“Sure, I’ll find that for you.”
He was silent as she parked in the hotel lot. When she turned to look at him, he was staring at her.
“What?” she asked.
“I don’t know you well, but I’m pretty good at reading people. Not as good as Kellan, but better than most.”
“Right. Why are you telling me that?”
Once more, Horse stuck his head out between them. He licked her on the face and she tried not to react.
But, damn, his breath really did smell like he’d eaten something dead and rotting.
A choked noise escaped her.
“Because you just lied to me. You have no intention of giving me the rental agent’s name, do you?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. You don’t know me well enough to say that.”
“Hmm. Well, that’s two lies now. So lie to me again and you will find out what happens to naughty little liars.”
She stiffened. “What?” Who knew what this guy might do?
“Oh, you’re not ready to know just yet. Grab your smelly dog. Which bag are you taking in?”
“There’s no point in taking anything in with me,” she said with exasperation. “Because there’s nowhere for me to stay.”
They didn’t think she would stay with them, right? Because that wasn’t happening.
They were strangers.
Strangers who you could slip into bed with for the night . . . have a bit of fun.
Like she knew anything about that.
Having fun or having sex. She’d had sex once and it had been a complete disaster that had scarred her for life.
And fun? Well, she didn’t know much about that either.
Eli just shot her a look. “Wait there.”
Where was he going?
Well, if he was leaving it would give her and Horse a chance to slip away. Although that felt rude when they were trying to help her.
Help her or boss her around? It seemed to be a fine line.
But instead of running into the hotel, he came around to her door and opened it.
She stared up at him in surprise. “What are you doing?”
“Opening your door.”
She undid her seatbelt and climbed out.
Eli opened the backdoor to let Horse out. He gave a warning bark and she immediately got between him and Eli.
“Hey! What are you doing?” Eli said, grabbing hold of her. He didn’t grab her hard, but Horse obviously didn’t appreciate him touching her. As that warning bark became something deeper.
