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Ally: Hey, dropped by to check on you, but saw Tilly’s car.
My eyes burn at the text.
What the fuck?
“Why would Ally come by?” I ask and turn the phone around to show Enzo. “Does she come by often? How does she know where you live? Has she been here before?”
“Till, babe.” He pauses. “Yes. She has come by. Maybe twice in the past year and a half or so. She probably needed to drop something off but didn’t want to disturb us if you were here.” He keeps his tone calm and low, ending with a sigh. “She’s never set foot in my house.”
“I’d like to think you’re not keeping anything else from me,” I whisper. I glance back at him, and his jaw is tight with tension.
“What the actual fuck, Tilly?” he hisses. His moods have been shifting quickly this week, which I expected. “Do you think I’m screwing my assistant?” Hearing him say it out loud makes it sound so unlikely.
I shake my head. “No, I don’t. Um, you should deal with her.” I hand him his phone and rub my upper arms.
“I’ll just call her.” Enzo taps the screen and puts the phone on speaker.
Ally answers almost immediately. “Hey, E.”
It’s a workday, Tilly. This is her job.
His eyes meet mine, and he clears his throat. “Hey, Ally. I just checked my phone. What’d you need?”
“It’s so good to hear your voice.” I wince at her tone. Enzo’s eyes flash up to mine again, but I break eye contact. “I hope you’re feeling better. Um, I just have some things for you to sign, including that new vendor contract,” she explains.
“Great, glad Dad dealt with that. I’ll have Tilly pick them up and bring them to me. You’re on speaker, by the way. She’s right here.”
“Oh, hi, Tilly. They’re confidential, though, Enzo.”
Enzo’s nostrils flare, and he rolls his eyes. “Fuck’s sakes, it’s fine.” I wince again at his sudden sharpness. “Just get them ready. Tilly will pick them up. I’m out for the rest of the week.”
“Okay, I’ll have them waiting for her,” she says in a quieter tone.
“Thanks. Bye.” Enzo taps the screen.
“She wants your dick,” I say.
He leans back against the couch. “It’s only for you.”
“Tell her that, E.”
“I will if I have to, but I’ll give it to you later.”
A flush hits my cheeks. “I’m still on my period,” I whisper.
“You really think that’d scare me off?” Enzo asks.
I purse my lips to hold back a smile. “I think we should wait a couple more days. More so for you—”
“I’m capable of having sex.”
“Are you? You’re still sleeping all day and all night. I want you to be a hundred percent present when we get physical.”
“I think you saying when instead of if is a good sign.”
I roll my eyes, but it’s more flirtatious, not from a place of annoyance. My charming Enzo is still here with me. “Um, I hope you didn’t scare off Ally,” I add.
Enzo shrugs. “She’s one of Alex’s nieces on his wife’s side. No relation to me, obviously. She replaced Rob’s old assistant a while back, but I was annoyed when Ally started. It felt like nepotism, but I’m a nepo baby, too.”
