Dirty Little Secret

Chapter Twenty One - Cold Showers & Hotel Rooms

"Yeah, sure." He nodded, giving me one last look before turning around and walking towards the growing line of people. I waited until he was gone before dialing Jenna's number, which thankfully I knew by head.

Beep

Beep

Beep

"Hi this is Jenna, I'm not here right-" I hung up the phone, letting out a frustrated sigh. All I could think to do was text her, so I typed up a quick explanation and sent it to her, hoping she would receive it before midnight and be able to come up with an excuse for Jaxon as to why I wasn't there.

God, I really hoped she wouldn't get into too much trouble.

After sending the text, I made my way back to Caden and joined him in line, handing his phone back to him with a quiet "Thank you."

We waited as the line moved along, and at one point Veronica came to say goodbye. Not long after that, we reached the front of the line where we were greeted by a smartly dressed woman whose black hair was pulled up into a bun at the back of her head.

"Your name please?" She asked with a smile that seemed slightly forced, which I couldn't blame her for. It wasn't every night that you had a line of over a hundred rich, stuck up people to cater to.

"Nina Becker."

She let her finger trace over the long list of names she held in her hand before reaching under her desk and handing me a key "Second floor, to your left."

I reached for the key, looking at it with slight horror "Erm, is there any way we could get separate rooms?" I asked the lady while motioning towards Caden with my hand.

"Is your name on the guest list sir?" The lady asked Caden, and he slowly shook his head. "He's my plus one." I explained.

"I'm sorry miss, but there's not enough rooms available to give each guest a separate one. I'm afraid you'll have to settle for the night. Our apologies." She didn't seem sincere, but I nodded nonetheless and thanked her before walking away.

Caden and I followed her instructions and made our way up four flights of stairs before turning left and reaching the hotel room, my heart nearly pounding out of my chest the entire journey there.

I prayed there were two separate beds.

Of course, my prayers went unheard.

"I'm going to take a shower." Caden announced as he kicked off his shoes and took off his suit jacket. I slowly nodded before making my way to the bed and sitting down on the edge, unsure of what to do with myself as I sat there silently watching him.

As soon as he disappeared into the bathroom I let out a long sigh, letting myself fall backwards onto the bed as I stared up at the cream colored ceiling of the luxurious hotel room. It was definitely one of the smaller rooms, seeing as it was furnished with just a bed and no couch for Caden or I to sleep on, which meant that unless one of us wanted to sleep on the floor, we'd have to share the bed.

As much as the thought of sharing a bed with Caden made me nervous, I wasn't willing to sacrifice my back for the matter, so I laid down on the bed instead, slowly anticipating the moment Caden would come out of the bathroom as I listened to the water of the shower run and the wind of the storm blow just outside of our window. It was quite relaxing, and I didn't realize I'd been drifting off until the bathroom door opened once again. I quickly shot up on the bed and watched as Caden emerged from the bathroom, dressed in absolutely nothing but his boxers as he ran a towel through his hair.

Dear lord have mercy.

As much as I wanted to, I couldn't move my eyes away from his toned chest and strong arms. Black ink adorned his entire torso, beautiful patterns and images painted him like he was a canvas on which someone had created a masterpiece. I wanted so badly to run my hands down his smooth skin and I felt my fingers twitch by my side, desperate to feel him under my fingertips. My eyes continued their path down his frame, slowly focusing in on where the white Calvin Klein's hung lowly on his hips.