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Chapter 18 What a Man

_Meghan

When I was finally able to make it to the kitchen, Dave was waiting for me.

"Everything okay?" he asked as soon as I walked in.

"Yes. Everything is just peachy." I hated lying to him but at the same time, I didn't want to involve him in my drama with Neon. And I didn't want to think about what Neon had said. I wanted to be with Ethan but not under Neon's thumb.

I had to find a way of securing Ethan's future that did not require us to be under the same roof.

The rest of the day went without any episodes, only with Dave's gaze burning a hole into my back.

I knew he was looking at me but I tried to focus on my work. Stealing side glances at him when I cleared his workstation.

If Chef felt the tension in the kitchen, he was too polite to say anything or the man was just too busy to notice. The atmosphere was choking.

When the afternoon traffic eased. Francois walked into the kitchen and leaned back against the wall with his hands in his pockets. I stopped what I was doing an
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