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 of

but he put it out of reach and sat me back where I was. I took a breath, ready to complain some more

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 it back

you’re my favorite for the rest of the day.” Josh beamed as the other guys loudly complained about him being the favorite. I tried to ignore them, humming to myself

around

unfair; why

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 now, I went back

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 my feet out from under me when they

spent the

when it ended. Do we have enough time to explore a little

into my bedroom and changed into the sundress, took my hair out of the messy bun, and ran a brush

fast you get a ready baby girl.” Josh said, hugging me. “You always look beautiful,

him I never had a chance to take a 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. Josh kissed the top of my head,

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 time walking along the pier, watching boats come and go and watching

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