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“Meet in ten?” River pushed once more, and we all agreed—me begrudgingly—as we headed toward the bank of waiting elevators.
The doors opened with a thud, and we all stepped inside as Carmella swiped her room key and promptly pressed the seven button.
“We are all on seven, right?” she asked, and we all said, “Yes.”
When I stepped off, my eyes searched for the signs on the wall that would direct me toward my room. “I’m this way.” I gave a head nod toward the right.
“I’m the opposite,” Carmella said with a nod of her own.
“Me too,” Chad said.
I wasn’t sure which one of us he was referring to, but I saw him following in Carmella’s direction.
I started walking and felt River’s presence close behind me. He kept his distance as I read off the numbers next to the doors in search of mine.
“I’m here,” I said as I stopped abruptly, and River stood right next to me, his suitcase at his side.
“Me too.”
“What? We’re not sharing a room.” I knew my voice sounded horrified, but if he thought I was sharing a room with him, he had another thing coming.
“I’m in the one next to you, apparently.” He pointed at the door right next to my own that I hadn’t even noticed until now.
“Adjoining rooms? Did you ask for that?” I asked accusingly.
“Only in your dreams, sweetheart.”
“More like nightmares,” I growled before swiping my key and pushing inside, locking River out.
I heard him though. Moving around in the room next to mine before I noticed the door between our walls. I double-checked my side to make sure it was locked before I tossed my suitcase on top of my king-size bed and unzipped it.
The first thing I did was unpack all of my bathroom essentials. I knew that most people just dropped their makeup bag on the counter and lived out of it, but I wasn’t one of them. I needed all of my hair and face stuff organized. But only those things. My clothes usually stayed inside my suitcase unless we were on a long layover and I had dresses that needed to be hung up in the closet.
Grabbing my toiletry bag, I carried it into the bathroom and smiled at the tub. “I’m coming for you later,” I warned before I started pulling out my things and setting them on top of the counter.
Night creams and face wash on one side. Makeup, primer, and sunscreen on the other. Brush and hair products near the blow-dryer. Toothbrush, toothpaste, makeup remover, and a fresh washcloth right next to the faucet.
A loud knock scared me half to death, and I jumped before looking at my reflection. I looked like ass. My hair, which had been in a perfect ponytail when I started this morning, now had strands of red blown all over, sticking out like I’d stuck my finger in a light socket.
Another knock.
That wasn’t my front door. Walking to the adjoining door, I unlocked it and pulled it open to see River standing there in jeans and a black T-shirt, his hand in the air, poised to knock again. No man should be that sexy and that aware of it.
“What do you want?”
His eyes looked at me, and he shook his head in disapproval. “You’re not ready.”
“I was unpacking.”
He laughed. At me. “Unpacking? Really?”
I snarled, and he quickly backtracked.
“Can you get changed so we can go? They’re already downstairs, looking for a table.”
“You don’t have to wait for me. I’m a big girl. I can meet you down there.”
He leaned close to me, like he’d done in the airport earlier, but this time, his cologne was fresh, and it wafted into my senses, invading them completely. I had to stop myself from closing my eyes and inhaling.
