Page 29 of The Bride's Secret

“And you thought that first kiss was phenomenal.” She giggled.

“You know what this means.”

“What does it mean?” She held his hand in her own.

“After a kiss like that, I can’t ever let you go.”

“Carisa?” A voice from behind them in the open elevator shocked her into silence. Heath.

“How did you get up here?” The first words to come out of her mouth.

“They let me have a key when I explained who I was. Surprise for the new bride.”

“That’s a terrible breach of security.” Wyatt’s voice sounded harsh, abrupt.

“Well, no harm. It’s just me. So, you’re staying up here?” Heath stepped closer and into the room. “Hey Wyatt.”

Wyatt nodded. Apparently neither Carisa nor he knew what to say. What had Heath seen or heard?

Carisa frowned. “Um, Heath, what are you doing here?”

He looked from Wyatt to Carisa. “Can we talk?”

“I’m on my way out.” Wyatt stepped around them toward the elevator.

“Can we go too? Down to our room?”

Wyatt stiffened but Carisa said, “Sure, okay.”

So they all got on the elevator together. And rode it in silence. When it stopped on the fourth floor for Carisa to exit, she squeezed Wyatt’s hand before stepping out into the hallway. It closed on Wyatt’s unreadable face.

“I’ve never seen him like that.” Heath looked puzzled.

“Like what?”

“All rumpled and kissed.”

“Excuse me?”

“If I didn’t know him better, I’d say he had a total make-out face. He eyed Carisa but she turned away.

“Look, babe, I don’t want to know why he’s here. That’s weird and between you and him. But I came to work things out.” He held the key up to their room. It opened. “Can we talk?”

She nodded and followed him into the room.

Chapter 13

Wyatt went through the motions of working out, showering and getting ready for the day. He’d called Miss Spagnoli and by some miracle she’d agreed to see him. At her office. So he headed down to meet his driver, fully planning to the lay the story out at her feet. She seemed reasonable. She might even think it was funny.

He winced. Too bad Wyatt didn’t expect to be amused any time soon. What a nightmare. The sick feeling of guilt at his own betrayal had pierced him the moment he heard Heath’s voice. He could no longer rationalize that Heath didn’t care. He was here. He cared. Wyatt resigned himself to the expectation that Carisa would give Heath a second chance, or at least at a minimum, spend the rest of her vacation with him. He’d already checked the timing of flights home.

The car pulled up to Aloha Industries. Nice building. Modern layout and construction. When he walked in, the cute little blonde receptionist smiled. “You must be Wyatt.”

He nodded. “Very good. What gave me away?”

“Well, Miss Spagnoli told me to expect a handsome man, taller than I imagined.” She winked.

“At your service.” He dipped his head.

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