#Chapter 37: The Intern

Tessa

As I left the studio that evening, Gideon was waiting for me by the door. He didn’t say a word, but his eyes held a quiet approval, and something more—a connection we hadn’t yet defined.

Without thinking, I stepped toward him, feeling the shift between us.

Our tension was broken by Kayla barreling out of the office after me, her face flushed with excitement. She caught sight of Gideon and qu