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Authors: Laramie Briscoe
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his life.
“Same here, I’ll see you soon.”
They hung up and Hannah screamed. She was spending the night with Garrett Thompson. Spending the night did not equal getting naked and doing the wild thing, but still this was big. What in the world was she going to wear? Quickly she dialed Shell’s number, and before her friend could say anything, she blurted out, “We’ve got to stop at Victoria’s Secret. I’m spending the night with Garrett tonight.”
Chapter Nine
* * *
“A re you sure you’re okay with me leaving you here?”
“Hannah, I’m not a child, and you’re not babysitting me. I will be perfectly fine if I stay in a hotel room by myself for a while,” Shell smiled indulgently. “I’ll order room service, a movie, and enjoy your suite until you get back. I promise, I’m good.”
“I still feel bad,” Hannah worried her lip between her teeth.
“Don’t.” She put her hands on Hannah’s shoulders and turned her so that they faced one another. “I don’t have to be there every step of the way. I’m fine staying here by myself, but if it makes you feel better, next time just ask Garrett if it’s okay that I tag along.”
The two of them usually did everything together. It had been that way since Hannah and Ashton had parted ways. It felt odd for Hannah to leave Shell behind while she went off to start another chapter of her life.
“Go and have fun. Do you want me to pull up that picture that Garrett did for that magazine a couple of months ago? The one where he’s shirtless in the rain? You’re spending the night with that man. Do not give it up because you’re worried about me. I’m just gonna tell you now, I wouldn’t think twice about it.”
Hannah laughed, shocked. “Well thanks for nothin’ BFF.”
They heard Hannah’s phone start buzzing with the ringtone she had assigned to Garrett. “There he is. Answer it, and go have fun!”
“Hello?”
“Hey,” she could hear the smile in his voice. “I’m here, what room are you in? I’ll come up there and help you grab your stuff.”
“No, that’s not necessary. I haven’t unpacked anything, so I’ll just meet you down there in a few minutes.”
“I’ll be waiting.”
“Oh wait,” she stopped him before he hung up. “What are you driving today?”
“I rented an Escalade. If the guys all want to go out later, they’ll need a big vehicle. See, I’m a nice guy.”
“That you are. I’ll be right there.”
Shell sat in a chair next to the door, her legs crossed, her foot swinging. “Did he offer to come up and bring your stuff down?”
“Yes, Mom, he did.”
“Well that’s more than I can say for Ashton—who couldn’t even lift your suitcase, much less carry it down to his car.”
Hannah couldn’t help the snort that came out of her nose. “That was unbelievably mean, but oh so true.” She reached down and hugged her friend before letting the door shut behind her.
Shell looked around the empty hotel room, and with a smirk, she said out loud to no one but herself, “I hope she took my advice and got that birth control up to date.”
* * *
The day was beautiful yet cold as she stepped out from the hotel and onto the curb. She hadn’t noticed earlier how chilly it was, and she rubbed her hands up and down her arms as she waited for Garrett to come around and pick her up. Her jacket was in her suitcase, and she made a mental note to remember to get it out.
She noticed an Escalade pull up with tinted windows. The passenger side one came down partway, and she saw Garrett inside. She all but ran over to the car and jerked the door open. She was that excited to see him.
“Did you not bring a jacket?” he asked as he pulled his sunglasses down to get a good look at her.
“No,” her teeth chattered as she hopped into the passenger side.
Shoving the gear into park, he took his sunglasses off, setting them in the cup holder and then unbuckled his seat belt. It was on the
“Same here, I’ll see you soon.”
They hung up and Hannah screamed. She was spending the night with Garrett Thompson. Spending the night did not equal getting naked and doing the wild thing, but still this was big. What in the world was she going to wear? Quickly she dialed Shell’s number, and before her friend could say anything, she blurted out, “We’ve got to stop at Victoria’s Secret. I’m spending the night with Garrett tonight.”
Chapter Nine
* * *
“A re you sure you’re okay with me leaving you here?”
“Hannah, I’m not a child, and you’re not babysitting me. I will be perfectly fine if I stay in a hotel room by myself for a while,” Shell smiled indulgently. “I’ll order room service, a movie, and enjoy your suite until you get back. I promise, I’m good.”
“I still feel bad,” Hannah worried her lip between her teeth.
“Don’t.” She put her hands on Hannah’s shoulders and turned her so that they faced one another. “I don’t have to be there every step of the way. I’m fine staying here by myself, but if it makes you feel better, next time just ask Garrett if it’s okay that I tag along.”
The two of them usually did everything together. It had been that way since Hannah and Ashton had parted ways. It felt odd for Hannah to leave Shell behind while she went off to start another chapter of her life.
“Go and have fun. Do you want me to pull up that picture that Garrett did for that magazine a couple of months ago? The one where he’s shirtless in the rain? You’re spending the night with that man. Do not give it up because you’re worried about me. I’m just gonna tell you now, I wouldn’t think twice about it.”
Hannah laughed, shocked. “Well thanks for nothin’ BFF.”
They heard Hannah’s phone start buzzing with the ringtone she had assigned to Garrett. “There he is. Answer it, and go have fun!”
“Hello?”
“Hey,” she could hear the smile in his voice. “I’m here, what room are you in? I’ll come up there and help you grab your stuff.”
“No, that’s not necessary. I haven’t unpacked anything, so I’ll just meet you down there in a few minutes.”
“I’ll be waiting.”
“Oh wait,” she stopped him before he hung up. “What are you driving today?”
“I rented an Escalade. If the guys all want to go out later, they’ll need a big vehicle. See, I’m a nice guy.”
“That you are. I’ll be right there.”
Shell sat in a chair next to the door, her legs crossed, her foot swinging. “Did he offer to come up and bring your stuff down?”
“Yes, Mom, he did.”
“Well that’s more than I can say for Ashton—who couldn’t even lift your suitcase, much less carry it down to his car.”
Hannah couldn’t help the snort that came out of her nose. “That was unbelievably mean, but oh so true.” She reached down and hugged her friend before letting the door shut behind her.
Shell looked around the empty hotel room, and with a smirk, she said out loud to no one but herself, “I hope she took my advice and got that birth control up to date.”
* * *
The day was beautiful yet cold as she stepped out from the hotel and onto the curb. She hadn’t noticed earlier how chilly it was, and she rubbed her hands up and down her arms as she waited for Garrett to come around and pick her up. Her jacket was in her suitcase, and she made a mental note to remember to get it out.
She noticed an Escalade pull up with tinted windows. The passenger side one came down partway, and she saw Garrett inside. She all but ran over to the car and jerked the door open. She was that excited to see him.
“Did you not bring a jacket?” he asked as he pulled his sunglasses down to get a good look at her.
“No,” her teeth chattered as she hopped into the passenger side.
Shoving the gear into park, he took his sunglasses off, setting them in the cup holder and then unbuckled his seat belt. It was on the
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