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“Not like the plague; just like a slightly viral cold.”
He frowned a little. “Are you mad at me for the way I treated you before I knew the details? I owe you a big apology, Hails. You didn’t deserve that—even without the knowledge I’ve learned about the breakup. I’m truly sorry.”
“I appreciate that and accept the apology.”
“Is that why you’ve been staying away?”
“No, not at all. I’m just processing this whole situation.”
He narrowed his eyes. “Did you make a pie chart over the stair incident?”
I huffed and puffed. “No!”
He gave me a knowing smirk. “Are you sure?”
“Only a small one.”
“Hailee—”
“What?! This is a big deal. I still need to figure some things out.”
“Is this like a five-to-ten business day processing situation or…?”
“Tom, you can’t just rush my overthinking.” His grin stretched far. “What? What is it?”
“Nothing…it’s just…you called me Tom.”
I felt my cheeks heating. “I guess I did. Anyway. If you need supplies, you can let housekeeping bring them to you. You don’t have to request me.” I glanced into his room, somewhat hoping to see Haley. Or Hailey. Or Halee.Gosh, I hope it’s not a Halee.
Aiden arched an eyebrow. “What are you looking for?”
“Nothing.”
“You definitely were looking for something.”
“Your groupies were at your door. They said they heard you… um…” I shrugged a little. “You know. With another person.”
He narrowed his eyes. “What does ‘you know’ mean?”
I leaned in closer to whisper. “You know… having the sex with someone.”
“The sex?” He chuckled. I wanted to slug him in the arm for laughing. Stupid jerk. “I wasn’t having the sex with a person. They probably heard me… um…” He shrugged a little, clearly mocking me. “You know. Having the sex with my hand.”
“Oh gross, Aiden. You can keep that to yourself,” I said, shoving his arm.
“Do you want to know who I was thinking about while I did it?”
“Don’t say it.”
Me.
It was me.
Oh gosh.
He held his hands up in surrender. “We should talk about what happened last night,” he urged, “but I won’t rush you. When you’re ready, bring me some towels.”
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