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I grab her hand and put it to my lips, kissing her palm. She closes her eyes for a second and sighs.
“Tell me you know there’s more to us than onefunnight.”
She smiles and squeezes my hand. “I do. And it terrifies me.” Her voice is shaky. “We’re friends. And I feel like I’ve won the jackpot with you, Wyatt Landmark. I’mdesperatenot to ruin this friendship.”
“You can’t ruin it,” I say hoarsely. Even though inside I know shecanruinmeif she closes the door to more.
Her eyes are sad as she smiles again. “Thank you for the most magical night I’ve ever had.”
She walks out the door, and I call out, “Wait for me and I’ll walk you to your room.”
But when I reach the door, she’s gone.
I stand there for the longest time, wondering how I managed to screw this up when it felt like I was finally getting everything I’ve ever hoped for.
CHAPTERTWENTY-NINE
HOT AND TIDY
MARLOW
I did the right thing, didn’t I?
I’m wiping the tears away as fast as they fall the whole walk back to my suite. My body aches in the best ways where Wyatt has been. I’ve been thoroughly loved up and when we were in the thick of it, I thought nothing could bring me down from that high.
My fingers brush against my lips, puffy from his kisses. My skin tingles all over with reminders of him.
I slump against the wall outside my suite and wipe the rest of the tears off of my face.
I just had the most incredible night of my life.
The tears start falling again and my exhale is long and aggravated.
“Get it together, Marlow,” I whisper.
My best days with Cash or anyone else don’t even come close to being as intimate or earth-shattering as this night with Wyatt. I know it’s wrong to compare, but it’s hard not to when I’m leveled with the truth.
I press my fingers under my eyes and lift my head to the ceiling, hoping no one witnesses my breakdown. Everything in me wants to rewind my steps, fall in his bed, and never look back.
It’d be crazy.
Even though I brought up being greedy for everything with him, the risks we’re taking by falling into this so fast didn’t sink in until what he said after.
His response was perfect, but there’s just no way it’s true.
We didn’t even kiss until tonight, and yes, we had the most amazing sex I’ve ever had,twice, but…that doesn’t mean I’m ready for…whatever he means by everything.
He can’t possibly evenknowif he wants everything with me.
And yet, somehow I know that he’s set the bar now for the kind of man I want and no one else will compare to him.
I take one more deep breath, brace myself, and go into the suite. There’s a light on in the living room, but the girls’ doors are closed, lights out. Wyatt was right—they’re asleep. My text to them said we were taking a walk, so maybe no one else has to know what happened tonight.
It’s almost four in the morning, but I get in the shower and lose it once again.
My head aches, and as hard as I try to shut it down, my mind won’t stop.
What I’ve been through the past four years in a terrible marriage.
