Page 5 of Fear of Intimacy

“Then what is he doing here?” I pointed to Trevor, who stood off to the side, hands in his pockets, as he looked around my apartment.

“Aw, did you miss me, Tasha?” The way he said it had me rolling my eyes, but it didn’t stop the small flutter in my chest. Damn him for being so attractive. The scruff, the semi-crooked nose from playing hockey. There was even a small scar near his eyebrow that somehow made him look ten times hotter.

It had been a little bit since I last saw him. I was busy with work, and he was focused on practices with the team. With the season just around the corner, Coach Barnum had been working the team nonstop. The Toronto Knights may have won the Cup Championship last year, but that didn’t mean they could go easy this next season.

I glanced away, trying my best not to flush under Trevor’s gaze. I wasn’t typically someone who got flustered, but for some reason, Trevor Hall made me blush like a teenage girl.

“Ready to go home?” Wyatt asked, holding Josie close. Again, I looked away at the way they both looked at each other. Sometimes, it was too much seeing how in love the two were.

“Yeah, but first,” Josie stepped back so she could see all of us, “in two days everyone needs to be at the airport at seven a.m. sharp. That way, if any of you are late, we still have plenty of time.”

“Jo, our flight doesn’t even leave until nine thirty,” Trevor said with a pout. I already knew he was giving Josie a look for having to be up so early. Not that I blamed him. To be at the airport at seven meant waking up at five to shower and ensure everything was ready to go.

“Trev, we all know you’re going to sleep through your alarm. This way, you can still make it to the airport and not be late,” Josie said, almost scolding him like a mother would.Out of everyone, Trevor was definitely going to be the one late to the airport.

I was glad we had someone taking the lead with the vacation itinerary and making sure everyone was set to go. Knowing how our group was, we’d have someone oversleep and miss our flight or do something stupid. Josie was the perfect person to keep us all in line. Plus, no one was going to ruin this trip for her. They weren’t allowed to.

“And don’t forget your passports,” Josie added, looking at each of us. I ducked my head at the way Trevor put his hand up to salute her. Mila giggled before smothering it in Bryton’s shoulder.

“Kay, I’m out of here,” Lydia said, standing up.

“We’ll give you a ride,” Wyatt offered.

In a matter of minutes, the girls had their belongings and filed out the door with the promise to talk in the morning. Josie gave me a quick hug before pulling Wyatt out the door, leaving Trevor and me.

I could feel his gaze on me as I moved around the living room, grabbing wine glasses to discard in the kitchen. This was the first time the two of us had been completely alone in the last five months. I'd done all I could to avoid it, especially since the awkward night we shared months ago during one of Josie’s parties.

After what happened, I kept my distance. Partly because of my pride but also due to embarrassment. Keeping my gaze down, I finally spoke.

“Anything else you need?” My skin tingled under his gaze. Trevor was quiet for a moment before I saw him step toward the door out the corner of my eye.

“All good. Have a good night, Tasha.” The way he said my name made my breath hitch in my chest. I glanced up and met his eyes right as he paused in the doorway. His green eyes were all I could see and focus on. The corner of his lipquirked into a smirk that made my stomach clench before he disappeared out the door.

I stared at the empty spot for a good minute before shaking my head. Going on vacation with Trevor was going to be interesting, especially since I was still trying to figure out how to fight the spark that lingered between us.

3

TASHA

“There you are! Where have you been?” was the first thing Josie said the moment she saw me at the airport.

“Uh, security?”

“It’s seven thirty!”

I sent a look over her shoulder at Wyatt. He just shrugged and took a sip from his coffee.Asshole,I mouthed at him, which only made him grin.

“There was a long line at security,” I said, which actually wasn’t a lie. For being so early, you’d think there wouldn’t be so many people but apparently not. The line to check my bag was just as bad.

“Where’s Mila and Bryton?” Josie looked around me as if they would just suddenly appear.

“I saw them in line a few minutes ago. Mila said something about getting a coffee first.” I held up my own cup of caffeine that I stopped to get once I was through security. I was going to need a lot of it to get through the day’s flights. “Where are the others?”

“Landon went to the bathroom and Lydia went to the gift shop I think,” Wyatt said.

“Oh.” I looked at Josie.

“Lydia is avoiding Landon.” Josie whispered. Ah. It was going to be an interesting vacation for the two of them since we were literally about to be on an island together for five days.

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