Saving Forever - Part 3 by Lexy Timms, B+r Publishing, Book Cover By Design Page B

area of a large, gorgeous brownish-orange hotel marked Island Vista. Charity tried to enjoy the view from the front window but her mind kept repeating his question. Would she ever move back? Would she? Was she the kind of person to give up her job for a boy? She had never thought of herself as that kind of person. Was Elijah asking her to come to New York and give their relationship a shot? Did he want something more? She inhaled and forced the air out of her nose. He knew she had signed the two-year contract with Atlanta. Yes, she was ahead of schedule but it would still be at least a year before she finished. He had no right to ask her to give up her job. Was he even asking that? Suddenly the car felt too stuffy. She unclicked her seatbelt and jumped out as soon as Elijah put the car in park.
    Warm, slightly salty air filled her nostrils. The humidity was already sticky. It was unusually warm for the beginning of March. At least it felt like it. Maybe she was the one who had grown warm and sticky. She walked around to the back of the car and waited for Elijah to pop the trunk.
    He came around and grabbed her hand. “Let’s go get something to eat. We can check in after.” He pointed at his stomach. “I’m starving now and a little worried my stomach’s going to growl louder than yours. I’ll be so embarrassed if that happens.”
    She smiled. He wasn’t going to push the question and she had no problem with that.
    “The restaurant looked amazing on the internet. Let’s go find out if the food is as good as the pictures.”
    Hand in hand they walked into the lush hotel and found the restaurant. Elijah picked a booth and sat across from her, peering over the large menu at her. They both settled on the breakfast special.
    “What do you want to do today?” she asked him after the waitress left with their orders.
    He grinned slyly. “Well, we are at a hotel…”
    She ran her tongue across her lips without thinking about it. She saw his eyes follow. “And after that?”
    “Have dinner?” He reached for the menu. “Should I order something now and see if they can deliver it to our room?”
    “We don’t even have a room yet!”
    “True.” He slipped the menu under his shirt. “I’ll just sneak this out so we can look through it later. When, you know, we come up for air.” He winked at her.
    “You can’t sneak that out without getting caught. You’ll end up being arrested and spending the weekend in jail. I’ll have the car and hotel all to myself then…”
    He set the menu back on the table. “You wouldn’t bail me out?”
    “Do you have a get out of jail free card?”
    He shook his head.
    “Well, you’re feeding me breakfast and telling me I won’t get any more food until dinner time.” She shrugged, hoping the corners of her mouth weren’t twitching as she teased him. “I’m having a hard time deciding if I’d vouch for you.”
    “Did you bring your bathing suit?” When she nodded he blew a short breath out. “If I can manage to keep my hands off you, we could hit the beach. I just keep picturing that incredibly, hot sexy body of yours in a bikini…” He gave a low whistle. “I’m not sure I can share that with strangers.”
    She thought of his body and knew she definitely didn’t want to share it with anyone. She looked over his shoulder at the waitress carrying their food. She spoke low so nobody else would hear her but Elijah. “Be ready to scarf that food down. I want to test out the springs in our mattress.”
    The desire on his face equalled her own.

Chapter 14
     
    They finished breakfast and checked into the hotel in less than twenty minutes. As they both jogged back to the car to grab their bags, Elijah joked, “Isn’t there a saying about waiting thirty minutes after you eat?”
    “That’s only for swimming.” She waved her hand and threw her bag over her shoulder. “If you get a cramp, I’m pretty sure I can make it go away.”
    Elijah didn’t need any more