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

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