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I close my eyes.
I want to savor this moment . . .
His phone rings.
Chapter
Thirty-Eight
TRENT
I’m not sure whether it’s a good thing or a bad thing, but my phone rings.
Payton’s eyes pop open.
Again, I get lost in Payton.
I want to kiss her.
Pull her close and erase all the shit from the past.
Even the last kiss, because when that happened, I pulled myself away. Hatred rushed at me like a giant tsunami. Sudden, brutal, and disastrous. I’d gotten lost in the moment. Blind to anything but Payton.
My own personal tunnel vision.
All I could see was red where she was concerned. My anger channeled straight into her.
This moment would have been different. There was no anger as I held her in my arms last night. Just a desperate desire to protect her better.
Softer, gentler kisses.
Not just because of her pain. Because I want to show that side to her. Show her the man I think I could be for her.
The phone rings again.
Payton’s eyes dip down to it. She licks her lips, her voice coming out husky. “You should probably answer that.”
“Probably,” I say, but I don’t move.
If I’m going to be that man for Payton, I need her to be well. I need to know that I’m not confusing my emotions with guilt. And the truth is, she needs to know that, too.
But later. She’s right. I need to answer the phone.
I do, and all it takes is a few seconds for the grin to consume my face.
Looks like the crew is back.
It needs to be said that Tobias is an asshole. Even when the dickwad is technically the source of my problems, we end up catering to his schedule. To his needs.
Apparently, he had other pressing matters.
So, here I am, driving to Connecticut in my car.
Despite the fact that Matteo lives closer.
That Jaxson lives closer.
This long-ass drive? Totally unnecessary.
