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“Yeah, I guess I did.”
“Why?”
“I don’t have to go to work today.”
A giant smile wreathed his face, and she noticed he’d developed a few freckles on his nose and cheeks. His hair was lighter, too. Probably from all the time in the pool.
“Really?” he asked.
“Really. What do you want to do today?”
“Go swimming.”
“Okay,” she said. But should she have given permission without checking with his father? Why not? The kid wanted to swim, and so did she.
“Are you ready for breakfast?” Jason asked.
She sighed. So much for sleeping in.
“I’m ready for coffee. That’s for sure.”
“Jason?” Trey’s voice boomed in the hallway. “Where are you?”
“With Mommy,” Jason yelled back.
Eyes wide, looking as if a hungry lion were chasing him, Trey appeared in the doorway. What was wrong with him?
“What did I tell you, young man?” he demanded in a voice unlike she’d ever heard him use with his son.
Jason’s lower lip stuck out. “Not to wake up Mommy. I didn’t.”
“No,” Trey yelled. “I told you never to go into Mommy’s room under any circumstances.”
Jason’s eyes welled with tears at his father’s harsh voice. “But I waited for her to wake up.”
“It’s okay, Trey,” Kelly told him. “I don’t mind.”
“No, it is not okay,” Trey said.
“I’m sorry, Daddy.”
“I know you are, but this is important, son.” Trey exhaled and ran a hand through his hair. “Come on out now, Jase. I need you to go downstairs so I can talk to Mommy.”
Deciding something awful must have happened to put Trey in such a foul temper, Kelly gave Jason a hug. “Go on, sweetie.”
“Are you coming?”
“I need to get dressed. I’ll see you at breakfast.”
Moving much slower than he had getting into the bed, Jason climbed down and shuffled past his father into the hallway. When Jason had disappeared, Trey turned back to Kelly with furious eyes.
“Where’s your gun?” he demanded, striding into the room.
She blinked. “My gun?”
“Yes. You know, the thing with bullets that can kill curious little boys. Where the hell is it?”
“Is that why you’re upset Jase came into my room? You’re worried about my service weapon?”
“Yes.”
“It’s in a locked gun safe.”
Trey’s expression softened. “You brought a safe with you?”
“Of course.”
“Where?” he asked.
“The closet, top shelf.”
Trey jerked open the closet door and reached for the gun locker.
“There’s no way anyone could get inside,” she said. “Certainly not a kid. And I doubt Jason could even lift it.”
Trey moved to the bed carrying the safe. “Yeah, it’s heavy,” he said.
He worked at the box, trying for several minutes to pry it open. Finally, he released a huge breath and met her gaze.
“Sorry,” he said. “I feel like an idiot.”
“You don’t need to apologize for being worried about gun safety. That means you’re a responsible parent.”
“The hell I am.”
He collapsed on the foot of the bed, pulling the comforter off her shoulders. She yanked the sheet back over her chest knowing her nipples stood out like beacons through the thin fabric.
“I meant to ask you where you kept your gun sooner.”
“There’s been a lot going on,” she said.
“And when I realized Jason had gone into your room…” Trey broke off and shook his head. “I guess I panicked. I should have trusted you. You’re a professional law enforcement officer.”
“Please don’t worry about it, Trey. No cop will ever be mad at a parent for worrying about keeping their kids away from guns.”
“Thanks.” He smiled, and she became hyperaware that she was in bed, practically naked, and a gorgeous man, one with whom she’d shared several delicious kisses, technically was in that bed with her. And he was reputedly the most eligible bachelor in the world.
“I heard you swimming last night,” he said.
