Page 45 of The House Guest
After a brief pause, he proved me right. “I was supposed to meet someone for dinner.”
Of course you are.A rush of jealousy shot through me.Why am I like this?
“So bring her to Juno Bar. We’ll be there around eight.”
“Will you be offended if I say no?”
“Yep.” I smirked. “Plus, you owe me for flaking tonight, even if it wasn’t your fault.”
“I guess you have a point there. I wouldn’t want to disappoint you twice.”
“Great, then. I’ll see you tomorrow night. And if something comes up, you now have my number.”
“I do.”
“Good.” I pointed my finger against his chest. “Use it.”
“I will.”
Boy, did I know how to torture myself. Now I was pseudo-flirting with this guy? I walked toward the stairs.
“Heading to bed?” he asked.
“Yeah.” I turned, pretending to yawn. “I’m kind of tired, so…”
“Okay.” He nodded. “Can I show you something first?”
“Sure.”
We walked upstairs together, and he led me into the primary bedroom closet. I was shocked to find everything…gone.
I gasped. “Wow.”
“Benjamin took all their belongings to the donation place today. He left you the green dress. So, the closet and bedroom are ready for you whenever you want them.”
My mouth hung open as I looked around at the space. “It looks so empty.”
“That’s because it is.”
“I’ll move my stuff over the weekend. I really appreciate you letting me have the space.”
“It’d go to waste otherwise. But again, only use it if you want to. Don’t feel like you have to.”
“I genuinely want to. Thank you again.”
“You don’t need to thank me.”
“Maybe I won’t thank you verbally again. But I’ll have to create something for you in this space as a token of my appreciation.”
“I’ll accept that.”
I continued to look around. Then I turned to him. “You said you went to L.A. today. Do you normally have a lot of meetings there?”
“No. I can usually handle everything remotely from the Orion Coast office. But there was a potential investor in town from China. He wanted to meet with me personally before he went back.”
“Are things getting any easier at work?”
“In some ways, yes. And in some ways, no.”
