“You coming?”
Just like that.You coming?No actual invitation. No suggestion that something’s changed since I got out of the shower this morning and saw that note that if I went in this room, my parents would be sent a picture of me sleeping with him and told that I’m carrying his love child. Justyou coming?like it’s assumed Iwantto go wherever he goes.
He winces.
My face must be telegraphing just how much I’d like to toss him into a volcano while we’re here.
“C’mon, Laney. Come see. It’ll make you feel better.”
“Food and going back to life without you will make me feel better.”
He scratches his chest under the gaping side of his shirt, not the least bit visibly offended. “Consider it an apology. And a thank you for saving my eyesight.”
I feel like I’m about to walk into a trap.
But curiosity is bigger than the fear.
If I can find out what’s behind that door, I can find out how to fix it so I don’t have to keep sharing a bed with Theo.
Because one thing’s crystal clear.
He’s not letting anyone from maintenance at the resort in here to look at that hide-a-bed while he has a big secret hidden in the primary bedroom in the suite.
“Do you truly have a camera set up behind that door with a filter that’ll put my head on a naked body and auto-email my parents to tell them I’m having an orgy here too?”
He doesn’t react, doesn’t cringe or blush or look even the slightest bit called out, despite this feeling I have that he’s embarrassed about the note. I can’t tell youwhyI feel it.
I justdo.
But he grins at me like he’s having fun withmenow. Notmaking funof me.Having funwith me. “Yeah,” he says, “but it’s worth it to see what else is inside.”
“I honest to god have no idea why Emma loves you as much as she does.”
He shrugs like it’s one more insult that doesn’t penetrate his tattoo shield. “She has to.”
I close my eyes. “Apologies. That was rude.”
Is it hard to say? Yes. But was it rude? Also yes. And this will be much easier if the two of us can get along.
“C’mon, Laney. Come see what’s behind door number two. Gonna make you forget just how big of a pain in the ass I am. Promise.”
I am absolutely walking into a trap.
But curiosity and that overwhelming desire tofix it, whatever it is, win out.
Right along with that desperate need to be in on some fun.Anyfun. No matter what it is or how much I’ll regret it later.
Time to see what’s behind door number two.
10
Theo
There areabout a million things I know to be true about Delaney Kingston. One of the biggest is that she doesn’t do dares. She doesn’t wander into danger. She’s the most rule-following-est boring person I’ve ever known.
And I say that as a man who’s had stretches of unreasonable attraction to herdespitehow boring she is.
I also know I’m taking an enormous risk in letting her in on my secret.
