Page 8 of Tangling Hearts

Chapter Five

Rebecca

My hands: viciously grabbing up purse. My eyes: scanning for room key. Annie: history.

Iwalk to grab it off the table and take a quick swig of the wine. Swinging open the door, I stroll out and head for the stairs, running right into a very surprised Tommy on his way up.

Confused, he asks, “Going somewhere, Bec?”

Stuttering, I throw my hand up to my head. “Tommy! Oh my God. There you are! You’re here.” My heart flutters like hummingbird wings. “I… was just about to go and look for you!”

He turns his head away, side-eyeballing me, suspicious. “Oh yeah?”

I nod, smoothing down my dress and smiling.

“You changed,” he says, looking down at my outfit.

“Did you expect me to wear what I was wearing, outside?” I laugh, blinking away my nerves, and add, remembering, “You said not to call you, so I knew I couldn’t. I had to go get you myself!”

His eyes light up again, and he relaxes. “Oh, yeah. Right. Thank you. So…” He closes the gap between us. “You were going to chase me down, huh?”

I nod, trying to calm my heart. “Uh-huh.”

“Well, looks like great minds think alike. Let’s go back inside.”

He kisses me and grabs my hip and turns me around. I walk to the door, reaching into my purse for the room key, my eyes on the door and my mind on Brendan. A slap on my ass wakes me up and I laugh nervously. “Are you staying over then?” I throw a smile over my shoulder as I open up the door.

He nods, his eyes enflamed. “And I want to enjoy a little more of that wine.”

“Great.” I smile and walk in.

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