Page 38 of Speechless
“I don’t want to impose.”
“You’re not,” Theo said.
Logan and I hadn’t had a chance to finish our conversation, and we couldn’t finish it and talk about all the ways this was a terrible idea in front of our parents. I looked at him, hoping he’d have an idea of what I was thinking.
“Why don’t you come over and see it? Then you can decide if you absolutely hate it. If you do, we’ll help make sure everything gets to your friend’s house.”
Val entered the kitchen and solidified my choice. I didn’t want there to be any mention of me staying here while she was in the room. “Okay.”
Val froze. “What’s happening in here?”
“Nothing,” I said quickly. “We’re leaving.”
Dad frowned. “You don’t have to leave right this second. Stay for dinner.”
My hand flew to my stomach. “I don’t think I’m very hungry, but thank you.”
“We’ll make sure she eats something.” Brooks leaned through all the bodies to grab my hand and tug me off the stool.
Dad still frowned as he hugged me. “If you’re sure.”
“Yeah.”
He smiled. “That’s settled then.”
Part of me wished he would push harder. I didn’t want to sleep here, but I wanted him to care. And I knew he did, just…
I shook my head to clear it. No point in going down that thought path right now.
Theo pulled me aside. “This is our address, but you can follow us. Are you okay to drive?”
“I’ll be fine.”
The looks they all gave me told me they knew I was lying through my teeth, but that was a problem for the Trinity who would soon be in their apartment. Not me. I could make it.
Still, I followed their SUV, making sure I stayed within sight of the car the entire time we drove. I blinked when we were suddenly in the middle of downtown Clarity.
The city itself was sprawling without many skyscrapers, but the couple we did have were here. They pulled into the parking garage under one of the tallest buildings we had.
I found a spot not too far from them, and by the time I was opening my door, Bastian was there with me, helping me out of the car and placing a hand on my lower back.
I did feel more at ease with them.
The silence in the elevator was thick as we soared to the top of the building. “Are you guys the penthouse?”
“No,” Theo said. “Not quite. But we do have two floors.”
I nodded.
The elevator opened into a short hallway that went directly to a door, and after that…
This was beautiful. Like a masculine high-rise straight out of one of those decorating magazines. There were signs of it being lived in, which I liked. I was never able to keep my space pristine, and it didn’t bother me.
Logan stepped in front of me, blocking my view of the apartment. Now, without his mask, I could get a true and proper look at him. At the pool on Saturday I hadn’t wanted to seem too interested.
He was as gorgeous as I’d guessed beneath the mask, and there were still those warm brown eyes. “Can we touch you?”
I noticed it wasweinstead ofI,and I didn’t care. “Yes.”
