Page 50 of Forever my Love

After showering off the massage oils, he pulled on some clothes and called his mother.

“So, how did she like the massage and mani-pedi?” she asked upon answering the call.

“She’s loving them. Thanks for the idea.”

His mother squealed. “The two of you looked so cute last night. The photos are everywhere online.”

He rolled his eyes. “Yeah, I guess I didn’t realize that I’d be pulling her into the spotlight with me.”

“Your dad and I are going to be there in a few hours. Do you want us to meet you up in your room?”

“No, we’re going to hit the casino floor in a bit.”

“Oh good. I’ll text you when our flight lands. We’re almost ready to board now.”

“Hey, son,” his father said loudly, causing him to chuckle. “See you in a few hours,” he said and hung up.

He knew he probably still had time before Hailey would be done downstairs and logged onto his computer. Sure enough, several images of them from the night before were everywhere on social media.

When he googled the fight, images of them in the clubs showed up, and he realized that Aaron had probably hired a photographer to follow them around.

Some of the pictures were so good that he saved them to his phone.

“What’s this?” Hailey said over his shoulder.

“Us.” He glanced up at her.

She looked happy and relaxed, and he pulled her into his lap and showed her the images. “Apparently Aaron had a photographer follow us around. Either that or we had a stalker.” He winced when he remembered her situation.

Thankfully, she was too engrossed in flipping between the images to mind his faux pas.

“These are amazing.” She stopped at the image of him and William and smiled. “You look like you have stars in your eyes.” She laughed.

“I did.” He held her tight. “How about you shower and get dressed, and we’ll head downstairs to spend some money at the tables? My parents flight gets here in a few hours. They’re going to meet us on the floor. The three of you can have some dinner while I head in to deal with all the pre-fight details. Then you can go over to the fight together.”

“What should I wear?” she asked, standing up.

“Whatever you want. It’s pretty casual downstairs, but for the fight but I wouldn’t say no to seeing you in that dress you wore last night.” He wiggled his eyebrows at her as she laughed.

“I think I might have something that you’ll like.” She disappeared into the bathroom.

He did a few searches on his opponent for the night, Robert Carrigan Jr, who had spent the night before drinking and partying at another Vegas nightclub with a string of women on his arm.

Compared to those photos, Reece looked like a saint. The man was obviously living it up while in the City of Sin.

Would that help him win the fight? He knew that the boxer had a string of doctors on hand to make sure he was in top shape.

Reece was in top shape too. Better than he was last year at this time. The time he’d spent close to home had helped him focus on his health, diet, and training. He was more than ready for the fight.

When Hailey came out of the bathroom wearing a tight pair of black leather pants, spiky-heeled boots, and a sequined white shirt with only one shoulder, he almost lost his breath.

“How does this fit?” she asked, turning around.

His mouth watered.

“Hello?” she asked, moving closer to him, his eyes locked on her body.

“I think I’m in trouble,” he admitted.