Five Night Stand by H.L Day

Author:H.L Day [Day, H.L]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-11-03T16:00:00+00:00

CJ rested his head back against the ledge of the hot springs and regarded me with a narrow-eyed look that despite our somewhat short acquaintance I was coming to recognize. It meant he’d weighed something up and reached a conclusion about something that would no doubt turn out to be scarily accurate.

“What?”

“I know you want to ask.”

I slid lower in the water until it lapped against my chin. “Ask about what?”

“Your book.”

I did. It kept popping up in my brain like some sort of internet virus that refused to go away. “You haven’t finished reading it. I assumed you’d want to read it all first.”

“I do.”

I shrugged. “Well, then. I guess I can wait.” In truth, I was burning with curiosity, but any opinion CJ gave before reading it all would be a half opinion, especially considering that most of Lee’s criticisms had come from the book as a whole rather than any particular part of it. Therefore, as much as it killed me, it was better to wait.

“I’ll finish it tomorrow.” Any additional comments CJ might have made were curtailed by the chime of his phone. He reached over to where he’d left it on the side of the pool, tilting it so he could see the screen, the grimace on his face as he read the message making it clear that he wasn’t pleased to hear from whoever it was.

“Bad news?”

He shook his head, but I didn’t have to be a body language expert to see that his whole demeanor had changed, his shoulders stiff where they’d been relaxed only moments before. He forced a smile, but it didn’t reach his eyes. “Sorry. I should have left my phone in the locker. I don’t know why I didn’t.”

I didn’t know why he hadn’t either. Especially when by some miracle he’d actually relinquished his camera. Even if it had been accompanied by a thousand questions to the blue-haired staff member who’d looked like she was seriously regretting being on shift during CJ’s visit. She’d done everything short of signing a waiver to convince CJ that no one was going to come out of the forest and steal his camera during the single hour we were booked into the hot springs for. My quietly spoken comment that perhaps he would have been better leaving it in the cabin hadn’t gone down that well either.

I had a choice. I could either let his reaction at the message go, or I could push for information. In the end, curiosity won out over common sense. “Who was it?”

CJ let out a breath. “My ex.”

“Oh!” Something about the way I’d said the word had his gaze sliding over to mine. “Recent?” I curled my fingers into my palms as I waited for his answer, which eventually came in the form of a curt nod. It wasn’t like I’d thought that a guy like CJ wouldn’t have a past, but it was another reminder that a world existed outside this hotel. A world that once the road was cleared, we would both need to return to.

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