More Than A Favor

Chapter 57

I wasn’t shocked that Ashton wanted to add me.

Made sense we were colleagues now and needed to stay in touch about work stuff. WhatsApp would make that easier.

But I didn’t accept right away. Instead, I replied to Nora first, though she didn’t respond. Probably tied up with something.

I checked Miles’s message and thought for a second before typing, “Swamped with the amusement park lately. I’ll show you around once things settle down.”

Adding a quick, “Sorry.”

Miles shot back almost instantly: ‘No sweat. Just take care of yourself, no matter how crazy things get, okay?”

Before I could answer, another text from him: “I’ll be here when you’re free.”

I was about to send “Okay” but it felt wrong after his last message. Instead, I asked, “You planning to stick around for a while?”

“Yeah, I’ll be here for quite a bit,” Miles replied.

That surprised me. Tessa and Ethan must be happy about that.”

I saw the typing dots, but nothing came through even after a few minutes.

email, my usual routine. Surprisingly, my inbox

red notification dot left me feeling weirdly

shoving her phone in my face. “Elaine, have you seen this

playing was pretty funny – the female lead had turned into a chicken and was pecking at the

watch with Maya, but sleep won out pretty

opened my eyes, dawn

at 5 AM. Maya was passed out cold, her nightgown hiked up to her thighs. I pulled the

from both Nora and Miles. His read: “What about

finally got it – he was

me? His staying or going didn’t affect me

was off, so I

down, freshened up, and grabbed some water to drink by the window. There was

light – you could still see pretty

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my water, about to stretch, when someone

in a jogging stride – had to be