Best Friends Forever by Margot Hunt

Author:Margot Hunt [Hunt, Margot]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MIRA Books
Published: 2017-11-30T20:36:53+00:00

18

The next morning I woke alone in the hotel suite that Kat and I were sharing. I had my own room, and as soon as my eyes opened, I sat up abruptly. The air felt still around me. I swung my legs out of bed, stood and padded through the communal living room. Everything looked unchanged since I’d gone to sleep the night before, which didn’t surprise me. I was a light sleeper and would probably have woken if Kat had returned to our room. Since I hadn’t, I assumed she’d been out all night. Still, I hesitated for a moment. If Kat had come back, I didn’t want to wake her. I pressed my ear to the door of her bedroom, but I couldn’t hear anything from within. After a moment, I creaked open the door. I wasn’t surprised to see that her bed was empty and still neatly made up.

I’d left Kat and Hudson still enmeshed together on the dance floor when I retired the night before. I assumed that wherever Kat was, she was with him. I checked my phone, but she hadn’t texted or called.

I showered and dressed in a cotton embroidered tunic over an aqua bikini, then headed downstairs. The hotel served breakfast buffet style, and I had the choice of eating inside or out on the patio. It looked like a glorious day, so I opted for the alfresco dining option and requested a table for one. But when the hostess walked me outside, Kat was already there, sitting at a table with Hudson. She waved me over.

“Come sit with us,” she called out, gesturing toward an open rattan chair.

Both Kat and Hudson were wearing their clothes from the night before, and Kat’s face was scrubbed free of makeup. It seemed odd and vaguely uncomfortable to be sitting with my married friend and the man she had apparently picked up the night before. But as they didn’t seem at all embarrassed, I tried to tamp down my own discomfort.

“Hi,” I said, keeping my tone bright. “How’s breakfast?”

“The eggs Benedict is fabulous,” Kat replied. “You should try it. You have to order them from the waitress, though. They’re not part of the buffet.”

“Looks good.” I glanced over at Hudson, who was not eating the decadent eggs Benedict. Instead his plate was filled with what looked like egg whites scrambled with peppers and onions and a side dish of cut fruit.

“He doesn’t eat carbs.” Kat shuddered. “Can you imagine such a bleak and horrible existence? No pasta, no bread. I wouldn’t make it through a single day eating like that.”

Although Kat was supposedly speaking to me, she was smiling coyly at Hudson. He grinned back at her, enjoying the attention. I was ancillary to the conversation. My presence, it seemed, was useful only to give them another topic to flirt over.

“How do you think I maintain my six-pack?” he bragged.

“I thought you must just do a lot of sit-ups.” She laughed, reaching over to pat his flat stomach.

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