Page 48 of Wilde Abandon
“You’re thinking of a future with me.”That’s what mattered.That she wanted it.Him.
“Yes.And if you feel like it’s too much, too soon, I’ll table this until you’re thinking—”
He kissed her to stop the rest of that statement from falling from her lips because he didn’t want her to think for even a moment they weren’t on the same page.
She fell into the kiss immediately.
He loved that she didn’t hold anything back.
The kiss broke as both of them took a breath.
“I’ve been thinking about a future with you for months.All those online conversations we had… All I wanted was more with you.Now we have it.I’ve tried not to get ahead of you because I knew who you were during those conversation and you didn’t know it was me.I’m a shit for doing it that way.I could have had you this whole time.”He brushed her hair back over her shoulder.“I wasn’t honest about who I was, but I never lied to you in our conversations.”
She nodded her agreement.
“So be honest with me now.Do you see yourself leaving Wyoming and coming to Boston with me?Is that something you’d be willing to do?Do you think you could be happy there with me?”
She bit her lip and stared at him for a moment, then admitted, “I don’t know.This is my home.I’ve barely been out of the state.I got my bachelor’s degree in business online through the university because I wanted to help my siblings when we took over the bar.I’ve never lived anywhere but here.”
“Then come to Boston with me when I have to go back for some meetings.See my place there.Come to the office.We can do some sightseeing.You can get a feel for the place and my life there.”
She rubbed her hand over his chest and stared at his throat, not his eyes.“What if I hate it?”
He used his finger to tip her chin up, so she’d look at him.“What if you love it?”
She looked a little scared.Because she might like it and that meant a huge change and telling her family she was leaving?Or because she didn’t think she would?“What would I even do there?”
He couldn’t answer that for her, though he had some ideas.She was good at a lot of things.“What would you do if you were free to leave the bar and your family?”
“I don’t know.I love working at the bar.Though I think I’d rather run it than keep waitressing.It’s hard on my feet and back.”
“You have your Etsy businesses.You could focus on those.”
“I like doing that, but I still feel like I’d miss the bar.I love the atmosphere, the music, talking to all the people who come in.A lot of them I know really well.I feel like I’m a part of their lives.”She went quiet for a moment.
He gave her space to think and dream about the future.
“You know, maybe I’ve never let myself think about what I’d do if I didn’t have the bar.”
“We have time to figure things out.I don’t have to go back right away.Yes, for some meetings and things, but those will only be for a day or two each time.Everyone knows I’m here for Tanya as long as she needs me.”
She ran her fingertips up his arm.“Have you thought about taking her back to Boston so you can be at your company?”
“I want to be here with you more than anything.”
“But that’s not exactly something you can do forever.You can’t run your business from a couple thousand miles away.”
He rubbed his nose against hers.“Let me worry about that.”
She shook her head.“We’re in this together.”
“We’ll figure it out.But it doesn’t have to be today.”He kissed her again, hoping to ease her mind, letting her know she had time to think about what she wanted.“I have to get back to the center.I have some coding to do and a conference call later.”He rolled out of bed and headed to the bathroom to take care of the condom.He found her in the bedroom, still naked but standing by the bed.She’d picked up all his discarded clothes and laid them on the mattress.“You make it hard to leave.”His gaze roamed over her naked body and he hungered for more.He wanted to touch her and taste her all over again.
“Isn’t everyone wondering where you are at this time of day?”
“Dean and Max know I’m with you.”
A pretty blush brightened her cheeks.“And what do they think you’re doing with me?”