Troublemaker by Bladon Deborah

Author:Bladon, Deborah [Bladon, Deborah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Deborah Bladon
Published: 2017-09-27T18:00:00+00:00

Chapter 25

Adley

Of course, he made me breakfast in bed. He's perfect.

"You didn't have to do this for me, Crew." I adjust the white blanket around my waist as I lean back on the cushioned headboard. "I could have come to have breakfast in the dining room."

"I waited half a fucking day for that." He rolls his mesmerizing green eyes. "It's almost noon, Ad."

"What?" I reach for my phone on the bedside table and scan the screen.

He's right.

I can't remember the last time I slept in this late. It has to be years. It was before...

"Can I place this tray down now?" He winks. "I swam laps in the pool for over an hour this morning and my arms are burnt."

I drum my fingers on my lap. "Put it here."

He places down a wooden breakfast tray covered in a linen napkin. There's coffee, orange juice, toast and a bowl of fresh berries. There's also a single rose. It's a lighter shade than the dozen that sit atop my bedside table but it's no less beautiful.

"This looks delicious." I look up at him.

He fingers the collar of the V neck gray T-shirt he's wearing. "Eat it all."

I nod sharply as I take a bite of the toast. "What time did you get up to swim?"

He walks backward before he lowers himself into a brown arm chair near the wall. "At five. I'm always up by five."

"Even on the weekends? Even out here?" I toss two blueberries into my mouth.

A sly smile crosses his lips. "Every day. I don't need much sleep."

Apparently not. I didn't get back into my room until close to three this morning which means he got to bed around the same time. Yet, he looks rested and ready to take on the day.

"Did you have fun last night?" I ask cautiously. It's a form of self-torture and the thoughts that kept my mind in motion until I finally gave in to the exhaustion and drifted off. I don't need or want details and yet I ask.

"Does it bother you that I met someone for a drink?"

I look over at where he's seated. His expression doesn't give anything away. He's not teasing which means it's a question he expects an answer to.

"It surprised me." I hold up my index finger. "Before you misunderstand what that means, I'll explain."

He tilts his chin down, but doesn’t say anything.

"I get why you left." I curl my hand around the warm coffee mug. "You needed space. I think I did too. I guess I was just surprised that there was someone out here that you've seen before."

"We happened to be here, in the Hamptons, at the same time." He scratches the tip of his nose. "She saw me at the market when I dropped by there on Friday. She called me yesterday and the timing was right."

"So it all worked out?" I inch up on the bed. "You two had fun."

"She brought a friend along."

I bow my head. A threesome. It's not his first.

I hate the silence so I say the first thing that comes to mind.

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