She nodded without arguing.“I figured.”
Slowly she climbed out of bed and stood.“I’ll go get ready.”She padded toward the bedroom door, then disappeared into the hallway toward the bathroom.
I watched her go.There was an easy confidence in the way she moved now that hadn’t been there when she’d first arrived.She wasn’t constantly looking over her shoulder.She wasn’t waiting for the next bad thing to happen every second.
There was still fear, I knew that, but there was something else now too.
Hope.
My eyes lingered just a second longer before I leaned back against the headboard and let out a quiet breath.
I hadn’t expected any of this.
Not when we’d rolled into Madison.Not when she’d shoved that envelope into my hands.Not even when she’d climbed onto the back of my bike.
But now?I sure as hell wasn’t complaining.
Chapter Fourteen
Goldie
I was positive they knew.
There was absolutely no reason they should know, but they knew.
Wheels and I had barely said a word after we’d gotten out of bed.I’d hurried into the bathroom, he’d gotten dressed, and we’d walked downstairs together like two completely innocent people who definitely hadn’t spent the first part of the morning kissing.
Completely innocent.Right.
The second my foot hit the bottom stair, Tempi looked up from where she stood beside Twister.She tipped her head to the side, and a knowing smile curved her lips.
My hand immediately flew to my lips.Was my mouth swollen?Surely not.We hadn’t kissed that much.
Britta glanced up from the couch where she was sitting beside Swift and she gave me the exact same look.
Oh, they knew, but how?How in the world did they know?
I looked over my shoulder at Wheels.He was still halfway down the staircase, one hand resting on the railing, and he looked completely normal.
Actually, there was the tiniest smirk sitting at the corner of his mouth.
The jerk.
“I...”I cleared my throat.“I need coffee.”Without waiting for an answer, I headed straight for the kitchen.As I crossed the doorway, I made a subtle motion with my hand,Come here,and Tempi caught it immediately.Britta was right behind her and stood from the couch.The two of them followed me into the kitchen.
The second they stepped inside, all three of us instinctively glanced back toward the common room.
Every single guy was looking toward the kitchen.
Britta blinked.“I feel like we’re some kind of exhibit at the zoo.”
Tempi laughed.“Well, you did wander into the lion enclosure willingly.”
“I think we’re the monkeys.”
“I was hoping giraffes,” Britta sighed.
“I don’t have the legs for that.”
