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I immediately changed the topic. We made small talk for the rest of the drive and arrived an hour later.
"Welcome," the receptionist greeted us when we entered the venue.
"We’re here for the charity event," Dom replied.
She took out two papers and pens. "Just put in your names and signatures. We don't need the rest."
Dom nodded. "Fair enough."
The receptionist smiled and then disappeared into the back.
"We probably should have booked one room," Dom said.
"What? Oh, I never thought about that." I bit my lip. "We can say we signed up for this before we got together.”
"That sounds good." He wiggled his eyebrows, leaning in. "Or I can say I snore so much that we need separate rooms."
I thought I couldn't blush more than I had in the car. Turned out I was wrong.
Chapter Six
Dom
I couldn't remember the last time I was so relaxed. The whole weekend seemed over-the-top to me. I'd only glanced at the list of activities without reading it through. The first was archery. Damn, wasn’t being here good enough? I had no idea why they wouldn't just accept a check for this. Why it was necessary for us to participate?
The best thing about this weekend was spending some time with Reese. I couldn't explain the connection I felt to her. It was a combination of kinship and attraction.
I grabbed my keycard and left my room, intending to knock on Reese’s door. We’d been given adjacent rooms. The receptionist thought we were together, which suited me fine.
I chuckled at my own story. I wasn't usually a humorous guy. If you believed my ex-wife, I was the exact opposite. But being around Reese had an interesting effect on me.
I knocked at her door and got no answer. Maybe she was already outside. We hadn't talked in detail about how we would handle this. We had to make enough appearances to give the impression that we were a couple, but we were going to play the what and where by ear.
On my way out, I took stock of the hotel. It was one of the most recommended for a getaway near Chicago. It got on my nerves that the charity was wasting money housing us all here, but I appreciated the lodgings.
I went outside, following the signs for archery, remembering from the listed activities that it was going to start soon. I crossed the open field, looking around. In the distance, there were already a few people gathered. One of them was Reese, and my body instantly reacted to her.
Pull yourself together. You're here to take a few people off her back—and yours. That's it. Don't complicate matters... even though she is the most interesting woman you've ever met.
As I approached, I realized her ex was there. The guy wouldn't give her a break. What is his deal?
"Reese, you have to wait for me, babe," I said, deciding to lay it on thick. I didn't know this bozo from Adam, but I wanted to wipe that smirk off his face.
Reese glanced over her shoulder. Was it my imagination, or did she seem happy to see me? Not just relieved but happy?
"You could have just joined me in the shower instead of coming here early," I continued.
She laughed nervously, but I noticed a light blush on her neck. "I thought I'd check out the premises. I texted you. Didn't you see it?"
"No." That was the truth. "I've put my phone on Airplane Mode. I don't want anyone disturbing our weekend together."
I looked at Malcolm with fake interest, putting an arm around Reese's waist. "You’re alone?"
I could practically hear my words stirring in his head. He first looked at my hand on her hip and then between the two of us as if trying to put two and two together.
“No. My wife is going to catch up with us later.”
Reese stiffened under my touch at the word wife.
