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“Hey. What’s up, buddy?”
Pause.
“Listen, I need a big favor. Do you think Hannah and Heath can crash with you tonight? Hannah really likes Billie and the kids, so I think she’ll be fine with it. If she’s not, invite Holden to come hang for an hour or two—that’ll seal the deal.”
Another pause.
“Yeah, everything is fine. Devyn and I are in Boston. We thought it would be a day trip, but turns out we need to stay the night.”
A few seconds later, Owen smiled.
“Thanks, buddy. I’ll text you the plan for getting them after Devyn lets them know.”
Owen swiped his phone off and looked at me.
“Problem solved. Probably better if we have four hands anyway, in case we need to tie Vera up and carry her home. Plus, I don’t like the idea of leaving you alone around here.”
My heart started to race. “So we’re staying overnight…together?”
A smile curled the ends of Owen’s lips. “Yep. You’re one lucky girl.”
CHAPTER 10
Devyn
After Owen and I stopped at a Target to pick up a change of clothes, we arrived at a hotel downtown, hoping they could accommodate us.
The girl at the desk checked the system to see their availability.
She clicked on some keys. “We do have a room.”
“Actually,” Owen corrected. “As I said, we needtworooms.”
Her eyes widened. “Two separate rooms?”
Owen nodded. “Yes.”
“I’m sorry. I assumed you were together and must’ve heard you wrong.” She tilted her head. “Business trip?”
“Something like that,” he answered.
The girl batted her lashes at Owen and was suddenly extra enthusiastic to help us. I imagined he got hit on like this everywhere he went.
“Okay.” She tapped on some keys. “We do have two separate rooms next door to each other. Will that work?”
He turned to me with a serious look on his face. “Is that far enough away from me?”
I elbowed him. “That’s perfect.” Turning to her, I asked, “Can you put them on two separate cards, though?”
“No.” He held his palm out. “What are you doing?”
“I want to pay for mine,” I said, reaching into my purse. “Actually, you’re helping me, so I should pay for both of them.”
He shoved my wallet away. “This whole thing was my idea, Devyn. I got it. I’m not letting you pay.”
While I hated feeling like I owed him, it seemed he wasn’t going to take no for an answer. “Thank you,” I told him, putting my wallet back inside my bag.
“No need to thank me. I’m just glad I didn’t have to leave you here.”
