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I swallow. “My brother…”
She sits up, blonde hair sweeping over her naked chest. Her brown eyes fill with genuine concern. “What?”
“He was in an accident.”
She scoots out of bed and starts to dress. “What hospital is he at?”
“Don’t know.”
She stops and hesitantly offers. “Do you need me to drive you?”
“No.”
“Okay.” She sounds slightly disappointed.
“He’s not here.”
“Not here in the state?”
“The country.”
She tilts her chin, puzzled. “Where is he then?”
My mind whirs. I can barely get the word out. “Belize.”
“Belize? As in the little country in Central America? That Belize?”
“Yeah.”
“How’d he end up there?”
I rake a hand through my hair. There’s the million-dollar question.
“Do you want me to stay with you?”
“No.” The answer is abrupt. Impolite. Hurt parades across her pretty face. She’s being a decent human being, and I feel bad for not at least getting her name.
“Are you sure?”
“Yes.” I grab her purse and hand it to her, avoiding her eyes. “Thanks.”
“For what?” Her eyes narrow.
There’s only one right answer. “For everything.”
She bites on her thin pink lips and studies me, head tilted. She’s back in the tight red dress that caught my eye earlier this evening. A moment passes. Two.
Just when I wonder if she’ll ever leave, my guest offers a small smile. “Good night, Benjamin. I hope your brother’s okay.”
I let out a breath of relief. She’s not assuming we’ll meet again, which has been an unfortunate side effect of my most recent one-night stands. I respect that and, if Harry wasn’t weighing so heavily on my mind, I would have gotten her number.
Instead, I watch her walk out and then scramble for my laptop to book a ticket to Belize. The earliest flight leaves at seven. I glance at the alarm clock on the nightstand. It’s three a.m. now. Those few hours will feel like days.
What if I’m too late?
No, I can’t think like that. There’s nothing I can do except wait. My fingers still above the keyboard after the confirmation message slides into my inbox.
Should I tell Dad?
