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I’d certainly fallen head over heels for him throughout our letters, so seeing that he felt something towards me was comforting.
I ignored the way my stomach clenched at the thought of having to give this all up soon, pushing it to the back of my mind.
When my phone rattled on the table, I jumped and grabbed it.
My father’s name flashed across the screen.
Shit…
“Everything okay?” Xavier asked.
I pushed back my chair, standing. “Yeah, I just need to take this. One second.”
I could feel his eyes tracking me as I walked away from the table and over to a small gap in the partition that blocked our private section from the main part of the hotel’s restaurant.
My hands shook as I put the phone to my ear. “How’s everything going?”
My father’s relieved laugh was all I needed to hear. “We found her! I just got off the phone with our soldiers. She’ll be on a flight home from Mexico tonight.”
“Oh,” I tried not to sound disappointed. Not even an entire 24-hours have gone by and I’m already going to be giving Xavier up? “When does she land?”
“Around three am. I’ll have a car out to grab you and switch you two out by the morning.”
I’ll only get the rest of today with him?
“I see.”
“Don’t worry, sweetheart. I know yesterday was a lot, but it’ll be over soon.”
I swallowed back a retort—yesterday had been far from horrible. In fact, it had been amazing. How could I be expected to give all of that up?
“Actually… don’t you think it’s a little soon?” I asked.
“What do you mean?”
“Well, it hasn’t even been a day yet. If I tell him I need to go run an errand or something tomorrow morning, he’s going to find it suspicious. We’re supposed to be in the honeymoon phase and not want to leave each other’s side. You saw those letters, dad.”
He was silent for a while. “Yes… that’s true.”
“I just think it’s too soon. He’ll start to wonder if I’m already asking to leave to come visit you or whatever excuse I can come up with for the switch.”
He sighed. “Yes, maybe you’re right.”
“Why don’t I stick it out for a few more days? You can sober Amanda up, get her presentable and then we can figure out the switch.” This was the only way I could think to squeeze out a few more days with Xavier.
I’d only just gotten a taste for him—I couldn’t give him up yet.
“Okay.” He sighed again. “Keep me updated. I don’t want you stuck over there longer than necessary. It’s time your sister started her life with her new husband.”
I rolled my eyes but bit my tongue. She couldn’t even be bothered to write the man a single letter in the entire time he and I were corresponding. I’d tried a few times to get her to but soon gave up and simply kept writing to him myself.
And that was all before I started to fall for him.
“Will do,” I said and then hung up.
Breathing out, I wiped away the sweat from my palms and tried to get myself to relax. I had a few more days with Xavier. It would take some time to get Amanda actually functioning, especially if she had been on a bender that entire time down in Mexico.
As sad as it was, that gave me more time here. I could get to know Xavier in person and then relay whatever information I found to my sister so that when our switch happened, it wouldn’t seem so jarring.
