Celina spun around immediately, startled.
“What?”
“Exactly what you heard. The almighty boss asked about you. And not just that. He said things are going to change.”
Celina folded her arms.
“Of course they are. His wedding’s coming up…”
Zoe shrugged, feigning innocence.
“Yeah, true. But since you’ve been saying there’s no going back for you two, then everything’s just fine on your end, right?”
She finished her sentence by poking Celina lightly in the ribs, making her laugh and roll her eyes.
Celina stood with a smile.
“Let’s head to the kitchen, because someone here promised to cook us dinner…”
Zoe jumped to her feet with enthusiasm.
“And you’re going to lose him if you keep lying to yourself!”
“Oh, please…” Celina groaned, already heading toward the sink.
“And where’s that tall, dark, handsome man who was supposed to cook for us half-naked, wearing nothing but an apron?” Zoe asked, hand on her hip, flipping her hair as if posing for a commercial.
Celina burst into laughter.
“If he sh