Page 21 of They Love Me Knot (Starsfalls Omegaverse #2)

Daphne

T he noise penetrating our bubble of bliss reminds me I still have to work today.

That actually, I’m at work.

And that I’m naked and covered in come at work!

Feliks must realize it at the same time I do, because he stands up with me still in his arms and checks to make sure the door is locked.

He discovers what I already knew, that there is no lock on the storeroom door. But Feliks isn’t deterred, sliding a nearby table over to block it so no one can burst in and catch us in the buff.

He sets me on the couch and grabs a box of cloth napkins to clean us up.

“Daphne! Daphne, are you back here?” Poppy calls down the hallway.

I pale and look around for my clothes, but Feliks is already there, holding out my pants for me to put my legs through. I stand up, and he buttons it before helping me put my shirt on.

Feliks yanks on his own clothes while I frantically pat myself down to make sure there’s nothing out of place. I hardly pay attention as he lifts my feet one at a time to put my shoes on, too busy panicking.

I do notice that his shirt is torn down the middle, so now the V-neck reaches his belly button. I frown, vaguely remembering manhandling Feliks’s shirt.

Poppy calls out for me again, spurring me to action. I scurry over to the door and press my ear against it, but don’t hear anything else.

I look back at Feliks to see if he’s ready to sneak out of here, and he nods.

I nod back, ready to begin our covert mission.

Feliks lifts the table and sets it to the side.

I crack the door open and peek out. I don’t see anyone, so I step out and gesture for him to follow me.

Feliks follows me quietly down the hall, and we’re halfway to the exit when Poppy calls to me from the front of the store. I grab his hand and pull him along faster.

I don’t break stride once we reach the door, shoving it open and walking us out to safety. The coast is clear, and I release Feliks’s hand so he can get out of here.

I’m so worried about being caught I don’t even think about saying goodbye, starting back for the shop. Feliks catches my hand and pulls me back, giving me a hard kiss.

“I’ll see you on Friday,” he says with a grin that makes my breath come out in a shaky exhale.

I watch him walk away and get on his bike before I remember I need to get back to work.

In my hurry, I carelessly let the door slam behind me.

“Daphne, is that you?” Poppy calls out.

“It’s me. I just stepped out for a minute. Is the next shipment ready to be unloaded? ”

If I pretend I wasn’t even here, then it’s less likely she’ll suspect I was messing around at work.

We meet in the hallway.

“Sure, if you’re done with the boxes from What Lies Beneath, you’re welcome to help,” Poppy says.

“Of course,” I say.

“Great, thanks!” she says perkily.

I relax as I follow her back to the alley.

It seems I got away with my unprofessional behavior.

Seeing Flower Gully’s name on the boxes reminds me. “Did you happen to see a green sweater at the farm? I think I dropped it when I was there the other day,” I say casually.

“Oh! I didn’t, but I can call and ask about it if you want,” Poppy says, too helpfully.

“Uh, no. Don’t worry about it. I’ll get it another time,” I say, mentally writing off that article of clothing.

I sigh wistfully but comfort myself with the thought that I still have dozens of other cozy sweaters.

We load the cart without mishap and bring it inside.

It’s not until later that I realize my underwear is gone.

A few silently panicked hours after that, I’m able to sneak away from Poppy and Anicka and look for my underwear in the storage room.

I search everywhere but can’t find them, and have to admit defeat.

I grab the cloth napkins we used to clean up with so I can wash them at home and return them. If I do that, my coworkers will be none the wiser about what Feliks and I got up to in here.

As long as no one stumbles upon my underwear.