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The call disconnected before I could demand to find out who it was.
I stood, following Piper into the kitchen. “Have you noticed anything weird while I was gone?”
“No.” She frowned. “You asked me this already.”
“I know. But I need you to think really hard.” I pulled out a chair from the dining room table and sat before patting my knees.
Piper came toward me and lowered herself onto my lap. “Did something happen?”
“People know who you are.” Even though it made sense that her name was out there, it still didn’t sit well with me.
“That’s not a good thing, is it?”
She was smart. Fucking hell. “No, baby.” I leaned my forehead against her chest. “It’s not.”
“What does it mean?” she asked, brushing her fingers through my hair at the back of my neck. “Should I be worried? I’ve stayed home and only went out if I had to. I know you were defending me but of course my name made the news. It’s why I don’t watch a lot of TV. I didn’t want to see it and be constantly reminded of that night.”
“I get that.” My head snapped up. “But you let me do the worrying. You hear me?”
Piper slid off my lap and began pacing.
“What is it?” My heart picked up speed the longer she didn’t answer me.
“I remember seeing something odd when I was at the grocery store before you came home. I didn’t think anything of it but now, it makes sense.” She stopped, facing me. “There were a couple of women standing by the produce section. They were whispering and looking at me when I walked by with Brynlee. I don’t know what they were talking about, but they kept staring at me. So they were obviously talking about me. But I’ve never seen Price around. It was in the news a few times that he was taking a vacation or a break from politics. I didn’t know you could do that while being mayor.” She rolled her eyes. “He probably paid people off.”
“Probably.” I pulled my phone out of my pocket and sent a quick text.
Me: I need you both to watch over my girls.
Cyrus: Already on it.
The reply came almost instantly from Cyrus. The guy hardly ever slept anymore and for whatever reason, that forced the guilt I had been feeling for the past several years, down harder on my chest.
“Jaron.”
I looked up, placed my phone on the table, and sat back in the chair.
“Can we get through this?” Piper asked, pulling at the hem of her tank top.
I wanted to tell her yes. I wanted to tell her that this was only a bump in our road and that we would get over it together. But none of that came out. Instead, I just sat there and stared at her. We had confessed our love for each other. I thought as soon as those three powerful words were said, that everything would be easier. But I was wrong. The air around us grew thick. The passion that was there became electric, bordering on insanity as I couldn’t think about anything else but getting back inside her tight, hot, wet body.
“Jaron.” Piper’s voice took on that husky tone I had fallen in love with. It proved to me that no matter how much we fought, that lust would always be there.
Running two fingers along my mouth, I stared at her.
Her eyes followed the movement, her mouth parting slightly. She shivered, hugging herself. “God, I can feel you when you’re not even touching me.”
I chuckled, my body stirring at her confession. “Good.”
She gave me a small smile and took a step toward me. Just when I thought she was going to hint for more, a yawn trembled through her.
My laugh deepened. “Let’s go to bed, baby.”
She nodded, making her way to the bedroom but not before she gave me a look over her shoulder.
My dick jumped.
Maybe she wasn’t that tired after all.
