Chapter 102

I pause, breath catching in my lungs as Alexi catches up with me from the lift, obviously having missed me in passing, and turn with my brightest smile. God knows where he was in this building, probably the office floor, and I suddenly feel weirdly shy around him. A strange warmth and bubble of happiness that he is still in the building. I don’t know why there is a change in how I feel around him today, other than waking up tucked up in my bed and knowing he did it.

Maybe the gifts? The thoughtfulness behind them?

I don’t know!

“I’m right here. Where do you think I would be?” I question him cheekily, with a definite perky mood at his appearance and no hint of sassy. I feel great, and even he couldn’t dampen my sparkle today.

He’s looking unusually suave in casual attire again, a t-shirt and jeans that are snug but not overly tight and has shades stuck on his head in his messy hairdo. It’s a good look, but it’s not my perfectly tailored sinister mobster, and I