More Than A Favor

Chapter 56

Ashton strode over, giving me a casual look. “Let’s go.”

Wait, what?

Wasn’t he going to explain why he wanted a room right next to mine?

I wanted to ask, but felt like that would just make things awkward.

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“Mr. Drake, why’d you pick a room so close to ours?” Maya blurted out. Sometimes her directness came in handy – she’d ask what I was too chicken to.

He walked to the elevator and hit the button. I caught a glimpse of his room key–308, right next door to mine.

“For convenience,” was all he said.

Convenient for what exactly?

Talk about leaving things open to interpretation.

Maya looked as confused as I felt. She glanced between us and pressed, “What kind of convenience are we talking about here, Mr. Drake?”

I wanted to smack her. Why couldn’t she leave well enough alone?

The elevator doors were mirror–like, reflecting all of us. Through the reflection, I caught Ashton’s eye. We held each other’s gaze for a moment before he looked away.

“Just in case,” he replied to Maya.

That shut both of us up.

Even Maya got quiet, just tugging at my sleeve.

Looked like Ashton had finally found a way to silence her.

We hit the third floor and headed to our rooms. Before going in, Maya chirped, “Mr. Drake, just let me know if you need anything!”

“Sure,” he said, disappearing into his room.

The second we got inside, Maya pounced. “What’s his deal? Why’s he want to be so close? What if he’s some creep hiding behind that handsome face? What if he wants to… you know!”

Funny how she suddenly thought about safety after letting her crush cloud her judgment.

But I didn’t want her paranoia affecting work, so I cut in firmly, “He’s not like that.”

She blinked. “How do you know?”

I regretted saying anything – I’d forgotten how nosy she could be. Mental note: keep my mouth shut around Maya from now on, or I’d spend forever explaining myself.

“Just a hunch. Could be wrong though. Feel free to find out,” I teased.

Maya’s eyes lit up. “Really? I wouldn’t mind!”

I grabbed a sofa pillow and threw it at her.

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She yelped as I headed to my room, dropped my suitcase, and asked to the father

my shower, I suddenly remembered something and tracked my water Sure enough, there was a nasty purple bruise where I’d hit the equiorment. My sale

remembering how Ashton had graphed me to break my

my eyes tight, forcing

my shower, Maya called out, “Elaine, your phone’s

off the water:

unknown number.”

frowned. “Let it go. Probably a

kept every number saved in my

then added, “How sweet

turning the water

I

out and Maya took her tum Towel drying my hair, checked my phone. The number was from Amaty my first

missed me or had something

back. After a few

me off guard. Weird how he hadn’t crossed my mind

something? I asked.

“Yes,”

all he said before hanging up.

he was basically our lifeline for fixing the lights,

a jacket over my PJs and went to knock

opened up and saw my wet hair, he swallowed hard.

hurting?” he

follow. “What?”

eyes dropped to my waist, and it

did this weird little jump. “Oh. I’m

he said, leaving me standing in his

laptop was open on the desk – looked like he’d been working while I was in the shower

for being professional.

back, his tall frame blocking my view. He was still in the same clothes, but his T–shirt

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up and I could hand things over to legan,

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holding up the

the bed and let out a huge sigh.

finished her shower and belly flopped onto the

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“Where’s this come from? is yours “Who else’s would it

need it? Are you hurt? I almost laughed at her

registered Ashton catching me, not what causes Meanwhile, Ashton had noticed I was hurt.

in

getting messy squeezed my eyes shut, trying to clear my head Lying downl checked my

messages some group

“When are you free to show me around this city I’m gonna

stared at Logan’s deleted message,