Chapter 186
**Chapter 0186**
Harper rolled her eyes.
“Don’t you ladies have anything better to do?” she asked, folding her arms across her chest and narrowing her eyes.
Chester grinned.
“Now, Harper,” he said,
“No need to be jealous,” he said, playfully nudging her shoulder. “You know you’re still my favorite.”
“I’m not jealous,” she replied, her voice low as she turned to face him. “But flirting while at…”
“Work has always been frowned upon,” he said.
“That’s not what you were saying the other night,” he added, his voice soft and breathy. Even though he whispered, everyone else could hear him clearly.
My eyes widened as I looked at Harper’s face.
The colors of pink and red filled the room. Had they slept together the other night? I wondered what was going on. Something interesting was happening right in front of me, and my curiosity was getting the better of me.
“We weren’t…”
“I need to run to the store. I’ll be back,” she said through clenched teeth.
Then, she quickly turned and hurried out of the kitchen, looking embarrassed. I looked at Chester, who was laughing and shaking his head.
“She gets embarrassed so easily. I just don’t understand why,” he said, shaking his head. “It was only sex. It wasn’t that big of a deal.”
I crossed my arms over my chest and watched him.
He moved carefully around the kitchen, cooking with great care.
“Maybe to you it wasn’t a big deal,” I said to him. “But did you ever think that maybe it was a big deal to her?”
He paused for a moment and looked back at me over his shoulders.
“It’s not my fault she changed her mind,” he said with a shrug. “We agreed there would be no strings attached. We were just helping each other out. Nothing more.”
“Is that the kind of guy you are?” I asked him, raising my eyebrows. “The guy who has mindless sex that doesn’t mean anything?”
He raised an eyebrow in response.
He leaned over the counter, his hands resting on it, getting so close to me that if he moved even a little more, our lips would touch.
“Want to find out?” he asked, his voice low and smooth.
Just
As I was about to lean back and away from him, the door slammed shut. The sudden noise made Chester instinctively step back from me.
“Chester,” I said firmly, “I didn’t hire you to flirt and talk. I hired you to cook.”
A loud voice echoed through the kitchen, sending a chill down my spine.
Chester had a glint of amusement in his eyes, but he knew better than to argue with his boss. That would be a foolish move.
“Yes, Alpha,” Chester replied, quickly getting back to work.
I laughed as Chester hurried to make our breakfast while Gavin sat next to me.
“He’s harmless,” I said softly.
Gavin rolled his eyes.
“He’s just a guy. He only has one thing on his mind.”
“Be careful around him,” he whispered back.
I raised my eyebrows in surprise.
“Do you only have one thing on your mind too?” I asked him.
He gave me a sharp look, and it instantly wiped the smile off my face.
I couldn’t quite read the expression on his face, and it made my stomach twist. He seemed deep in thought as he looked at me.
“What do you think this is?” he suddenly asked.
“I’m sorry, what?”
I asked him back, “What do you think this is?” He repeated the question, but this time he pointed between us. My cheeks felt hot from his question, and I had to look away.
I looked down at the counter, feeling a mix of nervousness and excitement. He spoke quietly so that no one else in the kitchen could hear us. If they did, they were pretending not to.
“We’re just having fun,” I said to him after a moment’s pause.
“Right? We are helping each other out and scratching an itch at the same time,” he said.
He nodded thoughtfully.
“Right,” he replied to me. “So, I guess that answers your question.”
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