Page 21 of Final Temptation
Sophie, sleeping only an arm’s reach away from me in a hotel room in the sexiest city in the States, would be an entirely different temptation for me.
“It’s settled then. What did you have planned for us to do there? And don’t pretend you don’t have an entire list created.”
She narrowed her eyes, proving me right as she grabbed her phone for reference. “Well, I went over a ton of ideas with Paige, but she cut me off before I could finish telling her all my epic plans, so thank you for asking.” She cleared her throat. “Are you ready for this?”
“Never been more ready in my life,” I answered sarcastically, but couldn’t help the chuckle that climbed up my throat.
“Alright, so hear me out…there is this hotel that looks just like the Space Needle and stands twelve hundred feet high. They have rides, Myles.Rides.” She saidrideslike I should be picking up what she’s putting down, but I’ve never been more lost in my life.
“So, like an amusement park or something?”
“But so much better. They are an adrenaline junkies wet dream. There is a rollercoaster that rides along the edge of the tower—the tall as fuck tower. There’s a free-fall ride that would probably make you throw up, but just imagine being up so high that you could see the entire city. Oh! And then there is this crazy ride calledInsanity. They wouldn’t name a rideInsanityif it wasn’t completely insane.”
To be frank, it all sounded like a blast. Outrageous roller coasters and a girl who would most likely chicken out? She’d be so scared she would need my big, burly chest to bury her head in, my arms wrapped tightly around her to keep her from having a meltdown.
I was so fucking down for that.
A few thrilling rides with a hot blonde by my side only brought me back to her original comment—an adrenaline junkies wet dream.
“Is that your idea of a wet dream then?” I shot her a flirty look up and down her body.
“I mean, I wouldn’t consider myself a real adrenaline junkie, but it sounds quite exhilarating.” Her teeth sank into her bottom lip.
“Hmm, well, count me in. Just make sure I’m in that next dream of yours when your mind is reeling from the adrenaline rush.” I winked, standing up and heading for the kitchen to make a protein shake.
I had to admit, after having this conversation with Sophie, it didn’t sound all too bad. Would Vegas be tempting?Hell yeah. But the more she rambled about the trip and all the activities we’d be doing, the more I considered that she may be the bigger temptation in this situation. A couple nights sharing the same hotel room with her made staying sober in Sin City sound like a piece of cake.
At least that’s what I’ll try to convince myself of anyway.
“Hey… Um, what are you doing tonight?” Her voice floated behind me.
I turned around, facing her. “I was just planning to kick back here, relax.”
“Well, what do you say we do a little bit of roommate bonding? I feel like I haven’t seen you all week, and it would be fun to, you know, get to know each other…as roommates, of course.”
Roommates, of course.
We’d see how long that would last. “What do you have in mind?” I asked.
“Have you ever played the game,Two Truths and a Lie?”
Oh, fuck. This game had the ability to cause some seriously sexy trouble.
“We each say aloud, three facts about ourselves. The only catch is that one of them is a lie, and we both will have to guess which of the three things isn’t true.” She explained the rules while I played dumb, pretending I’d never played before. Truthfully, I’d only ever played this game whiledrinking. I’d never given it a go with a clear mind, so this would be new territory for me.
“So, is there a winner or loser of the game?” I asked.
“Well, not really. The point of the game is just to get to know one another.” Sophie shrugged.
“Why don’t we make it interesting? If I guess the correct lie, then I get something. Same for you, if you guess properly about my lie, you’ll get something.” My competitive nature came out in any type of game. Even if we were just spewing truths and lies.
“What do you mean,get something? Like, we get to dare one another to do something?” Her cheeks turned an adorable shade of pink.
“That’s not a bad idea, but I was thinking more along the lines of strip poker. If I guess correctly, you take an article of clothing off. And I’ll do the same for you.” My eyes wandered over her tight body.
“I have some fan-fucking-tastic lies up my sleeve. I don’t think you know what you’re in for. Not to mention, you only have two articles of clothing…” Damn, her competitive side was cute.
I didn’t care how this unfolded; either way, it was about to get hot in here, and this was one wild way to break the ice with your new roommate.
