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has to end doesn’t mean this has to end.” I gave him a little smile.
    “You’re right about that.” He reached up and grabbed my face and pulled it toward his. This time when we kissed, it wasn’t hungry. This was more passionate and soft. I really didn’t want this weekend to end. He pulled away and looked at me with disappointment in his face. “We should probably head back to the cabin. We have to leave early, and by the look of everyone tonight, I’m pretty sure I’m going to be the one driving back tomorrow while everyone else gets to sleep.” I was finally with a guy who was actually mature and responsible and I was wishing he wasn’t. I had to smile a little at the irony.
    “Yeah, you’re probably right. It’s getting late.” I stood up and wiped the sand off my legs. It was probably a good thing that he put a stop to things. I needed some time to get my thoughts together before I did anything too crazy.
    We walked back to the cabin as slowly as we possibly could. The walk was rather quiet as we realized the night was coming to an end. When we finally reached the cabin, we noticed all the lights were turned out.
    “Everyone must be sleeping.” He turned the knob on the front door and pushed it open. I followed him in and shut the door behind us.
    “I can’t see a thing.” I put my arms out in front of me to find my way to the stairs. I ran into an end table. Adrian laughed behind me.
    “Here give me your hand. I know this place like the back of my hand. Brian and I used to sneak out and go down to the campgrounds where our buddies used to party and sneak back in before his parents woke up.” I grabbed his hand and he led me up the stairs to my room with minimum noise.
    I turned on the lamp in my room and noticed I had three missed calls and a text on my phone. They were from Jason. The text read:
     
    We need 2 talk.
    I miss you.
    I’m sorry.
     
    “Everything all right?” Adrian came up behind me.
    “Yeah, everything’s fine. Just a friend seeing how our weekend is going.” I set my phone back down on the nightstand. Right when I was starting to get my mind off of him, he had to go and text me. Typical Jason move. “Thanks for getting me up here with no major injuries.”
    “Not a problem.” He wrapped his arms around my waist.
    “I think I’m going to go to bed. I’m really exhausted.” I wasn’t totally lying, I was pretty tired. But the fact that Jason thought he could just text or call whenever he wanted and everything would be how it used to be really pissed me off!
    “Okay. Are you sure everything is all right? You seem a little distracted.” He couldn’t hide the worry in his voice.
    “Yeah, everything’s fine. I’m just tired.” I tried to sound as convincing as possible. “I’ll see you bright and early.” I stood on my tippy toes and gave him a simple kiss on the lips, hoping it would help him believe me. Leave it to Jason to ruin a perfectly good night.
    “See you in the morning.” He walked out of the bedroom and pulled the door closed behind him.
    I laid down on the bed and shut off the lamp but I couldn’t get Jason’s text out of my head. My mind was racing with all the whys and what ifs. I was so sick of going back and forth with him. Just when I was finally having fun and enjoying myself with someone else, he felt the need to barge back into my life!
     

 
     
    CHAPTER 9

    T he next morning came too soon. My mind and body felt groggy from the lack of sleep and the amount of alcohol consumed over the weekend.
    “Wake up, sleepy head! We gotta hit the road.” Lily came in and sat on the bed beside me. “So how was last night?” She looked at me, eager for details.
    “It was nice.” I shrugged.
    “Nice? Really? That’s all I get?”
    “Okay, well, it was great.” Lily’s lips curled into a smile. “Until we got back here and I had three missed calls and a text from Jason.” Her smile dropped just as fast as it formed.
    “Dammit! I knew