levator. She would have to eat the vegetab

weeks. Could she survive on what Chase fed her? Maybe things would be

That was it. She could have stared at his chest all day. It had just the right amou

t her, his eyes wid

n to realize that she had leaves and dirt on her from walk

id he try something? Are

him. “Long story, bu

ng some eggs that I bo

arv

He reached for a shirt that he had on the counter

dn’t yo

ick her out if she revealed her d

paused above the scrambled egg

a confessi

d. “Go ahead. Let

take yo

to say I’m sure it isn’t earth-sh

the island and pulled

to hear what I h

ell me when

the same. “Why are

d. “This

y?” sh

dumpe

you weren

Chase said, wa

what he’d cooked. The eggs were pret

if looking for some explanation from it. “I don’t know why she thought

now you were one,” Helina added, ge

with me. I’m a great boyfriend, but not when

elp laughing. She forgot about her bad evening, bu

ith someo

come back to me. Now I have to find someone to go to

n't’ be a probl

oblem is finding someone who is i

em. Kurt had been the only one who had pursue

ates as Chase watched.

eggs well,

with Chase. He was hot and smelled great and was a nice guy

me now, right? I’m s

he leaned against the sink, choosing her words c

e didn’t react, but this man was used to negoti

went along with it. Especially when you said I would have a place

ot going

he was still sitting at

ren’t the pers

ow

know what I was talking about half

d you h

I also saw something desperate in you and I knew you’d work hard for me because of that. We’

s time that I was

ou to come clean. I knew

ave every right to kick me out? I’m not goin

gged. “You

e did yo

tion for being a biotch. I doubted that

s what got m

Helina. That’s wha

minute ago she was sure she was going to be

ted you at some point, but I wanted you to

head. “I don

ob and a place to live and whatever situat

t ea

give back. I’ve given you a hand up and now you

tion because she was nice. None of it m

od?” he

, y

or work is a takeout food app. It has my credit car

hat exactly had happened, b