Mia
Why did you go to Hidden Cove?
Juniper
He offered me a ride home, and then we decided to go up to see the stars. I guess there was some unique constellation that we could see tonight or something.
Mia
Weird. He’s such a nerd.
Juniper
So, you okay? You going to stay the night?
Mia
Yeah, ordered room service, and maybe I’ll watch a movie. I’ll see you at Salty Pages after the breakfast activities tomorrow, okay?
Juniper
Sounds good. Have fun.
I grab the remote control and make myself comfortable on the bed, curling my legs up under me as I turn the TV on. I settle back against the pillows and flip through the channels, not looking for anything in particular, but hoping for a rom-com. The bathroom door opens about ten minutes later, and Luke walks out with damp hair, a towel around his shoulders, and only wearing a pair of black briefs.
What on earth? My eyes immediately fly to his crotch, and I feel heat rising in my face. He’s not hard or anything, but the outline of his business is very easy to see.
The bulge sits comfortably in his briefs as he makes his way over to the bed and towels his wet hair.
Stop looking, Mia. Are you out of your mind?
“What are you watching?” he asks innocently.
My eyes fly to his. Did he notice me staring at him in a totally not innocent way?
“Huh? What do you mean?” I frown and grab my phone. “I was just texting Juniper and was thinking about her messages. I wasn’t watching anything.”
“Oh, okay. So, I can grab the remote then and change the channel?”
“Wait, what? No.” I squeeze the remote control close to me. “I want to watch a rom-com.”
“Oh, no,” he groans loudly and drops onto the bed beside me, his eyes beseeching as he gazes up at me. “Not a rom-com, Mia.” He pouts like a cute little puppy dog begging for a treat and love. “Anything but a rom-com.”
“What? We haven’t watched a rom-com together in years. Like, maybe not since we were fifteen.” I continue to flip the channels. “And then I seem to remember you falling asleep after about ten minutes.”
“I mean, I figured a movie calledSleepless in Seattlegave mepermission to also get some sleep.” He moves up the bed until he is seated next to me.
“Sleepless, Luke, not sleeping.”
“Aw, yes, well if we’re remembering things, I seem to remember you falling asleep as well.”
“How can you remember me falling asleep when you were asleep, Luke? That doesn’t even make sense.”
“I woke up because I was going to watch the movie, but then I saw you snoring your little ass off, so I figured it was fine for me to go back to sleep.”
“It was a good movie. Maybe I can even find it now, and we can watch it.”
“Oh, no.” He makes a face and then chortles as I hit him in the shoulder. “I mean, oh, yay, I really hope you can find it.”
