Once I'm there, however, I decide to take an extended hot shower, letting the water dissolve my stiffness from the previous night. I also decide to give myself a little extra time for makeup. I partially dry my hair and then decide on a ponytail for the day. It feels so good to focus a little attention on myself for once. When I return to the room, Chase is awake and looking a bit worried. “Hey, Baby, what's wrong?” I kiss him on the lips. “I guess I...I didn't know where you were. I thought maybe you left.” He furrows his eyebrows as if he's concentrating on retrieving the information. “You mean, like I left to go to your parents' house, or I left to go back to Eagle Canyon, or that I had left for good?” “I don't know. I was just trying to remember if you were coming back.” I take Chase's beautiful face in my hands and look into those gorgeous brown eyes.
