He brought me to a hotel. A freaking hotel. I turned to Theodore, eyes wide in disbelief. "Are you serious?" He gave me a bored glance as he handed the keys to the valet. "What?" "You—this—" I gestured wildly at the grand entrance of the five-star hotel, the kind with crystal chandeliers and gold accents that screamed money. "You brought me to a hotel?" "You said you weren’t ready to see Noelle," he replied, completely unfazed. "So, I brought you somewhere else." "And what exactly are we supposed to do here?" I shot him a suspicious look. "Whatever you want." I narrowed my eyes, suddenly wary. "That sounds ominous." Theodore sighed dramatically, rubbing the back of his neck like I was exhausting him—which, to be fair, was mutual. "Delilah, it's just a hotel." "Just a hotel?!" I p

