Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 93 You Must Miss Me

I jolted up from the bed, heart racing, and checked my clothes.

Still in my PJs from last night, and they weren't all messed up.

"Guess nothing crazy went down," I muttered to myself.

Jason must've heard my scream. He blinked around, looking lost. "Why am I here?"

I was wondering the same thing. Then I felt movement behind me. I turned and saw Ethan, who was also waking up.

He didn't seem surprised at all. He stretched his neck, looking a bit uncomfortable. "I think I dragged you in here last night and got the wrong room."

I was speechless for a while. "You guys were totally wasted last night!"

Jason rubbed his head, looking a bit out of it. "Yeah, we drank a lot. I don't remember a thing."

They were still in yesterday's clothes, so they must've crashed right after getting hammered.

They were so out of it; we probably just passed out together without anything happening.

Jason stumbled out of bed, shaking his head like he was trying to clear it. "I'm gonna take a shower."

After he left, I turned back to see Ethan lying there, one arm under his head, staring at me.

I was annoyed. "Seriously? How do you mess this up? Sleeping in the wrong room with the wrong person must be your thing, huh?"

Ethan smirked, pulled me back down, and rolled over to face me. "You never sleep still. Did you grope around last night?"

Honestly, I had no clue who I was hugging in my sleep. "How would I know? I was out cold, just like you, drunk and clueless."

Ethan's face darkened, and he tightened his grip on my waist. "Sleeping and being drunk aren't the same! Fess up, did you practice driving in your dreams last night?" Talking about dream driving was embarrassing, but the way he asked made me laugh.

Seeing me laugh made him even madder, so he shut me up with a kiss. I could still taste the booze on his lips.

We messed around on the bed, making the already messy sheets even worse.

The crazy thing was, this didn't change anything between us. It was like nothing happened. And really, nothing did.

By the time I went downstairs to make breakfast, they had both changed and come down.

this morning and bailed

he was off on another one

me all quiet, Ethan walked over and pinched my cheek. "What's with the face? Gonna miss

the dining table, trying to play it cool. "Nah, I'll enjoy

his arms around my waist from behind. His voice, all low and magnetic, whispered in my ear, "You

but yeah, it

face him, all serious. "You guys drink a lot on these trips, right? With your drinking habits, ending up in the wrong room with the wrong person must be a regular thing, huh?"

did it last night. Even though you just brought Jason to the wrong room, it's basically the same. If it

"If you're so worried, why not come

down and said casually, "It's not that I don't trust you.

and

probably the kind of life I wanted-hanging out together, having breakfast, laughing, and joking.

was so perfect that I didn't want to think about real problems, like

right

was chilling at home reading when he called. He said he left his desk key at home and needed me to grab a document for Piper,

back to the room, found his key on the bedside table, and took a cab to Skyline

soon as I stepped out of the elevator, Piper rushed up to me, looking

down at his desk, and used the key to unlock the

to spot. As I

it up, I felt a mix of emotions. The book

saw bookmarks and pen marks inside. I thought, 'He must be reading this in his office when he has some downtime. He really wants a kid. So, when

of it. Piper stood there,

back, locked the drawer, and handed her

back, I kept thinking maybe I shouldn't give up so easily. With

but before I

the driving school, there was a woman in her forties named Eloise Butler in the same car.

Eloise was talking about a friend who got forced into a divorce by her husband because

would I face

and, after seeing a famous

hooked. "What famous doctor, which

looked at me, her gaze piercing. She leaned in, gossiping, "Are you

doctor, I had to be honest. "Yeah, I'm married, but no

fall apart because of infertility. I'm soft-hearted and know where that doctor is; I'll

what Linda said, I couldn't

hope, I decided to give it a shot. After finishing the driving practice that day, Eloise had her husband

4 PM, and I wondered if it was too late, so I suggested going another day. But Eloise was insistent, looking super enthusiastic. "For something like

into

went, the more uneasy I felt. I couldn't help but