Emerald (Red Hot Love Series Book 2) by Elle Casey

Author:Elle Casey [Casey, Elle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781542047067
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Published: 2018-04-11T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

We make it on to the elevator without a problem. They have pictures of Sam and me at the front desk, so even though it’s different people working there at this time of night, we have no issues with getting access. Sam uses his card key to get us up to Amber’s floor. The doors open, and we step off the elevator, and then we stand there looking around the foyer together.

“I don’t know what my brother was thinking with this stuff.” Sam is shaking his head at the decor.

“I don’t think either one of our siblings pays much attention to their surroundings. They were probably just looking for an apartment that was private and protected, and this place came already decorated like this.”

“Yeah, I guess.”

Our easy camaraderie slips away and leaves us with another awkward moment. I try to smile, but the expression feels stiff on my face, so I stop.

“So . . . ,” I say, hoping more words will follow. Unfortunately, they don’t. And now I know what it means when people say silence can be deafening.

“Yeah, so, thanks for hanging with me.” Sam holds his hand out.

I look down at it, not knowing what I’m supposed to do. Does he want to shake hands? It feels like he’s making a declaration . . . something like: Don’t think anything actually happened between us; we’re just acquaintances, nothing else.

His arm drops to his side. “Sorry. I don’t know what the hell I’m doing.” He runs his fingers through his hair, obviously nervous.

“We can shake hands if you want.” I shrug, almost happy to know that he’s feeling and acting as off-kilter as I am.

He shakes his head and lets out a long breath, looking at the floor. “I have no idea what’s going on with me. To be honest, I feel completely out of my element. This is not normal for me.” He looks up, his eyes dark and his stare intense.

I’m pretty sure I know what he’s thinking. For the first time in my life I can read someone else’s thoughts, and it’s exhilarating. He’s wondering what’s going on between us; he has to be. I can’t be dreaming all of this up . . . this connection we have . . . this desire to be in each other’s company. We shared a lot tonight, and while I still don’t know him that well, I’m almost positive he doesn’t tell many other people what he told me tonight. He’s a private person, like I am—but with each other, we open up.

“We could hug it out if you prefer,” I say, hoping I can ease his discomfort with a little silliness. “We do a lot of hugging back at my house. I’m a pro.”

The grin is slow to spread across his face, but when it does, it lights up the entire room. “I could definitely deal with a hug.” He holds his arms out, the plastic bag holding our costumes hanging from one of his hands.

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