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the boardroom as he
was leading the football team. Why haven’t I noticed that before? Why didn’t I
ever noticed things like that with Drew before…except only how he related to
girls. Did all I cared about from Drew was his body and how I lusted over it? Was
that the basis of my love or lust for him? He was so different from Nat, yet
today, I saw how Nat and Drew could definitely be brothers. They both had that
Donovan charm, that easy leadership and masculine strength. Even now, as
bone-tired Drew must be, he was going a hundred miles per hour.
     
    “Adrenaline?” I
asked.
    “That, plus, I
know we have to do the right thing and bring them back quickly, whether or not
that’s the plan.”
    My head shot up
then and a look of alarm went past Drew’s face. “What do you mean whether or
not that’s in the plans?”
    One of the
valets came out and asked if we needed help with anything right then. “Nah,
man,” Drew said, looking relieved. “I got it.” Drew walked to the car and
grabbed my luggage, while hoisting his bag over one of his shoulders, carrying
our luggage into the nice lobby. We were immediately checked-in as smooth as
silk. No waiting, no need for an intensive inquisition.
    “Mr. Donovan?” a
pretty young girl with her black hair pulled back into a ponytail and wearing
the hotel business suit came towards us.
    Drew had his
back towards her, but turned around as soon as he heard her name. “Yup, that’s
me,” he said grinning his megawatt smile. The girl blushed and looked down
slightly when she noticed Drew, but quickly recovered.
    “Oh, you’re so
young,” she said appreciatively. “Donovan Dynamics?”
    “Yes,” Drew
said, straightening up. “Just came from there. Is there anything you need?”
    “Oh,” the girl
said. Her name tag indicated her name as “Holly”. “I thought you’d be older,
being an executive there and all. You’re very cute.” She smiled, her green eyes
focusing on his lips.
    I wanted to
smack her. Did she not see me? Did she realize how rude she was ignoring me as
a person, but also ignoring me as Mr. Donovan’s companion and possible
girlfriend? The nerve of some people…
    She turned her
pretty head to take a good look at me before lifting her head up further and
dismissing me. With a small smile and crinkling her green eyes excitedly, she
said to Drew, “We have special rooms for our guests from Donovan Dynamics. I’ll
take you there, Mr. Donovan,” she said licking her lips and visibly fixing her
hair. She turned and walked in front of us, purposely swaying her hips a bit
too much for someone who was supposed to just walk us to our room.
    I watched Drew as his eyes fixed on Holly’s butt
walking seductively in front of us. Her strutting had its desired effects, and
I wanted to jump in front of Drew, push Holly out of the way, smack her one,
and turn around to smack him one. Just when I thought I’d do it, Drew slipped
his arm around my waist, squeezed me, and leaned over to whisper in my ear.
“Can’t wait to get to our room, Summer. I know you’re exhausted, but I can’t
wait to get you all alone with me, naked, and…” he stopped. “Whatever will
happen between us, will.”
    I almost stopped walking as reality hit me in the
face. Was I with Drew? Was I going to be with him? Nat is still alive so I
shouldn’t even think about being with Drew. All of a sudden, I felt sick. What
was I doing? I went from missing Nat so much and being in such despair and
grief over losing him…to sleeping with Drew and now about to share a room with
him and probably ended up sleeping with him again. As much as I wanted him, as
much as I was jealous with the flirting Holly was doing with him, I had to have
some control.
    I stopped. “Drew,” I said, turning to him and stopping
him. Holly was a few feet away and haven’t noticed us not following her. “I
need to get a room of my own.”
    “What?” Drew asked. “You don’t have to do that. I can
sleep on