Page 66 of Wilde Abandon
He leaned in and kissed her forehead.“I’d love to play doctor with you.”He brushed his lips over hers, then winked.“Whatever you need.”
She took him up on it.“Some clothes from my place would be nice.”
“I just put your clothes in the dryer.You can wear them, or something of mine, back to your place, where I hope you’ll pack a bag to bring back, so you’ll have stuff here.”
She held his gaze.“You really mean it.”
He tilted his head.“That comment Josh made about the apartment…me…”
“What about it?”
He’d never looked more serious.“I don’t think you’re after my money.”
She shook her head.“Not even a little bit.”
“But I’ve been burned by others, so I’m cautious.It’s a hard habit to break when you grow up like I did.”
“As you should be.But know this.I care aboutyou.What we feel for each other, what we have together, it’s special.”
He leaned down and kissed her again.“You’re special.I knew that when we were kids.I see it even more now.”He took her hand and helped her out of bed.“I have a spare blanket in the closet.I’ll grab it for you and meet you at the couch.”
She walked out to the living room and curled into the corner of the leather sofa.
Fox came out and draped the super-soft blanket over her, then kissed her on the head and went to the kitchen.
She rested against the pillows and closed her eyes, hoping the meds kicked in and the throb in her head and body ceased.Before she knew it, she smelled pancakes, and Fox was sitting next to her, holding out a plate.
“While I get by in the kitchen, I’m confessing right now, the pancakes are the frozen kind, but I scrambled the eggs.”He held up a bottle of syrup.“I want to say you like powdered sugar and butter on yours.Is that right?”
She grinned.“Yes.”
He smiled back.“That was a deep memory.And sorry, but I’ve only got butter and syrup.”
“Butter is fine, unless you’ve got strawberry syrup.”
“We need to do a grocery run so the place is stocked with everything you like, too.”
“If I’m feeling better this afternoon, let’s do it.”
He stared at her for a good twenty seconds, then said, “Okay.Let’s do it.”
Look at them making plans.She took her plate and the fork he held out to her and dug in.
He did the same.
She thought about their earlier conversation and decided a Saturday-morning heart-to-heart was a good idea for both of them.“What do you see for us in the next year?The next five?”
“I see you and me,” he said without hesitation, handing her the mug of coffee he’d placed on the table in front of them.“Take that timeline out as far as you want and that’s what I see.”
She pressed her lips tight and blinked away tears.That’s what she wanted to hear.But… “What does that look like?You and me and what?Are we living here?Boston?Both?”
He chewed and swallowed his bite of eggs and never stopped looking at her.“With the way things are with my mom right now, I’m needed here.But you know my company is in Boston.While I could move it somewhere else, Wyoming is not the place where I’d have the talent pool to choose from for a lot of the high-tech expertise I need.”
“I’ve been thinking about living in Boston with you and what it would be like.I want to be with you.A new place seems like an adventure.But I’m not sure if I’ll like it because I’ve never lived in a big city.I mean, where would I keep my horse?”The last she said with humor, hoping to wipe the anxiety from his eyes.
Fox chuckled, like she hoped.“I’ll find you a barn in the city, someplace you can ride any time you want.”
She actually hadn’t thought about that, but it could work.She loved to ride.And having that piece of her life in Boston might help her feel more at home.“So, I’d move into your apartment?”