Free Heaven in Hedonism (The Sinful Series Book 3) by Emma Nichols Page B

into place. Mac expertly locked it down. Then it was time to head to the car. As he drove me back to the reception, I wondered what was nagging at me.
    Too bad the vacation wasn’t a week later. I’d be ovulating then. And if I could break down that fear of sex with men, I might have had a chance to make a baby with Mac. Sin was right. It was better for me to have a child with someone I knew.

Chapter Six
     
     
     
    When he dropped me off in front of the reception hall at the winery, I couldn’t help but look at him differently. “Coming back in?” I asked.
    Shaking his head, he stifled a yawn. “I need to rest up. I’ll pick you up for dinner at five tomorrow and we’ll head to the airport from there. Still have to pack and rest up.” He winked. “I have a feeling you are going to wear me out.”
    Acknowledging the truth of that statement, I grinned. “Yeah. I bet I will. See you then.” Turning, I headed back into the reception. Though Sin had sent me away, I knew there would be plenty of work to do and I wanted to help her get out of there. After scanning the room for less than a minute, I found her. Sin always did stand out in a crowd. Walking over to her, I smiled.
    “Hey, you’re wet,” she noted. “Where did you go?”
    “Long story.” Then I noticed she was wiping away a tear. “Hey, you’re crying. What happened?”
    “I’m not crying.” She insisted. “It’s just happiness leaking out. I called the hospital.” She paused for a moment and looked at me. Clearly, I was supposed to question her.
    “Spit it out!” Sometimes her flair for the dramatic frustrated the hell out of me.
    Laughing, she wiped more tears away before saying, “The twins can come home tomorrow.”
    “Awesome. So, are we picking them up at midnight?” I teased.
    Shaking her head, she announced, “We’ll pick them up at nine. Please tell me you’ll come.”
    Shrugging, I pretended to consider her request. “Duh. Like I’d miss that. I’ll be the one behind the camera.” Looking around the room once more, I realized that most everyone had finally left. “What can I do to help you get to bed faster?” I asked.
    “Nothing,” she said. “Ben has people to take care of all the clean up. It’s less detail oriented than the set up. I’m just waiting to get the parting shots of the happy couple, then I’m out of here.”
    “Want me to wait for you?”
    “Nah. Ben will drive me back. I’ll meet you out by the pool. We have some gossiping to do.” She winked at me.
    “Okay.” With that settled, I bounded toward the door. For some reason, I was giddy. Naturally, Sin picked right up on it.
    “You seem happy. Good time with Mac?” One eyebrow rose in expectation.
    “Eh,” I responded non-committally. “I’m just excited about driving the golf cart back.
    “Yeah. I’m sure that’s it.” She shook her head and rolled her eyes.
    Giggling, I gave her a hug and a kiss on the cheek. “Thank you, for everything,” I managed. Then I bounced out the door without looking back, just like Sin had taught me. Of course, when she did it, it looked more like a sashay. For me it was more like a kid clomping around in cowboy boots. There was nothing alluring about it.
    I hopped in the cart just outside the door and drove back to the house. It didn’t take long, just enough time for me to recall the events of the evening with Mac. For some reason, I had felt compelled to kiss him on the cheek. He was friendly, but he didn’t try anything. Hell, I didn’t think he even checked me out. Maybe he wasn’t attracted to me in the least. Maybe I misread him on the dance floor.
    After I put the keys to the golf cart on the rack by the garage door, I trudged up the steps to the guest bedroom. Sure, Sin had said she wanted to talk, but clearly there was nothing to talk about. We were going away for a week, but it wasn’t like we were going away for a week together . Immediately, my hopes for overcoming my fears were