Elijah knew something was wrong the moment Adele picked up that call and her expression changed. Yeah, you got it right. Both of them were currently friends with benefits.
The proposal had come right after that stunt with Cindy. Elijah wasn't ready to commit to another relationship, not after Arianna, - not that he has given up on her anyway and Adele doesn't know that nor would she come to know. But then, whenever he needed someone to take off his frustration and scratch his sexual itch, she was the one for the job.
Of course, the rules of their relationship were simple, no feelings attached and Adele agreed to it without a second thought. Just because they were sleeping together doesn't mean that she would show him preferential treatment in their working place - okay, maybe, a little preferential treatment. But the point is, their sexual relationship wasn't going to affect their work.
