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.

bottle and said, “Go ahead and finish your lunch, Ms. Hart. We’ll take a quick look around meanwhile.”

nudged me again saying, “God, he’s such

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good–looking ones. Maya had

– girl’s got taste.

I said,

Besides, he’s only here for

that. She always seemed so proper, so these flirty

got serious, “But remember this

act you.”

Hart

what Ashton had told me before, I shook my

to arrive, and Maya spent every single

Maya proved love at first

feeling guilty if Maya ended

Ashton wouldn’t be into Maya.

falling for someone could hurt as bad

keep her from getting hurt, better to stop this before

“He’s already

looked at me. “How do you know? You know him?”

I said yes, that’d mean more

make things weird between Ashton and

pretended not to know me earlier. That convinced me even

“Nope,” I said.

“Then-”

cut in, ‘Just a

by Ashton. Usually, she’s got quite an appetite, and she’d even ordered her

good looks beat good food.

guess?” Maya was like a dog with a bone. “How can you guess that?

answer, but I knew she’d let her imagination run wild

super cute white bunny

it. “That’s proof enough.”

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OLY

Maya asked, confused.

keychain? Don’t you

Way too sweet.

had ordered it for

me lemonade or

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

patted her shoulder and stood up, but she tugged my shirt. “Maybe

I went quiet.