Total pages in book: 84
Estimated words: 79553 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 398(@200wpm)___ 318(@250wpm)___ 265(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 79553 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 398(@200wpm)___ 318(@250wpm)___ 265(@300wpm)
“Just so you know,” she says, hooking her arm around me and kissing my neck. “Kyle and I never had sex once after I woke up in the hospital.”
I pull back slightly. “What?”
“It felt wrong. I knew he wasn’t the one for me. He tried a couple of times to start things, but I pushed him away. I don’t remember the last time we had sex since I can’t remember anything before waking up, but it was before my accident.”
If that’s true, that means I’m the last person she had sex with. Knowing that—despite her being engaged to another man and almost marrying him—I was the last man she was with sexually has me smiling on the inside. And if I have it my way, I’ll be the last damn guy she’s with.
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
KENDALL
“Are you freaking serious?” I whisper-shout as we walk into The Vampire Diaries museum to check in with the tour guide. “It’s just us?”
“You wanted to make sure we’re off the radar, and the only way to ensure that is to make sure no one is around us long enough to recognize us.” Declan shrugs. “So I paid for a private tour.”
“I take it back. Yesterday wasn’t the best day ever… Today is!” I encircle my arms around his neck and my legs around his waist and kiss him hard, not giving a shit who’s around. So far, nobody has recognized us—aside from someone our first day in Jersey, but we took off before it could be confirmed—and I might be getting lazy, letting my guard down, but I just don’t have it in me to care. I’m having the best time on this trip, and if someone finds out, I can just tell everyone that Declan and I are on this road trip as friends, which would be the truth since he understands I can’t give him any more and has agreed to just having fun on the trip and keeping complications like commitment out of it.
We didn’t have sex last night, the mood a bit ruined by the talk about my ex and such, but we did make out, which was hot as hell, and then we watched another couple of episodes of TVD before falling asleep. Tonight, I hope Declan will give in, but if he needs more time, I’m okay with that too. As he mentioned, we have an entire trip ahead of us.
“Hi, are you Johnny and June?” a woman asks. Declan nods and sets me on my feet, taking my hand in his. “Yes, ma’am.”
I side-eye him in confusion, wondering who the hell he’s talking about, but I don’t comment until we’re checked in and on the golf cart, ready to get the tour underway.
“Johnny and June?”
“Yeah, I gave her different names so she wouldn’t put two and two together.” Ah, duh. Makes sense, but… “Who’s Johnny and—” And then it hits me. “Johnny Cash and June Carter?”
He grins and nods while I think about the fact that he picked names of one of the most iconic couples in the music industry. I can’t think too long, though, because a minute later, Tonya, our personal tour guide, is taking off and telling us all the fun facts about The Vampire Diaries.
We spend the next few hours touring the area. We get to take pictures where Damon and Elena shared a kiss in the pouring rain—and I totally have Tonya take a picture of us recreating the scene, minus the rain.
We stop and take more pictures in front of Elena’s and Caroline’s house, and then do a walk-through of the Lockwood mansion, where I make Declan recreate the image of Caroline and Klaus drinking champagne on the bench while on their date—yes, we totally stopped and bought champagne and glasses because I’m extra like that. I had no idea that scene was filmed in the backyard of the Lockwood mansion! Declan hasn’t met Klaus yet, but he doesn’t care.
He goes along with everything I want, acting like he’s having as much fun as I am. Our last stop is in the town center, where we get pictures with the famous clock tower and in front of the Mystic Grill. While we’re there, Declan tells me we’ll be having lunch there later, and I damn near pass out.
Once we’re back where we started, we thank Tonya and then head back to town. There’s a cute little store that sells everything TVD, and I swear I buy everything in sight—from blood bags to a diary that looks just like Elena’s. We even buy and put on matching Mystic Falls hoodies and hats.
After we take several more pictures, I send a bunch to my mom since it’s her favorite show as well, telling her we’re coming back soon and she’s going to love it here.
Mom: I love these! You’re with Declan?