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“The same way you let me work the other side of the house after a month of admin?” Her smile is small, but it’s there, and it warms me from the inside fucking out.
“Kinda like that,” I joke.
This woman has me wrapped around her finger, and I don’t think she knows it. If she does, then she’s a sadist because each second that passes without an answer is fucking torture on my soul.
“Fine. I’ll stay, but I’m not making any promises, and you have to help get my mom out of there and figure out what to do with her.”
I tackle her in a hug that lifts her off her feet. “I love you, Navy Blue.”
“Love you too.”
My phone vibrates, so I set Navy on her feet and dig it out of my pocket. Seeing it’s Satyr, I put it on speaker.
“Yeah?”
“The asshole is gone.”
I snarl. “How? He said he had to stay.”
“Don’t think that was true. I think he just wanted to poke the bear because after you two left, so did he. Said he’d be back tomorrow to pick them up.”
Navy shakes her head. “Why am I not surprised?”
“Hey, Navy girl. You okay?” Satyr asks.
“I’m good.”
“Glad to hear.”
“Make sure you keep an eye on those guys he brought. I don’t trust them if they’re associated with the Costas.”
“You got it, boss.”
I hang up, feeling suddenly exhausted. Nothing has gone as planned, and the last few hours have been a rollercoaster.
“I’m glad he’s not on the property anymore,” Navy says, dropping onto the bed and pulling off her boots.
“Same.” I sit next to her. “Are you really okay?”
“Yes.” She bites her lip. “No. I don’t know.”
“But you’ll really stay?”
She lets out a long sigh. “I don’t think I have a choice.”
“Damn right.”
She huffs. “I thought I could love you, have sex with you, and still leave when the time was right, but I don’t think I could’ve left even if you hadn’t talked me out of it. My love for you is bigger than my wants and desires, and honestly, that scares the shit out of me.”
It’s like she took my own feelings and put them into words. “That’s exactly why I’m so fuckin’ scared all the time. You’re here, but I never knew for sure how long I had you. I convinced myself you couldn’t leave, but it was wishful thinking.”
“Rigger Brown gets scared?” she asks in a mocking tone.
I shake my head, wishing she’d finally get it. “Babe, I’ve been fuckin’ terrified ever since I laid eyes on you when you were six years old. I knew Ray would spew his toxicity all over you, and I haven’t been able to relax ever since. You leaving me was just the newest stressor on the shit pile I have going.”
“But you have your brothers. You don’t need me.”
I think for a second about how to best describe it. “My club is the air I breathe, but you’re the blood in my veins. If you left, I could breathe, but everything inside me would shrivel up and die. You’re my only reason for living.”
