“I know.”
“You’re not staying at my house.”
“I know.”Konni reached into his suit pocket, took out his wallet, and handed the guy a hundred.“I’ll need a ride to my townhouse close to downtown once we drop her off.”
The guy looked at me, and I nodded.
“You’ve annoyed me more than your quota today,” I said to Konni as I settled into my seat.
“I’ll do better tomorrow.”
“Annoying me?”
He chuckled and picked up my hand to hold it, not saying anything until the driver pulled up in front of my house.
“I promise I’ll be alone tonight.You can check on me any time.”
“No thanks,” I said, opening my door.“I’ll see you tomorrow.”
The car didn’t leave until I was inside.
“How was Nexus?”Mom asked from the other room.
“Good.Give me a minute to change, and I’ll share tonight’s drama.”
I did more than change.I checked the mark on my shoulder.It was even more vivid than before, visual proof that Konni was growing on me, and I wasn’t sure how I felt about it.
Over the courseof the next two days, Konni was well-behaved, polite, and stuck to the boundaries I’d set.Which meant the Snack Pack also had breakfast waiting on their desks, and the door to Konni’s office stayed open whenever I was inside.
Because he’d had it removed.
The lack of privacy annoyed the hell out of Lianna to the point it was comical.We could hear their conversation uncomfortably well.It was only uncomfortable for me because I was thinking of my discussions with Konni while the door was open.Hers always revolved around work—specifically, off-site meetings, with her.
“Lianna, for a third time, talk to Edi.He has my schedule.You’re wasting your time walking over here and my time asking me about a schedule I don’t manage.”
Her frustrated huff had me grinning at the K-keepers group chat on my screen.
B:You’d think she would give up already.
E:She didn’t rise to her position by being a quitter.
Me:Wasn’t her position handed to her because she knows Mr.Steele?
M:Close.She came in as a marketing lead.It took her six months to move to management and another four to become the VP.
I minimized the chat at the sound of her footsteps.
“Edi, is Mr.Steele able to meet clients tonight at six?”
“Unfortunately, he already has an off-site meeting tonight.If you let me know the client, I can coordinate a meeting time and place with them that fits his schedule and theirs.”
“That’s not necessary.Just print off his schedule for the next month, and I’ll figure it out.”
“Let them do their jobs, Lianna,” Konni called from his office.
It took everything I had to swallow my laughter.
She huffed another frustrated sigh.
