Not her idea of a good time.
But she couldn’t recall a single bad thing about her long night with Ashton. No. It had been the greatest night she could have ever imagined. And she wanted to do it over and over again.
If she could work up the courage to talk to him, maybe, just maybe, she could win a repeat performance from the guy. For now, though, she was going to do her job and then maybe tomorrow she’d get a chance to go out and explore the city of Skagway. That wasn’t cutting and running, she insisted to herself.
A tap on Savvy’s shoulder alerted her that she was no longer alone. Pulling out her ear buds, she turned and then sighed in relief.
“Hi, Shirley. Is everything okay?”
“Yes, you’re doing a spectacular job. Thank you. I’ve seen the comments from your passengers, and they all appear delighted,” the head housekeeper said.
“That’s so nice,” Savvy told her. “I only have this room and one more to do and then I think I’m done for the night. Did you need me for anything else?”
“Not at all. Sara is already feeling better, so I’m sure she’ll be able to take back over her evening shift tomorrow.”
“Thank you! When we port and I’m finished tomorrow morning, the first thing I’m going to do is look for a used-book store. I always find great treasures in them. And then I’m going to see all the sites I can before we cast off again.”
“That’s wonderful,” Shirley said before giving her an assessing look. “There’s something different about you this evening.” Her boss’s words immediately made Savvy’s muscles tense.
“Nope. Nothing different,” she quickly said.
“Hmm. I’m not buying that. Is it the thought of serious shopping?” Shirley muttered. “No, it can’t be that. You have said several times how much you hate to shop, at least for clothes.”#p#分页标题#e#
“I’m just way excited to be out on the ocean,” Savvy said with too much enthusiasm.
You must really love the sea,” Shirley said. The woman’s head tilted and she began to examine Savvy closely.
“Yes, I really do,” Savvy finally said after shifting nervously on her feet.
“I’ve never seen such a glow on your cheeks.”
Savvy’s face flamed at that comment. Yes, she was happy to be out to sea, but the glow on her cheeks had nothing to do with that. Not that she was going to tell anyone.
“Yep. I’m so excited to be here,” Savvy exclaimed.
“Hmm. Well, okay, then,” the woman said before sending Savvy a way-too-knowing smile, which made her shift again.
“Have a good night, Shirley,” Savvy called out as the woman headed away.
“You too, darling. But I have a feeling your night is going to go well, no matter what.”
Savvy didn’t get a chance to respond — when she could find her voice again, the head housekeeper was gone. So she finished the room she was in and moved on to the last one, a one-bedroom suite.
She was almost free to escape to her sleeping quarters, where she wouldn’t have to worry about accidentally running into Ashton. But after she’d powered through her work in the last suite and stepped out into the hallway, her heart lodged up into her throat.
Her luck was just never on the good side of the coin. Leaning against the wall and wearing an impressive scowl was the one man she really didn’t want to communicate with at the moment — especially with that look on his face, which she already knew too damn well.
But she couldn’t just flee from the owner of the company, so she just stood there, resigned to the fact that she’d have to hear whatever he was about to say. The waiting stretched on for an uncomfortably long time.
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
Crap! She knew exactly what he was talking about, but she decided this might be one of those times to play the ditzy girl.
“What do you mean?”
“Savvy, don’t do that. Don’t play dumb,” he said in a stern voice.
“I didn’t think it mattered,” she replied after an eloquent pause.
“You didn’t think it mattered that you were a virgin?”
Gulp. Yeah, so she’d just lied. She’d thought it would really matter. She was just hoping that he might not have noticed. Because she hadn’t wanted to have this awkward conversation.
But her back stiffened and her eyes grew steely. It was time to go on the offensive. “Are you saying that you didn’t enjoy it?”
He looked at her as if she’d lost her mind. That was a good thing, right? It had to be. He seemed shocked that she would say something like that. If only she were better at reading men!