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neckline of my grey dress. "Alec," I say his name with little emotion. I haven't thought about him since that night at Axel NY when I'd bolted out of the restaurant in search of Noah.
"Who is this, Lex?" Kayla is standing so close to me now that anyone staring at us would be hard pressed to find where I end and she begins. I can feel her hand on my lower back. She's pushing into me, a sure sign that she wants a formal introduction.
"This is Alec." I stop there, realizing that we've never shared surnames. "Alec and I met at the restaurant."
Kayla slaps me hard across my lower back. I throw her a pained look before realizing that she's looking for an introduction. Since when is she so coy that she needs me to introduce her to any man?
"I'm Kayla," she says after reading between the lines of the scowl on my face. "Do you work here?"
A ghost of a smile skirts over his lips. "You could say that." He doesn’t acknowledge Kayla. His eyes are fixed on me. "Are you looking for a third job, Alexa?"
He's trying to be funny but I'm not in the mood for harmless banter or flirting of any kind. I came here with the sole intention of watching Kayla give a presentation to a group of high school kids on a work assignment day. I'm here for one reason and one reason only and that's to support her. "I'm not," I snap. I'm being rude. I can feel it. I don't mean to be. I want to be cordial, sweet and nice but I'm lost in thoughts of Noah stuck in his apartment and what that really may mean for my future.
"That's unfortunate." His eyes skim me one more time before he glances at his wristwatch. "I'm late for a meeting."
"I work on the tenth floor," Kayla blurts out shamelessly. "I'm here every day." She may as well stick a sign that screams 'horny and available' to her head.
"Can I call you, Alexa?" He reaches for my hand but I instinctively pull it back. I don't want to give off any signals that aren't loud and clear. I'm not interested. He's handsome, he's charming and he's got a sexual pull that is unmistakable.
"I'm involved with someone now."
"My loss." He tips his head before leaning back on his heel. "If that changes, you have my number."
Arrogant and hot. No wonder Kayla is practically drooling all over my shoulder in an effort to get him to notice her.
We both watch in silence as he walks towards the glass doors, a burly man opens one for him as Alec walks through and into the pedestrian traffic in front of the building.
"Holy hell that guy was smoking hot," Kayla whispers into my ear. "That's the guy you wore the blue dress for?"
"That's the guy." I nod.
"A guy like that, Lex…that kind of a guy, he doesn't hide away from anything." Her voice is breathy, the tone high. "That's the kind of guy that takes you out just so he can watch other men stare at you before he takes you home and fucks you for hours."
She's right. That's exactly what Alec's demeanor screams and it's the exact opposite of who Noah Foster is.
Chapter 15
"I'm doing some substitute work for a school in Brooklyn this week." I twirl the spaghetti Noah ordered in around on the fork. "They have an afterschool program that I've been helping with too."
"That sounds great." He pulls a napkin over his lips as he finishes the last bite on his plate. "This was delicious. How'd you hear about this place?"
"My friend went on a date there," I wince as the words leave my lips. "I mean she tried the food there and loved it." Kayla had actually raved last night about not only the food at the small Italian place two blocks from Noah's apartment, but at the guy she went there with. They were going out again tonight. This time to a club.
"It bothers you, doesn't it?" He's never been one to avoid any subject. When Noah wants to talk about something, he dives in, naked and exposed. Speaking of which, he hasn't had a stitch of clothing on since I arrived. I even had to push him into the hallway when the delivery guy got here. Suddenly, it's feeling as though we're
"Who is this, Lex?" Kayla is standing so close to me now that anyone staring at us would be hard pressed to find where I end and she begins. I can feel her hand on my lower back. She's pushing into me, a sure sign that she wants a formal introduction.
"This is Alec." I stop there, realizing that we've never shared surnames. "Alec and I met at the restaurant."
Kayla slaps me hard across my lower back. I throw her a pained look before realizing that she's looking for an introduction. Since when is she so coy that she needs me to introduce her to any man?
"I'm Kayla," she says after reading between the lines of the scowl on my face. "Do you work here?"
A ghost of a smile skirts over his lips. "You could say that." He doesn’t acknowledge Kayla. His eyes are fixed on me. "Are you looking for a third job, Alexa?"
He's trying to be funny but I'm not in the mood for harmless banter or flirting of any kind. I came here with the sole intention of watching Kayla give a presentation to a group of high school kids on a work assignment day. I'm here for one reason and one reason only and that's to support her. "I'm not," I snap. I'm being rude. I can feel it. I don't mean to be. I want to be cordial, sweet and nice but I'm lost in thoughts of Noah stuck in his apartment and what that really may mean for my future.
"That's unfortunate." His eyes skim me one more time before he glances at his wristwatch. "I'm late for a meeting."
"I work on the tenth floor," Kayla blurts out shamelessly. "I'm here every day." She may as well stick a sign that screams 'horny and available' to her head.
"Can I call you, Alexa?" He reaches for my hand but I instinctively pull it back. I don't want to give off any signals that aren't loud and clear. I'm not interested. He's handsome, he's charming and he's got a sexual pull that is unmistakable.
"I'm involved with someone now."
"My loss." He tips his head before leaning back on his heel. "If that changes, you have my number."
Arrogant and hot. No wonder Kayla is practically drooling all over my shoulder in an effort to get him to notice her.
We both watch in silence as he walks towards the glass doors, a burly man opens one for him as Alec walks through and into the pedestrian traffic in front of the building.
"Holy hell that guy was smoking hot," Kayla whispers into my ear. "That's the guy you wore the blue dress for?"
"That's the guy." I nod.
"A guy like that, Lex…that kind of a guy, he doesn't hide away from anything." Her voice is breathy, the tone high. "That's the kind of guy that takes you out just so he can watch other men stare at you before he takes you home and fucks you for hours."
She's right. That's exactly what Alec's demeanor screams and it's the exact opposite of who Noah Foster is.
Chapter 15
"I'm doing some substitute work for a school in Brooklyn this week." I twirl the spaghetti Noah ordered in around on the fork. "They have an afterschool program that I've been helping with too."
"That sounds great." He pulls a napkin over his lips as he finishes the last bite on his plate. "This was delicious. How'd you hear about this place?"
"My friend went on a date there," I wince as the words leave my lips. "I mean she tried the food there and loved it." Kayla had actually raved last night about not only the food at the small Italian place two blocks from Noah's apartment, but at the guy she went there with. They were going out again tonight. This time to a club.
"It bothers you, doesn't it?" He's never been one to avoid any subject. When Noah wants to talk about something, he dives in, naked and exposed. Speaking of which, he hasn't had a stitch of clothing on since I arrived. I even had to push him into the hallway when the delivery guy got here. Suddenly, it's feeling as though we're
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