She goes still, her chest heaving, her wide eyes searching the dark around us. “That’s Nat.”
“You’re Maddie?”
Nat calls again, her voice closer.
“Yes.” She scrambles to her feet. With hurried motions, she picks up her purse. Her eyes are apologetic. “I’ve got to go.”
I nod, ignoring my aching cock. I rise too and stuff it back. “You should. Your friend sounds worried.”
Maddie backs away, her tongue sweeping over her lower lip nervously. It probably comes away with the taste of cock because she wipes her mouth with the back of her hands.
“Maddie!”
She gives me a look I can’t decipher and heads off the way we came.
“I’m here!” her voice rings out moments later.
“Finally!” Nat is saying. “Where did you go? It’s dinnertime.”
I stand next to the fountain, disbelief leaving me cold.
I don’t care that Maddie’s trip here is only lasting a weekend. I must see her again and we’ll finish what we started.
Chapter Three
Maddie
We have breakfast in the courtyard on Saturday. It’s a warm morning but the air is cool. It whispers across my skin like a sweet kiss and I shut my eyes and absorb it. I draw a deep breath, enjoying the fragrance of flowers. It’s everywhere at the resort.
When I woke up in the morning, I threw my window open only to be greeted by bird tweets and the sweet smell. The sun was a buttery circle in the sky, giving a sepia-like glow to everything below.
So unlike the city where car fumes and tall blocks of concrete were my good mornings. Ugh, and I have to go back on Monday.
Why couldn’t this last forever?
“I don’t see him anywhere,” Nat murmurs.
I peel my eyes open and scan the courtyard. It’s covered end to end in gazebos. Occupants of the hotel and surrounding villas chat over their breakfasts like us. But it’s not noisy, just a gentle, soothing hum.
I should be focused on enjoying this but between dreading the trip back home and looking out for Chance, it’s not a fun morning.
I sigh. “We can just stop. He’s not coming.”
“What do you mean?” Nat raises a brow. It’s crazy how it looks so perfect when she only rolled out of bed thirty minutes ago. “We’ll find him, trust me. And you’re going to get some.”
“No.” I facepalm and she laughs. “That’s not why I want to see him again.”
Nat pulls my hand from my face so I can meet her eyes. There’s humor dancing in them. “Look, I get it. You dated Todd for five years and you’ve grown into this...” She gestured toward me. “Prudish person. It’s hard for you to come to terms with your wild side. But I’m very happy for you.”
“Nat...”
“And I’m proud of you. I’m going to help you on your journey of becoming a wild sexy goddess that leaves a man trembling after you give him the best head he’s ever gotten.”
“Shh.” I press my palm to her lips, fighting to suppress my laughter.
No one pays us any mind, butstill.
Nat peels my hand off. “I’m sorry for last night. I just panicked. One moment I was sipping from the surprisingly delicious glass of Endless Summer and the next, you’re gone. I mean, I’m all for getting theDbut not at the cost of your safety.”
