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I’m back at work, and we’re hanging out in her over-the-top trailer while she’s making me doanotherrundown of what happened last night. She knows everything but the part where we dry-humped each other and had an oral face-off.
She’ll get that story another time. It’s still fresh in my mind, and I don’t want questions to ruin the imageyet.
Nervousness is an understatement of what I felt when I woke up this morning. The bed was empty. A bad sign. I grabbed my phone, and my heart settled when I heard the shower running. Joining him crossed my mind, but I’m not as gutsy ashim.
When he got out, he said the truck was ready to pick up, and a shop employee would give us a ridethere.
An hour later, we were back on theroad.
No more kissing, hugging, or talks of what went down,literally,last night. It gave me relief yet also fried my brain at the same time. I’m concerned. Scared.Terrified.
We made light conversation. He told me about Maven’s call last night. She was homesick and wanted to hear his voice. We listened to the radio, and I let him choose the music. It wasnotJustinBieber.
“You know what happened,” Ianswer.
Stella gives me a puppy-dog look. “No, I don’t,” she whines. “More happened than what you’re telling me. I know you better than youbelieve.”
I throw my arms out and fall back on the couch. “You’ve pulled every detail out of me. What more do you want? I can start making stuff up if it helps your weird imagination. We got married. Adopted kids to go with the baby on the way. Bought a house with a four-car garage.Surprise!”
She rolls her eyes. “No one copped a feel while you were sleepingtogether?Surely, the two of you are horny as hell, considering you’ve both been celibate for a minute. There you were, stranded in the rain, cold and lonely. Howromantic.”
“Now, you’re making shit up. We weren’t cold andlonely.”
She clips a dark strand of hair behind her ear. “Work with me here.” She narrows one eye at me, studying, like the answer she wants is marked across my skin. “You have every side effect of anorgasm.”
“Side effect? Since when did you get into the pharmaceuticalbusiness?”
“I haven’t seen a smile that bright on your face in a long time. Your skin is glowing. You look like you’ve been wandering around Wonderland allday.”
“Pregnancy gives me mood swings. I could get crazy angry in threeseconds.”
She jumps up from the couch to lock the door, and I squirm in my seat when she joins meagain.
“Uh, what are you doing? Keeping me hostage until I give you what youwant?”
Her lips curl up. “How’d youknow?”
I rub my hands together. “You have to promise you won’t tellHudson.”
“Jesus, Willow,” she moans out, her smile collapsing. “Do you not trust meanymore?”
My cheeks burn. “The whole scenario at your party scares the crap out ofme.”
She sucks her cheeks in before answering, “The only reason Hudson found out was because he was eavesdropping, not because I told him. I would’ve kept yoursecret.”
She rises from the couch again. I’m afraid I’ve pissed her off when she unlocks the door and sticks her head out thedoor.
“Hudson?” she yells, looking around before slamming it shut, the lock clicking back. “No fiancé in sight. Half of the cast and crew have left for the day. You have my word that my lips aresealed.”
I inhale a long breath before giving her the real rundown of what happened. She squeals, claps her hands, and is on cloud nine with everyword.
* * *
I snagmy phone from the nightstand when the doorbell rings. No missed calls or texts, and I didn’t make plans withanyone.
Dallas texted earlier, asking me to go out for tacos, and I declined. Getting stared down while eating isn’t on tonight’s agenda. It’s getting more difficult, hiding my baby bump. I’m going to have to get morecreative.
I throw my post-shower wet hair into a sloppy ponytail and peek through the peephole when I reach the door. Dallas didn’t give me a heads-up that he was coming, which is irritating because my baggy gray sweatpants and three-sizes-too-big T-shirt isn’t the most attractive outfit to greet the guy who gave you a fantastic orgasm the nightbefore.
