I sigh, inwardly, a little tired of getting friend-zoned. That’s twice in one day – in one hour – after all. I ignore it, though, gesturing for Christian to bring the next paper-towel laden plate over me. A door slams behind me down the hall. “What am I smelling?” Nico calls, walking curiously int
“What!?” Frankie gasps, staring at Christian now. “Boss, you can’t be serious –“ “Listen, I get it, she’s a great girl, she can cook – but I said hands off,” Christian says, jerking his head towards the door. “Ten laps around the block. Now.” Frankie’s mouth drops open as my eyes go wide. Ten la
I laugh a little, and I’m pleased to see the little smirk on his face, that he’s not actually that mad to have been caught. “Figure it out yet?” I say, slowly stepping closer until there’s just a hand’s breadth between us. He sighs deeply and then drops his hand from his face, looking down into
I rush into my room, slamming the door behind me, panting a little with anxiety as I spin and stare at the doorknob. What – what the hell is happening!? I attune my ears, instinctually, towards the living room, desperate to know what is happening. Even though Christian wants to keep me away from t
“It had better not be gone,” Nico snaps, his arms crossed as he glares down at the man, disgust all over his face. “That was not yours to take – why did you think you could fucking get away with this? Did you think we wouldn’t find you!?” The man just cries, shaking his head, not answering because
Christian puts everything together in an instant – where this grate leads, what, precisely, that noise he just heard was. I give another panicked squeak and push myself away – but I’m unbalanced now and can’t quite push myself back to the dresser on my exhausted arms. I gasp, looking down at the flo
For a long moment I just stare at his hand, so long that Christian takes another step forward, holding it closer, insistent. And then I reach for him, slipping my fingers against his palm, letting me pull me to my feet. “Are you all right?” he murmurs as I find my balance, realizing that my legs a
When I wake up the next morning I…have no idea what to do. I mean, the penthouse is totally quiet – you’d honestly think that I was here alone. But…I was ordered to my room. Am I allowed to…leave it? I spend about five minutes wondering and then I huff a frustrated sigh, tossing my blankets of