7
Vanessa
The soft hum of the city below was the first thing I noticed when I opened my eyes. That, and the steady warmth pressed behind me. Adrian’s body was curved around mine protectively.
For a second, I didn’t move. I watched the filtered morning light crawl slowly across the marble floors of the hotel, golden like honey. My heart beat a little too fast.
I’d told Jake I was staying over at Claire’s since it was closer to the event, and we also planned a girls’ night. It was an easy lie I’d practiced. He didn’t believe me, not really, but he didn’t push. He gave me that look. The one that said I know, but also I won’t ask. That was somehow worse.
Adrian stirred behind me, his breath brushing the back of my neck. “You awake?” he murmured, voice thick with sleep.
I nodded, not trus
