Chapter 145

Three weeks after Shayla moved in with Cole.

I jump out of my skin when a box lands in front of me with a thud. I slowly lift my gaze from my notebook and look up at a beaming Cole standing there with his hands stuffed in his pockets as he rocks back and forth on his heels cheerily. “What is this?” I question, pointing my pen at the wrapped-up box.

Cole grins wickedly, and I already know I’m not going to like what I find in that box. “A gift for you.” He tells me, practically giddy. I eye him suspiciously as I unwrap the box, and my eyes go wide when I see what it was.

“Cole, what the hell is this?” I ask in a flurry, my neck already heating up. Cole licks his lips and raises his brows till they almost disappeared in his hairline. “Why would you get me.... this?”

“Do I need to remind you of the bet that you lost the other night?” He reminds me gleefully, and I glare at him.

I look around the office and hide the box under my desk, away from prying e