Page 16 of Hot for the Tour Guide
"How did you…"
"I know you, Lulu."
"Its partly my fault."
"The hell it is."
"I was expecting too much. I wanted…forever."
Sam looks at me with genuine surprise in her face.
"Oh shit, you were serious about this."
"Yeah."
I pick up the drink she brought me – a strawberry daiquiri – and take a sip. It's cold and almost gives me brain freeze, but I need this little bit of alcohol right now.
"I saw him. He was with a bunch of handsome men and looking spiffy in a suit."
"What? Where?"
"The hotel restaurant."
I take a big gulp of my drink and this time it does give me brain freeze, so I grimace with the pain. Sam puts her hand on my forearm to keep me from getting up.
"Don't do it."
"I need to talk to him."
"Please, you need more alcohol for that. At least finish your drink."
"I might not be able to find him later. I gotta go!"
I pull my arm away from her and get up, almost tumbling the chair behind me. I run out of the conference room and towards the hotel restaurant. I zoom by people and they give me weird looks in return. When I get to the restaurant the host at the front stops me with a look.
"Hello, we're a bit busy at the moment. There's a thirty minute wait."
"Um, I'm meeting someone."
"Name."
Seriously, what is wrong with this guy? This isn't some three star Michelin restaurant.
"Dominic Parker."
"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know you were meeting with the owners. Let me take you back to their table."
A cold chill goes through me. The owners? What the hell?
I follow him as I try to steady my nerves. When we approach I see three handsome men seated with Dominic, who has his back to me. The men facing me give me a warm smile. They're twins. Dom did mention something about that.
"Gentlemen, miss…"
He looks at me with one eyebrow up and I hurry to give him my name.
"Louise Jones."
I'm finally in front of the table and Dom is looking at me with surprise.
