ADELINE “No.” “Excuse me? After all my pleadings, I get a no?” I said exasperatedly. The asshole is even grinning. Who even does that? “You should prove to me why I need you as my muse and maybe convince me enough.” He shrugged, and then bit into the apple he took from the fruit basket after he washed it in the sink. “You seem stressed; need a massage or a velvet cookie?” I sighed, turning to my room. There was no point arguing and he didn’t come after me, not that I was expecting him to, but yeah, I did expect at least something. He was already warming up to me. I texted Markie and she replied almost immediately. She said something about work and a certain job she’s working on that’s weird as f**k but I needed company so I filled her up everything that has been going on in my life f

