Kate POV 💋
My head felt as if someone was pounding on it with a hammer and I slowly opened my eyes. I groaned as the sunlight streaming through the small porthole blinded me. My throat was dry and I desperately needed water. Clutching my aching head in one hand I peeled back the covers and got up. The world swayed before my eyes and I gulped in some air.
Hal was sleeping next to me with his head buried under a pillow. Being careful not to wake him up, I hobbled off the bed and made my way towards the small bathroom in the cabin.
The water was warm and welcoming so I stood under the shower letting the smell of tequila and puke wash away. Funny, I didn't remember throwing up last night. In fact, I didn't remember anything that happened after that last shot of tequila. I had never been that wasted ever in my life.
Sighing, I started lathering my hair with shampoo. And then suddenly, out of nowhere, an image fluttered into my mind.
Piercing blue eyes, a sharp jaw dusted with scruff, full sensual lips and a dimpled smile.
My hands froze in my hair as the image fully developed into a devastatingly handsome face.
Jason Perez.
The wind was knocked out of me as bits and pieces of the night came crashing back to me. His arms around me, holding me tight as his mouth moved over mine.
More. I need more of you.
I staggered back and hit the glass wall of the shower. My heart was pounding in my ears and I gulped in some air to calm myself.
Was any of it real? Had I really kissed him?
I started shivering despite the warm water of the shower. I told myself not to panic. For all I knew that could have been a dream. I had been on the ship for two days and if Jason was on it then I would have seen him. I tried to convince myself but my gut told me that it was real and the gut feeling was never wrong.
Finishing quickly, I put on a white towel robe and went to wake up Hal.
He groaned burrowing under the covers. "Go away!"
"Hal. Wake up. I need to ask you something."
"What?" He croaked poking his head out.
"What happened last night?"
"Couldn't you wait to ask me that when I woke up?" He sighed rubbing his eyes and yawning widely. "You got so wasted I had to carry you to bed."
"That's all?" So it was a dream. Relief washed over me and I let out the breath I was holding.
"Oh and you disappeared for a while with some dude."
I almost choked on the air. "What?"
"I didn't notice you gone until I saw you both walking back into the club." Hal looked guilty. "I'm sorry. I should have kept a close eye on you."
I was staring at him with a stricken look on my face and he quickly sat up, looking worried. "You look pale. Did something happen?"
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"No, no." I groaned sinking on to the bed. "What the hell was I thinking?" But even I asked that I knew I hadn't been thinking at all the previous night. Wrapping my arms around me, I started rocking back and forth as I tried to get the panic under control.
"Hey, breathe." Hal grabbed my shoulder and made me sit still. "What happened last night? Did he do something to you?"
"I don't remember anything that happened...after I kissed him."
His mouth fell open. "You kissed him?"
I groaned burying my face in my hands. "Oh, god, what am I going to do?"
"Give me a sec. I'm still trying to process the fact that you kissed a stranger. Was he hot at least? I didn't get to see his face clearly."
