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“Back to the scene of the crime,” she said, laughing.
“Am I crazy?” I asked. “Seriously, what am I doing? I don’t know what I’m doing with him.”
“No, no, no.” She shook her head. “You’re not going to get in your head about this. You’re going to Vegas. The two of you are going to get the chance to reconnect. You start over. Forget about all the stuff since then. Start fresh. You’re going to be in Vegas together away from the office. Pretend it’s the first time all over again. See where things go. You might discover you do like him. Just try not to force things.”
“I’m not forcing it,” I said. “Trust me, it’s coming just a little too easy. It was so hard to be around him today.”
“Why?”
I closed my eyes and pictured him shirtless and muddy. “He is way too fine for my own good. Seeing that man in nothing but shorts?” I groaned. “And he faceplanted in the mud. He was covered in mud and looked better than he did without the mud. He was so hot. The number of fantasies that ran through my head should have been illegal.”
She was giggling as we walked to my bedroom. “I can only imagine.”
I pulled my suitcase out from under my bed and Handcock jumped on the mattress. “Will you feed this monster while I’m gone?” I asked.
“I don’t know,” she teased. “He’s kind of a jerk to me.”
“That’s just the way he shows his love.”
“He’s got a pretty funny way of showing it,” she complained.
“I’ll buy a special souvenir for you,” I told her. “A shot glass? Cup? T-shirt?”
“I’m good,” she said. “So, what are you guys going to do in Vegas?”
“I don’t know,” I answered. “I imagine we’ll eat, drink, and gamble. I was thinking about trying to get tickets to a show.”
“Oh, you should! Go to one of those sexy dance shows. That’ll get you in the mood.”
“Uh, getting in the mood is not a problem,” I reminded her. “Didn’t you tell me not to have sex?”
“Yes, but I think we both know what the end game is here,” she said. “The two of you are going to end up together. It’s just a matter of time. Why waste precious time?”
“You give horrible advice,” I complained. “Hot and cold.”
“Sorry. Pack your sexy things.”
“We’re going to be sharing a penthouse with a bunch of other people,” I said. “There will be no hanky-panky.”
“Yeah right,” she said. “You’re already hot for him. Add a little alcohol and I have a feeling there is going to be no keeping your hands off each other.”
“Shit,” I said with realization. “That’s not good. I can’t let anyone in that office know we had a thing. They will never respect me. They’ll take one look at me and assume I got the job because I was sleeping with him. I don’t want to be the subject of office gossip.”
“Don’t let them catch you,” she said. “Do you know what the penthouse looks like? Where it’s at?”
“Nope. But after seeing his house, I’m going to assume it’s something nice.”
“Nice.” She snorted. “That’s what rich people say about other rich people’s houses. People like us freak out and notice all the extravagant details.”
“True,” I said. “Very true.”
To be on the safe side and prepared for anything, I tossed in the one sexy bra and panties set I owned. I added a bikini and, with Trisha’s help, picked out two dresses in case we went for a nice dinner. It was probably way too much stuff for two nights, but I wanted to be ready for anything. With my suitcase packed and everything set for tomorrow, I went to bed with a smile on my face.
I couldn’t stop thinking about what it was going to be like to share the experience with him. I knew we couldn’t really touch or kiss or any of the normal things couples did, but just spending time with him would be nice. It was going to help us come closer together or make it clear we weren’t meant to be together.
The next morning, I woke up before my alarm. I couldn’t believe how excited I was. After my twenty-first birthday, I had said I was never going back to Vegas. So far, I had managed to keep that promise. But now here I was, hopping on a plane to go back to the city that had impacted my life in so many different ways.
With him.
