Chapter5

#Chapter5

JAMESON

Present day

She tipped toed into the alcove, her feline eyes wary. /"Um, Jae, can you give me a moment? I really need to use the restroom./" Before I could reply, she left in a flash of a pink skirt and silver sandals.

The tension I felt at finding out she was engaged (Dear God, I hoped not married) must have radiated outward and caused her to bolt. I cursed myself for letting it show. Given what I knew about Vegas, I should have waited for her to make the first move.

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JAMESON

Reliving the past

/"Can we talk ... for a bit?/"

I smiled down at her curls. They set me on fire with their tickles on my chin.

/"That would be fantastic, Vegas./"

The hotel room had a small dining table. On opposite sides stood two uncomfortable looking hard-backed chairs. I moved in that direction, but she pulled my hand in the other direction... the direction of the bed.