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

you are too cute for words right now.” Josh said, joining us on the couch. He reached over and snagged the bag

tried to climb over him to get my treat back, but he put it out of reach and sat me back where I was. I took a breath, ready to complain some more when Josh stopped me with

said, making me squirm at his knowing smirk. He then picked up the bowl I hadn’t seen him bring over and poured my bag of trail mix into it, then added a second bag before handing

thank you, Josh, you’re my favorite for the rest of the day.” Josh beamed as the other guys loudly complained about him being the

his arm around

unfair; why is Josh the

sweet, they are my favorite until someone else does something sweet.” 1 explained.” Patrick was my 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

it against Drew’s hip, curling up and leaning against it; I got sucked into the book. Drew rested his arm on my hip, and Josh pulled

the entire

book but set it aside when it ended. Do we have enough time to explore a little before dinner?” I

my hair out of the messy bun, and ran a brush through it. Cardigan in hand, I was back in the sitting room just

Josh said, hugging me. “You always look beautiful,

long time getting ready. There was 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 my dad got violent was as far as my interest went.

was small and wedged between Mike and Patrick, resting against Mike’s chest. The elevator let us out at the lobby, and the guys followed Mike and me into 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

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