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Share Us
His dark irises shimmered. “We did.”
“And you decided you’d rather share?”
A soft chuckle escaped him. “He’s my best friend, Raegan, but he isn’t going to get the girl I’ve been wanting since we were in high school. If he wants her too, then it’s only fair that we share.”
I couldn’t believe we were having this conversation right now. Not that I was opposed to the idea. I was just a little… shocked, to say the least.
“Is it too early for a drink?”
His head tipped back as laughter spilled from his lips. “Come on, sweetheart.” He pulled me back beside him and I fell into step with him as we walked back to the resort. “Let’s get you a drink and the rest of your answers.”
“I don’t need any more answers. Just a drink.”
He glanced at me and winked. “Your wish is my command.”
CHAPTERNINE
When we reached the front desk, Miles was talking to the same woman from the day before. As we walked up to him, he began to turn around with a smile on his face. Julian and I stopped short and Miles met us toward the center of the lobby instead.
“It just so happens that we’re in luck. We’re able to have the room for another night and because of the mix-up from yesterday, it’s free.”
Julian nodded and I smiled back at Miles. “That’s great news.” I paused for a moment as I remembered what today was. “We should all probably call our parents to let them know we won’t be back today.”
“Yeah, that’s probably a good idea,” Miles agreed as he pulled his own phone out of his pocket. Julian had turned his back to us and was walking across the lobby with his phone pressed to his ear.
I watched Miles for a second as he began to talk to his mom. His light blue eyes met mine and he winked before he went over to sit on one of the armchairs by the fireplace along the wall in the lobby. My eyes followed after him and as he took his seat, his gaze collided with mine again but this time it didn’t waver.
A shiver slid down my spine as the flames in his eyes matched the ones flickering beside him. Reaching into the pocket of my coat, I pulled out my phone and scrolled through my contacts. I found my mother’s name and tapped on it as the call connected. I was the only one who remained in the center of the room as I waited for my mother to answer.
Her soft voice came through the speaker after the third ring. “Hello?”
“Hey, Mom.”
“Raegan. Is everything okay? I heard there was a terrible snowstorm in Opal Peak.” She paused for a moment. “You’re okay, right?”
A soft laugh escaped me. “Yes, Mom. I’m fine, we’re all fine, everything’s okay." I let out an exasperated sigh as I wandered over to one of the couches in the lobby and took a seat. “It started snowing yesterday evening, but we thought it was something that would blow over. We just came in from Julian trying to move his car that’s stuck in the parking lot.”
“Well, shit,” she muttered before letting out a string of laughter. “This isn’t exactly ideal. This would happen the year we all decide to get together and do a big Christmas. Thankfully, it’s only Christmas Eve, though.”
“I know, but I feel bad because I was supposed to come back home this afternoon so we could spend some time together.”
My mother was silent for a beat. “None of that matters, Raegan. I would much rather you be stuck there and be safe rather than trying to travel when the roads aren’t safe. We aren’t going anywhere. We will wait for you all to get back before we do anything. I would hope the weather and the roads would clear up enough that you will be able to get back tomorrow sometime.”
“That’s what we were hoping. We were able to get our room for another night here, so we’re just going to wait it out and see.”
“As much as I want you here, I want you safe,” my mother assured me with her voice warm and comforting. “We will make the most out of the time we have together and everything will be fine.”
My mother was predictable in this way. She was always the calm and collected reassuring parent. Not much fazed her. She didn’t get worked up about things and always believed there was some type of solution. Things didn’t have to be hard in her mind. Whatever we had to do, we would always make it work.
“We will be home as soon as we can,” I told her, catching Miles' eye again. He had since ended his phone call but was still seated by the fireplace. Julian was standing in front of him, but I couldn’t hear what they were talking about from where I was sitting. “I will keep you posted.”
“Just enjoy yourself, honey. I’ll see you tomorrow.”
“I love you, Mom,” I said and she returned the sentiment before we ended the call.
Slowly rising to my feet, I walked across the sitting area over to where Miles and Julian were. They were still in deep conversation with their voices hushed. Miles' eyes tracked my movements as I made my way over and I watched his lips move, noticing my name fall from them as he mumbled something to Julian.
Julian turned around to face me as I reached them. His eyes were shining and the corners of his lips lifted into a small grin. “Everything good with your mom?”
