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

playing with a plastic ball from the ball pit. Classic Caleb – being a snooker

This little amusement park is child’s play,” he bragged. Besides snooker,

point to tackle every maze wherever he traveled. He’d pretty much conquered

kinds to make a world, I guess. Some people are into racing, others bird

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or collecting stuff.

know,” he said suddenly, no matter how complicated a maze in the

home”

paused, getting what he meant.

about feeling lost just needed to figure out

ake

me before to really think

attitude, the guy

looking out for me. I finally got

advice.

give him another shot

and focus on what’s ahead

warmed my heart. Thanks,

the ball he’d been playing with, Tm heading out Call me anytime you

took the ball and

reached out and ruffled my hair. “You’re a good person. The right person will come along- someone who really deserves you

pulled his hand back

his hands. My heart felt a little heavy

lose everything and everyone after splitting with Logan, but that wasn’tte

they didn’t have to end

voice broke

and turned around. Hadn’t even noticed Maya, Ashton, and the tech guy showing up behind

it, but Ashton seemed colder than usual. I wondered if something was wrong. “Any issues with the

got another tech working on it,” he said

next, he said, “We’re not fixing

was shocked.

guy jumped in, “There’s a voltage issue with the wiring. We need

long will that

finish it today.”

I’d been worried it might take days.

need from

Nomeday w