Page 24 of Keep Me

“Don’t pay for a cab. Let us help. Adam and I can drive you to the airport.”

“Oh, that’s unnecessary.”

“I don’t mind,” Adam piped up with a shrug. “I like getting to the airport early, anyway.”

My gaze dropped. I couldn’t say no.

“But you’ll miss out on the all-you-can-eat breakfast.”

“I’m good,” he said, scratching his stomach. “I’ve been trying a new intermittent fasting diet, anyway. Gotta be lean if I want to keep my spot on the Fort Lauderdale Gators.”

I looked between the two of them, not wanting to tell them the truth, but it felt like they were going to give me no other option.

“What about Reign and Devin?” It was all I could think of.

Adam chuckled. “I wouldn’t worry about them. They’ve seen enough of us, and I doubt they’ll be making it down to breakfast any time soon. Did you see Devin at the end of the night? He was practically undressing Reign while he carried her through the hotel lobby.”

I winced, thinking about their marriage bliss, annoyed that I mentioned wanting that with Matty. In hindsight, it felt like he used that against me. I gave him the perfect in without even realizing it. Desperate, single girl at a wedding was the biggest cliché of them all, and I fell right into it.

“O-okay.” I gave up. I didn’t know what else to say, and it felt like no matter what excuse I came up with, they’d be right there coming up with a solution to help me.

“Great, we’ll go get our stuff and grab something to eat at the airport.” Hayden squeezed my shoulder before leaning in. “Then you can tell me what happened after you left the club.”

“Uh-huh.” I gulped, refusing to look at Adam. He had a way of reading people, and although I wasn’t happy about everyone thinking Matty and I were in some hookup bliss, I’d rather they think that than know the truth.

Luckily, the elevator pinged open and guests from the lobby joined us. As we weren’t going to breakfast, Hayden pressed our floor number.

I stepped back, subtly shuffling behind Adam so I could hide behind his bulky frame. My heart raced, my body on high alert because I was petrified of seeing Matty and Olana again, even if it was highly unlikely.

They were too busy getting their clothes on after Matty’s shower. Then again, they might have been busy doing other stuff.

I closed my eyes and let out a low sigh.

Ugh. Did I have to think about that right now? I was already fragile, and that put me on the verge of breaking down in front of everyone in the elevator.

“Are you sure everything’s okay?” Hayden asked, knocking her elbow to my side.

I nodded. “I’m good. Just exhausted after last night.”

Adam pushed out a snort. “I bet you are.” He balked when Hayden slapped him in the stomach, then motioned to the other people in the elevator.

Hunching down, he whispered, “What was that for? We all know that Matty’s been obsessed with Britt for years. Let’s not pretend he’s not going to act like a starving animal once he’s got her.”

He’d gotten it all wrong. They all had. Matty might have had a crush on me at some point, but I’d never be enough to replace Olana, and that was what hurt the most.

Taking a deep breath, I plastered on a fake smile and said nothing. All I needed to do was get through the next few hours. Then I’d be home with my family and could wallow in my misery and not think about Matty for at least two months.

I could handle that, couldn’t I?

Chapter 6

As I walked out of the bathroom, Olana shut the hotel door. “Who was that?” I asked, drying my hair with a towel since I changed in the bathroom.

When she turned around, I bit my tongue so hard I tasted blood.

“Why the hell are you wearing my shirt?” I stalked over to her, wanting to rip it off.

The collar.

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