Chapter 44

Jake handed me a towel, and we both dried off. I dressed and brushed out my hair, letting it dry naturally: I threw it up in a messy bun. I walked into the main sitting area and joined Drew on the couch.

“How are you feeling, Angel?” Drew asked.

“Much better now that I had a shower and am on solid ground.” 1 replied, sliding closer to him so he would cuddle with me. Patrick brought me a bottle of water and a bag of trail mix while Drew flipped through the TV stations, stopping at a baseball game. I wrinkled my nose at the TV, but when i spotted the chocolate candy mixed in with the nuts and dried fruit, I forgot about the game on TV and hegan picking out the candy.

Drew laughed as he watched me hunt for the candy, ignoring the rest of the snack, murmuring to myself happily.

“Angle. what are you doing? 1 looked up at Drew, confused for a moment.

“Oh, sorry, I zoned out for a second. I’m picking out all the chocolate first. Chocolate makes me happy, and it fixes everything.” I grinned at went back to my search for the candy.

“Make a note, guys, chocolate makes our girl happy.” Mike joked; I glanced his way and popped a candy into my mouth.

“Yep, I will forgive you for almost anything if you bring me chocolate.”

Drew and

now.” Josh said, joining us on the couch. He reached over and snagged the bag of trail mix out

and sat me back where I was. I took a breath, ready to complain some more when Josh stopped me with that damn sexy eyebrow lift

hadn’t seen him bring

as the other guys loudly complained about him being the favorite. I tried to ignore them, humming to

wrapped his arm around me, the baseball game

why

favorite because he took me on my first flight, Drew for bringing me stomach medicine and water, Mike for letting me cuddle with him, even with the risk of me getting sick, Jake for helping me wash my hair, and now Josh for bringing me more chocolate. With all the guys grinning now, I went

the thriller back to the couch with me. Snagging a throw pillow, I laid it against Drew’s hip, curling up and

spent the entire game

it aside when it ended. Do we

it would be a good idea, and while Patrick sent a message to Liago and Sean, I hurried into my bedroom and changed into the sundress, took my hair out of

Josh said, hugging me. “You always look beautiful, and you’re not

only one bathroom at my father’s house, so long showers and hours spent on makeup were never an option for me. Plus, I had never been interested in makeup much; learning enough to cover up bruises when

the late afternoon sun. The following two hours were spent exploring the Historic Port. Liam patiently followed us, waiting outside while I ducked into stores that piqued my interest. We spent the longest time walking along the pier, watching boats come and go and watching the seals that t seemed to appear when fishing boats docked magically.

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