Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 68

Brandon quickly walked over to me. He looked at me with a casual, open gaze and said, "Let's go."

What?

Wasn't he going to explain why he wanted to stay in a room so close to mine?

I was going to ask him, but I felt like asking would only make things weirder.

"Mr. Howell, why are you so close to our room?" Kara asked. Sometimes her straightforwardness came as a good thing because she could ask what I was too nervous to.

He walked to the elevator and pressed the button. I saw his room card with the number "308" on it. That was the room next to mine.

"For convenience," he said simply.

Convenient for what?

It was easy to misunderstand his answer

Kara was confused as well. She looked at me and then looked at him and

asked, "Mr. Howell, what sort of convenience are you talking about?*

I wanted to smash her bead in. Why was she asking so many questions?

through the reflection of the door and he looked up at me as

anything, but

a quick glance. "For anything," he

fell silent and

She simply tugged at the corner

like Brandon had finally

respective rooms. Before we entered, Kara

in, Kara approached me and asked, "What's Mr. Howell getting up to? What sort of ideas is he getting to want to stay so close to us? What if he's secretly a pervert under that handsome

even think about protecting herself after letting her lust take over

stop her from being so obsessed with him, I didn't want it to affect her

"How do

being so straightforward when she reminded me yet again of how curious she was. I decided to keep my mouth shut around Kara from then onwards, or I would

I could be wrong, of course. You're free to test that theory out,"

eyes gleamed. "Can I? I wouldn't

I picked up a pillow

as I entered the room, put my suitcase down, and

shower. I suddenly remembered something a few minutes into my shower and looked down at my

right where I had run into the edge of the appliance. I was already quite pale,

remember Brandon suddenly grabbing me

for a second. I squeezed my eyes shut

could finish showering, Kara called

head off.