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He growled. “I need you to myself for a full weekend,” he said. “We should get away. We could stay at a nice hotel. Go out to dinner. Stay in bed as long as we wanted.” He pulled my arms from his neck, holding my hands between us. “Next weekend. What do you say?”
I bit my lip, wondering how I’d explain the trip if Sean found out. “What about Sean?” I asked, voicing my concerns out loud.
“Tell him you’re going away with Penny or something.”
It occurred to me that Penny was all for me being with Chris. I could recruit her. “I could see what she’s doing this weekend. Maybe she can cover for me.” He let go of my hands so I could send her a text. She responded a few seconds later, telling me she would be out of town visiting her in-laws. “She’s not going to be in town. Looks like it’ll be a perfect cover.”
“Great.” He kissed me again. “I’ll tell Sean I’m visiting my mom. Then he won’t have to wonder where either of us are.”
I didn’t like lying to Sean, but I knew Chris was building up to telling him. So I twirled my finger on his chest. “You’re devious.”
“Only when I have to be,” he said with a grin. “We’ll tell him about us soon.” He pulled his phone out of his pocket. “Let me show you where I was thinking of taking you.” He scrolled through his screen. “I’m deciding between two places, but I wanted your final opinion before booking anything.”
Excitement rushed through me. He was being considerate of my needs. He wanted to know what I preferred. He’d surprised me multiple times in the short period we’d been together, but he wanted to include me in future decisions too.
I was pretty sure I was beaming and blushing.
Footsteps down the hallway drew my attention. Dylan, the young worker Chris had caught me talking to a couple of weeks ago, poked his head in. “Hey, Chris. Sorry to interrupt.”
“You’re good,” Chris said. “What’s up?”
“We found an electric issue in the walls where you wanted a charging hub. We might have to get a professional in to take a look.”
Chris cursed. “All right. I’ll come to take a look.” He placed his phone on the edge of my desk, the screen showing a website for a bed and breakfast, one of the places he wanted to take me, I guessed. After Dylan disappeared, Chris kissed my cheek. “I’ll be right back.”
“Okay,” I said softly, feeling dreamy all over again.
I looked at the website on his phone. The place was charming, and had it had a special coffee lounge for guests. The man knew me well.
I went back to straightening the office. I dusted the surfaces and swept the carpet. A buzzing caught my attention, but my phone was silent. Chris’ phone sat on the desk, vibrating.
The gorgeous woman who’d met him here one day, interrupting our first kiss in four years, lit up his screen.
Melanie.
So much had happened since then, I’d forgotten all about her.
Why the hell was she calling him?
23
CHRIS
My palms weresweaty as I walked to Sean and Nicole’s front door. There was a chill in the air, so I wore the grey hoodie Sean bought me a few years ago when he was traveling abroad. I hoped seeing me in something he bought for me would be a nice reminder and protect me from a bad reaction when he found out about Sav and me.
Sav and I were leaving for our trip the next day. Jackson would working Saturday at the bookstore, and employees knew where I’d be. They also knew not to contact me unless faced with a dire emergency.
Everything was set for the weekend away, but I felt guilty leaving without Sean knowing about us. Sav didn’t like lying to him either, so I’d decided I’d go ahead and tell him. Rip the band-aid off and get it over with.
I needed to tread carefully when it came to this, and the best way to tell him would be in the comfort and safety of his own home.
I couldn’t imagine my life without Sav, and I couldn’t imagine it without Sean, either. They were both so important to me, and I could jeopardize everything if I went about this the wrong way.
I knocked, and after a few moments, Nicole opened the door. “Hey, Chris. I didn’t know you were stopping by today. Come on in.”
She stepped back to allow me into the house. “Sean!” she called out. “Chris is here.”
Sean was seated at the dining table off to the left with his laptop open. He had on his reading glasses which he didn’t often wear. “Hey man, what’s up?”
