More Than A Favor

Chapter 55

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“Elaine, you fell on purpose, didn’t you?”

I couldn’t believe Maya jumped to that conclusion. My side was still throbbing, and I probably had a nasty bruise forming. I wanted to lift my shirt and show her just how real that fall was.

I wasn’t stupid enough to risk getting hurt just to get close to someone.

I rolled my eyes but let her continue. “So what was it like? Are his arms as strong as they look? How did it feel when he-”

“Maya!”

I cut her off. “Get your mind out of the gutter!”

Seeing I was actually mad, she stuck out her tongue and mumbled something under her breath – too quiet for me to catch.

Still holding my sore side, I left the control room.

Then it hit me – Ashton had called me over but never finished what he was going to say. He was the reason I ended up tripping and making a fool of myself.

Interesting guy.

I definitely needed to keep my distance. Had to stay professional and treat him like any other

contractor.

After all, we’d only met once on a blind date. Nothing more to it than that.

Maya handed Ashton the documents he’d asked for and came out. Seeing me waiting, she said, “Elaine, Mr. Drake wants us to check out the problem lights first. He’ll catch up in a minute.”

I nodded and was about to head over with Maya when my phone rang. It was Caleb. “Where are you? How could you just ditch me like that?”

I froze. He’d been here forever. Hadn’t he left yet?

Had he seriously tried every ride in the park?

“I thought you’d gone home,” I said honestly.

“Nope. Where are you?” he asked.

I told him where we were heading to fix the lights, and he said he’d come find me. But it took him

almost an hour to show up.

lost?” I

the ball pit. Classic Caleb – being a snooker champ, he couldn’t resist

This little amusement park is child’s play,” he bragged. Besides snooker, Caleb was obsessed with mazes.

maze wherever he traveled. He’d pretty much conquered all the famous

to make a world, I guess. Some people

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or collecting stuff.

no matter how complicated a maze in the syst

home”

paused, getting what

to worry about feeling lost

ake

to really think about what I wanted

happy–go–lucky attitude, the guy

finally

advice.

give him another shot Instead, he

on what’s

heart. Thanks, Caleb

he’d been playing with, Tm heading out Call me anytime you want to hang Whether you’re with Logan or not, we’re still

I took the ball

out and ruffled my hair. “You’re a good person.

back and

from his hands. My heart felt a little heavy watching him leave.

I’d lose everything and everyone after splitting with

because of Logan, they didn’t have to

Hart?” Ashton’s voice broke through my thoughts

noticed Maya, Ashton,

was imagining it, but Ashton seemed colder than usual. I

another tech working on it,” he said

next, he said, “We’re not fixing the

I was

voltage issue with the wiring. We need to fix that

long

can finish it

sigh of relief. I’d been

from me?”

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