Page 68 of Rebel Secrets
“I did.”She continued to stare at me with a look I recognized.And rightly feared.“You know, I don’t remember seeing you at the send-off.You go up to bed early?”
Metaphorical red lights flashed in my brain.“Yeah.I’d had enough socializing.”
Except for the naked socializing I’d done with one other person, who was slipping Rain and I little glances from across the room as she fussed with the coffeemakers.
Her brows arched.“Little too much to drink?”
“No, actually.Just had enough of the party.”
She nodded, her gaze sliding away.Straight to Erin.
“Erin must’ve gone to bed early, too.I don’t remember her at the send-off either.”
“How was it?”
“How was what?”
I wanted to grunt at her.“The send-off.Rowdy and Tressy get out the door okay?I mean, they didn’t trip and fall down the walk?Make for an awkward wedding night if someone got hurt.”
I never saw her arm swing out until she smacked me across the chest.
I rubbed my chest, grinning.“Hey!What the hell was that for?”
Rain’s gaze narrowed.“I’m not sure yet, but I know you did something.”
Had she seen us leave?No, she couldn’t have.We hadn’t left together.
“I think your radar might still be a little drunk.”
“My radar isn’t drunk, and neither am I.Though Iwasfeeling no pain last night.Erin, everything looks amazing.Doesn’t it, Reb?”
I got another glance from Rain, this one even more pointed.And longer.
“Yeah.It looks great.”
“And it tastes amazing.”Ian’s voice was muffled by the food in his mouth, which he realized too late was bad manners.His cheeks got red, and he swallowed hard before he said, “Sorry.”
Everyone laughed or shook their head, and his grin returned, mostly directed at Erin, who returned his with a wide smile of her own.I wanted that smile for myself.I knew I was being greedy and ridiculous, but goddamn it, I wanted her to smile at me like that.And I wanted people to know she was smiling at me.
I wanted more of what I’d had last night.But when she looked at me now, I saw wariness and worry in her gaze.She didn’t want our friends and family to know.
And that pissed me off.
She caught my eye just then and something in my expression must have tipped her off to what I was thinking.Her eyes widened, like she couldn’t believe what she was seeing.
Hell, I couldn’t believe what I was thinking.Didn’t I have enough on my mind without wondering what I was going to do with these feelings for Erin?
Then again, I needed to do something with these feelings.Needed to figure out what to do with them.Doaboutthem.I didn’t want to forget them, didn’t want to ignore them.
And, yeah, I wanted more of her.
I just needed a plan.
ChapterEighteen
Erin
“You feel all right this morning?”
