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What Wyatt said shouldn’t bother me this much.

But lying awake beside Maggie in a jail cell, I can’t stop wondering if he was right about one thing.

Maybe there are parts of her I’ll never be able to reach.

12

Maggie

My first night in jail was actually fun.

Theo and I were alone most of the time.

And although neither of us got much sleep, at least we were together.

When we’re finally released the next morning, it’s a beautiful day, so we decide to walk back the half mile to the resort.

“So, what do you want to do today? Anything on the itinerary?” Theo asks around a yawn.

“Not let you get arrested again?” I joke.

“Agreed,” he says. “But really, what should we do today?”

“Aren’t you sleepy?” I ask because I am and also because I really want to be back in a bed with him. One that’s not broken preferably. “Oh, shoot,” I mutter. “We never told the resort about our bed so they could fix it.”

“And we still need to get you a hair dryer,” he says. “We’ll probably have to find something to do while they hopefully get the bed fixed this morning,” he says.

“We could go lay around the pool. Nap and relax a little,” I suggest. Seeing Theo in nothing but his swimsuit is second on my list of things I want to do.

“Okay,” Theo agrees even though he’s not one who relaxes or naps, especially out in the sun.

“Let’s grab breakfast after we talk to the front desk about the hairdryer and repairs, then go put on our swimsuits.”

“Sounds good,” he says absently like he’s deep in thought about something.

He’s quieter than usual.

I can’t help wondering if last night changed something between us.

My messiness almost cost him his career.

That’s why I make a promise to myself right then and there that I won’t let anything like that happen again.

Instead of fixing our bed, the hotel decided to give us an upgraded ocean view room just down the hall at no additional cost. One with…two queen beds.

So much for our one-bedroom excuse.

I tried not to let my disappointment show as we packed up our things from the old room and settled into the new one.

Well, Theo unpacked all of his things. I just grabbed a bathing suit and cover up.

Then had to get dressed to go back into the room for another one.

And then a third one.

It turns out I really should’ve tried on my bathing suits before packing them.

“Maggie? Is everything okay in there? It’s been like twenty minutes.”