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Cammy jumps in and waits for me.
I head for the truck and then jump into the passenger side door.
"Oh… hey… is everything ok?" she asks.
She must see the sadness on my face that I have no more energy to hide.
I'd like to tell her the truth so I tell her what I'll keep telling myself until I'm back safely in Seattle, putting all of this behind me.
"No, but it will be."
Chapter Twenty-Four
Seven
It's been almost an hour since I left Brynn, and I'm already counting down the minutes until I'll have her up against my shower wall, helping her create content for the next dirty scene in her book.
After some cardio and weight lifting, Silas and I move over to the squat rack to finish up for the day.
"I haven't heard from you about your hurricane intruder in a while. I have some openings at the hotel now if you need a room for her," Silas says, finishing his set on the squat rack.
"Thanks, but Rita ended up giving her the apartment to stay in, and she's only here for another couple of days."
Discussing Brynn's expiration date here and the inevitable conclusion that she's headed home to get back together with her ex, unsettles something in my stomach.
"What a weird situation, but I guess she couldn't have known that she had booked a scam vacation rental. You must be relieved that it's over."
"Not exactly," I say, finishing my last rep and dropping the bar and weights on the padded gym floor.
"What does that mean?"
"It means she stayed the night last night and she's still in my bed waiting for me to get back."
"Shit, that situation changed fast. So you kicked her out of your house but now you're sleeping with her?" he asks, one eyebrow lifted in question.
I don't blame him. I was hellbent on getting her out of my house the last time we talked and now I'm trying to think of ways to keep her in it until she leaves.
"That's the gist of it."
"How long has this been going on?" he asks.
"It's been on and off for a couple of weeks, I guess."
"Sounds complicated… especially for you," he says and then reaches for his water bottle to take a drink.
"What do you mean "especially for you"?"
"I just mean that I've known you for fifteen years now, and in that time, you've maintained a strict rule about never bringing a woman back to your place. I've never seen you date anyone seriously and I've only seen you with a small handful of women over the years.
"Ok, what's your point?" I grumble.
I know where this is going since I already get it from Cammy and Rita. Working out with Silas is supposed to be my escape from those two, but now I can see that I'm going to get flak from all sides.
"My point is that this woman shows up out of nowhere, and you change all your rules."
"I haven't changed any rules for her."
"You just admitted that she's still in your bed waiting for you to get back and looked fucking happy about it. I've known you for long enough to know this isn't like you. This one's different, and I think you already know that."
