Page 147 of Eight Years Gone

He chuckled as he lifted his head to look at her. “I aim to please.”

Smiling, she kissed his lips. “Mission accomplished.”

He brought his mouth back to hers, playing his tongue against hers, unwilling to take for granted that they were lying here like this. “There’s more where that came from.”

She raised her brow. “Oh, really?”

He rolled, bringing her with him to lie on top of him the way she always did. “The Energizer Bunny has nothing on me, baby.”

She grinned. “I’m not sure I’ll be able to walk to the plane if we keep this up.”

He laughed, sliding his hands up and down her waist. “That’s something we should keep in mind.”

She nuzzled her forehead against his. “Definitely.”

He glanced at the clock, realizing that it was nearly eleven. “I guess we should think about catching some Zs.”

“We should.” She kissed him. “But I’m going to ride you first.”

He wiggled his brow. “Do what you must.”

She laughed, nipping at his chin before she sat up. “Since we just did fast, I was thinking of going nice and slow.”

He nodded, lacing their fingers. “It’s good to cover all the bases.”

They smiled at each other, then his phone started ringing.

Grace moved enough to look at the screen on the bedside table. “Millsdale Police Department?”

Jagger sat up, snagging the phone, keeping Grace close with his arm around her waist. “Hello?”

“Yes, hello. This is Officer Dean Mathis with the Millsdale Police Department. Is this Jagger Tennyson?”

He held Grace’s gaze. “It is.”

“Mr. Tennyson, we have Colton Sawyer down here with us. We haven’t been able to reach his mother, so he asked us to call you. You’re Colton’s brother-in-law?”

He scratched at his jaw. “Uh, yeah. Close enough.”

“I don’t understand what that means, sir.”

“Colton’s sister is sitting right here next to me.”

“Are the two of you able to come get him? Otherwise, we’ll have to process him for placement.”

Jagger held Grace’s gaze, waiting for her to tell him what they were going to do.

She nodded as she got off the bed, heading for the dresser.

He rubbed at the back of his neck as the tension immediately set in. “Yeah, we can do that. Why is he there? What did he do?”

“We were called out to a party after a fight broke out. Witnesses are saying Colton was involved. He’s also been drinking.”

Jagger sighed, watching Grace put on a bra and panty set, then reach for a pair of jeans. “Grace and I live up in Preston Valley. We’re a couple of hours away from taking him off your hands.”

“That’s not a problem. He’ll be here when you get here.”

“Do me a favor, and don’t tell him we’re coming. Let him sweat for a bit.”