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I would glance at Abe every so often, but he never once looked up from his papers. At one point, I got lost just staring at him.
He’s really changed, hasn’t he?
Before, I’d thought he was the same. But the Abe I remembered, although he was good at studying, he would grumble about it before he actually got down to it, and I was there to listen to his grumblings most of the time. But right then, he sat regally with his spine straight, legs crossed and hands holding the papers up, a serious expression on his face. Just from looking at him I could tell he’d grown and matured over the years, and it only made him sexier.
Shit. I’m in trouble.
I tried my hardest to keep from looking at him, but I could feel my body starting to grow hot as fantasy after fantasy went through my mind. I was starting to think I read too many smutty stories in my free time.
When the car came to a stop, I felt relieved. I was ready to jump out, but waited patiently for Abe to let himself out first. I stepped out and took a good look at the inn, and my breath caught in my throat. It was a sprawling building with only a single floor. It was Tudor style architecture painted in cream and several shades of brown. All lit up in the dark, it looked breathtaking.
“It’s really pretty,” I murmured.
“It is, isn’t it?” Abe said.
When I looked over at him, he was staring right at me, and when I realized what he’d meant, I could feel my face warm up in a blush.
“Let’s go inside,” I said, grabbing for my suitcase and heading for the entrance.
Abe just chuckled as he followed me. I had to fall back as we moved to the reception desk so Abe could handle the booking. After speaking with the attendant, he was handed a key and given directions to the room. Minutes later, we stopped in front of a door, and Abe looked a
t me, holding up the single key he’d been given.
“I only booked one room,” he said, not sounding apologetic at all.
I frowned. “Don’t they have any free rooms at all? Did you even ask?”
He shot me a wounded look. “Of course, I asked. But I booked my room in advance, and this is one of the inns close to the event, so how could it not be full?”
“Then I’ll look for a different inn,” I said, starting to roll my suitcase away.
“Wait up,” Abe said, moving to stand in front of me. “You might not find a spot in any other place around here, and it’s already late at night. It’s almost midnight already, where do you plan to go?”
I chewed down on my lip in indecision, but in the next moment, I took a deep breath and looked seriously at him.
“Abe, I don’t want to sleep in the same room as you.”
I was looking at him closely, so I didn’t miss the flash of hurt that passed over his face. I held firm, though, even as my own heart ached. There was no way I could survive sleeping in the same bed with him.
Abe sighed, shoving his hands into his pockets. “If you’re really that worried, don’t be. The room is a suite, and I’ll just sleep on the couch.”
I pursed my lips. “I’m getting married to Richard in a few days, Abe, how could I sleep in the same room with another man just like that?”
He had this calculating look on his face, and a small smile tilted up the edges of his lips. I thought he looked a little smug, and I narrowed my eyes on him.
“No one is here so no one will judge us, okay? I swear to you nothing is going to happen tonight.”
“Nothing is going to happen at all while we’re here,” I countered, frowning. “I’m not going through heartache again with you, okay? We’re here to have fun, so how about we leave it at that?”
That killed the smugness, his smile turning almost sad.
“Of course,” he said in a whisper, turning around to let us into the room.
Chapter Ten
Brooklyn
The sound of the shower running woke me up. I blinked my eyes open and looked around. It took a moment for me to remember what kind of situation I was in, and I gasped as I sat up in the bed.
