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My hazy, lust-filled eyes scan the sides of the pool to find around a dozen or so Keller Media employees currently watching on in rapt silence.
Eventually, I spot Ford standing on the same bridge we’d arrived on earlier, the thumb and index finger of his right hand jammed between his lips, clearly making him the perpetrator.
He shrugs as he drops his hands, his eyes flicking back and forth between both of us while he shakes his head. “Just saving you fromanotherpotential scandal, DeMarco.” Ford rolls his eyes as he moves away, calling over his shoulder. “Thank me later.”
CHAPTER27
ALEX
We exitthe falls to find a barrage of texts on my cell, and Rey sits quietly by my side as I sift through them in silence.
VAUGHN
I hate to break up the party, but Grayson is NOT okay.
My stomach sinks before moving on to the next, which is a group chat between my siblings and me.
HENRY
Al, I think you need to check on Grayson, man.
MILA
I literally just spoke to him. He’s going to Vermont the day after tomorrow.
Shit!
BAILEY
911.
Well, fuck. If Bailey is contacting me when he’d beenspecificallywarned not to…
“Rey, we need to—”
She palms my cheek, leaning closer to brush her lips across mine. When she pulls back, her words whisper across my mouth. “It’s time to go home.”
Five hours later, we’re on the jet, ready to depart Tamarindo, and even Ford seems sad to leave it behind.
“I’m glad you got…closure, Reyna. We all deserve that.” He drops a hand to my wife’s shoulder before sliding past us on the airstairs to take his place as co-pilot on the flight.
Rey takes one last lingering look back at the darkened landscape beyond the airport before slipping inside the jet after him.
Once we have taken off, I unbuckle my seatbelt and hold my hand out to Rey as I stand. “Come on, baby. Let’s get some sleep.”
She furrows her brow, then glances around, her eyes landing on two doors at the rear of the cabin.
Her eyes flick back and forth between both of them, and I answer her unspoken question as she takes my hand to rise beside me.
“The one on the left is a bedroom.”
Her eyes widen even as her face lights with comprehension. “Ah! I thought they werebothrestrooms.”
She palms her forehead with a self-deprecatory smile as I open the door, allowing it to swing wide to reveal a large double bed.
When her eyes land on it, she scurries past me, launching herself onto the mattress with a happy squeal. “Ooh, this isawesome!” Then she pats the bed beside her. “Come on then.”
I close the door and settle onto the bed to draw her into the circle of my embrace. I can feel the tension ebb from her body and mine as we lie together in serene silence.
