More Than A Favor

Chapter 53

Ashton?

04) Meny

Wasn’t he just a cab driver? How come he was also that amazing lighting tech I’d been blown away by?

Right then, I felt like I was in some weird dream.

“Mr. Drake, meet Ms. Hart,” Mr. Gray did the introductions.

He stuck out his hand. “Hey, Ms. Hart.”

He acted like we’d never met before.

I sat there, frozen. From where I was sitting, I could see his perfect jawline and that sexy Adam’s apple that, honestly, had crossed my mind a few times.

Maya gave me a little nudge with her elbow, snapping me back to reality. I reached out to shake his. hand

Our hands barely touched. He quickly said, “Don’t let me interrupt your lunch, Ms. Hart. I’ll check out the lighting setup.”

“No way. I’m coming with you guys,” I said. I was about to leave, but Ashton stayed put.

He turned to Mr. Gray and asked, “Have you eaten yet, Mr. Gray? I’m starving. Any good places around here?”

Mr. Gray smiled. “Yeah, I’ve eaten,” he said before looking my way, “We can order delivery here, right?”

Getting what he meant, I told Maya, “Maya, grab some food for Mr. Drake.”

“On it!” Maya pulled up her delivery app and asked, “What’ll it be, Mr. Drake? Want pasta? A sandwich? We’ve got all kinds of options.”

He pointed at my half–finished container. “I’ll have what she’s having.”

I was eating this super spicy aglio olio pasta that I’d specifically asked Maya to get.

Since Ashton was from down South, I wasn’t sure if he could handle this level of heat. I was pretty shocked he wanted to try it.

“Cool! That’s one of our go–to dishes here. Who knew you had the same taste!” Maya said while placing his order.

I cleared my throat awkwardly and looked at Ashton and Mr. Gray. “Should we ”

“Let’s fi

finish lunch first. Can’t work on an empty stomach,”

Ashton said as he dropped his backpack and pulled out some water. He tilted his head back for a drink.

Watching his Adam’s apple move as he swallowed, I found myself swallowing too.

minutes. He looked at me while holding his half–empty water bottle and said, “Go ahead and

Mr. Gray. Maya nudged me again saying, “God, he’s such a hottie!”

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Maya had obviously been dazzled

though –

have a boyfriend?” I said, taking another bite of pasta

“Just window shopping! Besides, he’s only here for the lighting job, so

that. She always seemed so proper, so

serious, “But remember this is work. Don’t let

act you.”

without some eye candy. Don’t worry, Ms. Hart I know where to draw

about what Ashton had told me before, I

took 22 minutes to arrive, and Maya spent

love at first sight was

ended up dumping her boyfriend

feeling Ashton wouldn’t be into Maya.

kill boredom, I knew falling for someone could hurt as bad as

getting hurt, better

said, “He’s already got

Maya looked at me. “How do

yes, that’d

things weird between Ashton and me

That convinced me even more to keep quiet about our previous

“Nope,” I said.

“Then-”

could finish, I cut in, ‘Just a

she’s got quite an appetite, and she’d even ordered her favorite grilled

good looks beat good

dog with a bone.

for an answer, but I knew she’d let her imagination run wild without

super cute white bunny keychain.

nodded toward it. “That’s

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asked,

Why would he have such a cutesy keychain? Don’t you

Way too sweet.

it for

lemonade or water,” I

respond. Instead, she stared at the keychain, muttering, “So you’re saying his girlfriend put it there to mark her

shoulder and stood up, but she tugged

I went quiet.