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Christopher gulped.
“No more cheating on your time cards.”
“Yes. Yes, sir.” Christopher shot out of the elevator like a ball out of a cannon.
The doors closed, leaving me and Ezra alone.
We surged together in tandem, our arms going around each other.
“She already suspects,” I blurted.
“Shh,” he soothed, kissing my forehead and pressing a comforting palm against the side of my head. “It’s okay. It’s going to be okay.”
Right. Okay. Sure. I mean, what was the worst thing that could happen, other than Lana putting a hit on us, making sure we were never seen or heard from again? No big deal. We could handle that. We’d still be together, at least.
At the bottom of the sea.
My heart lurched with worry, before I pulled back and grinned up at him. “You know what? You’re right. I ain’t afraid of no stepmother.” Lie. Total lie. I was mentally peeing my pants. “We got this. We totally got this.”
Hesitation entered his gaze. “Wait. You’re not saying you want to go public and stop hiding our relationship, are you?”
“Good God, no,” I blurted.
Ezra blew out a relieved breath. “Thank goodness.”
“I mean, the risk would be worth it if she found out,” I started, so he wouldn’t think I was ashamed to be seen with him.
“Absolutely,” he agreed, nodding, as if worried I might feel the same way.
“But I don’t see why we have to test fate, either,” I surmised, still scared to death of my evil stepmother, no matter what I claimed.
He grinned, big and wide. “It’s like you’re reading my mind.”
“Good.” I nodded, realizing he must be as terrified as I was. “I’m glad we’re on the same page.”
“Totally,” he agreed.
Taking my face between his hands, he pressed his mouth softly against mine, making me melt against him. “I like the skirt,” he said against my lips, thrilling me because he noticed I was finally wearing one… For him.
I hummed deep in my throat. “I bet you’ll like what’s under it even more.”
With a groan, he kissed me harder, and his hand crept down, seeking the hem of the skirt.
Two feet away, the elevator doors opened onto the third floor. Ezra and I sprang apart, both of us winded and wiping our mouths as we turned to cringe guiltily at the man waiting to board.
Hayden shook his head and let out a long, harassed sigh. “I should’ve known you two wouldn’t be able to stay away from each other.”
“But we’re totally keeping it on the down-low so your mother doesn’t find out,” I assured him.
One eyebrow lifted, dubiously. “Yes. I can tell.” Then Hayden let out a grumble as he stepped aside for us to leave the elevator. Shaking his head some more, he added, “Whatever. It’s your funeral.” Then he stepped inside and took a sip of the to-go cup he was holding as the doors shut between us.
“Okay, so maybe we need to work on our stealth skills,” Ezra said, still staring at the closed elevator.
We turned to face each other at the same time and broke out grinning together. I nodded. “Yeah. We should probably brainstorm ways to be sneakier. Say, at my place… Tonight.”
“Sold.” After glancing around and seeing numerous people milling about but no one really paying us any attention, he held out a fist for me to bump.
When I clashed my knuckles against his, we shared another private smile, then turned in opposite directions and went our separate ways.
