FAYE
The door clicked open, and I looked up immediately.
Alexander stepped into the room and closed the door behind him. He looked completely unhurried, as though he hadn't left me waiting for him for what felt like forever.
I folded my arms across my chest and watched him approach.
“Took you long enough.”
His eyes settled on me, and the faintest smile touched his lips.
“Did it?”
“Yes.”
I tried to sound annoyed, but the moment our eyes met, it became difficult to maintain the act. I had spent the last several minutes waiting for him to come back, and now that he was finally here, all I could think about was how much I had missed having him this close.
He took another step toward me.
“I was in a meeting.”
“I know.”
“And you knew I would be gone for a while,” he said.
I rolled m
