Her day started off showering with Adrian, but he had to leave for an early class. It had started off incredible but quickly slid into terrible. Kelsey had to call her parents to ask them to pay for four new tires. The jerk who vandalized her car had cut the valve stems, rendering the tires useless.
They hadn’t answered so she left a message for them. Her father’s assistant called her back with a lecture about responsibility. All she had wanted was new tires, but her parents had insisted on purchasing a new car since that one had been compromised.
It was exactly the sort of frivolous spending she hated.
Gwen was supposed to meet her at the Coffee Shop, but she had not arrived. Kelsey had ordered her coffee with two shots of espresso. Hopefully, it would get her through the day. She might need a nap later. Her muscles were sore, but it was so worth it.
She glanced around the room and decided on a table along the side wall. Kelsey had just settled into her chair when the one across from her was pulled out and a large frame plopped down in it.
“You need to stay away from Adrian. He’s dangerous. He became violent when I offered to give him a ride for you. The jerkoff punched me in the face.” Greg pointed to a purple blotch on his chin.
Kelsey’s eyes narrowed. “Adrian did that? Why?”
“There was no reason. All I did was offer the guy a ride and he flipped out.”
“What are you doing here, Greg?”
Kelsey saw him tamp down his anger before responding.
“We were supposed to go out. I know you had to deal with your car and all, but you should have come to me for help.”
She didn’t like how he was speaking to her, so she decided to play things safe and just go along with whatever he said. “My parents are taking care of it.” She paused but hastily added, “But I appreciate you checking on me.” She didn’t want him to make a scene.
Greg reached out his hand on the table, but Kelsey ignored it.
“I have to go to a wedding with my family. It’s a destination wedding in Aruba. We’ll be gone for about a week. I want you to go with me. You can bring all your books and study on the plane. It will be a great getaway for us.”
Kelsey gaped at him. “I can’t go anywhere with you. I have classes that I can’t miss.”
“You can study on vacation. I already told you to bring all your books. What more do you want?”
Gwen walked up, saving Kelsey from blasting the crazy idiot.
“Hey, girl. Sorry I’m late. Do you need a refill before we leave?” Gwen glared at Greg.
Kelsey jumped up. “Yes! Thanks.” She turned to Greg. “Have a nice trip.”
Greg glared at her and Gwen as they walked away.
* * *
Adrian pulledKelsey into his arms and kissed the heck out of her, leaving her breathless and completely turned on.
She giggled. “What was that for?”
“I missed you.”
Kelsey beamed. It was the coolest thing in the whole world to have this incredibly sexy guy tell her he missed her. “I missed you too.” She gave him a peck on the mouth.
Adrian went in for another deep kiss, but Kelsey pulled back. “We can’t. We have a ton of work to do before we play.”
He made a big show of pouting. “Then let’s hurry up.”
Kelsey would tell him about Greg later.
They rushed through cleaning the animal rooms and were trying to organize the patient files. All the chores they had to complete were so much easier with Adrian helping.
“At least we won’t have to deal with Greg for the next week.” Kelsey tried to make light of the situation, but Adrian looked like he wanted to clobber Greg again.