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Nope. Not going down that road.
I tugged our clasped hands. “Come on and show me around. I need to stretch my legs before we get back into the car again.”
As Nolan guided me around Chichén Itzá and told me about the various structures—he had an interest in history—I couldn’t stop smiling like a fool. I had an amazing boyfriend who was smart and kind and funny. And sexy. Couldn’t forget sexy.
The only downside was still a big one, though—his fame and all that came with it. However, I planned to enjoy our little vacation to its fullest before dealing with the real world again.
Yet I was thinking more and more I could face anything if it meant Nolan Wolfe was mine. Maybe even for forever.
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Nolan
Aunt Lori: Where did you rush off to?
Me: How do you even know I’ve gone anywhere?
Aunt Lori: Oh, come on. You were seen with Katie at the airport. Did you rent a little love nest somewhere? One to make her fall even in more love with you?
Me: …
Aunt Lori: Ooh, maybe you’re planning a destination wedding and are doing some research? I’ve always wanted to go to one of those. Make sure it’s somewhere with lots of sightseeing things nearby.
Me: Shouldn’t you be focusing on West and Emmy’s wedding?
Aunt Lori: Pshaw. That’s in about six weeks and is mostly planned. Now that I’ve helped with one, I want to plan the rest of my niece and nephews’ weddings.
Me: Go bother Beck.
Aunt Lori: Oh, that one will come soon enough.
Me: Did he propose?
Aunt Lori: Not yet. But I know it’s going to happen. Then your wedding. And after that…hmm. I have work to do.
Me (typed but deleted): Sometimes you scare me.
Me (actual reply instead): I’m going out with Katie. Don’t expect to hear from me for a few days.
Aunt Lori:
By the time we finally reached our rented house near Tulum—a place with lots of beautiful beaches nearby—it was dark, and Katie couldn’t stop yawning.
So after changing clothes, we merely crawled into bed and fell asleep.
Waking up with Katie in my arms the next morning made me smile. She slept on her side, her mouth open a little, with a little bit of drool on her pillow. It was just so…real.
And I loved it. Just like I loved her.
But before I could say those words, I needed to make sure she felt the same. I didn’t want her to feel pressured or obligated. I had some actor friends who’d used the L-word too early, and their partners had blurted it back, only to break up not long after the news had spread all over the internet.
It was hard enough making any kind of relationship work, but it was a million times harder when so many people cared and gossiped and analyzed everything you did.
Maybe when I finally transitioned into mostly just a producer role, I could get a little peace. I’d thought about it for years, about when I would only take roles I really wanted instead of taking one after another to fill my time and keep from getting bored.
Something Aunt Lori had said to me during the holidays came back to me: It’s hard for your siblings to really get to know you, Nolan. I think you’ve worked so hard over the years to try and get over your grief. However, your absence only pushed your siblings away and created distance. Slow down a little, enjoy life and your family, and I bet you’ll be much happier.
Aunt Lori always liked to give advice. Some of it was silly, of course. But sometimes she was pretty fucking smart.
