Page 46 of Champagne & Handcuffs

Me go see Seth? Nope. We’d caught up enough for one trip.

“We have plans once we leave here,” Nathan cut in.Thank you, fake boyfriend.

“Okay, well, I’ll call you, and we can plan a girl’s trip or something.”

“Sounds good.” I waved to them, and then they were gone.

Happy and in love.

“I thinkwe should go get drunk. Stay up all night. We can sleep on the plane. We’re in Vegas after all.”

I groaned as I used the keycard to enter mine and Nathan’s hotel room. “You can. I’m going to put my pajamas on and call room service. I need to veg out.”

The door closed behind us as we entered the single room. “Baby girl, tell me what happened.”

I groaned again as I fell backward onto my queen sized bed. “Seth told me he was still in love with me.”

“What?” he screeched. I felt the bed dip next to my side. “Why are you not with him right now? This is what you’ve always wanted.”

“Is it, though? I didn’t even know he loved me to begin with, and now he’s saying he’s still in love with me.” I sat up and faced him.

“As long as I’ve known you, you’ve always slipped in little things about him.”

“I have not!”

Nathan chuckled and mocked, “This one time we were having a water fight at Seth’s Grandma’s, and when he threw it, it hit me right in the chest. As soon as the water soaked me, he couldn’t take his eyes off of my chest.”

“Okay, first of all, I didn’t say it like that. Second of all, we were kids. And third of all, I never said he couldn’t take his eyes off of my chest. The way you say it makes it sound like he’s a perv.”

“My point is, I’ve heard countless stories about this guy. I know you’re still in love with him. It’s time you finally realize it too.”

“Of course I still love him!” I stood and let out another frustrated groan as I began to pace.

“Then what’s the problem? He told you he loves you.”

“The problem is, is that we live hundreds of miles apart. Everyone knows that long distance relationships don’t work.”

Nathan moved and grabbed my shoulders, stopping me. “They do when both of you have been in love with each other since you were kids. And you both still love each other even though you haven’t seen the other in a fucking long time.”

“What should I do? He’s here, and we’re going home tomorrow.”

He smirked. “Well, Joss told you point-blank that she isn’t home and Seth would be there—alone.”

“Technically she didn’t say alone.”

“I think you should go find out.”

I laughed. “You want me to just show up at his doorstep?”

“I’m sure he’d enjoy it more if you were naked, baby girl.” He smirked.

I pushed him away. “That won’t happen.”

“Seriously, go and talk to him. Give him more than twenty minutes. Tell him you love him too and you’re scared. Just tell him the truth. Maybe even fuck his brains out. You know you wanna.”

I rolled my eyes. I did, of course, want to feel Seth again—kiss him—taste him—smell him. “What if I show up and he’s with another woman—again? I can’t go down that road one more time. I’ll die. I will literally die of a broken heart.”

Nathan grabbed my shoulders again and made me look him in his eyes. “If he’s with another woman, then you can finally move on.”