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Every day, I found myself checking emails for updates to the social schedule hoping it was my day to spend time with Mylee, even if it wasn’t my day. I went to bed memorizing it from the night before, but there were always last-minute changes that enabled Mylee to be on the arm of someone else over the course of the day.
And I always hoped that someone would be me.
Conversely, I also prayed that she wouldn’t end up being switched out to accompany Lincoln or Paxton when she was on my roster like she was this morning, and I exhaled with relief when I found her at our breakfast table, fully dressed, makeup done, and smiling expectantly in my direction.
“You’re not going like that, are you?” she teased me, nodding at my boxers and t-shirt.
Her eyes lingered at my crotch, but when I looked again, she had returned to her mug of tea, sitting back on the cushioned dining chair to study my partners, who chuckled at her joke.
“The Board wouldn’t know the difference,” Paxton promised. “I’ve gone to board meetings hungover more times than I can count.”
“Which is why you’re not allowed to go unattended anymore,” Lincoln piped in, and Mylee laughed.
“I’d like to see that,” Mylee mused, shooting Paxton an entertained grin.
“No, you wouldn’t,” Lincoln and I chimed in simultaneously.
“Kai and I will handle everything, won’t we?” she said, leaning forward to set the mug down and look at me. “Although I’m a little surprised that you’re allowing me in on a board meeting. Isn’t that, like, hush-hush?”
“It’s not technically a board meeting,” I explained. “It’s a monthly luncheon that we have with some of the subsidiaries' boards. It’s just a formality to see if everyone is on the same page.”
“It’s an excuse to day drink,” Lincoln sighed. “And frankly, a waste of company resources.”
“It’s good for morale,” Paxton corrected him. “And it lets the subsidiary companies know that we’re keeping an eye on things.”
“I still wish you’d send Pax,” I grumbled, sneaking a look at Mylee, but she winked at me.
“I don’t know, Kai,” she offered lightly. “You and I handle things okay together, don’t we?”
I grinned in spite of myself and noticed how my partners exchanged a knowing look. It was clear they could tell how much I was enjoying the time I got to spend with Mylee.
“I mean, I can go if you don’t want to,” Paxton replied slyly, but I sat up straight as all eyes fixed on me.
“I mean, it is my turn,” I mumbled, realizing my mistake.
“You’re going,” Lincoln intoned, and Mylee’s smile broadened.
“Have fun, kids,” Paxton told us, rising from the table, and Lincoln followed suit, leaving us to finish breakfast. “I’ll see you later.”
“I’m flying to New York this morning,” Lincoln informed us. “I’ll be home tomorrow.”
“Safe travels,” Mylee told him.
I finished my coffee and wandered into my bedroom to shower and dress before meeting Mylee in the foyer of the condo, where she waited with her oversized Prada bag. A wide-brimmed, saffron-toned hat sat on her head like a halo, the contrast of gold against her smoldering beauty stealing my breath like always.
“Ready?” she asked brightly.
“You’re really getting into these events, huh?” I asked, letting her lead me out of the condo.
In the ten days since she’d arrived, she’d shown more confidence, taking a stand in the most basic tasks.
“There’s not much to it,” she admitted. “Especially now that I have a title of my own, so people aren’t asking as many questions about who I am. Senior business consultant has a nice ring to it.”
That had been Lincoln’s idea after the latest run-in with Paul Kaur, and a good one at that.
“I’m glad you think so,” I mumbled, stepping into the elevator. “We’ve been at it for years, and I still can’t get into it.”
Pressing the lobby button, Mylee gave me a sympathetic look. “Social gatherings aren’t for everyone. Maybe you should talk to Pax and Linc about not doing them so much.”
