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“I’d at least try first thing in the morning. And now I can’t.” She shook her head. “I can’t.”
“Jenna…”
She put her hand up. “You don’t get it. Frank was sending you away on your own…you’re used to it. I’m not. And not for something this big. My brother was bachelor of the year a few years ago. And then he met Emma…and everything changed.”
I bit my bottom lip. “I’d rather you be safe…and I think they would, too.”
“Stupid weather, stupid everything. If I’d just taken the day off, I’d be with them.”
“Text Noah, see if someone can stream it for you.”
She shook her head. “Absolutely one hundred percent not the same, you don’t get it. I just wanna be alone, okay?”
My shoulders slumped. “Sure…”
She hurried off, and my shoulders sagged even more.
Merry Christmas to me…
Chapter Ten
J
enna
I kept the lights in my room down, and finally let the tears fall. I’d checked the weather all day—the travel advisories were slowly going away, which I’d bet meant the roads were slowly getting cleared. I was hopeful I’d make it to Kenton if I drove straight through; I didn’t necessarily need to stop for anything. It still snowed, but it wasn’t a blizzard any longer.
And I had snow tires…I could get there.
But then, something told me to go out and check my SUV, and of course, something was wrong. Something I didn’t want to think about. Something that meant I was possibly stranded for even longer.
I wiped my tears away. I’d turned my phone off, not wanting to see any more happy texts from friends and family wishing me a Merry Christmas—mine wasn’t so merry anymore.
And I’d taken it out on Dean…but I couldn’t help it. I was here partly because of him, at least that’s what it felt like. What if I’d left right after I’d gotten to Aspen? How far towards Kenton would I have got before the storm kicked into high gear?
So many questions I didn’t have the answers to.
I just needed space to get it all out of my system—disappointment, sadness, loneliness. My first Christmas without my family…and it felt like all my fault.
I laid in the dark, eyes half-closed, trying to calm down and relax. I’d been a little foolish, call me crazy, but I was missing my family, my usual Christmas. But another part of me was realizing that soon, very soon, I’d have to say goodbye to Dean.
Hell, we hadn’t even exchanged contact info. What did that say about us?
You’re in the moment, my mind argued.
Or I’m just a convenient hook-up. He did say he had been single for months…
There was a reason sex and rock & roll went together.
And Dean personified it, on stage, and for sure, even more up close and personal.
Footsteps sounded in the hallway, his bare feet padding my way. My heart raced at the realization. I hadn’t even thought of locking my door.
Stupid.
Twice now, I’d been that stupid. First with the skinny dipping. And now…
All because of him.
