Chapter 17 - The Walking, Talking Dead
I give it about five minutes before I decide it's time to play Melody again. I catch a moment when Alec is not consumed in texting whoever it it that he's been texting all day, probably his hitman of choice, and pounce on him. Well, not literally, even if my questionable hormones sometimes make my mind hazy. I do hit him with a sweet voice and deliver the first bait. Let's just see if he takes it.
"I've never met such an important man in real life before. I feel like I just shook a celebrity's hand." I say, faking excitement.
"What about me?" Alec muses in return, his eyes sparkling with a little amusement. I pretend to be coy and turn my face a little, glad that he took my bait.
"Well, I work for you, so it kind of lost that novelty feel, when I
