Chapter 35

Chapter 35

Aaron and Maine stayed the night with Katrina and when the woke the following morning, she was sandwiched between the two of them on her hed: their much longer legs and arms entangled with hers. She groaned, pushing their arms away from her torso. Neither of

them moved, and she remembered that they both had way more alcohol than she did last night.

She staggered to her feet and then stumbled just as much to her bathroom. She stripped her clothes off and took a smoldering shower, taking extra time to enjoy how the water was bringing her body back to life slowly

As soon as she was done, she dried off and put on a pair of comfy clothes, not planning on going anywhere inday She brushed her teeth and then stepped out of her bathroom. Her eyes trailed to her bed, and she shook her head when she found Aaron and Maine stall fast asleep.

She grabbed her phone from her nightstand and took it off silent mode. She had a few miscellaneous notifications that she cleared and a text inessage. A text message from Kylan that he had sent nearly twenty minutes ago.

She ignored her suddenly racing heart and opened the message.

"The painting is rather heavy, 1 can help you hang it properly so that it doesn't fall and cause damage to your wall or flooring, if you would like Kylan texted.

She stared at her suddenly ton-bright phone screen in the dimness of her bedroom. He was offering to come back just to help her hang a painting. Did she want him to come back? She was conflicted, just like she was with everything else concerning Kylan these days. she fell b

herself frown and her shoulders slumped. Kylan was exhausting. He always had been. She found she didn't want to see him, not today

That's alright. Sir. Aaron and Maine are

here, just asleep in my bed. I'll entrust their help as soon as they w

wake up"

"They're asleep in your bed?

They are, yes. We always share a bed when they stay the night here."

"You slept in the same bed as them last night"

Her eyebrows furrowed, her fingers hovering over her phone's keyboard. He couldn't possibly be worried that anything more than sleeping happened, right?

Yes, I did. Sir. We all slept there.

"Aaron is not yet married, is he?"

Ob. That's exactly what he was worried about. Against ber better judgment, part of her wanted to mess with him, just a little bit. Just enough that he would know she was annoyed with him

Tve only ever kissed him twice, and both times were ages ago. I'm certainly not Maine's type, anyway. She's straight."

She wasn't lying, not technically. She had kissed Aaron twice in the past, but both times had only happened when she was drunk off her asses. There had never been anything when she was sober, but she wasn't about to tell Kylan that. Not right now, anyway. agree, Katrina?"

Tim confident you sleeping in a bed with another man, is a breach of our contract. Wouldn't you ap

ebony

She snorted, actually snorted at his words. He was going to talk to her about breaching the contract after he himself had done just that. The was incredible, and she only felt more annoyed because of it

She was at a new crossroads. She could either find the courage to bring up what happened after the masquerade, or she could choose to ignore his hypocrisy. She wasn't sure which route to go, not when she had so much time left for her contract "Nothing happened, Sir. We watched movies anal then we moved to my bed and fell asleep. If anything they probably groped each other after asleep."

a shit, Katrina. That was inappropriate You're mine and I caution you not to forget

"I don't give a shi

She read his words several times, her mind guang blank. He was acting so... so, possessive. And for what reason! She wasn't his, not truly. Not in all the ways it would actually count. She was his employer, and he was her boss. Her boss who had his tongue down her throat a couple of days ago. But that was a technicality she was willing to overlook right now. She didn't like the way Kylan was making her feel. It wasn't fair of him. "With all due respect, r, I didn't do anything wrong or even remotely inappropriate. Aaron and Maine are in a relationship, and you not really.

"I'm coming over to help with the painting"

and are not

Her eyes widened and her heart skipped a beat, which only annoyed her more. What the hell was he playing at? She didn't want him to come over. Dad she? Was that why she told him about Aaron and Maine, in the first place! She couldn't possibly be that ridiculous, could she

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glance back at Aaron and Maine, she walked rather quirkly

offending painting. She couldni, not right now Not while

frone of he

phone number and put her phone in her

I'm

he couldn't see her doing so. You don't need to come over here. Sir Keally happened. I already told you that" She worked to keep her voice steady hopeful

I did. Ser she responded, her voice wavering slightly

would be

be considered cheating Sir." He was pushing

I'm coming over

bridge of her nose with her thumb and forefinger in

have more that you'd like to say to me, you can say it over the phone. It's Sunday

wanted to complain about the contract, she figured she could at least

y minutes"

be there in twenty

her phone in the general direction of her im about where it

And obnoxious.

Handsome. Weirdly sweet e

often. A fantastic as

Nope. Not going there.

ran her fingers through her hair a few times. She looked around her apartment well aware that her space was up to

She sp

ten minutes cleaning up as much as she could, stacking dishes precariously in her sink as garbage she

guests. It was better her than Bylan.

Maine and Aaron back to consciousness, but she finally did. She told them to

make

in my y shower, she called

the bathroom door. She cringed and then made her bed, over stepping back

it was

out of time, anyway. Kylan was nothing if not punctual, and that

walked back to the living room, wringing her hands together with nervousness,

front door, and she took a deep breath. This was no big deal. No big insisted on coming over, despite her protests Yeah,

front of it for a

stared. Openly stared,

more, and she rolled

He sported a white button-down, dark wash jeans and à probably cost more than her entire wardrobe. He looked Damn it, he looked good she fell some of her

to come over she mumbled

motioning for her

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and let him in. She noticed that he was holding a hammer and several long screws. His eyes raked DYET She fought a roll to her

her

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it, folding her arms across her chest while he

asked, his

you want it in

her shoulders and sat on a stool near her kitchen counter. "Wherever you think it will look best" she

walls, partially amused to see this almost domestic side to him. He seemed

looking at her "Nothing happened," she reiterated her earlier

here," he indicated to a wall near her kitchen

sir! I said that

that alright?" Again, Kylan wasn't looking at her as

see

a problem with that she responded, anxiety

got back to work. He was silent, carefully measuring the distance between where the screws would go and then meticulously checked to ensure each one

hand. She looked back at Kylan and realized he was already staring the pair of them down, his eyes narrowed, and

Sir. We didn't know you

Aaron sent her way as he

come, she responded as a way of

"Right. Well I think we'll go." He walked over to her and planted a kiss on her cheek, just as he

gesture, absolutely positive that Kylan was now

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