Breaking News by Ella Frank

Author:Ella Frank [Frank, Ella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-07-26T16:00:00+00:00

19

Xander

“ONE PIECE OF toast or two?”

I stuck my head out of the bathroom and called down the hall to Sean, “One, please,” then moved back in front of the mirror to look myself over a final time.

Today was my first day back at work, and if anyone could’ve seen me right now, they would’ve laughed. I was as nervous as an intern on his first day.

Sean was pretty much back to his usual self. No more meds, and no more pain. I was finally getting more than a few hours’ sleep at night, and after rearranging his kitchen cupboards and painting his living room wall a light blue, I was sure I wasn’t the only one ready for me to be out of the house.

I looked at my watch and grimaced. Unlike my old schedule, where I’d be up at five and scouring the news online to see what was going on in the world, I was running a little late. Not that I was complaining; it wasn’t easy to get out of bed when there was a warm body tempting you to stay. And Sean’s brand of coercion was one I was finding more and more difficult to resist.

As it was, it was coming up on nine, and I’d need to leave in an hour or so if I was going to make it into the city without breaking any laws. A final once-over told me this was the best that things were going to get right now, and I just hoped Cynthia brought her A-game today, because she was going to have to work some magic to make me look like I hadn’t been to hell and back.

I headed down the hall, and smelled eggs and toast, and my stomach rumbled. “I could get used to this,” I said as I walked into the kitchen, where Sean was dishing out breakfast.

There were two glasses of orange juice and utensils sitting on the bench, and next to those, a variety of condiment choices. I smiled at the spread and began picking up the items and moving them to the small table in Sean’s living area.

“What, having someone make you breakfast?”

I paused with the hot sauce in my hand. “Not someone. You.”

Sean came out of the kitchen, his smile full of promises I wanted him to make good on. He was so effortlessly sexy. His hair was all mussed up from bed, his white t-shirt looked like he’d pulled it from a drawer where it had been shoved for God knows how long, and the soft cotton shorts that sat low on his hips molded to the bulge between his legs.

How I was just noticing all of this now, I had no idea.

“You’re staring, anchorman.” Sean slid a plate in front of me. “Not that I’m complaining. But if you want to go to work, you need to stop or I’m gonna make you really late.”

I licked at my lips. “Then you should sit far, far away from me.”

Sean chuckled but did as I suggested, his control clearly no better than mine this morning.

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