cannot either see him or take a hint as she goes in for the attack again, I guess to prove to Cora that she is the superior person.

When Mateo defends Cora, I have to look over at her and I am narrowing my eyes to try to see if I can tell if they are in a relationship or not, as he is very defensive over her. My ears pick back up when I hear him tell Maddie to stop getting her Agent to call and get her hired, as that will not be happening for her, and then he offers my sister the job modeling.

I felt like I was being torn in two, as I had told Maddie that I would try to help her, but with every word out of her mouth, it seemed like she couldn't go any lower, and then she did. Maddie cannot be smart at all, there is a time to know when to shut your mouth, and apparently, Maddie does not know when that is. She actually asked the designer if he had lost his mind, and then criticized his taste in models for his show, when all of them looked just beautiful on the stage, and then I heard her insult Dalton's sister, and Ava as well. I am quite sure she didn't know it was his sister, but his mom is here too, and she is not going to let that slight pass. But no, it ends up being neither of them to rise to Emily's defense, it was Cora.

She is feisty and I enjoy watching her letting Maddie have it. I am enjoying finally seeing her let loose with her opinion and I am enjoying the show. She is right, Maddie's husband will be in for a nasty surprise if she hasn't let him know what a vicious girl she is by the time they get ready to get married. I was so caught up in Cora letting Maddie have it that I didn't listen as Maddie threw me under the bus to defend her. I wasn't going to. Cora was right about what she said. Then Cora asked her what part of what she said was a lie. Then I see the line change, to where everyone is backing Cora in a visible united front and no one is with me anymore, except Maddie. Are you freaking kidding me, she even had my mom and sister on her side, literally right next to her. Maybe I should have been paying more attention to what Cora had said instead of enjoying the view, and she was obviously upset. Her cheeks were flushed, and I wasn't aware that her hair was that long, and I just kind of fazed out of the conversation while I enjoyed the view. Now it looks like I am backing Maddie, when I am not, not in any way, shape, or form, but I am backed into a corner, and I am angry at everyone standing with Cora, and no one with me. So, I went with a vanilla reply as I had no idea what I was supposed to be correcting Cora on, as I wasn't listening. So, I tell Cora that she has no business speaking to Maddie like that, and hope for the best. It didn't work.

Cora doesn't hold back when she throws my words back to me and raises me too. It gets worse when my mom takes up when Cora stops to raise that bar even higher, as I have heard my mother curse about 5 times in my life, counting today when she used it this fifth time, to tell me that Maddie was a b***h. Defended my sister, which is what I should have done, then told me that she was disappointed in me. She has never told me that in my whole life. I am surprised and stunned, as my mother has never in her life done anything but build me up. I can't think up any response as I am looking at my family and my friends and they are backing Cora and leaving me here with Maddie. I don't want to be on her side, I don't want her at all.

I am angry and jealous of everyone loving Cora. They are supposed to love me. How in the hell did this happen? Oh, yes. Maddie ran her mouth and insulted several people. Why did I even tell her that I would help her with this? We have broken up. I could have sat with my friends and family and stared at that new model for a long time without Maddie getting mad and digging her nails into my leg. Maddie and I walked away because, at this point, I needed to get out of there. Maddie has ostracized me from my own family and friends.

I turned back as I let Maddie go out the door first and look over and see Mateo tug Cora back out of the group gently and speak to her, with her nodding at him and agreeing to whatever it was that he said. My jealousy is out of control at this point, and I am again angry at Cora. I really need to put some thought into my emotions. I have never felt so possessive of any woman in my life, and truthfully, it makes me uncomfortable. There has never been a woman that I haven't broken off with first. That I didn't just use for arm candy and some fun in the sheets. I have never felt so angry to see any of them speaking to another man, I just didn't care about them, they were always replaceable. There was always the next new thing, like that beautiful new model. Now, her I might think about staying with. She was a stunner, and I would love to date her. I would even consider marriage if I could have her. I would love to have children with her, for her to be mine, although I feel like a tug on my heart when I think about this, as I have feelings for Cora now too. I can't believe that, after 29 years of life, I am now falling in love with not one, but two different women. I get into my car with Maddie and take her home. She is absolutely furious at Mateo for not taking her on to be one of his models, and I know she is plotting against Cora, and probably Mateo, but I doubt that she can really touch him. So, Cora is going to have to watch her back, that altercation with Maddie is not going to go away, and if I know one thing about Maddie, it is that she is very spiteful. I am now glad that Catherine asked me to get the Surveillance Cameras and Audio to be installed on my floor. Cora does need to be protected; I know that Lyra will be gunning for her again. I had told Hamilton to fire Lyra, but he said that since Lyra didn't have any other warnings in her file, he didn't want to just let her go. I happen to know that New York is an at-will work state and that we can fire anyone, at any time, for anything. I think Hamilton is just not wanting to let his little girlfriend go, as he won't have her anymore if she gets fired. I let it go right then, as there had been enough going on at the time, and when we looked out to check on Cora, she was no longer sitting where we could see her. We both thought that since she was so upset and had been suspended by Hamilton, she may have gotten her purse and left. Thankfully, we found her sitting by the elevators, she must have heard the raised voices and moved away from them. I have to say that seeing her relieved expression when she saw Catherine and I got there at Hamilton's office made me happy. Maddie asks me if I want to come up with her and I know what she wants, she is really angry right now, so the s*x should be good, and I agree and park to go up with her. She has a nice apartment, small but with great views. Maddie is already throwing clothes off by the time I shut the door and then she presses me back into the door to kiss me. I grab the back of her thighs when she jumps to put her legs around me as I take her towards the bedroom. Maddie started unbuttoning my shirt, I had taken my jacket off in the car. Maddie has always been the most adventurous one of my girlfriends. She likes a******x, and although it isn't my favorite, I do like it, as it is a lot tighter in there when I am with Maddie. Maddie reached down and undoes my dress pants and then slides down my body and gives me a smile as she turns to open her nightstand drawer. I take off my pants as Maddie gets a vibrator and lube out and watches me put my condom on. I know she wants me to do anal, as the last three times she did this, that is what she wanted. As long as I get my o****m, I am OK with it. Maddie uses her hand to make sure that the condom is lubricated well, and then puts some on her vibrator and at her golden starfish and crawls onto her bed suggestively and looks back at me over her shoulder. Her bed height is perfect for this as it is a little low, but with her on her knees, we lined up perfectly. I slide into her slowly and moan a little because she is tight here and I start off slowly while she puts the vibrator on her c**t, and turns it up. She starts moaning loudly and I start driving into her as it feels really good. She gets even louder, and I start thinking about the goddess on the runway today, with her long, beautiful hair. I get even harder thinking about grabbing a handful of her hair and pulling her head back and running my teeth down her neck, and Maddie gets even louder. I cannot help myself as I need my release after thinking about that model Shea. I wish I had her on the bed instead of Maddie, but just thinking about Shea helps to push me and as I hear Maddie c*m hard, I finish up right behind her. Maddie doesn't like to cuddle, and really, I don't either. I take the condom off and throw it in the trash and Maddie tells me if I want to shower, I am free to use her bathroom.

I go use her bathroom, as now I feel dirty; inside and out. I am not with Maddie, but we used each other for s*x again. I prop my hand onto the wall and let the water run down me and try to collect my thoughts, but all I can see is Cora's disappointed face from when she saw me wiping Lyra's lipstick off. I care about Cora, but she is not the type of woman who can last in my life. She is innocent and kind and would be eaten up by some of the people that I associate with. She wouldn't be able to fit in with the parties and events that I have to go to, she isn't someone who can fit in with the crowd. She would stand out in a bad way, and people would tear her apart, especially my jealous ex-girlfriends. I get out of the shower and dry off. I go into the bedroom to get dressed again and I see that Maddie is in a lot better mood and decide that maybe the s*x had helped us both. She had hung my shirt on the back of a chair, so it wouldn't get wrinkles in it, and that was nice of her, but we are definitely NOT back together, but we can have occasional hookups as needed to help us both out when we need to. I told Maddie bye and left without kissing or hugging her on the way out. Maybe she did finally understand that we are just friends with benefits now.