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I took a bite of the eggs and smiled at the deliciousness.
“This is really good,” I told him.
“It’s not hard to make eggs,” he teased. “By the way, you still haven’t sent Harper your favorite food list. You can always give it to me, so I know what to make for future meals.”
I nodded.
“Honestly, I’m not picky. You can literally make anything, and I’ll eat it,” I told him.
“It’d make me feel better if I made your favorites though.”
I shrugged.
“Everything is my favorite,” I assured him. “So, do you live here too?”
“Yes,” he answered. “I’m here 24/7, so if you ever need a late–night snack…” he trailed off suggestively, I knew he was joking because he had a twinkle of humor in his eyes. I’m sure everybody in this mansion knew about my relationship with Gavin by now. I felt like it was quite obvious. “But seriously, ever need food or something late at night, I’m your guy.”
“I’ll keep that in mind,” I said, taking another bite of the food.
“All of the staff here live in the quarters on the main floor,” he continued to explain.
I nodded.
“And your quarters are decent?” I asked him; the thought of them living anywhere remotely like the servants in the Cash manor made my stomach twist. I hoped their living situation wasn’t like that.
He nodded.
“Better than my apartment before I got this job,” he told me. “I love it here; a lot of space, private bathroom, gorgeous views, I get to do what I love, and I’m paid well. We are all paid well. I’ve been told our rooms aren’t much different than the ones upstairs. But obviously, some are bigger than others.”
I nodded thoughtfully.
“And Gavin treats you well?” I asked him, biting my lower lip.
Chester raised his brows at me, and he studied me for a moment before answering.
“Well, yeah,” he said with a shrug. “When he’s here. He’s not always here. It’s nice to have someone to cook for consistently. However, a couple of times a week, he has me cooking for large gatherings or for his charity house, so I always have a job to do when I’m not cooking for him personally. But now I get to cook for you, and I’d like to do that well. So, please… send me a list of your favorites.”
I laughed.
“Will do,” I assured him.
We fell into a comfortable conversation while I ate and I could tell from the small interaction I had with
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him, along with the way he was with the kitchen aids and even Harper, he was a flirt. But the harmless kind; he was definitely friend material.
After breakfast, I insisted on cleaning, but Harper wouldn’t let me.
“The Alpha would have a fit if he knew we let you clean,” she would tell me.
I sighed and eventually relented.
Later in the morning, once it was a reasonable enough time, I called Nan and told her I needed to talk to her about something. We agreed to meet at our favorite coffee house near the campus. The moment she saw me, a big smile broke out on her face as she hugged me.
“I feel like I haven’t seen you in ages,” she murmured as she pulled away from me.
“It’s only been a couple of days,” I chuckled.
“They’ve been keeping you so busy, I couldn’t even get through to your phone.”
She was partly right, but mainly it was because the room I was in didn’t have a place to plug in my phone, so it died a couple of days ago. It only turned on again when I got to the mansion, and I was glad that Taylor had the sense to plug it in for me so it would be ready when I arrived.
“I’m sorry I haven’t called,” I told her. “There’s a reason for that.”
“You look a lot better,” she said fondly.
I nodded and bit my lower lip.
“I feel a lot better, Nan,” I told her.
We ordered our coffees and then took a seat in the corner of the room.
“So, tell me what’s been going on with you,” she said as she took a sip of her expresso. 1
“Okay… so, I don’t want you to freak out,” I told her, watching her warily from across the table. She frowned and lifted her gaze to meet mine.
“You are starting to freak me out,” she told me, raising her brows.
I took a deep breath; it was like ripping off a band–aid.
“I moved in with Gavin Landry.”
