Betrayal: Abby's Guilt (The Betrayal Series) by Sofia Velardi Page B
Authors: Sofia Velardi
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hotel room to pick it up. My limo driver will take you home afterwards.”
“I can’t.” Abby continued to shake her head and stared at her shoes.
“Please Abby. Just take it. I told you I got it for free. I’ll probably get a couple more of them before the week is over.”
Abby raised her gaze and took a deep breath. She didn’t have enough money in her bank account to buy a new phone, and her credit card was almost maxed out. Rejecting Brianna’s offer would mean having to borrow money from her parents, and she did not want to do that. She was proud of the fact that after arriving at NYU, she had relied on no one but herself. All of her student loans were on her name only. Her parents did not cosign any of them. Even though her school workload was heavy, she went and got a job where she worked between 25 and 30 hours a week. She hated to be seen as someone who could not take care of herself. That’s why she was reluctant to accept the free phone Brianna was offering her.
“Okay… But I will pay you back as soon as I can,” Abby finally replied.
Brianna simply nodded. She knew better than to spend precious time convincing Abby she did not have to pay her back.
“Okay. Let’s get you a new phone,” Brianna grinned. She mentally thanked the heavens and rude, overweight New Yorkers for making it possible for her to spend a few more minutes with that adorably stubborn brunette. A stretched limo pulled in front of the theater, and the driver stepped out to open the back door for them. “After you,” Brianna breathed, gesturing with her hand for Abby to get inside the limo. Brianna got in after Abby, and the driver took them to Brianna’s hotel.
The limo ride was very short. Abby wondered why they did not just walk over. When they arrived at the hotel, an impeccably dressed doorman, wearing a hat and white gloves, opened the limo door and helped them out of the car. As the two women strolled through the palatial lobby to get to the elevators, Abby gazed, wide-eyed, at the enormous crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling, the gold-plated columns, the gold plated stairs and the high end furniture. There was even a state of the art fountain in the middle of the lobby. As someone who had only stayed in Holiday Inns and cheap motels when she traveled, Abby felt uncomfortable and a little intimidating walking through that hotel lobby and hoped no one noticed she didn’t belong there.
When they made it to the elevators, a polite operator, also impeccably dressed and wearing white gloves, escorted them to Brianna’s floor.
“Wow, being a star definitely has its perks,” Abby remarked to Brianna after getting off the elevator. Her eyes kept bouncing around as she followed Brianna down a long hallway.
Brianna giggled as she gazed at the gorgeous girl walking beside her. She couldn’t get over how dazzling Abby looked in her ball gown. “I wouldn’t call myself a star yet, but yeah, this line of work definitely has its perks. I can’t complain. And I’m not even paying for this suite. The producers of the musical are.”
After walking the length of the fancy hallway, they finally made it to Brianna’s room. Brianna opened the door with her card key, and Abby’s eyes immediately flew to the breathtaking New York City skyline that could be seen through the floor-to-ceiling glass doors that separated the living room from the terrace. The contemporary styled living room area was bigger than hers and Kyle’s entire apartment in the village.
“Have a seat, Abby.” Brianna gestured towards the white leather sofa that sat directly across from the terrace before walking towards the kitchen. “Would you like something to drink?”
Abby nodded. “A glass of water would be fine. Thanks.”
Brianna stopped at the kitchen’s doorway and raised an eyebrow at her. “Water? Really? How about a glass of wine?”
Abby nodded, and Brianna disappeared into the kitchen. Abby sat on the sofa and pulled her
“I can’t.” Abby continued to shake her head and stared at her shoes.
“Please Abby. Just take it. I told you I got it for free. I’ll probably get a couple more of them before the week is over.”
Abby raised her gaze and took a deep breath. She didn’t have enough money in her bank account to buy a new phone, and her credit card was almost maxed out. Rejecting Brianna’s offer would mean having to borrow money from her parents, and she did not want to do that. She was proud of the fact that after arriving at NYU, she had relied on no one but herself. All of her student loans were on her name only. Her parents did not cosign any of them. Even though her school workload was heavy, she went and got a job where she worked between 25 and 30 hours a week. She hated to be seen as someone who could not take care of herself. That’s why she was reluctant to accept the free phone Brianna was offering her.
“Okay… But I will pay you back as soon as I can,” Abby finally replied.
Brianna simply nodded. She knew better than to spend precious time convincing Abby she did not have to pay her back.
“Okay. Let’s get you a new phone,” Brianna grinned. She mentally thanked the heavens and rude, overweight New Yorkers for making it possible for her to spend a few more minutes with that adorably stubborn brunette. A stretched limo pulled in front of the theater, and the driver stepped out to open the back door for them. “After you,” Brianna breathed, gesturing with her hand for Abby to get inside the limo. Brianna got in after Abby, and the driver took them to Brianna’s hotel.
The limo ride was very short. Abby wondered why they did not just walk over. When they arrived at the hotel, an impeccably dressed doorman, wearing a hat and white gloves, opened the limo door and helped them out of the car. As the two women strolled through the palatial lobby to get to the elevators, Abby gazed, wide-eyed, at the enormous crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling, the gold-plated columns, the gold plated stairs and the high end furniture. There was even a state of the art fountain in the middle of the lobby. As someone who had only stayed in Holiday Inns and cheap motels when she traveled, Abby felt uncomfortable and a little intimidating walking through that hotel lobby and hoped no one noticed she didn’t belong there.
When they made it to the elevators, a polite operator, also impeccably dressed and wearing white gloves, escorted them to Brianna’s floor.
“Wow, being a star definitely has its perks,” Abby remarked to Brianna after getting off the elevator. Her eyes kept bouncing around as she followed Brianna down a long hallway.
Brianna giggled as she gazed at the gorgeous girl walking beside her. She couldn’t get over how dazzling Abby looked in her ball gown. “I wouldn’t call myself a star yet, but yeah, this line of work definitely has its perks. I can’t complain. And I’m not even paying for this suite. The producers of the musical are.”
After walking the length of the fancy hallway, they finally made it to Brianna’s room. Brianna opened the door with her card key, and Abby’s eyes immediately flew to the breathtaking New York City skyline that could be seen through the floor-to-ceiling glass doors that separated the living room from the terrace. The contemporary styled living room area was bigger than hers and Kyle’s entire apartment in the village.
“Have a seat, Abby.” Brianna gestured towards the white leather sofa that sat directly across from the terrace before walking towards the kitchen. “Would you like something to drink?”
Abby nodded. “A glass of water would be fine. Thanks.”
Brianna stopped at the kitchen’s doorway and raised an eyebrow at her. “Water? Really? How about a glass of wine?”
Abby nodded, and Brianna disappeared into the kitchen. Abby sat on the sofa and pulled her
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