“I’m sorry. I’ve changed my mind.” I hung up.
There was no use in trying to get him back to his room. He’d most likely be out the rest of night anyway. After removing his shoes and socks, I covered him with a blanket. Grabbing my nightshirt, I took it to the second bedroom, slipped into it, and climbed into bed. Why didn’t he tell me that he could relate after I told him about Grant? And this whole thing with Jess. Wow. I could tell he was unhappy, so I was not totally surprised. Something really bad must have happened for him to do it on vacation and send her home. Which led me to another question. Where was home for him? I never did ask.
Chapter Ten
Drew
My head felt like someone had taken a hammer to it as I struggled to open my eyes. Where was I? This wasn’t my room. Shit. I placed my hand on my forehead. I was fully clothed except my shoes and socks were off. Slowly climbing out of bed, I walked into the living area of the suite and saw Jillian sitting at the table.
“Uh, hey,” I spoke as I rubbed the back of my neck.
“Good morning.” She smiled brightly. “How are you feeling?”
“Like shit. Um, how did I end up here?” I asked as I walked over to the table and took a seat.
“You don’t remember?”
“No. I don’t.”
“I saw you at the bar last night and I helped you to your room, but when we got there, you didn’t have your key, so I brought you back here. I was going to call the front desk to have them bring an extra key, but the minute you hit the bed, you were out. So, I just let you sleep.”
“And where did you sleep?”
“In the other bedroom.”
Suddenly, there was knock on the door.
“Are you expecting someone?” I asked.
“Room service. I ordered us breakfast. I figured you’d need some coffee the minute you woke up.”
“Thanks. I appreciate it.”
“I can take it from here,” Jillian spoke as she wheeled the rolling cart over to the table.
She picked up the pot of coffee and poured some into a cup.
“Here. Drink away.” She smiled.
“I’m sorry about last night. Thank you for taking care of me, but you should have just left my dumb ass down there.”
“Why? And don’t be sorry. It happens to all of us. I’m sorry about Jess. Do you want to talk about it?” she asked as she removed the silver lids from the plates.
“No. Not really.” I took a sip of coffee. “I’d had enough. It was something I should have done months ago.”
“If you were so unhappy, why didn’t you?” she asked innocently.
I cocked my head and raised my brow. “Really?”
She held up her finger and smirked. “Right.”
I gave her a small smile as I continued to drink my coffee and attempted to eat some eggs. When I finished eating and finished up my third cup of coffee, I got up from my seat.
“Thank you for letting me crash here last night and thank you for breakfast. I better head back to my room and shower. I still reek of alcohol.”
“Yeah, you do.” She wrinkled her nose.
I chuckled. “I guess I’m going to have to go down to the front desk and get another key.”
“Don’t forget your shoes and socks.” She smiled.
“Ah, yes. I mustn’t forget those.”
Walking into the bedroom, I put on my socks and shoes and then headed towards the door.
“Enjoy your day, Jillian,” I spoke before heading out.
“You too, Drew.”
After getting a new key to the suite, I stepped into the shower and let the hot water stream down my body. I couldn’t believe I got so drunk last night. That wasn’t my intention. All I could think about while I was at the bar was Jillian and how much I really liked her. The conversation from dinner the other night kept playing over and over in my mind and how she told us that she had rid men from her life. Now that I was single, there would be no way I could have a chance with her. She made it very clear that she was living in a man-free zone and that was something I would respect. I didn’t even know where her next destination was after Hawaii and the thought of her traveling alone bothered me.
Stepping out of the shower, I wrapped a towel around my waist, checked my phone, and noticed there were six text messages from Jess.
“How could you do this to us?”
“I love you. I’m sorry.”
“I promise I’ll change. Please give me another chance.”
“Please, Drew.”
“I forgive you for the things you said to me.”
“I love you. Please.”
Sighing, I pulled up her contact info and blocked her. I had a feeling she was going to be a problem when I got back to New York. Thank God I never let her keep any of her things at my place.
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Jillian
There was a part of me that couldn’t stop thinking about Drew. I had gotten the impression he did everything Jess wanted to do and nothing he wanted to. He made a comment at dinner the other night about swimming with the dolphins and I could tell that he really wanted to do it, so I had a thought. Changing into my bikini and throwing my hair up in a ponytail, I slipped on my cover-up and went up to Drew’s suite.