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Kelly: Hey. Not sure if you’re still sleeping or what. But wanted to let you know I’m here at the restaurant for a quick breakfast before I head to the airport this morning. I’m leaving soon, if you’re around to say goodbye.
Not even two seconds went by before a response came in.
Sarah: Goodbye? What do you mean?
Kelly: I had to check out of my hotel, and the room at yours didn’t pan out. Between that and your original vacation partner showing up, I thought it was best I head out early. My flight leaves at 10 AM.
Sarah: Your flight? Oh my God! Don’t you dare leave! I’m coming right down.
Confused, I sat at a table and waited.
The next thing I knew, Sarah was running into the restaurant—in a short, white bathrobe.
I couldn’t help but laugh as I stood up from the table. “You could’ve gotten dressed.”
She fastened the tie around her robe. “You were really going to take off?”
“You never texted me back last night. What did you expect?”
“Not this!” She sighed. “Trent wouldn’t leave. We spent hours going back and forth—mostly him trying to make excuses for what he did and explaining why I should take him back. It was torture. By the time he finally gave up and realized I wasn’t letting him stay with me, it was so late that I decided to just contact you this morning. But you beat me to it.”
My eyes narrowed. “Where is he?”
“He went back to the airport late last night.”
“He’s gone?”
“Yes. I sent him packing. I’m never taking him back after what he did to me. Never.”
Relief washed over me. “Well, good.”
“He asked me to explain what was going on between you and me. I told him the truth: that, sure, you were a contest winner, but that you turned out to be so much more.” She inched toward me. “Kelly, in the short time we’ve known each other, you’ve taught me that life is too short to waste time with anyone who doesn’t appreciate me. The last thing I told Trent was that I would send him one of your clit ticklers so he could give it to the next poor woman he screws over, because she’s going to need it when he leaves her high and dry. He looked at me like I was crazy, but I didn’t care.” She laughed, then said, “I realize now I should have texted you last night to tell you all this. I never imagined you would have tried to take off so soon.”
“I thought you were…with him. I didn’t want to stick around for all that.”
“No.” She shook her head. “All I’ve wanted this entire time was to get back to you—to get back to that moment where you and I were going to have piña coladas at the pool. I’m so sorry that never happened.”
I took a step closer. “You’d said you needed to talk to me yesterday—before he showed up. What was that about?”
“I was going to ask you to spend tonight with me. In my room. In our room. The room that was rightfully yours from the beginning.”
My heart sped up as I cradled her cheek. “You sure that’s what you want?”
“I’ve never been more sure of anything.”
Letting out a sigh, I tried not to seem overly excited. But I was. “Okay. If that’s what you want.”
She looked down at herself. “I need to get into something more presentable. Will you come upstairs for a bit and then we can come back down for breakfast together? You can dump all your stuff there, too.”
I gathered my stuff as adrenaline pumped through me. “Let’s go.”
I followed Sarah back to her room and noticed she hadn’t taken the mistletoe down.
“You kept it hanging.”
“Yeah.” She smiled as her cheeks reddened.
Before she had a chance to open the door, I pulled her toward me, taking her lips with mine. I just couldn’t wait to taste her again. Sarah moaned into my mouth as she used the key card to open the door, our lips still locked, our tongues colliding.
“Maybe we could skip breakfast,” she said into my mouth.
My heart thundered against my chest. I stopped and looked into her eyes. “I need you to clarify what you’re insinuating because I’m too damn excited right now and could very well draw the wrong assumption.”
“Do you want me, Kelly?” she whispered.
“Fuck, yes. I want you in every way.” Pulling her close, I said, “And just to be clear, by that I mean more than just a vacation fling, Sarah. I want us to continue seeing each other when we get home…if that’s what you want.”
“It is what I want. And also to be clear, I’m not wearing anything under this.”
I felt my dick stiffen. “Are you saying what I think you’re saying?”
“I’m saying I want to get laid right now, if that’s what you want, too.”
