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I wrap my good arm around him and press a kiss to the dark ink on his chest. “And what do I get if I promise you forever, Kingston?”
“You get to fight with me every day. You get a man who’ll worship you, even when you’re wrong because, believe it or not, Red, you’re usually wrong.”
“Keep dreaming,” I taunt, then open my mouth to argue but don’t get the chance before Sawyer kisses me. The kind of kiss that makes me swear the earth moves beneath us both. The kind of kiss that changes your life.
“I love you, Wren.” My heart sighs a blissful sigh while I run a finger along the lines of his ink.
His throat.
His lips.
This man of mine.
This man I love...This man I love.
“I love you, Sawyer. I’ve wasted so much time hating you. I don’t want to waste anymore.”
Before my next breath, his mouth moves over mine. “Let’s not get too hasty.” His tongue dips into my mouth. Tasting me. Loving me. “The sex after the arguing is so much fucking fun, Red.”
I giggle and lay my head against his chest. “No sex tonight, hot stuff. I’m not sure I’d survive.”
“That’s all right. You just promised me forever. I can wait a few hours.” Sawyer wraps his arm around my waist and holds me close. “Sleep now. I’ve got you. I always will.”
* * *
Sawyer
Wren spends most of the day sleeping, so sometime that afternoon, I pull myself away from her to get Zeus from my house. I assumed he’d be happy to see me, but happier to see Wren. I didn’t expect to walk into my house to find my dog sleeping on the couch with my little brother. The little traitor doesn’t even lift his head when he sees me.
“What the hell are you doing, jack-off?” I kick Jace’s leg and stand back as he jerks up.
“What the fuck?” Jace’s eyes fly open, and Zeus jumps off the couch.
“Don’t you have a house to go to?” I ask with more anger than I’m ready to deal with right now.
“Relax. I knew you’d be at the hospital for a while, and I wanted to make sure your dog was okay.”
I know in my gut there’s more going on here. “Bullshit. I wasn’t going to do this today, but here you are... again. So now you’re going to tell me what’s happening with you. I let you coast last night, but then you ended up watching my girl get in an accident.”
“You think I had something to do with the accident?” He stands up and gets in my face. “Go ahead. Say it.”
“Maybe I’m itching for a fight, but I’m fucking angry. She hit a tree, Jace. A fucking tree. She could have—”
“But she didn’t. Now ask me if I had something to do with it.” He shoves me, and I crack my knuckles as my hands fist at my side.
“I’m not asking you because I know you didn’t hit her car last night.” The thought may have crossed my mind, but it was fleeting. “I know you, you little shithead. And I know something’s going on, but you aren’t why she crashed. You would have said something if you were. I know you, little brother, and you’re not that fucked up. Not yet. Now tell me what’s going on and why you’re avoiding your house.”
* * *
“When I went to bed, there was only one Kingston in my house. Now there are two. Did I hit my head harder than I thought?” Wren walks into her living room and ties the sash on her robe a little tighter before she joins Jace and me on her couch.
“I thought I’d save you from suffering through an entire day alone with Huck Finn.” Jace shrugs and snags another wonton with his chop sticks. “How are you feeling, Wren?”
Wren grabs it from him and pops it in her mouth, then leans back very carefully. “Why do you call him Huck Finn?”
“Seriously?” The little smacker hands her the carton of Chinese food and smirks. “I thought you were the smart one.”
I smack the back of his head. “Watch it.”
