I leant down and kissed the top of Halle’s head.She smelt of strawberries and coconut.And I’m not even ashamed to admit that I used an extra dollop of her shower gel, shampoo and conditioner, so that if I didn’t get to spend time with her later today, I could still smell her sweet scent on me.
Damn.I sounded obsessed.
‘Morning.’ Her eyes opened slowly.
‘Morning, beautiful.How’d you sleep?’
‘Like a log,’ she said.‘I’m exhausted.’
‘Great sex will do that to you.’
‘So I’m discovering!’ A wide smile spread across her face.
‘You ain’t felt nothing yet, baby,’ I grinned.
‘Oh, really?’
‘Yep.’
My cell buzzed on the bedside table.I picked it up, quickly glanced at the screen then groaned before dropping it on the bed.
‘What’s wrong?’ Halle said.
‘Nothing.’
‘Come on, tell me.I can see you’re worried about something.What happened?’
‘It’s my agent.’ I blew out a frustrated breath.
‘Why are you upset to hear from her?Maybe she’s got some good news.’
‘Pff,’ I scoffed.‘Doubt it.I know why she’s messaging.’
‘Why?’ Halle pressed.
She seemed genuinely concerned and I didn’t like that she was worrying about me.I guessed I could tell her without going into specifics.
‘She’s been hassling me about posting photos… of you.’
Halle’s eyes popped.
I thought she looked worried about my wellbeing before, but the expression on her face right now was pure panic.
My chest tightened.I hated that I’d made her anxious.Maybe I shouldn’t have mentioned anything at all.
‘Don’t worry.’ I took her hand in mine and gave it a gentle squeeze.‘I’m not gonna do it.’
‘Why does she want you to post photos ofme?’
‘She thinks it’ll help to…’
I paused.I didn’t wanna lie to Halle, but if I told her that my agent wanted me to post photos so that I could get an offer to do a reality show with Halle to help revive my career, she’d run for the hills.
Halle was already borderline freaking out when I just mentioned posting a picture and I really, really liked her.I didn’t wanna upset or scare her off.
‘She thinks I need to show a different side to my life.The public’s perception of me is trash.When they hear the name Jake Myers, they either think about that fucking BUTT-RRR commercial or me hooking up with different women.I’m trying to show that I’m moving on.Growing.’
‘Is that why you came to the hotel?’ she asked.
