I secretly wished Layton and Whitley weren’t here so we could spend the rest of the day and night locked away in the hotel room.
After the shower, we got dressed and sat on the sofa in the hotel room and talked. He told me about how William had landed the plane and how they finally got the emergency beacon to work.
“Nate broke his femur? That really sucks that he had to go so long like that.”
Jase chuckled. “Yeah, he was grumpy at times and poor Tess took the brunt of most of his asshole-ness.”
“Oh no. Poor girl.”
He rolled his eyes. “Trust me. She took it, but she was also good at dishing it out.”
“And she broke her wrist?”
“Yeah when we hit turbulence she got tossed up and slammed into the roof of the plane. It was terrible. Luckily William only had a really bad sprained ankle.”
My finger drew circles on his chest as I blew out a breath. “Thank God y’all are all okay. I can’t even begin to tell you how devastated I was.”
Jase kissed the top of my head. “I’m so sorry I got on that plane.”
Resting my chin on his chest, I looked up at him. “It doesn’t matter. All that matters is we’re together now.”
“How?
?s Bella?”
Chuckling, I smiled. “Well, Lauren and Mireya have both fallen in love with our puppy. I thought Lauren was going to break down in tears when I asked Libby if they wanted to watch her.”
His laughter rumbled through his chest. It was a sound I would forever cherish and never take for granted again.
“Did Lauren watch Bella a lot?”
“Yeah. I um . . . I kind of got lost in myself for a few days. I spent most of the time in your room. Colt and Lauren picked up Bella and I kind of forgot about her for a couple of days. ”
His face softened while he ran his finger down the side of my face. “Mom told me. She said you were dressed in my clothes.”
“Well in my defense, I didn’t have any clothes with me at first.”
“Uh-huh. I kind of like the idea of you in my clothes.”
Pushing myself up, I crawled on top of him and rubbed against him. “That can be arranged.”
It didn’t take long before we were completely and utterly lost within one another. I couldn’t even tell where I ended and he began.
Perfect way to end the worst week of my life.
Jase
Sitting across the table from my parents, I tried to focus on what the conversation was. My mind kept going back to the smell of Taylor’s hair hanging in my face as she made love to me.
Her hand rested on my leg and I couldn’t help but notice how she had not stopped touching me since we left the hotel room. It was as if she was afraid I would disappear on her.
“Jase, are you tired, sweetheart?”
My eyes turned to my mother. “I’m ready to get home, to be honest.”
“First thing tomorrow morning you’ll be on a plane and headed back home.”
The thought of being on another plane had my stomach in knots. Taylor squeezed my hand and gave me the sweetest grin ever.