16. Escape plan

Jordan Miller

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"You're quite cozy with the boss."

I froze mid-action. "What do you mean?"

Maya giggled. "You know what I mean." She said suggestively.

I shrugged as I continued chopping the vegetables. "I don't know what you're talking about."

It was a bold face lie since she'd seen us practically mauling each other's mouths the other day, but she didn't argue. She just smiled mischievously. "Whatever you say, Jordan. He's quite taken with you though."

For the past few days, I'd tried not to think about what had happened between me and Alessandro. I didn't know how I'd gone from being mad at him to getting on my knees and waiting for him to give me orders.

I was embarrassed, not because I'd almost given him a blow—I actually wanted to finish that as promised—but because Pat had walked in on us.

I was also annoyed because of the interruption. Pat had taken him away and I didn't know what they discussed that made him leave for Italy.

When he'd told me he'd be leaving, I obviously wa