Make Her Stay

Trent

“Hi,” Julia said, looking up at me with a big smile.

“Hi,” I said, startling Sade. Her head whipped around, looking up at me with surprise.

“Hi,” she stammered, her cheeks blushing again.

I liked how often she blushed. I kicked off my shoes, rolled up my pant legs, and sat down beside Sade. “Enjoying yourself?” I asked her.

She nodded. “Yes, thank you.”

I noticed her glass was empty. I pulled my feet out of the pool and stood up before waving at one of the waiters moving through the crowd with a tray filled with glasses of wine. I took the entire tray and carried it back to the edge of the pool.

“Here you go.” I balanced the tray on one hand and handed her a glass before offering glasses to her friends.

“Thank you,” Khloe said, grinning. “You are a full-service host.”

“I try,” I said with a wink, taking one of the glasses and sitting back down beside Sade.

“Have you lived here long?” Julia asked.

I shrugged a shoulder. “About two years.”

“Is that how long you’ve owned the hotel