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He raises his brows.
“I think there is some confusion. I’m the nanny. Nannies don’t take the master suite,” I reply.
“Correction. You’re my fiancée. I insist you take the master suite,” he replies. “I’m going to drop your bag in the room.”
Something about him insisting gets me all hot and bothered. Maybe it’s because he’s so alpha when he insists, and it’s always for something that is good for me. This man is making my heart melt, and it isn’t fair.
Syd and I follow Connor up a flight of stairs. It seems the master suite is the first room at the top of the stairs. It also has a wall of windows. Connor shows me the remote for the electric blinds.
I instantly get a dirty thought of Connor and me having sex against that window. I hadn’t realized I was an exhibitionist before, but it would be freaking hot.
“This is wow,” I say, walking over to the plush king bed. I fall onto it. It’s so soft and has the most comfortable soft white duvet cover on it. There are also too many pillows for me to count. I sometimes feel like I have to pinch myself when I think how much my life has changed. I think of that dingy apartment I lived in and cringe.
Syd jumps on the bed beside me. “This is so much fun.”
I yawn but I’m smiling, taking in her happiness. She had been quieter and more reserved after our day with Sybil. She repeatedly asked both Connor and me if she would have to go live with her mom. She even woke up in the middle of the night with a nightmare about living with her and she crawled into bed with me. This getaway was a great idea for all of us.
“It’s been a long day, Sweet Pea. Let’s go check out our rooms,” Connor says to Syd.
She frowns. “I want to stay with Ellie.”
“You have your own bed that is just as nice. Come on, let’s go see,” Connor says excitedly.
She reluctantly gets up. “I’ll come see your room too,” I say and her heart-shaped lips tip up.
I follow Syd to her room and then we all check out Connor’s room. They each have queen-size beds with the same soft duvet and mountains of pillows. The place is modern with high ceilings and rustic wood planks in the ceiling.
“I can’t wait to see this place during the day,” I say.
“You get ready for bed,” Connor tells Syd, who is now jumping on her bed.
“But I don’t want to sleep. We’re on vacation,” she replies.
“How about you put your pj’s on and we have some hot cocoa together?” Connor suggests.
Syd cheers.
I lift her suitcase and place it on the dresser so I can open it up. I pass her a pair of pajamas.
“Put these on,” I say to her. “I’m going to my room to get changed too.”
“I’ll get changed too,” Connor adds.
He eyes me briefly, his eyes doing a quick sweep over my body. I wish I understood him and his mixed signals. One minute we are having the hottest sex of my life. The next he is saying we shouldn’t have sex all the time, and then he is constantly checking me out. He’s giving me whiplash.
I head back to my room and slip into a pair of waffle pants and a matching shirt. I remove my bra since I have had enough of it. I head back to Syd’s room.
I find her lying on her bed with her iPad. “Coming downstairs?”
She yawns. “I’m tired. Can I get my hot cocoa in bed?”
“Sure you can. I’ll go make some and bring it up to you.” I smile at her. I walk over and give her a light peck on the forehead, and she smiles up at me.
“I’m happy you’re marrying my daddy,” she says.
I suddenly realize how much our lie is affecting Syd. I also get Connor’s apprehensions with touching me.
“Me too,” I reply, but the words fall flat.
