Chapter 44

Mia’s pov

As we drew closer to a very tall duplex, Lorenzo shook my grip off his bicep, and before I could wonder why he did that, his arm was slipping around my waist, tugging me firmly against his side.

And next, the doors got thrown open before I could even attempt to get myself together.

Lorenzo had said this was important.

He had said it was important that I play my part well tonight.

Color flood my cheeks at the realization that everyone who take a look at me would see how disheveled I look, thinking I had done something really improper with Lorenzo in the car, not knowing that he had made me look like this on purpose.

I didn’t want to ruin tonight. I want to do a good job, not because I’m currently enjoying doing this, but because I didn’t want to get on Lorenzo’s bad side should I ruin tonight’s plan.

He had informed me that he was going to be touching and being all over me in the presence of the people we’d be having dinner with, so I really shouldn’t have felt my h