water was just right, I went into the living room just in time to hear a knock at the front door. Room service. I cinched my robe’s sash tight and went to the front door. On the way there, I glanced into the bedroom to see Annie still sleeping soundly, the covers pulled around her gorgeous body.
“Good morning, Dr. Pitt!” said the young, bright-eyed room service employee. In front of him was a cart of food, several plates covered in silver cloches.
“Morning.” He handed me the receipt to confirm it was all there and I signed, making sure to leave him a generous tip.
“Thanks!” he said, his eyes widening as he saw what I’d left him. He pushed the cart into the room before heading out. Once the door shut, I quickly rolled the cart closer to the sofa, my stomach rumbling.
“That looks like quite a spread.”
I glanced up when I heard her voice. She, like me, was wearing nothing but a fluffy robe with the Four Seasons logo on the chest. It was open just enough to allow me to see the perfect tops of her breasts, which made me want to have a repeat of the night before.
“I figured we worked up an appetite last night,” I said. “Nothing like some carb-loading in the morning.”
“That we did,” she said with a coy smile as she stepped over. “What’ve we got?”
“We’ve got stuffed French toast, sausage, ham, steak.” I took off the lids as I spoke, revealing each plate. “Fruit and the best scrambled eggs you’ve ever had in your life.”
“If there’s coffee as well, I think this just might be as close to heaven as I’ve come on Earth.”
“Of course there’s coffee,” I scoffed playfully, reaching down and taking the carafe from the lower tier of the cart.
She groaned and said, “I think I just might die.”
She sat down at the nearby table, her eyes on the window. It was perfectly white outside. The snow that’d fallen was still fresh and untouched. The mountains rose in the distance, capped with their own fresh snow.
“Amazing,” she sighed as she stared at Mother Nature’s beauty.
“Glad you’re enjoying it. I’m thinking after the fuss of last night, we’ve both earned a relaxing day. Sound good?”
“Sounds perfect.”
I went to work on the food, filling a couple of plates and setting them on the table along with some fresh coffee. We sat and ate in silence, the fireplace crackling.
“I’m thinking after breakfast we check out the hot tub.”
“I’m down,” she said. “But I didn’t bring a swimsuit.”
I winked as I popped a bit of sliced sausage into my mouth.
“Ahh,” she said, understanding my look.
More silence passed as we ate, the comfort of the room, the delicious food, and the incredible view of the city a relaxing setting after an energetic night.
“Something else I wanted to talk to you about,” I said. “I got a text from my brother this morning.”
Her eyebrows rose as she sipped her coffee. “Is that right?”
“He wants to know if we can meet him tomorrow.”
“Tomorrow? That’s sooner than I expected.”
“I know. We’re both busy, and we have to make time for each other when we can. If you want to reschedule, that’s totally fine with me – I’ll understand.”
I hoped she wouldn’t. How she and Andrew reacted to seeing one another would determine exactly how this relationship between us would work out. But I still had to keep a little to myself. If I had my way, she wouldn’t ever find out that I knew who she was before we’d started seeing each other. She’d never find out that our first meeting hadn’t been accidental. It’d all be a humorous coincidence. Sure, it might be awkward as hell, but hopefully they’d both get over it.
Still, my gut tightened at the idea of Annie deciding it was too much and wanting to cut ties with me. It was a risk I had to take. Not like I could never let her meet Andrew.
“No,” she said. “This is something I want to do, too. I can meet your brother and maybe before too long you can meet my sister.”
“The rest of your family’s in Denver, right?”
“Right. And you’ll meet them all eventually. Assuming you want to.”
I reached over and took her hand. Asking if I wanted to meet her family was all but asking if I wanted to take things to the next level.
“Of course I want to meet your family. And we can do it at our own pace. You