Nerds Like It Hot by Nerds Like It Hot

Author:Nerds Like It Hot
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Fifteen

GILLIAN WASN'T PARTICULARLY SURPRISED BY LEX'S announcement that they needed to switch roommates. She didn't feel all that safe with only Cora in the room, either. She had a good idea how Lex intended this switch to go, too.

Now that she knew he was an Aries, she could see right through him. He had her safety in mind, no doubt, but he had a few other things in mind, too. If he slept in the same room with her, that would relieve him of the need to be romantic to get what he wanted. Or so he might reason out.

She had other ideas on the matter. She would start with pretending to misunderstand. "You want Dante to move in with me?"

"Well, no. I thought—"

"Hey," Dante said. "If that's the way it has to go, I'll live with it. I realize my personal life shouldn't play any part in this. But I don't know how I'll explain it to BJ."

"Nonsense," Cora said. "You're not going to have to explain anything to BJ. Having you move in with Gillian would be ridiculous. Everyone has seen that Lex and Gillian are pairing up. If you and I arrange it so they can share a cabin, BJ will think you're a hero. She's not going to be worried about you sleeping with an eighty-two-year-old woman."

Dante grinned at her. "I don't know about that. You put on a convincing show for the guy in the black sedan this morning. Anybody who still knows exactly how to pinch a guy's butt can't be counted out."

"Why, thank you." Cora looked pleased with that assessment. "And if necessary, I'll talk to BJ. You're a sweet boy, Dante, but my tastes run more toward short professors of astronomy."

"Then it's settled," Lex said.

"Not quite." Gillian gazed at him. "Unless I missed something, you didn't ask me if I wanted you to move in here."

He met her gaze. "It's the only logical thing to do. Dante could serve the same function, but that causes more complications, and the other passengers, like BJ, for example, probably wouldn't accept that as easily."

"Gillian, darling." Cora walked over to her and put an arm around her waist. "I know this isn't quite what you envisioned. I wish it could be different, but we have someone on board with breaking-and-entering skills I hadn't imagined before this. I'll sleep much better knowing Lex is here to protect you."

Gillian didn't think she was going to sleep at all. Between sharing the room with Lex and having a killer stalking her, she might have to stay awake until they docked in Mexico. But this arrangement did make the most sense, and she didn't want Cora to worry. The woman had already put considerable effort into keeping her friend safe, and Gillian appreciated that more than she could say.

"Okay." She glanced at Lex. "We'll try it and see how it goes."

"Good." He didn't smile or show any emotion whatsoever. From his blank expression, anyone would think he'd just arranged to have his car taken in for repairs.

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