~SCARLETT.
I hadn't expected to see Jake, especially not now, not when my mind was still spinning from what had just transpired at the cabana.
"Scar?" He repeated, stepping away from the mirrored wall, his face drawn with confusion "What are you doing here? Where the hell are you coming from?"
Gripping the hem of the oversized shirt I wore, I straightened, forcing calm into my trembling hands. "I… I went for a walk," I stuttered, praying my voice didn't betray me. "Needed some air."
"At this time of night?" his eyes narrowed as he glanced from my flushed face to my heaving chest. "And why are you panting? Were you running?"
My mind scrambled for an excuse. "I thought I saw something while I was walking," I said quickly, forcing a nervous laugh. "It scared me, so I ran."
"You ran? Fro
