As big-headed as it sounded, if it was any other woman, I probably would have assumed she liked me pretty early on. But this wasSarah. The woman who’d had no qualms about telling everyone how much she despised me when we met.
Yes, it was true we had been getting on much better. I hoped that she even considered me a friend. But I never thought she would be interested in actually sleeping with me.
If the future population of the world depended upon her even kissing me, I would’ve guessed that Sarah would’ve refused and let humanity perish.
So this development was interesting…
But it was also very dangerous. Because I couldn’t fuck Sarah. She’d want something serious and I didn’t, plus I had no intention of sticking around.
The projects I was working on with Theo were several weeks away from completion, so it’d make everything awkward.
I promised myself and Theo that I wouldn’t go there, so I had to keep my word. But something told me that wasn’t going to be easy…
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SARAH
Ilooked at my watch. It was after eight here, which meant it was after seven in Sunshine Bay.
Pretty sure Jess would be awake by now and I desperately needed to speak to her. I picked up my phone and fired off a quick message.
Me
Hey, you awake?
Her reply came back almost instantly.
Jess
I used to get booty calls just like that!
Very funny! Do you have time for a quick call?
Course!
Thanks. Gimme five.
After jumping out of bed, I pulled my jeans and a T-shirt out of my suitcase. I really needed to unpack properly, but that’d have to wait. This was an emergency.
‘Ben.’ I knocked on the door. ‘I’m just popping out. Be back in about fifteen minutes.’
‘Okay,’ he replied.
Truth be told, I had no idea how long I’d be, but fifteen minutes sounded like a safe bet as I still needed to have breakfast and get ready for the wedding, which started at noon.
I took a face wipe out of my case, rubbed it over my skin, then popped some gum in my mouth. Obviously I’d shower and brush my teeth properly when I got back, but right now I needed to speak to Jess.
Once I’d left the room, I headed to the back of the hotel, then out to the beach.
I whipped off my sandals, and as my feet sank into the warm sand, I exhaled. It was so pretty here, although to be honest, Sunshine Bay was just as stunning.
Clearly, Spain was warmer. But Sunshine Bay had the greatest library in the world, and the people I adored lived there too. Nothing could compare to that.
I slid my phone out of my pocket and dialled Jess.
‘You okay? Have you seen the arseholes yet? How did it go?’
‘No and yes and good,’ I replied before giving Jess a rundown of what had happened with Trent and Esme and how amazing Ben was at putting them in their place.
