Chapter 26
ELSIE
Standing there, waiting for Brett’s ex-girlfriend—my new roommate—to show up is f*****g torture.
I thought I’d endured my own form just hours ago in Brett’s bed. But this is an entirely different trial by fire, and in the middle of the swanky St. Regis hotel—the site of my lost virginity, stuck by the side of the most beautiful man I’ve—still—ever seen, I feel suddenly small. I don’t want to ask about Sophie. I don’t want to know.
But the twisting in my stomach gets the best of me, and I glance up at Brett—so tall and tough and perfect—running my hand across his tattooed wrist, needing to know just where I stand. I sigh.
“How long will we have to wait here?”
“Just until she calls.”
“And how long will that be?”
“Minutes, I’m sure.” He rubs his fingers at my waist. “
