Chapter 9

The night was a long one. After she dropped the call with Greg, Kendra seriously needed to clear her head. She lit the complimentary scented candles, set up the fruit platter housekeeping had brought to her room on her arrival, and ran a warm bath. She sat at the far edge of the bed, mashing buttons on all the remotes until she figured out which one controlled the speakers as she waited patiently for the tub to fill.

“Maybe I shouldn’t have spoken to Greg like that,” Kendra sighed, going over the brief conversation she had with her fiancé over the phone. She turned up the music, and a melodic R&B soundtrack floated around the room as she slipped out of her clothes and strode to the bathroom. The tub was filled just a little over the half line, and the water’s surface was covered in a soapy lather. Sweet scents of vanilla and lavender filled the entire suite, causing Kendra to take several deep breaths as she settled into her bath.

Sinking further into the water, her