Chapter 49

Serena felt a mix of relief and confusion as Jaxon retreated. She opened her eyes, slightly embarrassed by her reaction. "Sorry, I didn't mean to give that impression. I just thought..."

Jaxon interrupted her with a soft laugh. "You thought I was going to kiss you just like that?"

"Well, I mean, it seemed like you were leaning in that direction," Serena stammered.

Jaxon shook his head, a playful smile on his lips. "You really are something else, Serena." He returned to his seat by the desk, leaving Serena to gather her composure.

She took a deep breath and tried to change the topic. "So what are you going to be doing with your time in Rhode Island apart from building webs?"

Jaxon leaned back in his chair, crossing his arms. "I'd definitely be building webs mostly. There are some business matters I need to attend to here." He saw her raise her eyebrows and continued, "yes, I invest in other things with my web money. And, well, what I'd be doing when I'm not doing all that. I think we'l