Ella POV
Alexander’s mood was noticeably brighter than it had been all week. His team had won the race, and as we made our way toward the car, there was a lightness in his step and an irrepressible grin on his face.
"I don’t think I’ve ever seen you this happy," I teased.
"I can’t remember the last time I had a true night off," Alexander admitted. "Not a single work call, text, or even an email. Can I assume you had something to do with that?"
"I may have insisted that August put a pause on all communications," I confessed. "Unless, of course, there was an absolute emergency."
"I’m sure he was more than agreeable," Alexander said with a chuckle. "He’s always telling me I need to take more time off, do something besides work. It must have driven him crazy that you were t
