“I promise you, Bailey, he gained’t get to you. You’ve got my phrase. Do you consider me?” There’s fear in his eyes and I do know it’s there as a result of he desires me to consider him.

I wish to consider him. I reply his query the one method that can assist ease his fear.

“I consider you.”

He provides me a nod and lets me go.

“I’m going to go name Mac and let him know what’s occurred. Why don’t you go seize a glass of wine, and a beer for me, and meet me in entrance of the hearth?”

I stroll away towards the kitchen and do what he suggests. After the stress of the letter, it will likely be good sitting in entrance of a roaring hearth snuggled up with Jaxon.

20

JAXON AND I ARE sitting out on his again deck sipping espresso. The solar has simply risen and the birds are chirping. This has grow to be our morning routine. It’s peaceable out right here and we each benefit from the quiet. Typically we sit in snug silence whereas different occasions we speak about something and every part.

It’s been a pair days since we obtained the letter and there’s been nothing since. All has been quiet. Yesterday morning Mac stopped by to choose up the letter. He known as final evening to tell us there have been no prints on it. He has a forensic group going over it for any clues that may make them Steven. Now we’re at a standstill.

“As soon as that is over I wish to take you someplace,” Jaxon says, interrupting my ideas.

“The place are we going?” I ask him.

He brings my hand up that he’s holding and kisses the again of it. Along with his mouth nonetheless on the again of my hand, he says, “Wherever you wish to go. Is there anywhere you’ve all the time needed to journey to?”

I feel for a minute and choose the one place that’s all the time fascinated me.

“Okay, don’t giggle, however I’ve all the time needed to go to New York Metropolis. I do know it’s not the same old place for somebody to wish to go to, however I’ve all the time needed to see Occasions Sq., the Statue of Liberty, Central Park, Chinatown, and journey over the Brooklyn Bridge.”

He chuckles flippantly. “Hmm… that’s undoubtedly not what I anticipated. I figured you’d say Hawaii or Vegas. However New York it’s. We’ll spend every week there and go to all of the locations you wish to see.”

Getting excited concerning the thought of lastly seeing New York, I soar up and straddle him. I bounce up and down on his lap and he laughs at my foolish habits.

“Actually? We’re actually going to make a journey to New York?” My voice is loud and I can’t comprise my happiness.

His smile is big when he replies, “Sure, we are able to make a journey to New York. And if I had recognized you’d do a cheerful dance in my lap, I might have instructed it sooner.” He wiggles his eyebrows at me.

I give him my greatest smile and decrease my head to offer him a searing kiss. We’re each breathless by the point I draw back.

“Thanks,” I say towards his lips.

“Something for you, angel.”

Earlier than I can cease myself, the three little phrases that I’ve been too scared to say, slip out of my mouth. I’ve thought them and felt them, however I haven’t stated them but.

“I like you.”

Jaxon closes his eyes and breathes out a gentle whoosh of air. When he opens them once more, he seems to be at me with such tender affection. He locations his fingers on both facet of my jaw and rubs my higher cheeks along with his thumbs.

“It’s about rattling time you stated that. I’ve waited and waited to listen to these three phrases so I may say them again to you. I like you, angel.”

I smack his chest playfully and inform him, “Nicely, you could possibly have stated them first, you already know.”

He shakes his head at that. “No, I couldn’t. It might have simply scared you off. I’ve been biding my time, attempting to put on you down. And look, it paid off. You like me.” He provides me a cheeky grin.

I grin again at him. “You actually love me?”

“You guess your ass I do. I’ve for some time now.”

His confession has me bursting with happiness. Jaxon truly loves me. Me, the damaged and scarred woman with a previous that’s nonetheless attempting to destroy her. A previous that has the potential to destroy him. The thought brings my excessive slightly decrease. We nonetheless have some main points we’ve got to get by earlier than we are able to really be pleased.

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