I can bury whatever feelings I thought I was beginning to have, bury them deep underneath the shame I feel for letting Poppy talk me into doing something so stupid in the first place. I will follow his rules, attend his events, speak when spoken to; hell I'll even eat food off the list he provides m
"That there are lots of good people in the world who suffer unfairly, and there are some asshole who make tons of money doing stupid shit like exchanging stock or opening hotels. They throw extravagant parties on yachts for no reason, they fly planes for hobbies, they buy art to impress people they
I don't hear from Rhodes that night, it's only the next afternoon after I finish my shift at the cafe that I receive a call from him. I'm sitting on the bus on the way back to my apartment when his number flashes on my cracked phone screen. I take a deep breath and answer the call. "Hello," I say,
The staff greet me by name as they hold open the door for me when I approach. Ambrose is waiting for me, hands clasped, in the lobby. He nods to me and walks me over to the bank of elevators and presses the button. I step inside and he does, but not before punching in the code to Rhodes's room and t
"I suppose you'll just have to be patient" he shrugs his shoulders as he replies, leading me out of the elevator to the valet area. He releases my hand as he helps me climb into the car he picked me up in yesterday, someone must have brought it around for him after I arrived. I settle back into the
"Alright then, let's get started" Tayla takes out a measuring tape and starts to wrap it around the various parts of my body. I'm thankful she doesn't mutter the numbers out loud, that's not something I want to hear her opinions on. After a few minutes, she has all the information she needs. "So wh
"Did you have fun?" Rhodes asks with a slight twinkle in his eye as I appear by his side, I don't dare look at the screen displaying the total as Rhodes passes over a black card to the woman. He wraps an arm around my shoulder as a bevy of staff take the bags and carry them out of the store, possibl
"Is this apartment safe?" Rhodes asks after he looks out the window; its a small one and the view is nothing to marvel at, not quite what he's used to I suppose. "Yes of course!" I'm quick to defend my humble abode, I don't want him to get any ideas. "I have three locks on my door, and I have my ba