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“Fuck, man. What did you do?”
“The details don’t matter, Con. I did something I shouldn’t have, lost my temper. I… I took things too far. She’s locked herself in the bathroom and is refusing to come out.”
“Just make her come a few times, she’ll get over it.”
“Didn’t you hear me? She’s locked herself in the bathroom, dumbass.”
“Okay, okay. So you need to lure her out. What does she like? Get all her favorites, then do whatever you do that makes her squeal like—”
“Okay,” I cut him off. I don’t need to know that he listens while I make Hadley scream.
“Seriously though, bro. I want to know what you do. I want to make someone make that noise.”
“Get a girl and I might tell you,” I mutter, already knowing Conner would probably shit a brick if he knew the truth about what goes down between me and Hadley. He might talk a good game, but he forgets that I know his previous experiences and the girl he’s pined after for… well, forever. He might plead otherwise, but he hasn’t got his dick wet since we moved to the Bay, and I can’t see that changing anytime soon while he’s still got a Heights girl stuck in his head.
“Killjoy. Just go and turn on the Jagger charm. You’ve clearly got some, because you snagged her in the first place.” I’m pretty sure that had nothing to do with charm, but I don’t burst his bubble. “Go and remind her why you’re both perfect for each other.”
I nod to myself.
“You still there?”
“Yeah, man. Thanks.”
With an idea brewing in my head, I dump the packet of smokes in the trash and make my way back to the store, staring down the candy aisle.
By the time I’m back in the elevator and heading for our room, I’ve got two full grocery bags in my arms and I’m ready to grovel on my knees if I have to.
I might have been gone less than an hour, but it was enough time to tell me just how much I need her. How badly I need her to forgive me for what I did.
I might not be good enough for her, but that doesn't matter right now because I’m the one she’s chosen, and I need to prove to her that she made the right choice.
Shuffling both bags into one arm, I manage to pull the keycard from my pocket and tap the screen to unlock the door.
The room is still empty when I push inside, and my heart jumps into my throat that she might have left. But once my initial panic subsides, I spot my car keys still on the desk where I left them and her bag on the floor.
Looking around the room, I find the bathroom door now ajar. I want to march in and demand she listens to me, but then my little shopping spree would have been pointless. As quietly as I can, I set everything up before stripping down to my boxers and crawling onto the bed and hoping that she doesn’t take too long to emerge.
Chapter Twenty-One
Hadley
I peek around the door to find Cole sitting on the bed, eyes closed, his head resting against the wall. There’s a bag of candy and snacks sprawled out in front of him.
“Hey,” I say.
His eyes snap open. “Thank fuck.” Relief washes over him as he runs his eyes over my face and down my body. I’ve wrapped the fluffy hotel robe around myself, but it doesn’t stop him from checking me over.
“Are you okay?”
“I will be.” I swallow around a small nod as I step into the room. “Pregnancy hormones.” My shoulders lift in a small shrug.
“I fucked up.” Cole swings his legs over the bed, his head hanging low as he looks up at me through his thick lashes. “I’m sorry.”
“We let it go too far.”
He inhales sharply. “I let it go too far.”
“No, this isn’t all on you. I told you to hurt me... I just didn’t think...”
