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It was Sawyer’s turn to sigh. “I never knew how you felt. I wish I would have known. I never would have left.”
My arms tightened around her. “I’m sorry, Sawyer. I wish I could go back and change it, but I can’t. What we can both do is look at where we are now and be happy that we made it here.”
Sawyer and I had both made some mistakes. She left town, and I never went after her. It sucked. It was awful. And there was no denying we’d lost a lot of time. But we couldn’t sit here dwelling on all that we’d lost. It wouldn’t do either of us any good.
“You’re right.”
“Yeah?”
Nodding, she added, “What just happened between us is something I’ve wanted for what feels like forever. I don’t want to spend our time together now, focusing on regrets. It’s just like you said. We can’t go back and change it. All we can do now is look forward to what’s ahead for us.”
It was a huge relief that Sawyer wasn’t going to sit with her sorrow about our mistakes. I shouldn’t have doubted her for a second, though. This was who she was. Or, this was the girl I knew her to be years ago.
Something told me that if I stuck with it, if the two of us could get back to where I wanted to see us go, I’d find that the girl I’d been attracted to all those years ago was still there.
While I didn’t doubt there’d be new things I’d learn—things I couldn’t wait to have from her—I could wait to uncover the parts of Sawyer that I’d missed for so long.
With a smirk on my face, I leaned in close and asked, “Got any ideas on how we can commence that forward movement?”
Her body shivered as her lips parted.
I brought my hand under her chin, tipped it up, and said, “I’ve got some ideas if you don’t.”
“I’m open to suggestions,” she returned.
With that, I claimed her mouth and the two of fell to our sides in the bed, where we started another round.
By the time that round ended, there was no longer any doubt in my mind. I wanted every part of this woman: past, present, and future.
TWELVE
Sawyer
“I’ll call you as soon as I talk it over with Jesse. We’ll figure something out.”
I could hear the giddiness in my mother’s voice when she replied, “I hope it’s soon. I can’t wait.”
I smiled, loving the sound of her so happy, and promised, “It will be. I’ll talk to you later, Mom. Love you.”
“Love you, too, Sawyer.”
I disconnected the call, set my phone down on the kitchen counter, and got back to making breakfast. It had been a couple of days since Jesse and I decided to go from zero to one hundred and hop into bed with one another.
We were now officially in a relationship, and I was loving everything about it.
Given where Jesse and I were, I decided it was time to call my mom and fill her in on what was happening. She still didn’t know that I hadn’t gone back to Maryland. I didn’t want to lie to her or keep it from her, so I decided to take some time this morning to call her while I made breakfast for Jesse and me.
Just as the toast popped up in the toaster, movement out of the corner of my eye on my right side caught my attention. I looked in that direction and saw Jesse standing there with a sweet smile on his face.
“Hey, breakfast is just about done,” I told him.
He moved toward me, brought his hand to my hip, and kissed my mouth. “Thanks for cooking.”
“You did it yesterday,” I reminded him.
“What do you expect when I get what I got from you in the morning and then got to see you wearing my T-shirt afterward?”
I smiled at him, looked down at this morning’s attire, and asked, “Is it safe to assume you like my outfit this morning?”
