Chapter 9
Corey
I end up going into work an hour early. Call me crazy, it’s like the Bellissimo is my addiction. Even after a weekend bender, I can’t stay away.
It has nothing to do with not being able to stay away from Stefano Tacone. Nothing at all.
My stomach’s still in a tornado over my dad’s visit. What if Stefano finds out? Should I confess it outright, the way I did about his job?
But no, then it really will seem like I’m a rat. I mean, I swore to him I have no contact with my dad and then suddenly he’s visiting me the minute I get home? It won’t look good for me. Like swimming with the fishes bad.
I walk in through the parking garage entrance and stow my purse in my locker.
“You’re early,” the floor manager, Mac, says.
“Yeah, I can start now, if you want. Otherwise, I’m goi
