drive, I see that the lights are still on. Putting the truck in park, I make my way towards the door and knock. It takes a few minutes before the door opens and I see her mother standing there smiling at me.
“Hello ma’am. Is Lynnie here? She isn’t answering and we had plans.” She drags me inside, causing me to grin. Her momma and daddy are some of the most caring people around. They've continued to treat me like family even when I didn't deserve it.
“Yeah she is, but I haven’t seen her in a few hours. Maybe she’s taking a nap.” I nod my head.
“Thank you ma’am.” I start to make my way towards her room, but her mom stops me.
“Jaxson Harper, you know better than to call me ma’am.” Looking over my shoulder at her, I see the smile on her face.
“I’ll try and remember that Terrie.” She walks over to me and smacks my arm before walking into the kitchen.
Going to Lyndley’s door, I gently open it and the room is dark. Closing the door behind me, I walk over to where she’s laying and I brush the hair out of her face. She starts to stir and I just watch her. She looks up at me, blinking her eyes like she thinks she’s seeing things and it’s quite comical.
“Babe, I see your eyes. I know you’re awake,” my voice is quiet and I don’t want to frighten her. Before she says anything, she reaches up and pinches me. “Ow!” I yelp, falling on top of her. I didn’t expect that shit. Instead of letting her know she startled me, I play it off like she wanted to get me in her bed. “You know, if you really wanted to get me in bed, all you had to do was ask, darlin’. I would have been glad to hop in with you.”
“What are you doing here?” she asks yawning. I can barely see the outline of her face at this angle.
“You weren’t answering your phone, so I wanted to make sure everything’s okay and you didn’t back out on our date.”
She gives me a small smile before she answers me. “Sorry. I turned my phone off after I got a call from someone I didn’t expect to talk to ever again.”
“Is that person the reason you came home?” I ask, pulling her body into mine. I have a feeling that I’m going to hate her answer, but I need to know the truth. Starting this relationship on lies is the last thing I want to do. I want us to last and for that to happen, I need to know about the last guy in her life and if he’s a threat to us or to her.
“You can tell me, Lynnie. I get you were with someone else. I get you could have even been in love with another man. Hell, all I care about is that it’s over between the two of you. I don’t want part of you. I want all of you. I won’t share you with anyone else.”
“It’s over between us,” she says quickly. “Tyler is the reason I came home.” I tighten my grip around her, preparing myself for her to tell me about the dickhead. “He’s a stockbroker who decided money was more important than being smart. He started insider trading and funneling money out of his boss’ accounts. He got caught and as they were taking him away, he told me it was my fault. That I was the reason he had to do it because I needed to have designer things just to be happy.”
“He sounds like a fucking moron,” I mutter, rubbing my hand up and down her back. She doesn’t want to talk much about him, I can tell that much. He sounds like a real tool and I’m glad he got caught. He doesn’t deserve her anyway.
“I can’t believe my parents let you in my room,” she giggles, and I know that she is trying to change the subject. She doesn’t like to talk to me about her time in New York and part of me is glad about that. I hate knowing that she was in someone else’s bed besides mine. We were always supposed to be together until I ruined it and stayed behind for my pops.
“Well, baby, we are married. Anyway, I’m pretty sure your momma is in the other room just praying that I knock you up so they can have a
“Hello ma’am. Is Lynnie here? She isn’t answering and we had plans.” She drags me inside, causing me to grin. Her momma and daddy are some of the most caring people around. They've continued to treat me like family even when I didn't deserve it.
“Yeah she is, but I haven’t seen her in a few hours. Maybe she’s taking a nap.” I nod my head.
“Thank you ma’am.” I start to make my way towards her room, but her mom stops me.
“Jaxson Harper, you know better than to call me ma’am.” Looking over my shoulder at her, I see the smile on her face.
“I’ll try and remember that Terrie.” She walks over to me and smacks my arm before walking into the kitchen.
Going to Lyndley’s door, I gently open it and the room is dark. Closing the door behind me, I walk over to where she’s laying and I brush the hair out of her face. She starts to stir and I just watch her. She looks up at me, blinking her eyes like she thinks she’s seeing things and it’s quite comical.
“Babe, I see your eyes. I know you’re awake,” my voice is quiet and I don’t want to frighten her. Before she says anything, she reaches up and pinches me. “Ow!” I yelp, falling on top of her. I didn’t expect that shit. Instead of letting her know she startled me, I play it off like she wanted to get me in her bed. “You know, if you really wanted to get me in bed, all you had to do was ask, darlin’. I would have been glad to hop in with you.”
“What are you doing here?” she asks yawning. I can barely see the outline of her face at this angle.
“You weren’t answering your phone, so I wanted to make sure everything’s okay and you didn’t back out on our date.”
She gives me a small smile before she answers me. “Sorry. I turned my phone off after I got a call from someone I didn’t expect to talk to ever again.”
“Is that person the reason you came home?” I ask, pulling her body into mine. I have a feeling that I’m going to hate her answer, but I need to know the truth. Starting this relationship on lies is the last thing I want to do. I want us to last and for that to happen, I need to know about the last guy in her life and if he’s a threat to us or to her.
“You can tell me, Lynnie. I get you were with someone else. I get you could have even been in love with another man. Hell, all I care about is that it’s over between the two of you. I don’t want part of you. I want all of you. I won’t share you with anyone else.”
“It’s over between us,” she says quickly. “Tyler is the reason I came home.” I tighten my grip around her, preparing myself for her to tell me about the dickhead. “He’s a stockbroker who decided money was more important than being smart. He started insider trading and funneling money out of his boss’ accounts. He got caught and as they were taking him away, he told me it was my fault. That I was the reason he had to do it because I needed to have designer things just to be happy.”
“He sounds like a fucking moron,” I mutter, rubbing my hand up and down her back. She doesn’t want to talk much about him, I can tell that much. He sounds like a real tool and I’m glad he got caught. He doesn’t deserve her anyway.
“I can’t believe my parents let you in my room,” she giggles, and I know that she is trying to change the subject. She doesn’t like to talk to me about her time in New York and part of me is glad about that. I hate knowing that she was in someone else’s bed besides mine. We were always supposed to be together until I ruined it and stayed behind for my pops.
“Well, baby, we are married. Anyway, I’m pretty sure your momma is in the other room just praying that I knock you up so they can have a
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