Chapter 9

“More than, actually.”

“Good. I want to ask you about the letters you mentioned.”

He nodded. “I want to talk about them too, but not here.”

“Where are you staying?” Brad asked.

“Well, nowhere actually,” Justin admitted. “I never made it to the hotel I had a reservation with. I don’t even know what’s happened to my baggage.”

“I’m sure I can find out about it. It’s probably in the trunk of the car in the impound lot. You want me to take you over to the hotel you had reservations at?”

“Unless…No never mind.”

Brad raised an eyebrow. “What?”

Justin’s face heated. Lord, now he felt stupid. “I just thought perhaps I might stay with you for a couple of days.”

Damn, he sounded foolish. But honestly, he didn’t know that he wanted to be alone, considering what just happened.

Brad squirmed. There was no other word for the awkward little movement he made and Justin felt even morefoolish.

“I’m not sure that’s such a great idea, Justin.”