I turned on the shower and hunted through the drawers and the cupboard above the sink. I desperately needed to take off my makeup, but the chances that Noah would have anything to remove it with were slim. Still, I was nothing if not determined, and my search paid off with a half-empty packet of wet wipes that weren’t entirely wet anymore.

Between almost all the wipes and a sponge, I managed to get yesterday’s makeup off my face and stepped into the shower. As he’d said, there was shampoo and conditioner on the shelf, and I washed the mess out of my hair.

Thank God I had hair ties in my purse.

When I was done soaking under the hot water, I stepped out and wrapped myself in the towels. I winced a little at the fact they were white. My hair had a tendency to leak a little purple after it’d been washed, especially when the color was fresh like mine was.

Note to self: buy Noah a new towel.

I clutched the towel over my boobs and went back into the bedroom. I wished like hell I’d stuffed a pair of clean panties into my purse, just in case, but Ava had talked me out of it.

I blew out a long breath and sat on the side of the bed Noah had slept on. My phone showed a few new messages again, and I bit the inside of my cheek when I opened the one from my mom.

MOM: OH MY GOD YOU’RE ALIVE

MOM: U can sleep with who u like but just tell me ur out next time!!!!!!!!

Yeah… Thanks, Mom?

ME: I’ll be home soon. Can you or Dad pick me up from Noah’s? It’s the other side of town.

MOM: Ur dad is doing deliveries, he’ll be done in an hour. Text me the address. XOXOX

I did just that with a huge thank you and another apology before I checked Halley’s response.

HALLEY: NOAH’S??? DID YOU SLEEP WITH HIM?

HALLEY: Hahahahaahaha Ava owes me $20

Right.

Of course.

Their bet.

No wonder Ava had talked me out of packing spare panties.

ME: Good, you can buy me a drink with that if you wanna know about it.

What? I wasn’t going to give that information away for free. I moved on to Noah’s reply.

NOAH: Don’t worry about the key. I’ll get it next time I see you.

My lips twitched into a smile. The thought of seeing him again unleashed butterflies in my stomach. It was stupid because we had such a great connection, but if last night had taught me anything, it was that I had feelings for Noah.

Strong, solid feelings.

Ones that I didn’t think were going to go anywhere anytime soon.

Even if they did scare me a little.

Okay, they scared me a lot. He was the kind of guy who could break my heart—and not just break it but decimate it. He was literally my dream guy. He ticked every single box I had and probably some I wasn’t yet aware of.