Gatlinburg Getaway by Crystal Jordan

Author:Crystal Jordan
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: conference, Tennessee, vacation romance, contemporary romance, Gatlinburg
Published: 2016-07-18T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

“Conference chicken, yum. Exactly what I wanted for lunch.” Maria groaned, dropped her tray on the table, and flung herself into the chair next to Camille.

In the crowded ballroom-turned-lunchroom, it was hard to hear, but Camille just shrugged, grinned, and popped a bite of the maligned poultry into her mouth. “It tastes okay to me.”

“Mmm. You have a glow about you, mi amiga.” Maria propped her chin in her hand and widened her eyes. “Did you have a good evening with your optometrist?”

“It started out terribly, but ended well.” Camille gave a quick rundown of the night before, leaving out most of the naughty details, but her friend got the point.

She couldn’t deny she was smiling more today than she had in recent memory. She also had the sweet soreness that only came from really amazing sex. Even better sex than she’d anticipated, and her hopes had been pretty high. Not that she told Maria that, but Camille’s face apparently gave her away.

Then again, Maria had something of a glow about her as well. “How’s Tarun doing today?”

“I have no idea.” Maria tossed her hair over her shoulder. “I left him in his room at two in the morning, begging for more.”

Camille shook her head. “I bet he didn’t know what hit him.”

“All according to my nefarious plan.” The other woman’s grin was smug.

“Be careful, hon.” Camille had no idea how well the revenge plot was going to work out, but she hoped her friend knew what she was doing. Maria had been in love with Tarun at one point. Maybe she’d escape unscathed and flit back to Europe, but she might not. So, Camille cautioned, “You know this plan of yours means you’re playing with fire, right? That might be fun, but don’t get burned.”

“It’s him who’ll get scorched.” Her friend’s jaw jutted. “I know what I’m doing.”

“He might know what you’re doing too.” She wagged her finger. “Don’t forget you were together for two years. He’s wise to your games.”

“Perhaps.” Maria leaned forward. “But he’s volunteered to play along, hasn’t he? He doesn’t seem to have learned yet that I play my games better than he does.”

“Okay.” Camille held up her hands. “You know your limits better than anyone. I just wanted to be the voice of reason for a moment.”

“I appreciate that. I really do, but you needn’t worry. Now let’s finish this cooked rubber quickly so that I don’t have to taste it, and so I can escape before Tarun gets here and tries to sit with us. I want to seem mysterious and unavailable unless I decide we should spend time together.” Putting actions to words, her friend consumed her chicken in record time, making a few disgusted faces, but she didn’t voice any further complaints.

Snorting, Camille followed suit, inhaling her meal. Since it wasn’t the best food she’d ever tasted—not like Mema Hunt’s barbeque, for example—she didn’t mind rushing.

When they rose and dumped their trays at the side of the room, Camille’s phone buzzed.

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