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Okay.
Good night.
Good night.
I set the phone down on a table by the couch and tried to force air into my lungs.
Worth ran a hand over my hair. “Are you okay?”
My stomach churned, and I prayed I wasn’t going to vomit. “Not really. I lied to him. I’d told myself I’d never do that again once I was away from Tommy.”
“I think…” Worth blew out a breath. “I think you should go to bed.”
I couldn’t fuck Worth now, but I hated the thought of sleeping alone. “I’m sorry.”
“Beck’s the one who interrupted us.”
“I know, but….” Was that good or bad? I couldn’t decide.
“We have plenty of time to decide what we want to do.”
“Worth, I….”
He kissed my cheek and stepped away. “I’ll wait.”
“I don’t know if….”
“Then I’ll wait until you do.”
He entered his room and closed the door without looking at me again.
Tears burned my eyes as I stumbled to my room, kicked the door closed, and collapsed onto the bed. Why was this so fucking hard?
17
WORTH
When I woke up, I lay in bed staring at the ceiling and letting the events of the night before run through my mind. I’d wanted Laurie desperately. We’d been so close. How had Beck known when to call? Fucking cock blocker.
I listened for any sign of Laurie moving around, but I didn’t hear anything. I picked up my phone and considered calling my brother and having it out with him, not that he’d believe I wanted a relationship with Laurie. He’d tell me I was infatuated, and I needed to keep my dick in my pants.
I saw I had a text from Laurie. He’d left the villa a few hours ago to have breakfast by the pool.
I forgot all about Beck in my haste to get up and dress so I could head down and find him. Fuck. I really had it bad.
Before I could get out the door, my phone rang. It was my mother. I let it go to voicemail, but when it immediately began to ring again, I wondered if something truly was wrong. Against my better judgement, I answered.
“Worth, thank goodness you finally answered. I’ve been trying to get in touch with you for days.”
“I told you I would be away and that you could call Nicole for anything you needed.”
“What I need is to talk to you. I expect you to get on a plane today and come right back here. Your place is at the company. Nicole can?—”
“Run the place better than I can.”
“Worth, why do you refuse to do the one thing your father really wanted?”
She did not want my list of answers to that question. “I’m not suited for the role, Nicole is.”
