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.

around, I switched to checking my work email, my usual routine. Surprisingly, my inbox was empty – everything

of that little red notification dot left

shoving her phone in my face. “Elaine, have you seen this show? It’s the leads‘ second time working together, and it’s really

and the scene playing was pretty funny – the female

down to watch with Maya, but sleep won out pretty

I opened my eyes,

body clock had me up at 5 AM. Maya was passed out cold, her nightgown hiked up to

Nora and Miles. His read: “What

I finally got it – he was

would that matter to me? His staying or going

could tell something was off, so I left it

grabbed some water to drink by the window.

you could still see pretty much everything clearly.

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about to stretch,

legs in a jogging stride – had to be