rooms right next to each other. He handed Emily her key and then glanced at his watch.
“It’s six-thirty right now,” he said. “Do you want to plan to meet outside the rooms in an hour to head to dinner? Does that give you enough time to unwind and get ready?”
“Yup, sounds good,” Emily said. She thought her voice sounded oddly high-pitched and squeaky, but Chance didn’t seem to notice. He just grinned at her and then motioned to the door.
“Open the door and I’ll get your suitcases into your room for you,” he said.
Emily quickly unlocked and opened the door, trying to keep her hands from shaking as she maneuvered the keycard. What was wrong with her? She’d been around Chance a lot over the last week, and he’d never affected her this strongly. Sure, he’d made her heart beat faster and she’d been filled with desire every time she looked at him. But she hadn’t been unable to speak properly or hold something without her hand shaking. This was ridiculous. Emily chalked it up to travel nerves, and breathed a sigh of relief when Chance left to go to his own room. She sat down on the bed and flopped backwards, staring at the ceiling for several moments to catch her breath and calm her nerves.
Then, she couldn’t help but smile at the realization that she was going to have the chance to eat dinner with Chance. She hadn’t been sure whether he would want to just crash for the night, and she had already been dreading going out to find food on her own. Plus, the chance to spend one more night hanging out with Chance before they parted ways made her heart happy. He’d promised that they would stay in touch, but Emily knew from experience that once someone was in a different city, they often forgot about you. All of her old friends in San Francisco had moved on with their lives after she relocated to Red Valley, and she had a feeling that Chance was going to move on with his life once he was back in Frost Peak.
Chance continued to be vague about Frost Peak. He didn’t seem willing to talk about his hometown, although Emily could tell he had a deep love for it. The tour books on Alaska that she’d bought didn’t mention the place, and a Google search didn’t turn up many results. The only information she could find was that the town was known for being the home base of Frost Peak Tours, which was widely regarded as one of the best aerial tour companies in Alaska.
Emily had broached the subject of possibly moving to Frost Peak. It seemed to make sense to her, because Chance had often raved about how beautiful the nature scenery was near his home. Emily had thought she could start out by taking pictures there, and at least she would know Chance so she wouldn’t be totally without friends.
But Chance had been obviously uncomfortable with the idea. He’d told her that Frost Peak wasn’t a good place to get started out in Alaska. He’d said the words firmly, and hadn’t expounded on his statement. Emily felt confused and hurt afterwards. Was he embarrassed to have her around his old friends? Was he really just acting nice to her because it was the decent thing to do, when all along he couldn’t wait to get rid of her? Maybe he was tired of being her shoulder to lean on when she was feeling doubtful and worried about whether moving here was the right decision, or about whether she would ever be able to sell any of her photographs.
Emily frowned, then sat up and looked around her small hotel room. She had to stop sitting here and worrying about all of these things that she couldn’t control. All she was doing was getting herself worked up over things that might not even be true, and that she couldn’t change even if they were true. All she knew for sure right now was that she had a chance to enjoy one last night out with Chance. She needed to get ready for dinner and focus on having a good time tonight. There would be plenty of time later to ruminate over Chance’s motives and reasons for
“It’s six-thirty right now,” he said. “Do you want to plan to meet outside the rooms in an hour to head to dinner? Does that give you enough time to unwind and get ready?”
“Yup, sounds good,” Emily said. She thought her voice sounded oddly high-pitched and squeaky, but Chance didn’t seem to notice. He just grinned at her and then motioned to the door.
“Open the door and I’ll get your suitcases into your room for you,” he said.
Emily quickly unlocked and opened the door, trying to keep her hands from shaking as she maneuvered the keycard. What was wrong with her? She’d been around Chance a lot over the last week, and he’d never affected her this strongly. Sure, he’d made her heart beat faster and she’d been filled with desire every time she looked at him. But she hadn’t been unable to speak properly or hold something without her hand shaking. This was ridiculous. Emily chalked it up to travel nerves, and breathed a sigh of relief when Chance left to go to his own room. She sat down on the bed and flopped backwards, staring at the ceiling for several moments to catch her breath and calm her nerves.
Then, she couldn’t help but smile at the realization that she was going to have the chance to eat dinner with Chance. She hadn’t been sure whether he would want to just crash for the night, and she had already been dreading going out to find food on her own. Plus, the chance to spend one more night hanging out with Chance before they parted ways made her heart happy. He’d promised that they would stay in touch, but Emily knew from experience that once someone was in a different city, they often forgot about you. All of her old friends in San Francisco had moved on with their lives after she relocated to Red Valley, and she had a feeling that Chance was going to move on with his life once he was back in Frost Peak.
Chance continued to be vague about Frost Peak. He didn’t seem willing to talk about his hometown, although Emily could tell he had a deep love for it. The tour books on Alaska that she’d bought didn’t mention the place, and a Google search didn’t turn up many results. The only information she could find was that the town was known for being the home base of Frost Peak Tours, which was widely regarded as one of the best aerial tour companies in Alaska.
Emily had broached the subject of possibly moving to Frost Peak. It seemed to make sense to her, because Chance had often raved about how beautiful the nature scenery was near his home. Emily had thought she could start out by taking pictures there, and at least she would know Chance so she wouldn’t be totally without friends.
But Chance had been obviously uncomfortable with the idea. He’d told her that Frost Peak wasn’t a good place to get started out in Alaska. He’d said the words firmly, and hadn’t expounded on his statement. Emily felt confused and hurt afterwards. Was he embarrassed to have her around his old friends? Was he really just acting nice to her because it was the decent thing to do, when all along he couldn’t wait to get rid of her? Maybe he was tired of being her shoulder to lean on when she was feeling doubtful and worried about whether moving here was the right decision, or about whether she would ever be able to sell any of her photographs.
Emily frowned, then sat up and looked around her small hotel room. She had to stop sitting here and worrying about all of these things that she couldn’t control. All she was doing was getting herself worked up over things that might not even be true, and that she couldn’t change even if they were true. All she knew for sure right now was that she had a chance to enjoy one last night out with Chance. She needed to get ready for dinner and focus on having a good time tonight. There would be plenty of time later to ruminate over Chance’s motives and reasons for
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