It wasn’t the fact that he was a man, that had me hesitating. That wasn’t the issue at all, and if this happened, it wasn’t as though he would be the first man I’d ever been with.
I took a deep breath and stepped out of the elevator, following behind Trent as he led me down the hall to my room, which was a couple doors down from his own.
Guilt and excitement were at war with each other in the pit of my stomach. It wasn’t fair that the PA who was with the kids was still stuck there with them. But I almost couldn’t find it in myself to care because I wanted this, no matter whatthiswas. I didn’t know what exactly Trent was looking for and I wasn’t going to rush to label something that felt so tentative.
When we got to the door, we stopped and watched each other again, soft smiles playing on both of our lips.
“You, uh, you going to let us in?” Trent asked with a smirk.
I blinked, trying to process his words and immediately let out a groan.
Of course, it was my room, which meant I was the one who needed to open the door.
Trent let out a throaty chuckle as I fumbled for the keycard. I was all thumbs as I kept trying to swipe it, but the light refused to turn from red to green, no matter how much I tried to coax it open.
“Let me,” Trent said, a ghost of a smile tugging at his lips, as he reached over and plucked the card from my fingers. With one flick of his wrist, the door let out a softbeepthat had me cursing, wondering why it refused to cooperate with me, except for the fact that it must have had an agenda to make me look stupid.
Mission accomplished.
The door swung open but neither of us moved. Time slowed as though suspended. Jumbled thoughts swirled around so fast in my head, I felt like there were no thoughts at all. Time had all but stood still.
ExceptTrent. But I didn’t know if he was wanting to be invited in or if he was just waiting for me to say something, likegoodnight.
His eyes fell to my lips again and before I could even think about what it would be like to finally kiss him, Trent was pressing his lips to mine.
Fireworks exploded in my brain over the soft brush of first contact but before I could reach out and yank him against me and explore his mouth, he pulled back.
My brain short circuited at the loss of contact and I frowned, wondering what I did wrong. Shame filled me and before I could make a bigger fool out of myself, I slipped through the open door and firmly close it behind me.
Trent
My head pounded and for a moment I wondered if there was some construction going on just outside my room.
Despite the drawn curtains, light found its way in the room and blinded me even though my tightly closed eyes. With a groan, I realized the pounding I felt was in my head from all the wine and champagne I’d had the night before.
With a start, I shot up in bed, my eyes wild and unfocused as I looked around the room in horror.
I remembered everything.
Well, maybe noteverythingbut enough to know I’d made a fool of myself with Gage. I let out a groan and wondered how I was ever going to face him again.
I buried my face in my hands just as Mackenzie strolled into the room with a chuckle.
“How you feeling, old man?” She smirked as she plopped down on the end of the bed.
I let out a growl and she chuckled, softly patting the leg she was leaning against. There weren’t any other sounds coming from within the room and I wondered if Will had already gone back to his and Gage’s room.
Thinking about Gage made my stomach churn.
Seemingly out of nowhere, Madison shoved a bottle of water and two aspirin in my face.
“Drink up.”
My eyebrow quirked up. I was almost amused.
“And pray tell, dear daughter, how is that you know how to deal with a hangover?”
She shot me a look that only a teenager could manage and rolled her eyes.
